The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-11
In Church Life of Methodist
Denomination in Vermont
WERE ANNOUNCED TO-DAY
Reports Were Submitted by Supt. Smith
ers of Montpelier District and by
Supt. Lowe of st. Johnsbury
District at Newport To-day.

Newport, April ll.-Marks Of progress
in the life of the Methodist denomina'
ton in Vermont were noted in the re.
ports of Superintendent Ralph +. Lowe
Of the ST. Johnsbury district and Super
intendent w. s. Smithers, of the Mont
pc lier district to the Vermont Methodist
conference here to-day. Supt. Lowe re-
ported much church activity at Bloom
field Westfeld, Newport Center, Coyen-
! try. Canaan, West Burke and Concord.
In a number of other places con
| tinues Supt. Lowe, "either through eX-
ira meetings or through the quiet but
| Important work OF the Sunday school,
gains in membership win be reported ;
among these are Newport, st. Johns
bury, Orleans, Hardwick Barre, Lowell
and Plainfeld."
| A great many material gains were re-
ported in the st. Johnsbury district,
| included in which was the following
| Barre was fortunate in receiving two
| thousand dollars from an unexpected
| legacy whereby the remainder of an old
| debt incurred in building was removed,
so that now for the first time since
the erection of the church, there are no
outstanding obligations of any kind.
The church buildings at Barton, Albany,
Hardwick Concord, Greensboro, Derby
and Walden have been repaired or im-
proved in other ways.
Largely through the inspiring work
of our district deaeoness, the church at
North Danyille, after being closed for
a year was re-opened last summer. 1t
has been thoroughly painted and re-
paired and other improvements are prom
ised. An ex-deaconess residing there
has consented to take charge Of the
work for a time. At Topsham we have
good church edifiee, free from debt,
but owing to deaths and removals it
has been closed for two years. But now
with the aid of the Sustentation society
and some local re-arranging, the church
can be opened this spring"
'The North Barre mission continues
10 grow in influence and numbers. The
deaconesses were Obliged TO remove from
the house they had hoped to retain, but
fiually found comfortable quarters on
Berlin street not far from the chapel.
There are one hundred and sixty-ive
enrolled in the Sunday school; average
attendance for the year, ffty-nine, for
the last quarter, ninety-seyen. Forty
one evening services have been held
with an average attendance OF forty.
Sixteen socials have been held in the
home. One hundred and twelve boys
and girls were present during a Christ
mas social. Our two deaconesses doing
permanent work there are Mrs. Curtis
and Miss Lanyon.'
Superintendent Smithers' Report.
Rev. w. s. Smithers, superintendent
OF the Montpelier district, reported sew
eral pastoral changes of more or less
Importance but only one death during
the year, the Rev r. G. L. Mckenzie
OF West Berlin. The church at Putney
las been closed for the past six months
Mr. Smithers paid tribute to the Rev
Or. A. L. Cooper OF Randolph, say
ing:
1T is an occasion for rejoicing that
God has permitted some of those no
longer able to engage actively in serv
ice for him as heralds of gospel truth,
to remain among US scattering sun
shine and showing the world how the
aged Christian can grow old sweetly.
Rev. A. /. Cooper, d. d., though past
his S8th birthday, is able to be at this
conference and is still an active work
er in his home church at Randolph
Long may he remain with us, with glory
in his soul and hallelujas on his lips"
Superintendent Smithers reported no
special material development in the dis.
trict, neither church nor parsonage hay-
ing been erected. Two churches have
been sold, at Quechee and Wilmington,
and the money placed in, the hands of
the trustees of the conference. Some re.
pairs have been made ON nearly every
charge. AT Ludlow a pipe organ has !
been installed The Perkinsville church !
has been thoroughly renovated Many |
other Improvements have been made but |
these are the ones of perhaps the most
Mr. Smithers reported that Montpelier |
in attendance and general re-
suits, is maintaining good average. "The |
of Rev +. A. Bishop, d. D., |
who has given so many faithful wears of |
service to the school as principal said !
Smithers, "and who has /
done so much in opening the way for
it's future prosperity by securing so large
AN endowment, will be sincerely regret
ted by great many"
o get churcheS TO adopt buslnesS-like /
methods in providing for finances and
then faithfully work their plan is one
Of the difficult problems, said Mr.. Smith
ers.
This mornings session opened at 8
o'clock with the devotional service, con-
Quoted by Rev A. H. Webb OF Northfeld.
The business session followed and the
of the three conference
districts were passed in character and
permitted to read their reports. After
the reports were accepted, Theodore A.
a representative of the New
England DeacOness association and Miss
Bertha Fowler, representing the Wom-
EMS Home Missionary society, briefly
addressed the convention. Rev. Clifford
H. Smith of Burlington, superintendent
IF the Vermont Anti Saloon league, was
present and gave short address of
welcome to the delegates. He will speak
1t greater length before the conference
loses.
At the business session. the follow
ne clergymen were continued on the
list Revs. +. H. Roberts,
). H. Wright w. II. Wight, c. w.