The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-20
PASTORAL SUPPLY
WORK APPROVED
Total Number of Accredited
Delegates at the Conven-
ton Was 131, and Visiting
Members Brought the To-
tai to 165 - Conference
Was Very Successful

The three days conference OF Vermont
Congregationalists in Barre adjourned at
| II o'clock this morning after a brief and
busy session including the election OF Of
ficers and committees for the ensuing
year. Speaker John f. Weeks of Middle
bury was elected president to succeed Fl.
c. Ballou of Chester. No invitation be-
ing received from any delegate or pastor
representing his town or city, the matter
OF date and place OF the next annual
meeting was left with the committee on
arrangements, composed of Rev. w. &.
Clark and .sohn T.. Weeks.
The following officers were elected by
the conference on the recommendation of
the nominating committee:
President. John r. Weeks of Middle
bury; vice president, Rev. c. $. Adams OF
Burlington; secretary, Rev. w. c. Clark
OF Barnet; corresponding secretary, John
NJ Comstock OF Chelsea, for five years;
treasurer. r. ", Baldwin OF Barton; aud.
itors, John G. Clark OF st. Johnsbury
and Wallace II. Gilpin OF Barton; trus-
tees, Deacon c. W. Osgood of Bellows
Falls, John r. Akin OF Newport, Rev. c.
J. Peterson OF East Berkshire, Deacon 5.
f. Clark of Wells River and Rev. l.. NJ
Isaacs of Orwell
Governor Charles W. Gates of Franklin,
Rev. j. W. Barnett OF Barre and Rev. 5. II.
Barnum of Jericho Center were elected
delegates 10 the national council. which
meets at New Haven, Conn, Oct. 202T.I
The Fairbanks board OF education is un-
changed with the following members:
Rev. +. T. Fairbanks. Rev. Henry Fair
banks, Joseph Fairbanks, Rev. J.. A. Ed
wards and Rev. f. n. Richards. The Fair.
banks board of relief for ministers in.
cludes Rev. Paul h. Moody. Rev. C.. II.
Merrill. Charles ;. Adams, Rev. Donald
Fraser and II. G. Wilson.
Reporters and receivers for the associa-
tions: Addison Rev. Griffith Evans Ben
nington, Rev. !. S. Clark; Caledonia. Rev.
a. s. Bole; Chittenden, Rev. s. II. Bar
mum; EsseN. Mrs. :. G. Wilson: Frank. |
lin and Grand Isle. Rev. c. Y. Peterson; /
era fton Orange, Rev Donald Fraser: La
moile. Mrs. FlaYille Holmes; Orange. /
Rev. John Irons; Orleans, G. A. Wood; |
Rutland, Rev. Walter Thorpe; Union. r.
A. Beardslee; Washington. Rev. J. n. Ssr
gent; Windham. G. y. Atwood; Windsor
Rev. G. +. Echerbecker.
Chairmcn Of the benevolence. civic jus.
lice. religious education. advisory and in
er-church federation committees are Rev.
Benjamin Swift. R..v. J. y. Sargent Rev.
4. P. Pratt. Rev. +. r. Treat and Rev.
Fraser Metzger. IN the respective order
Commissioners Of the New England
congregational congress elected Mere W
!. Van Pattcn and Rev. A. H. Bradford
The trustees Of the Vermont Anti Saloon
eapue arc Rev. Rufus G. Flagg. Rev. II.
!. Ballou. Rev. 7. ". Da-. c. Y. Cowles.
/. r. Hoadlcy ara =. y. Jordon. AZ the
leNt annual meeting Rev. Benjamin Swift
viii be the preacher with Rev. v. T.
treat alternate. Ir. A. G. Ferrin Of Es
eN Junction was added 10 the business
ommittee. Ii
kilograms were received and read this h
morning from the New Hampshire nd /,
massachusetts conferences in session at !.
'ilton. n. ~. and Pittsfcld. Mass. each /
obtaining . greeting and thanks for the
iessage sent by the Vermont conference +,
esterday.
The following resolution adopted bv /
he conference shows the appreciation ~
he pastors and delegates toward the peo- .
l. of Barre in extending q cordial vel.
,me. Resolved that the thanks Of this
,nfcrence BE- extended 90 the COngrcga
.onsl church Of BARRE for it. generous !
ospitalfy and to the pastor for bic un )
ring care in providing for the delegates :
I'd ministers. To the Barre Tunes for :
le extended report given the conference. :
nd that tie conference request tlie pas i
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