The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-03
UNIVERSALIS7fS
At MORRISVILLE
Hear Reports of Business 0fficers--over
$4,000 in Permanent Funds
Young People Favor the
League of Nations.

Morrisville, Sept 3.-The business
the annual session of the Universalist
convention of Vermont and Quebec was
of particular interest. R. l.. Richmond of
Rutland presented his report as treasur-
er, showing total receipts to be $l6,09065
and expenditures Sl5,263.0S, leaving a
balance of SS27.67 and all bills paid
The total fund of the convention, per
manent and trust, is $40 ,490l4. Two new
funds have been added, the Spear fund
for the benefit of the Hartland parish,
and the Nash fund, ultimately for the
benefit of the st. Albans parish.
Rev. G, r. Fortier, secretary and SUI
perintendent, reported that he had taken
pastoral charge at Morrisville for year,
to release a man for war activities. He
reported he had Travelled more than 1000
miles, met the people in every parish but
one, preached II sermons, given p ad-
dresses, officiated at 90 funerals, bap-
tized IA children, admitted 20 to mem
bership, and administered communion q
times.
The social service committee reported
no work attempted the past year. 1t
recommended adequate handling of social
problems in young peoples meetings, the
endorsement of the work of the Assoea-
tion for the Prevention of tuberculosis,
of the home service work of the Red
Cross, of the state department of chari-
ties and probation, of the Vermont child
welfare league, and that the fight against
venereal diseases be waged strongly and
recommended the organization of a state
constabulary.
Yesterday morning the occasional SER
mon to the Y p. G. U. was preached by
Rev. f. A. Lewis of Lyndonyille, who
spoke on the subject, youth and the
Truth-a Power Invincibe."
Resolutions were passed endorsing the
league Of nations; supporting the new
policies of the National Young Peoples
Christian union; urging the department
al methods of education and organiza-
tion; discourag.ng the use of tobacco
especially the cigarette, and providing
for the preparation OF topic cards by the
state union TO supplement the national
cards, The following officers were elect
ed President, Rev. Clifford X. Stetson
Of Rutland; iee-president, Miss Rena
A. Paul of Granville, N. r.; secretary
Miss Barbara Small Of Morrisville; treas.
urer, Nern H. Winchester of Brattleboro;
field agent, Rev George f. Fortier OF
Morrisville: executive board, w c. jew
EFT OF Bellows Falls, Rev. y. Z. Trout OF
Brattleboro, and Mr.. Fortier Pledges
for the support of the work in the state
will amount to $50,
At the social service session yesterday
w. Fl. Jeffrey OF Montpelier, state COM
missioner of charities and probation, out
lined his plan for the placing of depend.
ent children in Vermont and appealed
for the support Of all Christian people
He also treated Of the special work with
defective and crippled children.
The Woman's Missionary association
at It's 25th annual meeting yesterday
afternoon pledged itself to greater ef-
fort along all lines Of missionary en-
deavor in view OF the great world need
The successful raising of the jubilee fund
OF So 100, the quota, with an excess Of
$500, total Of $4,000 was reported by
R. f. Johonnott of Bellows Falls. Greet
iugs were extended the president, Mrs
George F. Fortier, and to missionaries
in Japan, especially TO Miss NJ. Agnes
Hathaway, who was present at the con.
vention but about 10 return TO the 0ri-
ent. A letter was read from Mrs Cor.
della NJ Quinby, the first president Of
the Vermont missionary association, now
of Augusta, Ne. The following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Fortier
vice president, MRS. o. X. Hollister Of
Barre; secretary Mrs, A. n Blackford
Of Derby Line; treasurer, Mrs. Freeman
L. Scott Of Brattleboro; trustees, Miss
VI. A. Jenness Of st. Johnsbury, Mrs
d. L. Allen of Waterloo, Que. and Mrs
r. +. Johonnott of Bellows Falls. A spe-
eial feature of the meeting was the pres
enee of Tai, the adopted Japanese daqgh-
ter Of Mrs. Marietta Il. Viking Of
Salem, Mass, the national president. The
latter was speaker yesterday.