Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
LECAC|ES SWELL
MISSIONARY FUND
Report Of Treasurer Of Vermont
Congregational Conference
Election Of Officers.

NIiddlebury. May 2.-The third session
of the nth annual meeting Of tho Yer
mont Congregational conference opened
at the Congregational Church at $3.50
o'clock this morning with devotional
services conducted by the Rev. Paul D..
Moody of st. Johnsbury. Committee re-
ports and business were taken UP first
with a general discussion of the report
of the commission of 10.
An address on matters for comment
in the state was made by the Rev. G..
II. Smith of burlington. Then came an
| open forum on nonresident membership
and other church difficulties. which clos
ed the morning meeting. Immediately
following it the annual meeting of the
Vermont Domestic Missionary society
was held, presided over by The Rev.
Henry Fairbanks OF St Johnsbury.
The treasurer made the following re-
port for the year ending April /:
| Through the hands of the State treas
urer there passed from churches and
individuals, $3S27.19 from w. II. NJ.
union, $S9S.0l legacies, s6.9S9.S; interest,
| Sl,5S6.04: total, sl2,796.ll. In adjusting the
percentages with the national society
there was balance Of sS1.6S in favor
of the State. which makes the sum of
| sl3,6S6.74 available for the Domestic Mis-
| sionary society. This Is an advance over
the year before of s7.6G3.34, nearly all In
| legacies though each of the other items
show a slight increase.
For the past two years the legaces have
| b<ay, ,vtkl .
necessary to draw upon the general fund
to make good the budget OF annual ex-
pense. Expenses for the year have been
nearly $1,000 less than the year before
| The national society receives from the
State the following: From churches and
individuals. s2.702.44; from w. II. NJ
union. sl,515,5S legacies, S44ss.S4 total,
ss,76S6
| Womens work in missionary expert
ences was detailed by Miss Mabel 7.
Winch. Miss Rena E. Avery and Miss
Aimee Z. Angus. after which the Rev.
George j. Carter talked on the working
of the dollar plan and the Rev. Rubin L.
Breed considered reaching the world
through American home missions
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The election Of officers resulted as fol-
lows: President. the Rev. Henry Fair
banks of St. Johnsbury; vice president,
n. G. Williams Of Bellows Falls secre-
tary. the Rev c. H. Merrill. St. Johns
bury; treasurer, John T. Richie. St
Johnsbury; assistant treasurer. II. Nj
Nelson, ST. Johnsbury; auditor. Charles
s. Adams, St. Johnsbury; director for two
years, the Rev. D. G. French Of Sudbury;
of Bellows Falls, w. j. Van Patten OF
Burlington, j. NJ. Comstock of Chelsea
| and the Rev. w. p. Jackson of st. Johns
bury; executive committee. the Rev
Henry Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury. the
Rev G.. S. Mills of Bennington; j. M
Comstock Of Chelsea. c. W. Osgood OF
| Bellows Falls, the Rev. c. II. Merrill
| of St Johnsbury; finance committee. j
r. Richie, St. Johnsbury. w. J. Van Pat
ten of Burlington and d. NJ Camp OF st
| Johnsbury. The following were elected
| members Of the c. H. NJ. s. for three
years The Rev c. H. Merrill. the Rev
Henry Fairbanks, n. G.. Williams
| The afternoon session of the conference
opened with devotional service con
Quoted by the Rev r. G.. Woodbridge OF
Vergennes. after which came reports OF
standing committees. short addresses
and open forums. Five minute addresses
were made on successful schemes In the
churches Of the State by the Reverend.
g. H Barnum, s. Rose. S. r. Blomhed
W. L. Boicourt and A. p. Plat. The re
port of Sunday school committee was
made by @. L. Durham Of Brattleboro
These short addresses were followed by
more lengthy ones on "Evangeiism II
the Sunday School" by n +. stone Of St
Johnsbury, and THE Village Sunday
School" by c. y. Howe Of Essex juno.
ton. The report of the young people:
committee was made by the Rev. f. W
Raymond of Proctor and addresses per
tanning to the subject We're made by the
Rev. A. p. Pratt Of Bellows Falls. ant
the Rev. W. r. jackson of St. Adams.
| At six o'clock the brotherhood ban
quet wns held and there was a large
attendance The supper was provided by
the ladies' Of the church. President Clarl
&C. Fits presided.
The evening sens1On was opened witt
devotional services conducted by tn,
R~v w. p lsaker OF Worthwhile, The re-
port OF the committee on Brotherhood
was made by w. ]. Van Patten of Bur
linston and brief addreaaes were made OF
the general subject Of men and religion
First, Men ana the Brotherhood" 9, q
Gushing OF st. Adams: second, ''rh
Church and the Boys" ]. n. Barss o.
Vcrgennes: third, 1.-THE Forward Move
ment" F, Fl. Brooks Of 81. Johnsbury
The final session will be held Tomorrow
morning. There are about 200 delegate
In town.