The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-24
Held in Barre by Congrega-
tional Missionary Socie-
ties of Vermont
1874 DELEGATES ARE
ALREADY REGISTERED
Attendance Is Larger Than
Expected and Enthusiasm
Is Running High

homes OF the church people open TO all,
the 32d annual meeting of the Womans
Home Missionary union and the 47th an
nual meeting of the Vermont branch OF
the Woman's Board of Missions is being
held at the Congregational church to-day
with an almost record attendance. The
serving of dinners and suppers to-day by
the women of the Universalist church
left the Congregational ladies free to at
tend the inspirational meetings and they
are there in large numbers. By auto
mobile, delegates and others interested
are arriving even now, as the meetings
do not close until this evening. The en-
thusiasm is great and the speakers at
their best.
This forenoon's session was given over
to the meeting of the Vermont Home
Missionary union and state officers were
elected as follows: President, Mrs. w. j.
VanPatten, Burlington; first vice -presi-
dent, Mrs. Z. 7. Burditt, Rutland; second
vice president, Mrs. G. H. Cross, st.
Johnsbury; recording secretary, Mrs
Evan Thomas, Burlington; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs f. H. Shepardson,
Richmond; secretary of young peoples
work, Miss Grace NJ Rouse, St. Johns
bury; secretary Of junior work, Mrs.
George G. Fabyan, Newbury; secretary
OF literature, Mrs. Z. L. Wyman, Man
chester; treasurer, Mrs Max l.. Powell,
Burlington; assistant treasurer Mrs f.
L. ingalls,, Burlington. County officers
were as follows: Addison, Mrs H. Fl.
Burge, Shoreham; Bennington, Mrs. A.
n. Smith, North Pownal; Caledonia,
Miss Helen L. Graves, St Johnsbury
Center; Chittenden, Mrs. l.. H. Chaplin,
Charles Bullard. ST. Adams; Lamoille,
Mrs. Frank B. Hyde, Jeffersonville;
Orange, Mrs. J NJ. Comstock, Chelsea;
Orleans. ; Rutland, Mrs. James C.
Dunn, Rutland; Washington, Mrs. H. g.
Woodruff, Montpelier; Windham, Miss
Bessie +. Braley, Putney; Windsor, Mrs
r. w. Barstow, Woodstock.
The forenoon's program was carried
out as originally prepared. There were
reports by secretary and treasurer solo
by Miss Myrle Cow, an address, Victory
Through Grace by Miss Miriam F.
Choate, general secretary of the national
federation, reports from the young peo-
ple's department and the junior work, an
address on Our Educational Program"
by Miss Stella NJ Jordan, field worker,
Congregational Education society, and
one by Rev Samuel Lane Loomis, d. d.,
associate secretary, A. NJ A., the ap-
pointment Of committees and plans for
the work of the next year.
This afternoon the Vermont branch of
the Woman's Board of Missions is hold
ing its meeting, with "Our Overseas
Campaign as the main topic and an ad-
dress by Mrs. r. S. Enrich on The
Utmost
The meetings close tonight with a ses-
sion at $780, a missionary dramatization
followed by two addresses, by Rev. f. C..
Woodley Of Marash, Turkey, and Rev
Frank NJ. Sheldon, general secretary of
the Congregational Education society.
The Opening Meeting.
The meetings opened last night with a
supper served to 1870 persons, of whom
l02 were delegates who arrived on after
noon trains and the remainder local peo-
pie who came to greet the visitors and
TO listen to the evenings program, which
was given around the supper tables. A
delicious supper was served by the wom
en- Of the church.
After a solo, "The Plains of Peace" by
Miss Henrietta Inglis Miss Gladys N.
Gale accompanying, Mrs A. G. LaPoint
extended greetings in behalf of the Barre
auxiliary and Rev. f. L. Goodspeed in
behalf of the church, responses being
given by Mrs M. H. Buckham and Mrs
w. j. VanPatten of Burlington. The
latter referred to the fact that it was 81
years ago last June that the Woman's
Home Missionary union of Vermont was
organized in the Barre church
Miss Cramton off Rutland and Miss
Wells of Brattleboro announced the home
and foreign missionary literature, respec-
lively, for lGlg20 and Rev. G. c. Merrill,
associate secretary of the Vermont Do
nestle Missionary society, spoke on THE
| Apportionment Plan in Vermont" DIR.
Samuel Capen was the originator of the
plan in Congregational churches, saying
that when he was asked for money the
| first question that came TO his mind was,
How much do you want to raise and the
second, How much is my share? This
led to the idea Of laying out for churches,
so far as possible, a definite goal in the
raising of money. Under the apportion-
| uitlib pihls bHt NluibHtS aiN % JihS "
raise a definite sum in particular way
and to divide this up according to the
calls from the different organizations de-
pendent upon the Congregational denom-
ination for support. One thing particu-
larly that the apportionment plan has
accomplished is that, whereas, in earlier
times. missionary societies and churches
found themselves at the end Of the year
with a large indebtedness, the new plan
steadies the income and permits societies
to meet their bills. 1t has really reorgan-
lied Congregational missionary work.
When you ask people TO cooperate and
unite to raise money for work, they
want organizations to unite, and so a
number of them have. Now DR.. Burton
is at the head of the Home Missionary
society, the Church Building society and
the Sunday School society, with offices
| in New York The apportionment plan
was the precursor of this doubling up of
organizations, with corresponding saw
ing of energy and money.
| In Congregational missionary work
throughout the country, S2,000000 is the
amount apportioned, as follows: Amer
lean Board, S560000; Woman's Board,
S300,0 900; Congregational Home Mission
arv association, $4,000; American Mis-
sionary association, $250,000; Congrega
tional Church Building association, Sl70,
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