Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-10-03
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ans Work.
The 45th annual meeting of the
Vermont Branch, held at Bellows
Falls last week, was very success
full and encouraging meeting. Eighty
delegates with the executive boards
of the Vermont branch and the Home
Missionary Union of Vermont, made
la very good attendance. Orleans
county had one delegate and one
member of the executive board from
West Charleston and Barton, two on
the executive boards.
The reports of the secretaries were
very encouraging. Mrs. Edward
Kirkland, recording secretary, has a
of Vermont Branch. While there has
been a great advance in membership
during the year in every county, Ben
nington and Orleans counties are the
banner counties. Several Orleans
county auxiliaries were on the Hon.
or roll.
The ,treasurer's report was espe-
cially encouraging as the Vermont
Branch has met all pledged work with
the II per cent increase asked for by
the Woman's Board. Mrs. w. +.
Smith of ST.. Johnsbury has been APP
pointed trustee for the memorial fund.
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vice president of the Vermont branch,
who has conducted the increase cam
paign and the drive for the Golden
Anniversary Gift fund, reported that
the Vermont branch had received
more than the amount pledged for the
school at Inanda, Africa, $3,175, MAX
ing the amount sent, 1000, as Sl,OOO
had been sent before The New York
branch has given $4,000 and Yer
mont's pledge completes the building.
The experimentation the Vermont
branch of 400 new members has been
met, Orleans county gaining 3O5. The
banner society is Orleans, with a gain
| of a.
The report Of Miss Katharine Wor-
cester, foreign secretary, gave US
glimpses of the splendid work our
missionaries are doing and the crying
need for more workers. Our DR..
Parker at Machura, is again alone as
Dr. Scott is on leave. She needs two
physicians at once, as the demands
upon her are overwhelming.
The Gedick Pasha school at Con-
stantinople continues. Van and Bit
lis are now under Russian control.
The Ely sisters from Vermont
taught at Bitlis for SO years. The
school was knon as the emit. Holyoke
of Armenia"
Everyone at all interested in this
work, should read Miss Worcester's
report in the annual report of the
Vermont branch. Miss Fidelia Phelps
from Inanda, South Africa, showed a
chart Of the school plant, describing
the life and work in Africa. Miss Is
abelle Phelps of Paotingfu, North
China mission, gave two very inter
esting talks upon her work. She il
| Illustrated the need for more workers
in her field by stating that a territory
five times as large as the state Of
Rhode Island had only two mission
aries. They could visit each station
only once a year. It will be remem-
bered that Miss Phelps father was
pastor at Irasburg for five years sew
eral years ago.
The most thrilling address of the
convention was given by Rev. Ralph
Harlow from Symina, Turkey, bring
ing US direct information of condi-
tions there, and of his work. A strong
virile man, standing before US, stat
ing that che thanked God that his
siOnary, and although he loved New
England he would rather be in Tur-
key" is a powerful argument for
what. the love of Jesus Christ can do
in the heart Of q man. In a talk on
Africa he described the growth of a
town of 10000 inhabitants from ig-
nOrance and aninalism to a place Of
1 fine schools, paved streets, electric
lights, trolley lines and splendid
buildings, the result of the work of
missionaries. Is the work worth the
small amount we give SO grudgingly?
Doesn't our work seem trivial when
we compare it to such wonderful en-
thusiasm for the saving of souls?
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Branch and Home Missionary Union
Of Vermont, will be held jointly next
fall, as decided by ballot at this con-
Ventlon, the vote being unanimous.
At the executive meeting of the
| Vermont branch the following names
were presented for delegates to the
great jubilee meeting to be held in
Boston the first of November. Or
leans county, Mrs. G. W. Magoon of
Orleans, alternate, Mrs. C. J. Gross
of Orleans; Mrs. J F. Batchelder of
Barton, Miss Clemma Seaver of Bos-
ton, alternate. Essex county, Mrs. A.
| w. Bosworth of Island Pond, alter
nate, Mrs. Robert Lawton of Island
Pond. AS this will be a memorable
occasion and delegates are privileged
IN having their names presented, we
nope that everyone will attend.
Mrs. E. w. Barron,
Vice Pres. Orleans County Branch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bisbee and daughter,