The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-11-27

ment of nteVesson in all the
churches Of America was 10 b. pushed
during the month Of january In
February the program Of the steward
ship department for the enlistment Of
10000 900 stewards was 10 be follow
cd. During the month Of March, the
. life work program Is to be emphasized
and in April the ingathering Of new
members as q result Of the intensive
evangelistic efforts and the house 20
house canvass will take place. This
will be followed by the united cam
paign for funds 10 fling out the battle
lines OF the Christian forces ali over
the world on an aggressive victorious
basis.
One Of the interesting discussions in
which most of the delegates partici-
pated was on the high cost Of living as
il related itself TO the ministers.
Some of the ministers said they hesi-
tated TO speak about it from their pull
pits or to their official boards but they
would welcome substantial increases
Of their own salaries and allowances
for living expenses.
County Unit Caucus
Caucuses for the organization OF
county units TO conduct church work
on a cooperative basis were held by
the representatives of the various
counties of the State Fourteen sep
arate meetings were held and the tenn
porayy officers selected. Ii is the plan
TO have the permanent organizations
effected when the various county cOn-
yentions shall have been held, accord
ing to the announcement of the state
leaders. George f. Harvey Of the
field department Of the Interchurch
World Movement and DR.. G. G. Mcr-
rill, superintendent of the Vermont
Congregational Association, took
charge Of the organization plans and
moved from one group to another
during the caucuses to answer qucs-
tions that arose during the discus
sions. Each emphasized to group
after group that the organization eff
fected at this conference was to be on
a temporary basis and tho personnel
of the permanent organizations were
to be selected and elected by the dele
gates to the various county conven-
tions. Each church will be represent
ed at these county conventions by the
pastors and three lay delegates, one of
whom shall be woman.
A permanent state advisory COM
mittee of the Vermont conference Of
the lnterchurch World Movement to
have charge of all the interchurch af-
fairs in this state was named after a
number of sessions.
The personnel Of the Ivisory COM
mittee as announced IS as follows:
Chairman, DR.. W. A. Da yison, super
intendent Of the Vermont Baptist
convention; secretary, DR.. G, G. Mer-
rill, superintendent of the Vermont
Congregational association. The Rev.
Walter r. Davenport ID ST. Adams,
the Rev. Edward W. Sharp Of st.
Johnsbury, the Rev. G. K. Statham of
Rutland, the kev. Charles'H Merrill
ID, d., of st. Johnsbury, the Rev. A. S.
Bole Of Hardwick, the Rev. l.. H. |
Simpson of Ryegate, the Hon. Henry
Bond Of Brattleboro, Albert Laing Of
Burlington, Byron Clark Of Burling- |
ton, Miss Marion Gary of Rutland, |
Dean George II. Perkins of Burling-
ton, the Hon. +. S. Brigham Of st.
Adams, Miss Edith Balch Wright of
White River Junction, Mrs. Chester A.
Bixby of Poultney, Mrs. }. l.. Hall of
Burlington, the Rev. T.. S. johnson of
and +. T. II. Peterson of
Bennington.
Among the leaders at the confer
ance were:
DR.. William Hiram Foulkes, Associ-
ate General Secretary lnterchurch
World Movement; Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes, Bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church; DR.. j. Campbell
White, Associate General Secretary
World Movement in
.hargc Of the department of life work;
DR.. Joseph c. Robbins, foreign secre-
AIRY American Baptist Foreign Mis-
lionary Society, member training con-
'erence staff lnterchurch World Move
nent:. Dir. William A. Brown, Of the {
department Of spiritual resources, In
erchurch World Movement; DIR. Roi
'ix Harlan, secretary Of social service
md rural community work, American
iaptist Home Missionary Society; DR..
.dward Lincoln Smith, corresponding q
erretary. American board of commits |