Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-04-19
AT NEWPORT NEXT YEAR
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district. came forward to read his
sixth and last annual report Of dis
trict work. Mr. Lewis always has
something worth hearing. and an or
iginal way of putting things. This |
year was no exception to the rule. |
Applause greeted various saliies in
the midst of the report, as we'll as its
close. When he had finished. the
Rev. Preston A. Smith of Groton
mounted the rostrum and proceeded
to relate how, at meeting of the |
preachers of the district last winter,
charges has been preferred against
Mr.. Lewis. how the charges had been
investigated and all found true. how
Mr.: Lewis had then been condemned
and the speaker was here to pro-
nounce sentence. Upon being asked
if he had any thing to say before he re-
ceived his sentence Mr.. Lewis replied
that he had not, but would "throw
himself upon the mercy Of the court"
whereupon Mr.. Smith solemnly de-
clared that he was then and there
Sentenced to hard labor for a term
of years" in the Methodist timer
ancy, but. in order that his lot therein
might be mitigated. the speaker was
commissioned by the preachers of the
district to present him with a purse
of gold in a casket of silver. Mr.
Lewis feelingly and fittingly respond
ed, whereupon the bishop declared
the "prisoner" discharged. An alb
stract of Mr.. Lewis report follows:
No pastor in active service in the
district has died during the year, but
the Rev. Geo. Wells of Hardwick,
veteran superannuate Of many win
ters, passed to his reward, and the
wife of the Rev. A. B. Enright of
Danville, after hard struggle, was
summoned home to rest, while the
mother of Pastor Guest, Newport Gen.
ter. and she who bore the pastor at st.
Johnsbury had died in the triumphs
of faith. The Revs. M. H. Smith of
Lyndon and G. H. Wright. last year
of West Burke, have each been seri-
ously i'll, the former going to a farm
which he has purchased, and the lat
ter recovering to take charge at
Lyndon for the past few months.
The Rev. E. H. Bartlett Of Peacham
married and retired from the work
during the year but is now again
to gladden. the home of the Rev. and
Mrs E. E. Wells at Irasburg. One
of the preachers of the district has
left during the year for farer fields
elsewhere, and others have been
strongly melted thereto, and with
ample reason considering the meager-
ness of the salaries in some of our
smaller charges. Misses Rose Santee
and Marion Wilson have worked as
deaconessts on the district the great
err part of the year, and others for
shorter periods. Miss Schwartz
spent most of the month of March
traversing the district in the inter-
ests of the Barre mission.
The number of conversions has not
been up to the usual standard, but
yet goodly number have come into
the kingdom through our churches.
The largest number of conversions
was at Coventry where nearly 80
made public profession. At Evans
vile 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 l6
additions but no increase. Plainfeld
added II. Island Pond received nine
on probation and seven into full men,
bership, and all told AS 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 Asbury
Brotherhood, Pastor Lance's class,
has had as many as 112 men at its
noon study hour. A large majority
of these were previously anchurched.
The recently organized class at Island
Pond has membership of so, and is
still growing. Others would deserve
mention did time and space permit.
Contests of the REDS and the Blues
have greatly enlivened and increased
the attendance of the Sunday
school, and there has been "some-
thing doing" in the Bible classes of
the district generally, Some leagues
have reached the obituary period, 9TH
ers are in the last stages of inger-
ing disease, while others are still Wig
orous and active and promise great
prosperity. The district bas' some es-
pecially alert and active Junior
Leagues.
Three interesting and profitable
district meetings have been held. the
the church being observed in connec-
ton with that at Sheffield, The
campmeeting: ait LyDdonville was
marked by further Improvement of
property and no decline of interest.
Shelter and equipment for the Ital5arn
mission at Barre have been provided
while modern parsonage with ample
conveniences has been built by PASTOR
Barnard at Greensboro. Ample re-
pairs have been made on the parson-
age at Springfield, while new barn
has been built at DanviIle. Barre has
remodeled the old church edifice for
gymnasium for its Wesley Brother
hood. A few widows and their help
ers have greatly improved the church
property and set an Inspiring example
to large societies. A mortgage note
of $500 was burned at Sheffield. The
endowment fund at Derby has been
increased by $1,000 worth of gilt
edged stocks. In alb these repairs
and improvements the elect ladies of
the various churches, have often borne
the leading part, and deserve most Of
the credit. The district parsonage at
Lyndonville, heavily burdened with