The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-28
Vermont and P. @. Univer-
salist Delegates Went to
the Granite Quarries
BUSINESS SESSION
FOLLOWED IN BARRE
Treasurer's Report Shows
Receipts S16,34O, Disburse-
ments Being 15,855.99

A sightseeing tour to the granite
quarries and business session occupied
the forenoon of the delegates and visitors
to the S5th convention of the Universal
lists of Vermont and the province of Que
bee, which is being held with the Barre
| Universalist church. Early this forenoon
the members of the convention were tax
en- by automobiles furnished by the Barre
Board of Trade to the larger quarries in
the Websterville and Graniteville dis
tricts. A large number availed them
selves OF the opportunity.
Upon the return to the city the bust
ness session opened at 10 o'clock, the
reading of the annual reports constitut-
ing the order of business. The report of
the treasurer showed disbursements of
Sl5,S55.99 and receipts of Sl6,340, while
the report showed the total funds of the
convention to amount to S40220.56. The
fellowship committee in their report
showed a total of "A ministers employed
in the state, and four lay preachers. The
report of the superintendent of churches
gave resume of the years work, as fol-
lows: Sermons preached, lis; pulpits
supplied, 1874; miles travelled, l0,2S7; fu-
nerals, o; weddings, 3; christenings, At;
admissions, 81; ministers settled. s. A
resume of the past eight years work un-
der the present superintendent showed
that permanent funds had increased from
$500 to s23 45Q, while the trust funds
had increased from S4,272 to $l6,572 in
that period of time.
The address on denominational inter-
ests was delivered by Harold Marshall,
manager of the Uniyersalist Publishing
house, of Boston The occasional sermon
was preached by Rev. G. E. Bingham of
Northfeld, while the forenoon's exercises
closed with the administration of com
munion by the convention pastor, Rev
George r Fortier.
Yesterday afternoon was devoted to
the meeting of the Women's Missionary
association, while the evening was Occur
pied with matters relative to the meet
ing of the convention.
The exercises in the afternoons pro-
gram were in chareg of Mrs. Alice j. AL
len Of Waterloo, P O., president of the
Women's Missionary association, and
after the reports of the various commit
tees and officers had been accepted, ad-
dresses were given by Miss Susan n
Andrews of Bridgeport, Conn, by Rev.
Mrs. Mary Andrews Connors, and by Rev
John s. Lowe, d. D., general superintend-
ent, of Providence, r. l. After the ad
dresses, matters of routine business were
carried out, and the following officers for
the ensuing year We're elected: President,
Mrs George F. Fortier, Morrisville: vice
president Mrs. o. X. Hollister, Barre;
secretary, Mrs. A. n Blackford, Roches.
| ter, and treasurer, Miss Jessie c. Tink
ham, Rochester The following executive
committee was also elected; Mrs. Alice ].
Allen, Waterloo, p. o.; Mrs. Rose r.
Johonnot, Bellows Falls; Miss Martha A.
Jenness, St. Johnshury A rising vote
of thanks was given Mrs Allen, the re-
| firing president of the association, who
has served in that capacity during the
past II years, and greetings We're sent
to the missionaries in the field of work
| in North Carolina and in Toxic, Japan.
The meeting then adjourned until last
evening.
| The services of the convention in the
evening were presided over by o. X. Hol-
lister of Barre, the president of this or
ganization of the church. Rev. A. N.
Blackford of Rochester had charge of
| the devotional service which opened the
session. President Hollister then de
livered his address, before appointing the
session committees. The second address
of the evening was given by Rev. John
S. Lowe, ID. D., general superintendent,
who had for his topic, "Denominationism
and Our Own Denomination" His mes
sage contained helpful and inspiring spir-
itual aid TO his listeners. as well as wor-
thy counsel and advice for the days that
are to come.
| At 8 o'clock "The Star Spangled Ban
ner' was sung by the congregation, fol-
lowing suggestion adopted throughout
the country. Miss Susan Andrews of
Bridgeport, Conn, delivered the final ad
dress Of the evenings exercises, speaking
on "The Work of the National 0rganiza
tion of the Women's Missionary Associa-
tion" Several interesting facts and sta
tistics were related by the speaker in
the course of her topic, regarding the ex
tent of the work done by the association
at the missionary homes in Toxic, Japan,
and in North Carolina.