The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-03
Three Barre Religious Soci-
eties get Satisfactory Re-
ports at Annual Meetings
PARISH GATHERINGS
MOST HELPFUL
Baptist, Congregational and
Universalist Societies
Elect Officers

| fOllcall with let' ,N 4elieltatloH
from absent memtS cxw annual elec-
tion of officers and q parish supper were
among the interesting features of the
yearly meeting of the First Baptist
church on the afternoon and evening Of
New Years. For the first time in four
years, according to the pastor. Rev. O. II.
Holt, who is to retire from the local pas
torate this month, the church enters upon
new l2-month period entirely free from
debt A deficit noted in an examination
of the financial committees report was
quickly cancelled by subscription at the
business meeting.
! OF more than passing Importance was
the report of the nominating board,
which recommended an official slate to
be adopted for 1916. Since the officers
and various committees are to work with
new pastor, the nominating board used
plenty of discretion in making its rec
concentrations. Below is given a list of
the officers.
Clerk. Mrs Luna Rogers assistant
clerk, Miss Grace Perry; treasurer, =. J.
Batchelder; collector, w. J. Shields; adj
visory board, the pastor and his wife,
the deacons and their wives, the Sunday
school superintendent, the clerk and Mrs.
Annie Inglis; financial committee, VIII
liam Mcdonald. Quincy H. Perry Aulden
Grearson, A. S. Jones, James Grearson,
f. j. Batchelder and W. J. Shields; chair
man of the visiting committee, Mrs. Abb
bic Corliss; chairman Of the baptism
committee, Deacon f. a. Hutchinson
choir director and organist, Mrs. f. ].
Batehelder; assistant, Miss Ethel Inglis
chairman of the board of ushers, Arthur
Shannon.
Sunday school superintendent, Lewis
v. Jones; first assistant, Clyde w.
Perry; second assistant, president Of the
Baraca class; secretary. w. F. Milne;
treasurer, Miss Louise Partridge: libra
rian. Aulden Grearson; assistant, Sunday
school secretary; superintendent of the
primary department, Mrs. #, A. Hutci-
inson; superintendent of the home de-
partment. Mrs. Annie Inglis; superin-
tendent of the cradle roll, Mrs Mason;
auditors, Mrs Peter Park, ir., w. A.
Perry and Miss Dorothy Inglis.
Rev Mr. Holt presided and toward the
close of the business session he took oc
casion to review the work of the past
four years, referred feelingly to the re-
lations that have existed between the pas
tor and his people, and bespoke for his
successor hearty welcome and sincere
of the cooperative spirit.
Prayer by Mr. Mcdonald was followed
by adjournment until next Thursday
evening.
In the upper room of the church The
ladies served supper at 9 o'clock. Many
of the church who were unable
to be present for the business of the
afternoon made it a point to be in the
get together parish party at supper time.
A genuine spirit of goodfellowship pre-
vailed and there was an abundance of
the things that sustained the inner man.
After supper the pastor presided at in
formal exercises and the several officers
elected in the afternoon were introduced
20 the newer members of the congrega
ion. In a number of instances there
we're brief responses. Rev. James Ram
.ge OF the East Barre Congregational
,hurch was one of the speakers and sew
raj musical numbers were contributed.
The annual meeting of the Barre Con-
regational church was held Saturday
With a good attendance The gathering
card reports from all officers and de-
elected officers for the coming
ear and partook of dinner served by
he ladies of the parish in the. church
lining ROOM The reports of the officers
how the business affairs of the church
o be in good shape. the income for the
ear meeting all expenses incurred The
hurch membership showed n net increase
f Is for the year, with total member
hip of SCI.
Officers for the ySar were elected as
ollows: Moderator. G. Herbert Papa
erk. II. G. Woodruff; member of the
usiness committee for three years, Guy
:. Varnum; deacon for six years, j. c.
inekin; treasurer, F. II. Rogers; audi
,rs. +. Z. langley and II. A. Phelps;
shers, George NJ. Gates, James c. Rob-
-tson. Charles Pamperl, Arthur w Nc
ell. Arthur Baxter, Arthur ID. Knight,
T. G. Cummings. Albert Wheeler; com
ittee to sell church property. f. c.
isher, G. II. Pape and F. 4. Langley.
Saturday was a day Of reunion for the
niversalist church and its allied So
eties. In the afternoon the women's
ission circle held its regular monthly
Getting and at o'clock there was
irish supper. to be followed by the
urch and parish meetings. More than
q people sat down to an excellent sup
r prepared by the women Of the church
ID il was well toward s o'clock before
e first business session was called tn
der Reports were read by the secre-
" at the church meeting. by the coll
tor. the treasurer. and the trusees-
he pastor. Rev. J. B. Reardon, gave an
formal review Of the years achieve
,nts and outlined some Of the objects
iich the church members viii strive 10
tain IN 1916. All in an. the reports
re signally encouraging and the out
X for a wear Of progress i very prom
ne. The finances Of the church were in
sound condition. as indicated by the
.asurer's and collectors reports. the
nrcs showing the absence Of a deficit
Trustees elected at the church session
): Dr. T. M Lynde. A. r.. lane. Frank