The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-23
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lington; the Rev. E. P. Treat of
Pittsford Jonas H. Brooks of St.
Johnsbury; representing associations
Germs expire in 1920, P. 7. H. Pier
son of Bennington; John e. Tinker of
Danville; H. d. Howe of Burlington;
the Rev. F. w. Day of Swanton;
March M. Wilson of Randolph; the
Rev. r. A. Hamilton of Orleans; O.
A. Whitcomb of Woodstock; terms
expiring in 1920, the Rev. A. V.
II Woodwork of West Brattleboro; II.
! G. Woodruff of Montpelier, members
of the G. H. M, S., for three, the
Rev. Clifford H. Smith of Burlington;
Prof. Charles B. Wright, Middlebury;
for one year the Rev. Herbert P.
Wood of Brattleboro.
II The meeting closed with strong
address on "The Church under the
4 Flarelight" by the Rev. S. w. An
/ thony of st. Adams.
4 Perhaps the most important action
4 of the entire day was the decision of
/ the directors of the Vermont Domes-
/ tic Missionary society to appoint one
or more pastors at large who will
/ spend practically their entire time in
the field, giving particular attention
/ to the pastorless churches. The direct
. ors appointed the Rev. A. S. Bolc,
! now pastor of the East Hardwick
/ church. Mr.. Bole is Vermont born
| preacher has held successful pas
torates in Coventry, East Hardwick
| and other communities and is thor
| oughly alive to the problems of
country life.
/ The afternoon session opened with
more committee reports, followed by
Ia prayer service led by the Rev.
George A. Buttrick of Rutland. The
| Rev. M. A. Farren, secretary of the
Boston Seamen's Friend society, gave
a brief account of the splendid work
done during the war, supplemented
by an encouraging word from Horace
r.. Pease of Hartford, representative
lifrom Vermont in this society. Harry
I'D. Howe of Burlington told of the re-
isults of the every-member drive and
1.-THE Rev. DR.. F. A. Poole of ST.
bloomsbury spoke of the results of the
campaign for evangelism. Greetings
were then given by Mrs. G. S. Mills,
/ of Bennington from the Vermont
branch of the Woman's Board and
from Mrs. w. J. VanPatten of Bur
Ellington, president Of the Woman's
Home Missionary Union. The clos
ling addresses of the day were among
/ the best of the entire conference,
/ Judge c. |. Button of Middlebury
speaking on efficiency of War
Drives" and the Rev. James B. Sar-
gent of Mortified, who graphically
described his life among the Ameri
a can soldiers in England.
II A strong resolution on maintaining
all features of the present prohibitory
law and memorial to the life and
worth of Prof. Henry Fairbanks, for
80 years president of the Vermont
Missionary society, were adopted.
Frank H. Brooks, chairman of the
commission to raise $150,000 in Yer
mont for pensioning retired ministers,
reported how splendidly the churches
were meeting their quotas supple.
mented, by more encouraging words
from the Rev. G.. S. Mills of Benning
ton.
Arthur F. Stone, chairman of the
nominating committee, presented the
| following list of officers for the COM
ing year and they were duly elected;
President, George L. Durham,
Brattleboro; president, the Rev.
Edward G. French, Danyille; treas,
urer, F. w, Baldwin, Barton; audit
ors, w. H.. Gilpin, Barton, and ]. G..
Clark, st. bloomsbury; directors at
large, the Rev. c. c. Adams, Burling-
ton, the Rev. E. P. Treat, Pittsford,
and Jonas H. Brooks, st. Johnsbury.
Term expires 1921: P. T. H. Pierson,
Bennington; John E. Tinker, Dan
Vile; H., D. Howe, Burlington; the
Rev. F. w. Day, Swanton; March M.
Wilson, Randolph; the Rev. r. A.
Hamilton, Orleans; o. A. Whitcomb,
Woodstock. Term expiring 1920: the
.Rev. A. V. Woodwork, Brattleboro;
H. G. Woodruff, Montpelier.
Fairbanks board of education:
Lieut.- Col. Joseph Fairbanks. the
Rev. L. A. Edwards, the Rev,sF. 3.
Richards, the Rev. F. A. Poole, Gil
bert E. Woods.
Fairbanks board for relief of Min
listers: the Rev. C. H. Merrill, Alvin
C. .Noyes, the Rev. Donald Frazer,
Arthur F. Stone, H. c. Wilson.
Reporters and Receivers
Addison association, the Rev. Will
liam F. Frazier; Bennington associa-
ton, the Rev. S. K. Perkins; Gale
donna association, the Rev. c. H. Bliss
Chittenden assoc, the Rev. Charles K.