Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-29
FEDERATION OF CHURCHES
Congregationalists Join Forces
to Better Promote Their Work.
Rev. T.. G.. Guthrie of the burlington
First Church the Pastor and Rev.
II. c. FIagg OF Winooski
Church His Associate.

ratified whereby the First Church of
| Burlington and the Congregational
Church of Winooski will join forces
| In order that the work in each field
may be better promoted. BY the terms
of federation, the Rev Ernest q.
| Guthrie. pastor of the Burlington
! church. becomes pastor of the fed
Grated churches and the Rev. Rufus
! G. FlaEg, pastor OF the Winooski
church, becomes associate pastor. The
articles of federation are as follows:
We the members of the First
| Church of burlington and of the Con-
| gregational Church of Winooski. in
order that we may better promote the
interests of the kingdom of God In
our respective fields, do hereby adopt
the following articles Of federation:
Article I. Name. Federation of the
First Church Of Burlington. VT, and
the Congregational Church Of Winoo-
ski. VI.
Article 2. Duration. These articles
shall continue in force for five years
from the date of their adoption, but
the federation thus formed may be
terminated by either church at any
time by giving notice OF it's intention
six months in advance
Article 8. Terms Of federation. Sec
ton 1. Each church shall preserve
intact it's own legal and ecclesiastical
existence and organization as
heretofore and for the transaction
OF business necessary or advan-
tagcous thereto shall meet and
act separately and in accordance with
its own rules and regulations. To spec
I,\
care of its own buildings, funds and
other property and shall raise money
for the support Of the work on its
own field as heretofore but it shall
be free to seek from the other coun-
sci and service whenever it shall feel
the need (b) Each church shall elect
It's own officers and committees as
heretofore, but IN so doing shall have
respect to the new conditions estab-
lished by this federation. Co Each
church shall have charge of it's own
benevolenCes and shall have it's own
separate apportonment: Section :! ::
for the purpose however Of maintain
ing worship and carrying on Christian
work these two churches shall act
together as one church having two
places of worship. To specify: Ca The
pastor Of the First Church of Burling-
ton shall be the pastor of the feder-
ated churches and tho pastor of the
Winooski church shall be the assocl
ate pastor OF the federated churches
and will be expected to have his resi-
dence in Winooski
Neither pastor shall have any place or
work in the distinctive field of the other
except on the others invitation, but each
shall cooperate with the other az re-
quested. so far as he can consistently with
his own work. in the spirit of the fellow
ship expressed in this federation. In case,
however, of a vacancy. or anticipated va
cancy. in the Winoosld pastorate, tho pas
tor of the Federated Churches shall i'm
mediately endeavor to secure a successor
or pulpit supplies. satisfactory to the Wi
ncoski church.
CD The standing committee Of the Fed
Grated Churches shall be constituted by
the union of the standing committees OF
the two churches. and they shall have
separate or joint meetings at the call OF
the pastor, or pastors, according as the
interests of the federation may require
Co The Federated Churches shall hold
joint meetings for mutual information
and announcement at such times and
places as the pastors shall designate. One
OF these meetings shall be termed the an
nual meeting, and shall be held on the
second Thursday evening of February. al
which reports shall be given AID suci
business transacted as shall be brought
UP by the standing committee OF the fed
Grafton.
Section 3. When an associate pastor is
to be chosen he shall be nominated nv III,
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