The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-11
M. H. eUcKHAM ELECTED
AS New President of the State Con-
gregational Conference

gregationa Conference
Ranolpn, June 10.-The business of
the Hath annual meeting of the Yer
mont Congregational conference was
completed this forenoon and final ad-
journment was taken. About $50 per
sons were present as visitors and del
egates. There were 11S voting men,
bers from rs churches.
The morning session was opened at
$3.50 o'clock with a praise service by
the Rev +. G. French of Lyndonville.
The Apportionment Plan was dis
cussed by the Rev. w. w. McLane. A
short business meeting followed and
the conference was closed with de-
votional service led by Rev. G. S. Mills
of Bennington.
No invitation mas been accepted for
next years meeting, the matter being
left with committee. One of the
most spirited discussions of the CON
ference was over resolution recon-
mendng that aid be given by the Yer
mont Domestic Missionary society to
pastors whose salaries are less than
500 and the parsonage. The resolut-
ion was adopted.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, the Rev. DR.. Matthew II.
Buckham of Burlington; vice presi-
dent the Rev. f. b. Kellogg of Water
bury; secretary, the Rev. w. L. Clark
of Lyndon treasurer, d. NJ. Camp OF
Newport; auditors, John c. Clark of
ST. Joansbury, and c. F. Ranney of
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Fairbanks OF St Johnsbury, c. w. Os-
good OF Bellows Falls. w. J. Van Pat
ten of Burlington, the Rev. X. H. Ball
of Fair Haven and the Rev. c. II.
Smith of Pittsford; members Fair
banks board of education. the Rev. +.
T. Fairbanks. John T. Richie. the Rev.
William Warner, and the Rev. G. w.
c. Hill: members Fairbanks boards of
the relief for ministers. the Rev. S. G..
Barnes, c. f. Adams. the Rev. DR.. c.
H. Merrill, the Rev. Dr. r. c. Flagg,
Deacon Whitelaw; committee on
young peoples work, the Rev. DR..
Joan NJ Thomas of Middlebury, the
Rev. A. c. Pratt, the Rev. w. Van
Berg. the Rev. William Millar, the
Rev. Vincent Raw; committee to ar
range for next meeting, the Rev. c.
H. Dickinson of Middlebury, the Rev
John H. Morley of Springfield, ~ u.
Williams of Bellows Falls, the Rev. w
H. Spence of Rutland and the pastor
of the entertaining church; committee
on printing the Rev. DR.. c. H. Mer-
rill, the Rev W. c. Clark, John NJ
Comstock and the Rev o. NJ. Hough-
ton. committee ON INSTRUMENTATION
al comfy, the Rev. J. b. Sargent of
Northfield for five years, the Rev. f.
c. Treat of Richmond for two years !;
committee on benevolences, the Rev
Benjamin Swift. the Rev. S. c. Barn
es; committee on Sunday schools the
Rev. ID. H. Strong Of Williamstown,
II. A. Slayton of Morrisviue, the Rev
c. c. Adams of Essex Junction, II. G.
Woodruff of Barre; committee on pol
ity, the Rev w. C. Clark. the Rev. C.
H. Merrill and the Rev. r. C, Flagg
committee on civic justice, the Rev
f. b. Kellogg, of Waterbury. S. Hol
lister Jackson of Barre, and w. G..
Jones of Rutland
The V ermont Domestic Missionary
society elected officers as follows
Present, the Rev Henry Fairbanks,
of st. Johnsbury; vice president, n
G. Williams of Bellows Falls; auditor
c. S. Adams of st. Johnsbury: direc.
tors, c. w Osgood, of Bellows Falls
w J. Patten of Burlington, Joan NJ
Comstock of Chelsea, the Rev. w
Parkyn jackson of st. Adams and the
Rev. r. M. Houghton of Brattleboro