The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-22
REV. E. w. SHARP MAKES REPORT
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REV. <. w. SHARP MAKES REPORT
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committee on location has selected /
White River Junction as suitable I
place for the home of the superintend- |
ent, but on account of business de- |
lpression no immediate steps will be |
taken for carrying out the plan The |
stewards also adopted a new financial
system and appointed c. G. Leonard of
lSpringfield treasurer to collect the dis
trict apportionment from each church,
land pay the salary Of the superintend-
ent in monthly installments
Rev. Mr.. Sharp reported gains in
membership, property, Sunday school
attendance, Epworth and Junior
leagues. ministerial support, benevol-
ences, trust funds and Zion s Heralds.
! The net gain in membership was AL
, Twenty-Five churches reported an in
crease, 10 decrease, four remaining
: stationary. 1'wenty-three churches re-
ceived 146 practitioners. Fifty-two
members have died. 90 have been dis
missed by letter, of whom 40 have
=, gone out of Vermont while only 80
have come in from other states and
countries, aud pa have been received
: from probation and by certificate,
; Brattleboro taking the lead in the num-
a Der received both on probation and IN
: to full connection.
The aggregate improvements in
$ church and parsonage property was
e more than $l1,S40, as against 5000
/ the previous year. Besides this, $500
has been pledged TO pay the balance Of
e the debt on the parsonage at Randolph.
e The federated church in Fairlee was
1.,yIS I'll. Z 40 a.
4 was provided for that ttav The total
# tcost was $1,000 The church at White
i River Junction was thoroughly rebuilt
n at cost Of $4,000, all raised before
d it was re-dedicated Feb. T. The churcI
y lat NorthfelP was improved at q cost
Y. Of $500, besides. a new carpet, and S50(
,e has bten secured toward new pews
al Minor improvements were made il
b. many other places The church il
;e Pittsfeld was burned Jan, 81, but tn,
IS people there are ma king va great ef
n fort to have it rebuilt
ID Gratifying gain was made in Sunda,
10 school attendance. DIR. W. ]. Atkinson
eI whom the Sunday school board loane,
lie to the conference, gave much valuable
service to the schools. Twenty-Five
"a schools report an increase of from
n to go per cent?
- A district Epworth league was or
ganized in August with Rev. G. I
Crawford of Randolph president. A
result chapters have been organize,
in Woodstock, Hartland and Cuttings
vile. There are now eight junior an
~ p senior leagues and two Christina
Il Endeavor societies in the district.
junior league was organized at Cut
tingsville.
. Pastors Salaries Increased.
South Londonderry, Williamsvill
and East Dover, Bellows Falls, Perkins
Vile, Wilder, Springfield, Bethe
81 Mortified and Mortified Falls, Sout
IN Royalton, Pittsfeld, Bradford, Rar
!, !, dolph and Randolph Center have il
~ creased their pastors salaries this yea
r. to the amount of 81 ,125, as against q
q increase last year of 5000, which
- two years amounts to $l,725
Up In spite of hard times there was
- gain in benevolenees- Ninetee
churches reported decided gain, /
lc- reported about the same, and six 7,
= ported less than last year.
eo Mr.. Sharp reported that q ehurche
~ hold invested funds of $53,753 an
hS that with one exception the inves
ments are conservative and with a goo
= degree of protection against losses
I, The circulation of Zion 5 Herald We
ne increased in the district more than 1C
III per cent by a campaign last Octobe
Three pastors have employed profe
nc sional evangelists and nearly all tt
churches have done special evangelist
~ work.
ecu Thirteen churches have some speci;
~ organization for men's work. Nearl
no every church has some organization fl
'S' boys Several new camps of Be
!, Scouts and Camp Fire Girls hay
ne been organized. Ladies' Aid societi'
co to the number of 40 have been of gre;
10 help to the churches. Thirteen church,
'en have adopted the new financial pla
! with satisfactory results.
are Montpelier Seminary.
w. w The closing part of Mr.. Sharp's r
i1n port was devoted to Montpelier ser
y mary. He said that the progress Il
:. =. past year was even better than Il
no wear before, which was perhaps Il
turning point of the institution. As
result of the June campaign, he
given by the board of education al
1ilv other friends the year s bills we
sed paid and balance left on hand,
los against deficit of over $4,000 the pr
4 vious year. DR.. j. w. Hatch has pra
cht ticed the strictest economy consiste
the with efficiency. Courses in teach
Mr.. training and domestic science ha
of been established the past year viii
> is will help financially. Of the old de
of 81 900 has been paid, and $4,000 h
les fbeen added to the endowment.
The proposal TO raise 100000