The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-13

Peck, of Essex Junction, is infusing
new life into many chapters The
Sunday school presents our greatest OPP
portunity for evangelism, but too many
schools report none" converted during
the year. Our denomination must rem
edy this or else fail TO make proper
advance. Many pastors have to leave
for an afternoon appointment, hence
the leadership is largely left to laity
on this work. There will be a slight
gain in enrolment and attendance this
year over last Upwards OF $4,000 has
been expended in material improvement
OH chuch property, the largest sum be-
ing at East Franklin where 81 500 has
been spent in entirely remodeling the
church st. Albans has provided a
new Sunday school room, Alburg has
built new horse sheds, and other
churches have done more or less Sim
liar improvements are greatly needed
elsewhere There will be an increase in
the church benevolences of some $3.50
The increase would have been larger
had the pastors got at the work OF
soliciting for the great causes earlier
They advocated the abolition of the
omnibus method" of taking the col
lection, and the adoption of systematic
presentation and collection. He ex
pected that there would be an advance
OF about 60 in the full membership
of the churches of the district, tlir
teen churches reporting an increase,
eight decrease, nine no change, and
some did not report at all. In some
cases evangelistic meetings were held
under the leadership Of Evangelist
Emurian, in other places the pastors
had been their own evangelist, as at
st. Albans, where 80 had sought and
found the Lord under the ministration
OF Rev Ralph L Lowe, the indefati-
gable pastor. Twenty young men and
nearly as many young women came
to the altar one Sunday evening at
that place. AT Rice Hill, under lead
of Pastor G. w. Kelley, over 80 pro-
fessed conversion Essex Juntion de-
mands a pastor in residence to devote
his whole time TO the work. The same
is true of Watervile, which has pre-
yiously been yoked with the church at
st. Adams has undertaken
the support Of a missionary in the
foreign field being assigned the Rev,
] i. Kingham OF Nlndras, India. The
possible outlook for the future is as
bright as the promises Of God, but the
actually secured will depend up
on the efforts of pastors and preachers.
AT the close Of his report, Rev f. w.
Lewis of the st. Johnsbury district was
presented purse of gold, the presenta-
ton being made by Rev p a. Smith
DR.. A. G. Kyneth of Philadelphia, rep
resenting the National Board of Home
Missions, was then introduced to the
The reading of the supersnnuated list
showed the following names: +. H. Rob-
srts. G. f. Wright, W. II. Wight, c. w
Morse, n. w. Wilder, w. H. Dean, f. c.
Vail, A. L. Cooper, S. f. Brigham, j.. H.
Wallace, A. B. Blake, f. o. Howe, II. w.
Yorthen, S. Donaldson, G. L. Story,
4. +. Forrest and A. A. Esterbrooks
Rev. A. i. Cooper, who has been over
70 years in the ministry, gave some in
remarks.
Fraternal greetings were brought from
he following state religious organiza-
ions, the Advent. the Congregational,
he Baptist and the Free Baptist. To
yard the close Of the forenoon session,
Principal Bishop Of Montpelier seminary
Introduced resolutions eongratulating DR..
}. X. Pearsons. the Vermonter and phil |
who will reach his 9lst birth |
lay tomorrow. Dr. Pearsons is a resi- !
lent of Chicago at the present time
lmong his bequests was generous do I
Iation TO the school which Principal /
bishop represents The resolutions We're
eartily adopted.
The afternoon meeting yesterday
pened with the statistical session at I
80. Rev. f. B. Blodgett presided at /
he memorial service at 2 o'clock, in /
onor of Rev. G. w. Hunt. Rev. G. L. /
Wells and Rev A, W. Wheeler, who /
ave died during the past year. At 3 3I
clock, Rev Edgar Blake Of Chicago /
ddressed the conference on Sunday I
chool methods,
The anniversary of the board of home
MISSIONS and church extension was OBJ
erved at 1880 p m, with an address
Y Rev Dr. Alpha G. Kynett of Phil
delphia. At $3.50, Rev Isaac Pierson
f Boston, field secretary of the Amer
AN Tract society, spoke of the work
f that organization.