St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-15
VERMONT NEWS
rr,versalists In Convention.

UniVerSal1SLS IN COuVeut1Ou.
ri, Tniversalists of Vermont and
~; ;oce of Quebec were in annual ses-
fio' at Bellows Falls last week in one of
sIoh most successful and profitable con-
lnI, IONS The 10th annual convention
W Fats V, P. c. U. opened Monday even
o. '"N Rev G. F. Fortier of Mortified
l nnpSs,acbed an eloquent sermon. During
Ess convention these Y. 2. c. U. officers
Wv Isre elected: President, W. R. Rowland,
w w'' \ East Corinth; vice president, Rev.
~ ~ 2 Trout, Brattleboro; secretary, Rev.
0 ~ 6. Raspe, Morrisyille; treasurer, E.
0'' Rall of Bellows Falls. Two of the
notnres of the convention were the
Using of $3.50 for missionary work OF
.Ss v P. c. U. and the giving of three
..nJhoIarships tor young men fitting for
sLs IIniversalist ministry in Goddard
Seminary at Barre. One of them was
S oi by the Woman's Missionary asso-
Ss;ation, one by woman whose name is
",thbeld and the third by subscription
N the convention.
4 These officers were elected by the
Woman's Missionary association: Presi-
dent Mrs Alice J. Allen, Waterloo, P.
n vice president, Rev. Frances A. Kim
u Sall, Richmond; secretary, Mrs. A. N.
n BIackford Wilmington treasurer, Mrs.
Susie H. Reach. White River Junction.
Miss Lucie Calef of Washington, Rev.
h Frances A. Kimball of Richmond, and
Miss Carrie Underwood of St. Johnsbury
elective members.
The 10th annual convention of the
B IIniyersalist churches opened Wednesday.
The reports showed about 67 parishes in
Il the fellowship of the convention. 81
h having sustained regular services during
the past year. The tello wship committee
reported 81 active clergymen in the
diocese and nine inactive. Rev. F. l..
Y Ieaytt reported for the Sunday school
committee as follows: Pupils enrolled
a 26OO number of schools, A; six cradle
Il rolls three home departments had been
added. No school reported decrease
Il in membership and the outlook all along
Il the line was bright.
These officers were elected: President,
Fl Professor, O. K. HOLSTER, Barre; vice
N president, Rev. F. l.. Leavitt, Bellows
Il Falls; secretary, Rev. Thomas Stratton,
Il Rutland; treasurer, w. H. Gladding,
Il Randolph; trustee, S. c. Greene, St. AL
n bans; preacher of occasional sermon,
Il Rev. A. N. Blackboard Wilmington; dele
gates to general convention. Rev. E c.
4 Downev, Barre, |. w. Mclaughlin,
Fl Iyndonville, and Rev. Walter Dole,
II Northfeld.
n The next annual convention will be
Fl held at Mortified, during the first week
II in September.
State Sunday School Convention.
NJ General Secretary H. A.. Durfee of the
~ Vermont State Sunday School Associ-
II alton, has prepared a provisional pro-
B gram for the annual convention, which
n will be held in Woodstock, October 81
ri 20. The first session Wednesday after
n noon will include departmental confer
ences participated in by Mrs. Perry for
Al county elementary teachers, the Rev. Mr..
II Mckirahan with county superintendent
81 oil adult Bible classes, Mrs. Kirkland
Ri with county superintendents OF inter
n mediate departments, Miss Balch with
4 superintendents of home departments,
ETC. In the evening praise service will
N be held by the Rev. Benjamin Swift. An
address will be made by the Rev. E. M.
81 Fuller, followed by an informal reception.
Thursday morning the Rev. Thomas
Hall will conduct pastors hour in
which will be discussed phases OF Sun
day school work. Miss Edith M. Balch
will give practical demonstration of a
tome department visitation, and an
actual canvass of Woodstock will be
conducted.
In the afternoon Hugh Cork, OF
Chicago, will speak on What Teacher
Should Be and Do" DR.. W. Byron For
bush will give an address, followed by
lenominational conferences. Addresses
by Doctor Forbush and Mr.. Cork will be
given in the evening
Departmental reports will be presented
Friday morning after which Mr.. Cork
NJ will conduct an open parliament, and
Miss Balch a visitation hour. The Rev
w. R. Davenport will speak on Our
Place in the Temperance Advance" AID
dresses will be made at the closing SEES
sion by the Rev. Dr. John r. Cow or
The Library as Character Builder,
and Hugh Cork on Our Greatest
Needs"
# Distributing $il7,l7l.76.
The work of distributing the state
8 school money raised by taxation wa:
begun on Sept by State Treasurer E
h. Deavitt and his assistants, the sheets
containing the apportionment having
been received from the state board OF ed
ucation. The total amount is $117,171.
Is. Out of the school tax is reserved
n $4,000, and out OF the income OF thu
Il permanent school money is reserved
Sl5,000 a total of 100000. That sun
is yet to be distributed: 1t goes tt
towns raising over so cent school tax IL
order to equalize the burden OF caring to
schools in towns already heavily taxed
The state school money is apportloneC
by counties as follows:
Addison S S,4850.
& Bennington 6,621.2I
Caledonia S.583.1-
lhttenden 10,o93.94
Essex 2,991.8;
& Franklin 9,416.9
Grand Isle 1873 3,
Lamoille 5,O02.7
Orange S,2SS.9
Orleans 9,122.6
Rutland 13,929.1
Washington 12,4O9.7