The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-04
1920 MAS BANNER
YEAR FOR FIRST
BAPTIST CHURCH
Showed by Reports at Gath
Annual Meeting
RECEIPTS OF s14,sl3.l5
DR.. F. s. Pratt Given His 26th Re
election as Treasurer with
Much Applause.

The ninety fourth annual meeting OF
the first Baptist church was he'd Mon
day evening in the chapel. The meet
ing was called to order and opened
with prayer by the pastor Reports
were read by the various crganiza
tions. The past year has been in many
ways the banner year CT the church
since it's organization There have
been years when the accessions to
the church roll have been much great
er, but the past year has shown a
steady growth along all lines. The
type Of work done IN each department
has been on the constructive order
DR.. F. S. Pratt, church treasurer,
has served for 2G consecutive years
| The pastor suggested he should re
eelve geld stripes. He did receive the
hearty applause Of those present who
hoped he would still be the treasurer
26 years hence. In giving his report
he spoke of his first report which was
/ 50 10000 for current expenses and
$3.50 for beneyelonces His report for
the year that has just closed was
! s.. .4S602 received fo- current expenses
and sS,s27l3 for benevolences. making
a tctal for the year Of $l4,31315. All
! bills have been paid.
The church school report showed an
organ cation that was doing very eff
( fcient work. Besides the regular
work the special days were appropri
ately observed. Graded instruction is
used throughout the school with the
/ regular monthly teachers meetings
to discuss wcrk done and make plans
Fourteen members of the school were
/ n attendance at summer conferences
Some new equipment has been added
to the school A teachers training
class was carried on by Miss Martha
Pratt. Regular graduating exere ses
are held once year at which time
promotion TO the different depart
ments take place There are six de
lpartments in the school with CfIicers
and 81 teachers The present enroll
ment Is 226 MS Martens class holds
the record for best attendance during
the year with an average Of 9l4.
The women's missionary society has
had a good year. A complete survey
was made of the women and girls OF
the church Each family was called
upon and an opportunity X ven to sign
a card selecting some definite task
they wished to be responsible for in
church life. A World Vide Guide
charter has been organized This is
n add ton to the regular monthly pro.
grams
The ladies aid soc ETY. reported a
wear of good work They were respcn.
sib'e for the success of the social side
Of the school OF missions during its
Ie eght weeks course, Besides the usu.
al things that the society always does
it furnished the music loving people
CT Benn ngton an organ recital under
the direction of Professor Sumner
| Salter Of Williamstown.
The young peoples society report
showed that the same spirit of enthus'
iasm and achievement was running
high that characterized its activities
during the prev Gus year.
The following officers were chosen
fer the coming year: A. S. Edson
clerk; +. S. Pratt, treasurer; w T
Barratt, deacon for seven years; Mrs
| II. S Moses. church school superin.
tendent. f. c. Whitaker, auditor. f.
| II. Sibley. Roy Paddock, and Orson
/ Tinkhan were rejected as junior
deacons The finance committee con
sists of l.. II. Nichols, w. T. Barratt
+. S. Pratt, Mrs, Roy Paddock Maude
Galusha, Mrs II, $, Moses, Miss
Helena Norton, Mrs T. w. Bradford
f. II. Sibley and Martin Scott. The
morning ushers are Orson Tinkham
Roy Paddock, w T. Barratt. F. H.
S bley. y. W. Cottrell Benjamin
Lewis, and Edward Emmons, The
evening ushers are Earl Chase, John
/ Elwell, Martin Scott, Harry Moses
Philip Harris, Arthur Tinkham and
Leslie Baker The religious educa
tional committee are w G. Towart
Mrs. III. $. Moses, Miss Helena Nor
ton, Miss Florence Walbrldge, Mrs
| w. G. Towart Mrs A, S. Davis, Mrs
Dewitt Lew S, w r. Barratt and II
Sibley.
A vote of thanks was given TO the
church officers. choir, sexton ant
church school officers and teachers. A
vote of thanks was given TO Editor
Howe OF the Banner for his kindnes,
In giving publicity to church news
and items After the roll-cal tn,
meeting was adjourned and praye
was offered by the pastor
The corporate meeting was caller
at s o'clock by II S. Moses, clerk
The pastor was elected moderator
After the reading of the m mute,
Thomas A. Davenport and Or. w. Il
Putnam was reelected as trustees to
a period Of three years IT, S, Nose
was elected clerk after which tn,
meeting was adjourned
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