Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-02-09
ANNUAL MEETING,
The Congregational Church Holds
Business Nee ing and Supper.

tional church of Middlebury on Thurs
day evening, February l, was attended
by all the vestry would accommodate,
about 225 people. AS usual the serving
of supper to so many was alone great
task upon the ladies of the Labaree
society. The meeting was an over
whelming success, the enthusiasm
evoked seemingly representing that an
epoch of greatly enlarged church life
has dawned.
The supper was followed by business
meeting, presided over by the pastor,
Rev. A. A. Lancaster at which Deacons
Charles B. Wright and Clarence A.
Phillips were reelected. 1t was voted
to elect no new deacons, the deacons
for the coming year to be seven in num-
Der, the terms of the other five not
having expired. c. ]. Mathews was
reelected clerk, j. o. Seeley, jr., assist
ant clerk, and Thomas E. Boyce, treas
urer. After music by male chorus of
college students, who sang several
times during the evening, four minute
reports of the work of the different
allied organizations of the church were
made for the church by E. j. Mathews,
clerk, and T. E. Boyce, treasurer; for
the Religious Congregational society by
A. w. Dickens, moderator and treas
urer; for the Bible school by Hon. J. E.
Weeks, superintendent; for the Labaree
society by Mrs. E. H. Thomas, secre-
tary; for the Ladies' Association of
Home and Foreign Missions by Mrs. l.
M. Taylor, secretary, and Mrs. George
Russell, treasurer; for the Y. P. S. G.
E. by Miss Edith Darrow, president.
These reports were most instructive.
The want of pastor was clearly showed
in the church report, the results of
frugaity and careful business manage
ment in that of the Religious society,
which will use surplus saved from last
year to make needed Improvements on
the church property and to pay for
calenders for the present year. AS
usual the best showings were made by
the two ladies' societies, which have
done good deal of nearly everything
both in raising over $500 between them
and in giving it for worthy causes both
at home and abroad. The Labaree So
ciety has published a cook book and the
Missionary society book of quotations.
Both have proved money getters. Or
ders for the cook book are untitled but
so more quotation books are ready for
distribution. The Missionary associa-
ton entertained the state convention
in May, gave $255. 81 to home and for
eign missions, S64 to a needy minister
family, provided Christmas in a noun
tain town, held numerous sewing bees,
neighborhood gathering and various
sales, including one of clothing. The
Labaree society has voted to pay for
wiring and electrical fixtures for the
parsonage. The Sunday school has
raised 500 mostly for missions. Two
pupils attended SO Sundays as did also
Miss Susan Archibald, teacher of the
most liberal class (girls). Total enroll
ment of the Sunday school was 100,
average attendance 83 Ia. This does
not Include the college class. Mrs. T..
E. Boyce raised. by subscription, the
cost of piano and singing books for
her new primary department. James
M. Boyce contributed $50 toward this
and Col. Battell another $50. The Lab
aree society has given numerous sup
pers. 1t greatly needs an enlarged
membership. The Young Peoples So
ciety has new constitution and made
it's greatest gain in interest and eff
cheney.
The office of church historian was
created and Miss Susan Archibald
chosen to fill it.
Mrs. E. H. Thomas, Mrs. T. E..
Boyce, Mrs. w. H. Brewster, Mrs.
John A. Fletcher and Prof. C. B.
Wright were appointed a committee to
consider and report on the ACCESSIBILITY
of inviting the Vermont Congregational
conference to be held in Middlebury
May q to %. Mr.. Lancaster said; 81
am tremendously anxious that the con-
vention be invited"
1t was voted to send greeting from
the church to all sick members.
Then followed rally, j. O.. Seeley
ST., responding for 1.-The Grand Army,
President J. M. Thomas for ''The
Fighting Force" Hon. J. E. Weeks fol-
1.-THE Recruits" Mr.. Hendry of the
college for 1.-THE Allies" and the pas
tor for 1.-The Winter Campaign" The
pastor laid stress upon the apparent
need of strengthening the Bible schoo
work by establishing new classes fol
adults and announced the organization
of four such classes, one for women
one for men. one for young men and {
mixed class to study social service. >
He made an appeal for general enroll