Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-02-22
COUNTY FEDERATION FORMED
Churches Will Work Together TO,
Social Betterment and Charity.
organization Is n Part OF the Recentlf
Formed state Federation, which
Is n Branch of the National
Council.

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Rev. DR.. Hugh Il. MacCauley Of Phila-
delphia. delegates from Chittenden county
churches met yesterday in tho First
Church parish house and formed thu
Inter-Church Fedora ton Of Burlingtos
and Chittenden county. This organization
begins its work as an affiliated part of
the State Federation. which in like man.
ner is branch OF the national federal
council. Of which Dr. MacCauley is the
representative. A constitution and BYLAW
on the general lines Of that laid down
by the council was adopted yesterday
by the 81 delegates in attendance. and
officers whose names were presented BY
a nominating committee made up of Prof.
G. II. Perkins. the Rev c. j. Staples and,
Prof. ". T. Jackman were elected az
follows:
Milton.
Vice presidents-Dr. G. D. Samson,
CCnitarian F. w Perry, tconEr~ga-
tionaD: Howard Crane. (Baptist); the Rev.
c. S Paddock. Universalist); the Rev. F.
o. Winans, Methodist Episcopa): J. p.
Cobb, every Day church,.
Recording secretary-Prof W. L. Epson
of Burlington
corresponding Secretary-Ihe Kew. L. .,
Sherburne of Burlington.
Treasurer-B 2. Howe of Burlington
The Rev. James s. Braker opened the
meeting as temporary chairman, and tho
Rev. +. p. Treat of Richmond was chose1
as chairman, with the Pew. C. C. AdamC
of Essex junction as clerk Of the meets
ing. The following delegates wer
registered; The Rev. G. V. Grismer. pas.
tor Methodist Episcopal Church. Burling-
ton; Prof. George II. Perkins, College
Street Church. Burlington; the Rev
Charles J. Staples. Unitarian Church
burlington; Edmund C. Mower and +. II
Kimball. lay delegates. Unitarian Church,
Burlington: the Rev. ]. s. Braker, First
Baptist Church. Burlington; the Rev. L.,
G. Guthrie. minister First Church. Bur.
lington: r. w. Perry and W. b. Howe.
lay delegates. First Church, Burlington;
the Rev. John NJ. Paige. minister Every
Day Church, Burlington: the Rev. Herva:
Gulck, pastor. c. NJ. Byington ant
Deacon William Foote. lay delegates
congregational Church. Charlotte: tho
Rev. Sidney Aldrich. pastor. c. A. Wright,
lay delegate. Baptist Church, Colchester:
the Rev c. G. Adams. pastor. II. D.
Howe. superintendent Of Sunday school.
and II. w. Rice, lay delegates Congrega-
tOnal Church Essex Junction. the Rev.
William Cashmere, pastor, F. A. Purceval.
lay delegate, Second Congregational
Church, Jericho. the Rev D. H. Strong,
pastor congregational Church, Milton:
the Rev. c. l.. Paddock. pastor Uni
versalist Church, Richmond: the Rev. f.
j. Treat, minister DR.. j. J. Ross lay
delegate. congregational Church, Rich
mond: the Rev. Arthur b. Patten, pastor.
W. II. Metcalf. lay delegate, Federated
Methodist Episcopal and Congregational
Churches Williston: the Rev. Rufus c.
Flagg, associate pastor. f. Barton Whit
ney. delegate, Congregational Church,
Winoosk: the Rev. r. .. Winans pastor
Methodist Episcopal Church. Winooski:
the Rev. Josiah liidder. pastor. Congrega-
tional Church, Westford, Prof. w. T.
Jackman. University Of Vermont.
The object of the new federation Is
to express the fellowship and Cath
Ollie unity Of the Christian church. to
foster evangelistic movements, to pro-
mote the spirit of comfy and cooper
alton among all the churches. to ad-
vance the charities Of the community;
to safeguard child welfare; to en-
courage the feeling of mutual help
fulness among all parts Of society;
to protect the interests Of the Sab
bath temperance. good citizenship. So
cial purity and law and order. and
general local betterment
Standing committees covering these
departments OF work were provided
for. among which WAS social service.
to take care of charities and corYec-
ton. child welfare. woman's work,
health and housing. parks and recrea-
ton: boys work to supervise boys
clubs. and assist parents at home, and
keep boys Interested in the church
laymen's committee Of 100. to look up
the federation in civic Righteousness
public morals. and finance
The next step will be to invite all
the churches in the county to come in
and to appoint the standing commit
tees and then go to work on the local
situation.