St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-04-17
of bitterness, the memorial was
adopted by a vote of 81 to "a.
Superintendent loves Report.

superintendent loves Report.
The Rev. Ralph F. Lowe. super
intendent of the St. Johnsbury dis
trict, reported that he had visited
at least three times every charge on
which a pastor is stationed and had
endeavored to give special atten-
ton to the weaker places.
The prevalence of the smallpox in
terfered materially with the work
in a number of churches in Gale
donia county, ten churches being
closed from one to three months
during the winter when activity is
at it's maximum. Regular collec-
tions, of course, were almost moth
ing, benevolences went behind, and
all aggressive work had to be aban-
doned.
One death occurred, the Rev.
Horace w. Worthen of st. Johns
bury Center Superintendent Lowe
also referred to the death few
weeks ago Of Hiram N. Turner, for
many years general manager of the
Fairbanks Scale Company, as a loss
to Grace Church, the conference,
and the state at large of a valuable
and interested church member and a
patriotic citizen.
Several pastoral changes were
reported.
At the Lyndonville camp-meet-
ing 16 adults came forward for
prayers, some of whom have since
Joined the church.
Among the successful evangelis-
tic work reported was an old time
revival at Bloomfield, the means
used not being spectacular but pure
ly spiritual. A curious fact was
that most of those converted were
mature people, heads of families
between forty and fifty years old.
There is in the district a grow
ing interest in Sunday school work.
A growth is noticed in organized
classes. Superintendent Lowe re-
ported that he had attended many
gatherings and banquets of mems
classes and Brotherhoods, all of
which were we'll attended and ms
piring. Said Mr.. Lowe: Men of
Roman Catholic extraction and
from almost every nationality I'M
der the blue sky, who never attend
ed a prayer meeting, have been ca
ger listeners at the supper table. Al
! lied to this is the Boy Scout move
m6QC ana OIn0T. Valuable OISdn1Ld-
tions for boys"
Much of value has been accom-
plished in the way of material i'm
provement to church property. A
mong some of the churches where
quite a sum of money has been ex-
pended are the church at Barton
where about $1,00 has been paid
out; the installation of a new pipe
] Ii ,f r+1, I'm
lprovements which represented an
parsonage built at Derby, with an
expenditure of about $1,285. Sew
eral churches have received gifts,
among them legacy of $4,000 to
Barre.
The debt on the district parson-
age has been reduced to about one
half the original amount and there
has been expended in making neces-
sary repairs and other equipment
about $3.50 which has been paid or
provided for.
There is a pledged increase in
salaries for next year amounting to
at least $500. In all legacies and
other gifts of nearly $4,000 have
been received. Part has been used
in reducing permanent Indebtedness
and part is held as endowment.
The sum of 1924 has thus far been
reported as paid in improvements
and repairs, and $4,000 in standing
Indebtedness.
Largely through the work of the
district deaconess, Miss Marion Will
son, the church at North Danville,
after being closed for year, has
been reopened. At Topsham a
church, closed for two years will be
reopened this spring.
superintendent Lowe reported
that the North Barre mission con-
tinues to grow in influence and
numbers.
The report closes with the state
ment that, in view of some of the
factors that enter into some of the
religious problems in Vermont we
should study the age in which we
live. Conditions, not theories,
should enter into the solving of
these problems, adapting means to
ends. Said Mr.. Lowe: "a know
ledge of our times, a personal grasp
upon the unseen realities, an opti-
mistic temper, steady, hard work,
heart full of love to God and man
will bring us to some degree of sue
cess in any field
The following ministers of the
conference were continued in the
superannuated relation. The Revs.
F. H. Roberts, G.. H. Wight, w. H.
Wright, G. W. Morse, N. w. Wilder,
w. H. Dean, F. c. Vail, A. L. Coop
er, (who as the oldest member of the
conference was greeted with the
Chautauqua salute). J. H. Wallace,
is, S. Brigham, A. B. Blake, G.. o.
Howe, G. L. Story. H. F. Forrest,
A. A. Esterbrook, F. M. Miller, M.
F. Eddy.
The following ministers were con-
tinued in supernumerary relation:
The Revs. G. F. Hubert, G. G. Nc
Dougal, M. H. Smith, E. H. Bart
lett, L. N. Moody.
The conference then organized by
] the a1nctinn nf tho .fnlloruiror nfaoorc.