St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-26
St. Johnsbury District Report.

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St. Johnsbury District Report.
The following report for the St.
Johnsbury district was read by Sup
erintendent F. w. Lewis:
No pastor in active service on the
district has died during the year. but
Rev. George L. Wells of HardWick, a
veteran superannuate of many
winters, passed to his reward, and the
wife of Rev. A. B. Enright of Dan
vile, after a heroic struggle, was
summoned home to rest, while the
mother of pastor Guest of Newport
Center and she who bore the pastor
at ST. Johnsbury, had died in the
triumphs of faith. Revs. M. H.
last year of West Burke, have each
been seriously i'll, the former going
to a farm which he has purchased,
and the latter recovering to take
a charge at Lyndon for the past. few
months. Rev. E. H. Bartlett of
Peacham married and retired
from the work during the year but
is now again ready for SER
vice. A daughter came to gladden.
the home of Rev. and Mrs. E. E.
Wells at Irasburg.
One of the preachers of the dis
trict has left during the year for
fairer fields elsewhere, and others
have been strongly melted there
to, and with ample reason consid-
ering the meagerness of the sal
aries in some of our smaller charges.
Miss Rose Santee and Miss Marion
Wilson have worked as deaconess-
es in the district the greater part
of the year, and others for shorter
periods. Miss Schwartz spent
most of the month of March ira
versing the district in the inter
ests of the Barre mission.
The number of conversions has
not been up to the usual standard,
but yet a goodly number have
come into the kingdom through
our churches. The largest number
where nearly 80 made public
profession. At Evansville Is
sought the Lord. At Cabot 20
Joined the church, and the net in
crease of full members was IA,
there also being the same increase
at Newport. Hardwick claims 16
additions but no increase. Plain
field added II. Island Pond re-
ceived nine on probation and seven
into full membership, and all told,
145 were added to the churches,
though the reports are not all in.
IN the work of organized adult
Bible classes, the greatest victory is
at Newport, where the Ashbury
| brotherhood, Pastor Lance's class, has
had as many as 112 men at it's noon
study hour. A large majority of these
were previously unchurched. The
recently organized class at Island
Pond has a membership of so, and is
still growing. Others would deserve
mention did time and space permit.
Contests of the ttReds and the Blues
haze greatly enlivened and increased
the attendance of other Sunday
schools, and there has been "some-
thing DOING in the Bible classes of
the district generally. Some leagues
have reached the obituary period,
others are in the last stages of lin
gering disease, while yet others are
| still vigorous and active and promise
great prosperity The district has
some specially alert and active junior
leagues.
Three interesting and profitable
district meetings have been held, the
5Oth anniversary of the dedication OF
the church being observed in connec-
ton with that at Sheffield. The camp
meeting at Lyndonvi1le was marked
by a further improvement of property
and no decline of interest. Shelter and
equipment for the Italian mission a
Barre have been provided, while &
modern parsonage with ample con
veniences has been built by Pastor
Barnard at Greensboro. Ample re
pairs have been made on the parson
age at Springfield, while a new barr
has been built at Danville. Barre ha
remodeled the old church edifce fol
a gymnasium for its Wesley brother
hood A few widows, and their help
Eers have greatly improved the churcl
property and set an inspiring exampl
to larger societies. A mortgage not
: of $500 was burned at Sheffield. tn
endowment fund at Derby has BEEF
) increased by 200 worth of gilt edg
u ed stock.
In all of these repairs and improve
ments the elect ladies of the variou
! churches have often borne the lead
ing part, and deserve most of tn
/ credit. The district parsonage at Lyn
f donyil1e, heavily burdened with DEB
: for 10 years, has received the atteI
ton of the superintendent, and tn
t prospect at one time seemed fair c
!, changing it for a more suitabl
property. Something has NEAR
r while been paid on the debt