The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-01-07
PROSPEROUS CHURCH YEAR
Baptist Church Elects Officers and APP
points Committees

DOi1tS NOfIiTftttcCS
The annual meeting of the First Bap-
tist church was held Monday evening"
The meeting was called to order by
the pastor and opened with prayer
After the reading Of the minutes OF
last year and the appointment Of com.
mittees the church meeting gave way
for the mountaineering which was
called at 8 D. m. At this meeting w
Barratt and j. o Burt were elected
trustees to succeed themselves Tor
period of three years. Harry Moses was
reelected clerk.
The meeting adjourned and the
church meeting was resumed. Reports
were read by the various officers ana
leaders. The tctal membership at pre-
sent is 5O7. This has been the great
est year financ ally in the history OF
the church. 81 S12.S6 having been spent
for current expenses and S4,4S9.S9 for
benevolences. making total Of 49,
25275. In addition tc this the Ladies'
Aid spent $451.S7 for improvements at
the parsonage and church The year
closed with balances in both treas
uries.
Among the improvements made dur
ing the year was the placing of side
walk about the parsonage and extern
siye improvements in the parsonage
The church organ was cleaned and the
pitch lowered. New hymnals were
put in the church,
Among some of the interesting feat
ures reported was the School Of Mis-
sicns which was conducted for six
weeks the past fall with a total enrol
ment of 164 and an average atten-
dance of 104 There were "a adults
and 20 young people and children. The
house party at Ocean Park Summer
Assembly was largely responsible for .
the organization of the Baptist Young
Peoples society which is florishing
with an average attendance OF about
40.
The Church School is making good
and splendid teacher train
ing class Is being conducted by Miss
Pratt. The Ladies' Aid through its
two teams the Red and the Blue have
added much to the life of the church,
The missionary society has held its
regular meetings. Great credit is due
Mrs Davis on whom was laid the res
of raising $500 for the
Woman's Jubilee in this section of the
association. One thousand was TO be
the portion of this church and $1,000
has been raised.
The following officers were elected:
Clerk, A. S. Edison; treasurer, F. 8.
Pratt; deacon, L. H. Nichols; auditor,
Eugene Burt, junior deacon, Orson
rinkham.
The following were elected to serve
N committees: finance committee.
Z, H. Nichols, Mrs. A. S. Davis, Earl
Darling, w. T. Barratt F. S. Pratt, Mrs
Roy Paddock, H. w. Myers, J. A. Low
1T, Maude Galusha Mrs. Harry Moses.
Earl Whitaker, Helen Norton, Mrs.
d W. Bradford, f. H Sibley, Martin
Scott, Roy Paddock; religious educat-
onal committee: Martha Pratt, Hell.
ma Norton, Florence Walbridge, Mrs
Harry Moses, Mrs. A. S. Davis, w. T.
3arratt, j. A. Lovett; Ushers: Edward
Norton, F. H. Sibley; evening: Eugene
Burt Martin Scott, Harry Moses,
Philip Harris, Arthur Tinkham, New.
on Cottrell, Leslie Baker.
The letter of Mrs. q. Clark Marten
vas received from the First Baptist
'hurch, Lakewood N. j. II was voted
hat the salary of the Finance Sec
etary be s75 for the present year.
A vote of thanks was given the
'hurch officers, choir, sexton, church
chool officers and teachers for their
plendid spirit of service.
A vote of thanks was given The
3anner for Its, kindness in publishing
,hurch news. After motion to ad.
ourn the meeting closed with prayer.