Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1910-04-15
A Successful Year.

Johnsbury than took the floor and
read his mastery report, a synopsis
of which follows;
In his report of the work OF st.
JohnsbuIy District for the past year
District Superintendent Lewis spoke
of the deaths among the ministers |
and laity, among them being Revs.
John Thurston and o. d. Clapp, |
Mrs. Albert Gregory. the mother
of Rev. P. A. Smith of Groton, the
father of Rev. John Jones OF
Lyndon, the wife of Z. NJ. Mansur
of Newport, A. L. Aldrich of West
Burke and A. A. Olmstead and wife
of South Newbury, the last two
being nearly an nreparable loss to
the district. Rev. G.. H. Wright
and wife of West Burke had been i'll
the latter half Of the year and COM
PEELED to relinquish work, the
charge being supplied by Rev. A.
B. Blake of Barton. Rev. O. J.
Anderson has also had long siege
with rheumatic fever. Rev. J. Mar
linhas left Derby Ctr. for the New
England Southern Conference, and
has been sending for his brtheren
to follow him ever since. In De-
cember Rev. J. M. Frost, after
nearly eight years OF successful
service at St. Johnsbury, was trans
ferred to the Maine Conference and
stationed at Bangor. Into the
homes of Revs. NJ. A. Turner of
| E. Burke, G. w. Douglass of Dan
Vile and Fred Williams of Danville
children have come during the last
year, like rays of sunshine from
another world.
| The total advance in salaries on
the district during the year has
been upwards of 81 900, previous
total advance under the present
administration having been 81, 500.
Newport added a hundred dollars
last year, and will add another this
, coming year. Irasburg is fast fol-
lowing suit, and several other
charges are fast following suit.
i Upwards of SI3 900 has been eX-
: pended in improving church prop
erty during the past year. This
sum includes new parsonage at
Canaan costing s., 500, with a good
sum spent on the church edihce
, at Beecher Falls. the other
4 part of the charge So, SOC
! in completely renovating the church
: at Williamstown, this being done
: with no remaining debt. Newport
q has installed a new pipe organ and
a bell. Hardwick and Orleans have
put in new ceiling and walls in the
church auditorium and elegant ia
: pestry carpets on the floors at a
cost of 5000 in each instance
Nearly all of these repairs have
; been incurred with no debt, while
s St. Johnsbury has cancelled a debt
+ of 81, 500.
b In the matter of correctional
t gifts there has been something Of
q an increase, and "eumorirty
seems to find Judgment in many
. churches, Hardwick having in
creased its sum for "benevolences'
. $500, Orleans $I25, Albany double
that of last year, South Albany
treble that of last year, and Other
n places lesser increases, while Barre
f reports decrease on account of the
e lockout.
' In the matter of evangelism il
has been notable success in many
instances, and something of gain
in some other churches, while a few
special services were apparently
i attended with little beneficial results
In Derby and Irasbarg, Evang ellis,
s Davidson of Kentucky, assisted
a the local pastors, and eighty pre-.
f sented themselves at the altar il
each case. Although the work was
union one at Irasburg, GO of the
80 gave preference for the Metho
dist church, and SO of that number
have already been received a:
10 members. At Evansville anc
VI Bloomington Center, the aggressive
" pastor reports 40 conversions, while
g over 800 have been received OF
n profession of faith over the distric
8, as whole, the net gain in member
r. ship being over 225.
4 The attendance at the Bibl
School and Camp Meeting at Lyn
. donville was usually in excess O
- the preceding year, and the result,
y. of the meeting were good, although
q not as many conversions as in som
'r previous years.
ID The Superintendent reporte,
re that during the past six months h
e. had travelled over $500 miles b,
,e rail. During the entire year tn
10 entire mileage by all conveyance
,o would aggregate at least &c, 900.
e. Mr.. Lewis, after expressing per
sonal thanks for the myriad favors
u received, closed with an exhortatiol
IL to preachers to "get on their Job
of and not sit on their job, and t,