The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-02
CHURCHES ARE.:::..:
81: OPTIMISTIC
-: s: ~.
Four Barre $ocieffiIes ED
Their Annual Re 4ons
on New Yea s$Day
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BAPTIST MISTER
GEAs INCREASE
Universalist Society Ap-
proves Call to Rev.
Frank O. Hokirk

year OF progress and expectations
of marked advance in 1920 were report.
ed at four church meetings held in
Barre yesterday on the opening day OF
the new year. The First Baptist, Con-
gregationalist and Universalist societies
held business meetings, while the gath
ering of the Hedding Methodist church
was in the nature of reunion.
First Baptist Church.
| The First Baptist church meeting was
held in the afternoon and evening in
the church auditorium. One hundred
and three members responded at the
roll cali In the evening, and about that
number attended the business meeting
in the afternoon. The meeting began
at 2:30 and was closed last evening
with a prayer service. The ladies' aid
society Of the church served bounti-
ful meal at supper time, Mrs. Arthur
Shannon and Mrs. w. j. Shields serv-
ing.
The meeting was begun with praise
service, after which the secretaries Of
the numerous societies submitted their
reports. These reports showed that all
OF the societies had balance in the
treasury. This was followed by the
election of the officers Of the church /,
and they are as follows:
Clerk, Mrs. Luna Rogers; collector,
William Milne; treasurer, Il. j. Batch
elder; choir director. Mrs. e. Js Batch
elder; organist, Miss Ethel lngls; heat
usher, Arthur ShaDnoni auditors, Mrs.
II. X. Wheeler, Mrs. Peter Park, jr;
advisory committee. pastor and wife,
deacons and wives. clerk Of the church,
Sunday school superintendent ard Mrs.
Annie lnglis; committee on finance, Il.
j Batehelder, William Milne w. j.
Shields, James Grearson, O. II. Perry,
G. W Perry, B. f. Newcomb. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Carl Ericsson. Mrs Nellie kidder;
visitation committee, Mrs. Abbie Cor
liss and corps to be chosen by her.
self; library committee, pastor and
wife, Mrs. i A. Hutchinson, Mrs. +. A.
Gearscn and Mrs. Il. +. Cave; baptislnal
Deacon Hutchinson, Frank
Woodcock, Peter Thom. Mrs. Mary
Jones' Mrs. Annie Inglis and Mrs
Harry Bradley; in the Sunday school
department. superintendent, O. w.
Perry; assistants, Carl Ericsson and
Harry Kent; secretary, William Milne;
treasurer, Mrs. II. X. Wheeler: libra
rian. Miss Blanche Corliss; birthday
secretary, Miss Marion Jones; in the
primary department, superintendent,
Mrs. Harry Bradley; assistants, Mrs..
Carl Perry and Mrs. Earl Lewis; secre-N .
Lary, Merle Gundy; cradle roll super
ntendent, Mrs Emma Grerson.
The seeretary's report of the past
year showed that $3.50 had been paid
IN the mortgage on the parsonage and
pledges were given yesterday to finish
,aying for the same should the officers
If the church see tit 10 do so during \
he coming year. Very much was said
concerning the installing of new heat
ng system in the church and the gen.
raj repairing of the basement of the
hurch. 1t was voted in the course of
he business meeting TO increase the
alary of the pastor $500 and it was
lso voted to increase the salary of the
auitor. Supper was served TO abont
80 people after the meeting and then
ollowed a prayer service.