The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-23
JOIN FORCES
WITH GEN. HUEPJA

and the parsonage has been lighted with
electricity. Plainfield, after raising ST.
900 last year, has raised $500 more this
year. At South Albany when our church
was burned last spring the abandoned
Wesleyan church edifice was bought, so
that now all who 90 anywhere to wor-
ship gather under the same roof. Waits
River has repainted the church and re-
covered the parsonage at a total cost
of Sl65. At Walden a pulpit set has
been secured and at South Walden a
new carpet adorns the church. At West
Burke an ancient spiral stairway lead
ing into the audience room has been
changed over, new roof put on and
memorial windows purchased. st. Johns
bury has placed a ventilator in the
church and furnace in the parsonage
Irasburg has entirely remodelled its par
sonage, doing thorough going piece OF
work. 1t has also built a new stable.
The cost is $1,000, of which three
fourths has been provided for. Lunen-
burg has spent 1925 in placing a hard
wood floor in the church and another in
the parsonage. Lyndonville has com
pleted paying for its new parsonage with
the exception of only about $3.50 and is
making plans to repair the church.
The little, decaying church at jay has
been sold and / shall ask authorization
to sell our church building at West
field.
Spiritual Work
| confess that ! approach this subject
with some trepidation, not because moth
ing has been done but because it is far
more difficult to count "twice born men
than to enumerate material gains. and
when we think we are through we are
probably far out of the way. In spite
of the ministerial changes, n consider
able work has been accomplished De
spite its flavor of antiquity. positive
good was done at Lyndonville camp
meeting last season. One fine Young
man who had been converted there two
years before. decided on the ground to
enter the ministry. He has since been
granted local preachers license and is
now engaged to supply church in an
other state where he is attending col
lege.
Although we have seen no revival OF
large dimensions. there have been a num-
ber of ascertained conversions, Much
valuable work has been done through
some modern organizations as an or
ganized Sunday school class or boy
scouts patrol.
Church Federation
In closing his report. Superintendent
Lowe said; "Let the policy of last year
be repeated and re-emphasized:
IA greater interest in and co-opera
tion with Montpelier seminary, our only
conference institution.
Sustentation is also vital to our
Vermont conference. The sustentation
society was organized here at Hardwick
FIVE years ago this spring and what it
has, already accomplished fully iustifies
its existence.
3-We must not diminish but vigor
ously strengthen our eyangelistic ef-
forts.
There are large areas of our state
that we must evangelize or they will
continue to retrograde. If we do not
attempt this, false cults, as the Nor
mons, viii carry on spurious work.
Let us not permit any cloud of
pessimism to come between our souls
and the shining peaks of God.
With gratitude to God for His good !
ness and TO my brothers in the ministry |
and laity for their uniform courtesy, |
and kindness, | leave this re-
port in the hands of the conference.
Superintendent Sharp's Report.
Superintendent L. w. Sharp of the |
district said in part:
In presenting this my first report, of |
the district to the 10th annual session !
of the Vermont conference ] feel more |
keenly than / can tell the force of the |!
words of the king of Israel who said |
Let not him that girdeth on his harness |
boast himself as he that putteth it off,
have traced the footprints of my pre-
iecessor in the sands of summer and |
through the SHOWS of winter.
Montpelier district is l49 miles long, 7
from Worcester on the north |
% the Massachusetts, line on the south; |
md from the Connecticut river on the |
,ast to the center of the Green noun
.ain division on the west. II has an |
lrea of more than 5000 square miles |
With $40 miles of railroads and l5S miles !
II stage route over which the superin-
endent must travel many times during /;
he year to meet his regular and ir- !
'egular engagements. The district has /
II preaching places and 46 quarterly con-
erences, 10 effective elders, one retired, I
me supernumerary and 2l local preach
RS, are the men who have served the
hurches on the district this year, among
whom are some of the best men that
Sod ever called to His ministry.
On account of the serious illness a5
lis wife, Rev. George Smith was In
lble to take his appointment ab Pitts
ield and by the request of his aeDnie
lie was permitted to remain ~ WorCas-
er until September, when he wcs obliged
o give up the work and his p'eSe las
inee been filed by Rev. Clifford Dodga,
student at Montpelier seminary.
Rev. Robert Haseltine, who had just ar
ived from England, was permanently K
ppointed to Pittsfield and Stock6yidgr
asst September. Rev. Thomas (!
)wens, pastor of the church in Brattle
oro was called from the scat OF cen
erence last year on recount OF his wife's
Ilness and was unable 20 be present TO
e received into full connection and Or
aimed elder. By the request OF Bishop
hamilton he was transferred TO tie
entral New York conference, elected
o full membership, ordained elder, trans
erred back to the Vermont conference
nd appointed to BrattleborO. Ii
Special evangelistie services have been 4,
eld. - All report having re-
eived probationers ranging in numbers
each church from one to 30, Ran (
olph taking the lead. Twenty-Five ,
hurcbes rrDort an increase in member Z