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IN BRATTLEBORO
County Congregational Association
Meeting in Wilmingto
ton Favors Larger Salaries.

! The 18th annual meeting of the
1 Windham Association Of Congregation
al Churches was held in the church in
Wilmington Oct. p Rev. DR.. HI. p.
! Woodin of Brattleboro was elected
moderator and at IL o'clock the an |
nual sermon was preached by Rev. E.
! w. Wild of Westminster, whose theme
was The Liberty of Law. Communion
was administered by Rev. H. H. Shaw
of Marlboro and Rev. g. M. Rowland, |
missionary to Japan. This was followed
by business session and roll call, and
then came adjournment for dinner.
Rev. j. c. Prince of Bellows Falls
conducted devotions at 100, and a full
report from the churches was given by
Rev. w. C. Clark of Wilmington as re-
porter.
The women S missionary hour opened
at 30 with Miss Florence H. Wells of
Brattleboro in the chair An address on
Christian Education as a Builder of
Character was given by Miss Stella NJ.
Jordan representing the Congregation
al Education society, and Miss Wells
gave an address on Missionary Educa
tion and Character Building.
At clock the regular program of
the association was resumed with an
address on Some Character Building in
. Vermont, by Secretary c. C. Merrill of
the Vermont Congregational Confer
ence Rev G.. H. Gutterson of the
American Missionary association gave
an address on The American Missionary
as Builder of Character, and Rev. G. NJ.
Rowland spoke on The Chance on the
Foreign Field to Build Character. Sec
; rotary Merrill made remarks on re-
orn.+inr for 40 rninic+rv
a In the business session at 4.40 two
ministers were received into the asso-
(. citation. Rev DIR. Woodin and Rev W.
+ f. Bissell of West Townshend. Among
the resolutions adopted was one 3" that
the association believes it imperative
: for the good of our churches that the
salaries of our pastors be very material
: lv increased, and that we refer the mat
: ter to the advisory committee with pow
[ er to act. -
The resignation of the registrar, Rev.
: W. R. Curtis of Westminster West, was
accepted and the report of the nominal
ing committee, read by the chairman
Rev. w. C. Clark, was adopted, electing
these officers: Reporter, Rev f. w
Wild of Westminster; registrar, Rev
| w. c. Clark of Wilmington for five
years; treas, Rev. A. V. Woodwork
of West Brattleboro for five years; au
ditor, w A. Gilbert OF Brattleboro;
| committee on ministerial standing. Rev
| H. H. Shaw of Marlboro for three
4 years, Rev. H. p Woodin of Brattle
4 boro for two years, to fill vacancy
committee on arrangements, Rev. II. T
Woodin, Adm F. Miller of Dummerston
Rev. L. H. Sprague of jamaica; com
mittee on Middlebury college scholar
ship, Deacon C. W. Osgood of Below
Falls, Rev. w. G. Clark of Wilmington
Mrs. F. S. Hartwell of Brattleboro
advisory committee George H. Clapp o
Brattleboro for three years; directo
sof state conference and Vermont Do
nestle Missionary society, Rev. II. I
III Woodin; advisor for board of pastofa
= supply, Rev. H. p. Woodin; delegate
, to national council, Rev j. c. Prime
of Bellows Falls and George L. Dunbar
of Brattleboro; alternates, Mrs. Edwar
Kirkland of Bellows Falls and Rev. T
p. Woodin.
1t was voted that the churches be a
sessed eight cents a member on the t.
tai membership, for state and nation;
dues, also two cents a member for I'll
expenses of delegates to the nation;
council. 1t was voted to hold the ne,
annual meeting in the Centre church
Brattleboro.
A resolution was adopted urging Il
United States senator's from Vermont I
exert their utmost influence to brir
about the speedy ratification of pea
with Germany and the acceptance of Il
league of nations plan without the ado
ton of such amendments and reservation
as would cause a recovering of Il
world peace conference.
After supper the moderator conducts
praise service and greetings we
brought to the association by Rev. n
Wood, pastor of the Wilmington Ba
fist church. The choir sang an anthel
and two addresses were given, DIR. J.
Blodgett of Bellows Falls speaking
The Church and the Conservation
Character, and Rev. Dr.. Woodin on 10
atty the keystone of Character.