The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-03
Barre Baptist Church Had
Jubilation at the Annual
Meeting
TOUCHED A MATCH
TO SCRAP OF PAPER
Reports Indicated a Most
Successful Year Just
Passed

The annual meeting of the Barre
Baptist church was held at the church
Saturday afternoon beginning at 2;3f
o'clock. The occasion was the election
of officers for the ensuing year for
the church, the Sunday school and the
primary department; the reports OF
the various departments; and the do
ing Of other business with reference
to the coming year.
Mrs. +. j. Batchelder was appointed
clerk pro tempore to take the place
Of Mrs. F. G.. Rogers, clerk, absent.
This is the second annual meeting in
the 20 years during her service as
clerk of the church, which Mrs. Rog-
ers has missed.
Devotional services, including a
prayer by the pastor, Rev. b. j. Le-
high. opened the meeting. Reports of
the different societies of the church
showed cash balance on hand in each
instance. With the payment of mort
gage on the parsonage on Franklin
street, the church was freed from debt,
and has never shown a better financial
condition than the present. Many of
the older members of the church ex-
pressed their opinion that no year IN
the history of the church has been
more successful than that Just passed.
A perfect harmony of action of both
individuals and organizations is the at
tributed cause of the fine showing.
+. J. Batchelder presented Mr.. Le-
high an envelope containing a gift Of
over 800 from the people of the
church. Further recommendation was
made for an increase in the pastors
salary aggregating more than. $500
per year Mr.. Lehigh came 70 the
church in April. 1916, nearly FIVE years
ago, and this is the fourth raise in
salary which has been awarded him
since that time
There is a plan now under way
whereby the basement fund, already
contributed by the classes OF the sun
day school and by individuals. viii be
used before the passing of the wear
in the remedeling of the basement to
be used for the holding of the Sunday
school classes.
At $3.50 an excellent supper was ten
dered the members and adherents Of
the church. aftrr which fnrther fea-1
lures were added 10 the meeting.
Immediately cremation services we're
rendered the note Of $1,000, which has
been lowering over the clurchlsince the
purchase of a parsonage on Franklin
street five years ago next March. At
4Aw Hnsxsx,.sr.x "A tha Eorfar
Deacons F. A. Hutchinson and Theron
c, Perry rendered prayer of thanks
giving. Then the members of the
finance committee advanced to the
front of the church. where they formed
a ring while Chairman Carl Ericsson of
the committee touched a match to the
note in the hands of Z. j.
treasurer. Meanwhile the
arose and sang praise
God from Whom All Blessings Flow"
In connection with the eancelling Of
the note, IL was noted that 5000 had
been deposited at the bank by an un-
known friend to be used in part pay
ment on the mortgage.
The meeting came to a close with |
the rollcall. the joining Of hands and /
the singing Of "Blest BE the Tie" by |
the congregation. and the pronounce.
ment Of the benediction by the pas
tor,
Officers for the church, elected for
the following year, are az follows
Clerk, Mrs. Y. G. Rogers; collector, /
Peter Thorn; treasurer, i. J. Batchel
Ter; choir director. Mrs. F. ]. Batch
,lder; organist, Ethel Inglis; assistant
,rganist. Dorothy Perry; head usher,
Arthur Shannon: auditors, Mrs. II. X.
Mrs. Peter Park, jr., and
Mrs H. H. Maxfeld; advisory COM
nittee pastor and his wife. deacons
and their wives; superintendent Of
he Sunday school, church clerk. and
Mrs. Inglis; finance committee. +. !.
Peter Thom. w J. Shields.
James Grearson, Q. IT, Perry. Fl. II.
daxfeld. Aulden Grierson, Y. +. New
'ombe Mr.. and AIrse eCarl Ericsson and
Mrs. Nellie Kidder; visitation COM
nittee. Mrs. Corliss. Mrs Rogers. Mrs.
Bradley, Mrs. Shields. Mrs. o. II. Perry,
drs Hathaway. Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs.
lidder. Mrs. Ericsson, Mrs. c. Berg.
drs. Aulden Grierson. Mrs. Carl Col
ins, Mrs. Williams. Mrs. Emma Grier-
on, Mrs. Mason. Mrs. Crossett and
drs. Jones; baptismal committee, Dea-
on Hutchinson. Mrs. Inglis, Mr.. spd
irs. Z. A. Williams and Mario Bi-
nchi; two deacons were elected, {. W.
'erry and Carl Ericsson.
The Sunday school officers are: Su-
C. W Perry; first assist
mt superintendent. Carl Ericsson: sec
nd assistant superintendent. Harry
Tent; secretary, Mrs. IT. II. Maxfield;
reasurer. Ellen lnglis; librarian, Bar
N 6rierson; birthday secretary. Mar
,n Jones For the primary depart
rent Superintendent, Mrs Harry
iradley; first assistant superintend-
nj. Mrs. Q. IT, Perry; second assist
nj superintendent. Mrs Carl NJ
'erry: secretary. Mario Bianchi: era
le roll superintendent. Mrs Emma
rierson: home superintendent Mrs.
'ictoria Beach and Mrs Abbie Ma
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METHODIST PARISH SUPPER
Tas Served TO About 10 People SAT-