The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17


time for many years.
The nominating committee submit
ted the following report and the names
herewith given were chosen to serve
the church the ensuing year:
4 Moderator, r. B. Gleason.
Clerk, A j. Hicks.
Treasurer, Mrs. H. ]. Fuller
Auditor, I. j. Hoyt
Collector, A. J. Hicks.
Prudential committee for 5 years:
A. ]. Hicks and K. &. Gleason.
! Advisory committee: Mrs. +. S.
Marsh. Mrs. L. S. Storrs, Mrs. r. ].
Hoyt, Mrs, +. H. Blackmer.
+ Bible school OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tendent, +. S. Marsh; assistant super
intendent, Robert Brcwster; secretary
treasurer A. ]. Hicks; assistant secre-
tary-treasurer, John Roberts; musical
director, L. L. H. Storrs.
Business meeting adjourned.
| Roll call at $3.50 p. m.
Devotional service. Singing by the
congregation. Prayer by Rev ]. H.
Blackburn Of Fair Haven.
Calling Of roll, 81 responses were
received.
| The pastor, Rev. J. S. Brown, then
read his annual report, as follows:
To the Members Of the First Baptist
Church and Conregation, Manches-
ter, Vermont.
Greeting
In presenting to you brief sum-
mary Of the work Of the past year, as
before, 50 now, there are mingled feel
ings of joy and sorrow. With much
cause for thanksgiving there is also
the realization Of opportunities for
service that have not been seized,
privileges have presented themselves
and either have not been recognized or
have been neglected.
We have been abundantly blessed in
our work as church. | think there
has never been a year in which more
of the spirit Of unison and harmony
has prevailed. Not for over 90 years
have so many been added to the
church in any single year as were re-
ported at the annual associational
meeting this year. Our benevolent
appointments have been more than
met and spiritually and temporarily
this has been a good year"
During the year we have met with
loss. Three Of our membership have
been removed by the hand of death.
To the memories of Emerson Esta-
brock and Francis Bourn, together
with our young brother, Harold Bourn
grandson of Francis, we pay for
moment silent tribute. Appropriate
tribute to their work and worth has
been placed upon our church records.
Not for fifty years have we met as
we meet this year. Not since the
Civil War have representatives Of the
church been called to serve in the
armies of their country, but the call
has come and three of our church
members and five other young men,
who have been associated with us in
Sunday school or Christian Endeavor
circles ARE today either Somewhere in
France" or in training camp or other
military lines "doing their bit"
Somewhere in France
Somewhere in France" the same old
sun is shining,
That made US glad when We awoke
at dawn,
And in the trenches, crouching or
reclining,
He sheds his rays to comfort the
forlorn.
Somewhere in France the flowers
nod and tremble,
On fields where shrapnei burst and
fire fell,
Where guns are silent there Gods
hosts assemble,
And change to Paradise the rim Of
hell.
Somewhere in France woman's
hand carcsseR,
The throbbing brow and soothes the
awful pain,
With a!abaster box she breaks and
blesscs,
And thus anoints the Masters feet
again.
Somewhere in France" they sleep
without awakening,
Their mangled bodies mingle with
the sod,
But over there whore glory light IL
breaking,
Their spirits revel in the home Of
God.
Somewhere in France" the sentry |
will be pacing,