The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-16
Bringing State Congregational
Convention to a Close
REV. ]. S. MILLS PRESIDENT



The closing session of the Vermont
State Cougfe eati0nal convention Wa
I held n Bethany eAufea in Montpelier
4 this forenoon Waen officers were elect
( ed and other nattefs q business pertain
I ing to the association We're transact
ed
Z Officers elected to-day were as tol.
l0ws President Rev J. 81 Mills d
Bennington vice president g. g. titts
OF BHttlehor0 secretary Rev w. q
Clark Of Barnel corresponding secre'
lary John M Gomstoek Of Chelsea
treasurer Deacon David NJ Camp Of
Newport auditors John @ Clark of st
Johnshnrv and G. i RHnney Of New
port; trustees, Rev Henry Fairbanks q
ST. J0hnshurY q ~ O-good 0i Bellows
Fails W j Nanpatten Of Burlington
Row x III Bail 81 Fair haven and Rev
lC Al Smith of Pittsford
He.. Il ~, ~ sasfp'tne' l, sselstaly , n a ,. Sas
"a the work 81 lis organization during
the past year
Yesterday Treasurer d, N Camp q
Newport reported that the total amount
received during tie year was s 000l4
disbursements ses85S. with cash on
hand of 8755G. while there IS due from
assooiaiioBs SIf2.76. Mr. Camp asked
that. owing Is = press 81 other duties
De MIGHT be reloas from the office q
trea4urer. which he has hald fog twenty
Of more wears.
The convention. il resolutions. went
81 record AZ considering tae present ia
uor law unsatisfactory and iaYorine :
referendum Iootine toward statewide
prohibition. Other specifications 50 the
resolutions were th8t the rules of the
convention seemed to be rather antiquat.
"a and it was suggested that a commit.
tee be appointed to revise them and re-
port az the next meeting. There were
also customary resolutions of thanks and
an expression Of lrafernal relations was
sent h tie Episeonalians. n session in
the same eity at the same time.
r,.. .rs.-.,- c,...
eos'sty'
yhe convention adjourned theu to per-
NIT the holding IF the sunuai needing
az the Vermont Domestic Missionary Sos
eiety rhe report & rasumr Jahn
RdcMe of st. 4alla a04 hdWcd CHAT
from ohurehes ard individuals. s4Ol278
has been reeeieed and t1e total receipts
emonnt To s7ef6sl Tith an added hsl
anee Of l286a making q toial Of ST..
270li There Is a. iuefease in every
item save that of Iegaies. Present
cash On hand. sl415l
Rev G. Fl AeIFll of 81. John bury.
secretary. reported Tint tie year had
Been one IF marke8 progress. two new
churches having been added member
ship has been Increasing some Of tile
churches have become self supporting,
pastor saaries have been increased ana
succe ful work has been done IN the
outlying Districts OF 2l2 fields, lss
contributed 70 home nj sians
Rev W r. Stewart 81 Moutneir
spoke on e0uE New CHURCHES and Field
Work. and Rev. Norton W. Hale 81
Rrdgewater took for Sc theme. The
Pastor and His Outlying fields Miss
HELEN AT Jones of Bridqowater spoke
on "Distliet Visigatioa ana Revival
Work. I'll which she is actively engaged.
ana Miss Martha A Brokaw 81 ST..
lohnsburv. WHO Is ENGAGED III the same
work, gave her AIisienagy Experience :.
The last peaker was Rev. e. q st. Clare
of AIonisvile. whose topic was 4rhe
Pastors 0pnortaniiv for Service
Officers we're elected as follows. Presi.
dent. Rev. 5ahfy Fairbanks. So. Johns.
bury: vice president Deacon n. q Wfl.
Iiaus; auditor lAarles s. Adams. board
of directors F8f three wears; Rev. V MI.
Hardy M3gIis4iile; Fl. j. Gmchell Mont
pelier Eov. c. II. Smith. Pittsford, REV.
IN 81 Mills bennington.
Directors 0f canale tionaI Home Mis-
sionary society fer hrec wears Prof
q. b. Wright. Middleharv Rev q III
smith. piftsford: fer one wear Ia fll
vacancy Rev BENJAMIN swift WOOD
stock
Yesterday afternoon the 9eleoates
were 8iven automobile rides abo,t tAe
eitv immediately after dinner follow.
inp which the convention again assem-
blad. lbo subject under discussion beinr
com Mission to our own rha arst
speakar was Rev Baniafnin suit NJ
yVoosstoek fol3owea hv Rev Gooros 4
8f;lls M Ranvirq8ae
nav yW " Farg sssrsta,,, IL ,.o,r,,
neople's Woyl renaefea tbsf fbsre s-7
l53 suab seeistiss e-ifb r,e,sho .t,;,
81 cons rhere bas baan = narl.e5 faIi.
irg otf n tha pHmhar ana ,na,,i,,ssl,;,,
~ ibe sooisties ;n 81. I,s+ e,.a -.
dre n measnrs Is ~ forr,s tion II