St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-26
THE BAPTISTS
FORM UNION
Formal Joining of First and Free
Baptist Societies Is Effected and
Constitution and By Laws Are
Drawn Up
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
Rev. II. S. Tolman of First Church Is
Made PastOr-PrOperty of Two So
cieties Being Conveyed to New
One-RailrOad Street Edifice
To Be Repaired.

The Baptist and Free Baptist
church of st. Johnsbury have form
ally united, forming one strong and
influential organization with a con-
stitution and bylaws acceptable to all
parties and under general rules that
govern the Baptist churches. At a
union meeting of the two societies
held at the Railroad street church
Wednesday evening the resolution for
the union was unanimously accepted
as were the articles of Incorporation
and the constitution and bylaws.
At the business meeting Rev. F. s.
Tolman was accepted as the pastor of
the new union church and the meet
ings are to be held in the church on
Railroad street.
The meeting was very harmonious
throughout, each member present
working for the benefit of all. The
able body Of church officers elected
with the efficient workers on the COM
mittees should make one of the
strongest church organizations in St.
Johnsbury.
The property of the two churches
is being conveyed to the new church
and is composed of real estate and
buildings which have come to the
church at different times through be-
quests. Although part of the original
legacies have been used up there is
quite little left that wills that has
been, or is being turned over to the
new church.
The Free Baptist church on Main
street will be closed and the meet
ings in the future will be held in the
church on Railroad street.
The church property on Main
street is now in the hands of the lead
ers of the Free Baptist conference,
and will be turned over to the new
church to be disposed of as the trus-
tees of the organization see fit.
The agitation for the alliance of
these two churches was started sew
eral years ago, but the time did not
come until recently, when it was
found possible to take the step. The
work at present is reported as open
ing up with great possibilities in the
making of a great benefit to the
church itself and to the community.
After the resolution for the union
had been read and accepted the arti-
| Giles of association and the constitu-
ton and bylaws were read and ac-
cepted.
A few minor pieces of business then
came before the meeting and the fol-
, lowing officers and committees were
| elected:
Pastor, Rev. F. s. Tolman.
Clerk, w. H. Boomhower.
| Assistant clerk, Miss Alice Clark.
Treasurer, Mrs. Belle Henderson.
Deacons, w. T. Parks, Robert Cor
don. O. H. Smith. z. A. Wilson.
Honorary deacons, David Knowltor
and r. P. Kidder.
Trustees of property, o. H. Smith
w. H. McFarlin, o. H. Henderson.
Auditor, c. ]. Mcclure.
Business committee, w. A. Wright
o. H. Smith, 0. H. Henderson, w. H
Boomhower, w. T. Parks, c. ]. Nc.
Clure. R. A. Renfrew, E. c. Grant, G
K. Goss, John Farmer, Robert Cor
don, w. H. McFarlin, Z. A. Wilson
David Knowlton, Thomas Lyster
Miss Isabelle Henderson, Mrs. Anni
Hill, Mrs. Elizabeth McFarlin, Mis-
Alice Clark
Missionary committee, Miss lisa
belle Henderson, Mrs. Carrie Goss
Mrs. Eliza Farnham, Mrs. W. =
Boomhower, Mrs. Julia Mitchell. Mrs
Jane Wright, Miss lila Clark, Mrs. E
NJ. Spau1ding, Mrs. w. T. Parks, Mrs
Q. III. Henderson
Soliciting committee. w. II. McFar
lin, c. ]. Mcclure, o. H. Smith, Mrs
z. S. Spaulding. Mrs. Oscar Cum
mings, Mrs. John Campbell and Mis-
Addie Wright.
Baptismal committee, Mrs. E.
Spaulding, Mrs Eliza Farnham, Mrs
J. E. Curtis. Robert Gordon. W. n
Boomhower and Walter Manning