Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-22
PROH|B|TORY Law T.
STRONGLY FAVORED
Congregational Conference Also
Pays Tribute to the Late
Prof. Fairbanks

Vermont Congregational Conference was
markedly increased over Tuesdays
gathering and over $50 pastors and dele
gates have registered.
The first hour Of the morning was
given over to the presentation of re-
ports. closing with a prayer service con-
Quoted by the Rev. George A. ButtricK
of Rutland.
The conference took recess at ten
o'clock to give way to the 101st annual
meeting of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary society. This was in charge of
n. G.. Williams of Bellows Falls. presi-
dent of the organization. Four stirring
addresses were given by those who are
laboring in the missionary field or
| occupying pulpts supported in part by
| the society. The speakers were the
Rev. Mabel T. Winch of East Airing
| ton, the Rev. Leland G.. Chase of East
Rraintree, the Rev. Charles o. Gill of
| Hartland and the Rev. William j.
McNeill of West Newbury.
| The report of the directors of the Ver-
mont Domestic Missionary society opened
with a tribute to the late Prof. Henry
Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury, for 30 years
president Of the society and honorary
president at the time of his death last
| summer.
The receipts for the year were ss,39491
OF which $5502.04 was contributed from
individuals and churches, S394.9l. of which
S5,5O2N was contributed from individuals
and churches and s2,S92S was from in
terest on invested funds. No legacies
were received during the year, which is
| unusual. but the contributions were
| over $4O0 more than the previous year.
The total contributions represent A12
| cents per resident member. of which 33
cents was for work in Vermont and two
and one-half cents for work outside.
| The expenses for the year were s11,-
61353. approximately 1920 being taken
from the LEGACY reserve account" to
offset the lack of legacies through the
year. Forty-four churches and fields re-
ceived s5,7O223 the salaries of officers
were s3425 and the expenses Of officers
1880. The expense of the evangelistic
campaign was s24 the deficit for the
Vermont missionary S271 and the expenses
of the Middlebury convocation S1a2
The invested funds of the society are
si2. 90 of which s1O,5OO is in the per-
manent fund. and 1850 in the general
fund 0egacy reserve accounD. The an
nuity funds which do not revert to the
society until after the donors death now
lamount to $500, an increase of $1,000
The society holds s4.2S9 in trust for the
churches. an increase for the year OF
s2O27.
For the coming year the directors
urged that the churches meet their full
apportionment If this was done it would
be possible to extend the work to 1:
vacant fields fairly on the society's list.
I'VE shall hear a great deal during
the coming year about the inter-church
world movement 1t promises to aid
mighty in bringing christians of all
denominations into working cooperation
1t accords with what has been done r
Vermont for the uniting of churches il
small communities. No one knows how
far it may bring us on the way to organic
church unions'
The following officers were elected
President. n. G. Williams of Bellows
Falls: vice president the Rev. l.. A. Ed
wards of Newport directors at large, the
Rev. C. C. Adams of Burlington; the Rev
E. P. Treat of Pittsford; Jonas H. Brooks
of st. Johnsbury; representing associa.
tions Germs expire in 192) +. T. H. Pier.
son of Bennington; John E. Tinker OF
Danville: H. d. Howe of Burlington; the
Rev. f. w Day of Swanton; March NJ
Wilson of Randolph: the Rev. r. A. Ham.
ilton of Orleans; O. A. Whitcomb OF
Woodstock; terms expiring in 1920, the
Rev. A. V. Woodworth of West Brattle
boro: Fl. G. Woodruff of Montpelier. mem.
bers of the c. II. NJ. s., for three the
Rev. Clifford H. Smith of Burlington
Prof. Charles B. Wright. Middlehury; fo
one year the Rev. Herbert p. Woodfn OF
Brattleboro.
The meeting closed with a strong ad
: dress on THE Church under the Flare
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