The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-15
Vermont Congregational Con-
yentiOn Held This Week
YEAR OF GOOD PROGRESS
Rec. Secretary John Nj comstock Gives
Some Interesting Statistics-creet-
ing Extended from other
Churches il the City

The ll5th annual meeting of the Yer.
mont Congregational convention is in
session at Bethany church, Montpelier,
this week, opening yesterday afternoon
with q full attendance. President Ma
thew II. Buckinham of the university Of
Vermont opened the afternoon session.
The convention elected Rev o. X. Hough-
ton scribe and Rev G. q Adams N Es-
ex junction assistant ssfibe and ap-
pointed several committees
Dr. Edward Fairbanks reported for
the Fairbanks board Of education and
stated that there was now on hand
s29l5f During The year eight students
have been aided. one ct Yale. one 0t
Bangor one al the international train.
ina school Springfield and five in spec.
iai courses IA Dartmouth The bal-
anee on hand IL the Fairbanks Board
of Relief for Ministers j. s29fp6.
Statistics Of the Year
The report 81 >. NJ Comstock Of
Chelsea, reeoriine seorsfary, was very
encouraging and interesting This years
meeting is the seventh that has been
held in Montpelier, the first one IN 1915
and tlN last one before the present in
1929 No minister has died during the
year in active service and bat one
Withiu the state George N. Kellogg. for
eight years pastor oi THE Morrsvil'e
church
Deaths of former ministers in the
state during the year included Herbert
D Williams for three years pastor Of
the churches 81 Plaiufeid and Marsh
field Oscar Bisscii. West Townshend
one year: A, j. Reed one year al East
Bfainlue. =. H. Baynfon one year az
Ludlow and TYSON; s. r Gale a native
81 Plaindeld, though neYer-a pastor q
Vermont church During the year,
tie church al West Rochester has re-
osEanzed on Congregational basis
with eight memherss AlbuTg. with "a
umhers The West Milton church has
disbauded aAd three other churches. Kir-
hy Ripion and Worcester have been TO-
tally Inactive. The total number Of
churches IS 2i4 Twentv-one churches
have pastors installed ~ council and
thfee have been recognized bv council
Twelve ehiaches are Furnished with um
nen sgMres afd 28 churches are uH-
Api3lie' eis, f'ssol ae soiai mems
P ", aa Il NJ wv san'sisss .s. M s see
"n f eeAA '
t4 .i. :.
1As-e Msle "a aualaiols q q sp g,lul'i,e-'
aH ulAs'.Ht PpPY4tiot1 Nlfi.eies ~
sslNlng .s... 70 q nl7le 5nfilislon, y
1850 $500 ~ 1870 - aeMPpIt 3
~. ls.''e,l Sg.,.5; VIZ 81 @ 3s,'i q,
Ludlow i7 Danwne ia: Barton Darby
and st JohnHbury North s each IA
8isase IN Sunday school membership,
1872
THE benevolent contributions for the
year amounted % s4ss7a. an Increase
IF 81 100 while the snm Of S229387
was expended for hpme work. gain
of s3ol3 over last year The eain in
valuation 81 church property "a s7l $50
Severe fire losses were suffered several
new pafsdnages are being built ST.
fohnsbnry ana West Fairiee have ceie.
bated centeunisls and three churches
have employed woman IS pastors IA.
sistant Mi. Comstaek has been secre
tory for twenty wears ana furnished hr-
ures Of comparison which are az inter
est:
In 1890 There were las churches. 1910.
eli: 1890 membership. 20670; 1910 %
100: absentes membership. 1890. 4.225;
1910. $500; families 1890 i4207; 1910,
1875, Sunday school membership. 1890.
21 .983: 1910. 1902. valuation II church