The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-02-01
REQUEST RETURN
Of REV. ]. A. PERRY
To BENNINGTON
Unanimously Voted by Members
of Methodist Parish ~
PASTOR FOR TWO YEARS
Action Taken at Fourth Quarterly
Conference Held Here Tuesday
Evening.

The Methodist church OF Benning.
ton Monday evening unanimously yot.
ed, In Fourth Quarterly conference.
for the return of Rev. James A.
Perry. Mr. Perry has been here two
years and under him the church has
grown in strength and membership
and the pastor has increased steadily
in popularity
Dr G. K Stathem, district superin-
tendent, held the fourth quarterly
conference in the Methodist church
Monday evening. twenty-five mem
bers were present. Reports showed
the financial situation Is very salts.
factory. General activities OF the
church rarely have been equaIled;
the spiritual CONDITION is hopeful;
attendance is the best In years. Since
July 1st. 1919, more than one hundred
people have united with the church
IN full connection; and there Is now
preparatory membership of forty
four.
The following stewards we're re-
elected: G F. Burt, w. j. Randles.
VI B. Morgan, John Leonard, D. w.
McClelland, Burt Waite. J. L. Girls
void, p. T Griswold. Guy Harbour,
G. A. Parker NJ. G. Townsend, Ray.
mond Howard, Clifford Hewitt. Chas.
Maurer, A. e. Cooke, c. G. Walker,
John Jepson. Asa Shaw. New mem
bers added to the list. Richard At.
well, Ernest Bentley, VIM H. Hider-
staff. Trustees rejected are as
follows: A E. HelIister, A II. Win.
slow, f. G, Martin, F. A. Greenslet,
+. A. Evans, l. E. Gibson, F. l.. Bot.
tom, ]. w lockwood, Fred Stickles.
Willis Stickles and frank Center
were confirmed AS class leaders; Mrs.
ID. w Newton as president OF the
Foreign Missionary Society; Mrs, w,
a. Austin as president Of the Home
Missionary society; Miss Rose Har-
bour as director Of religious educa-
ton. Mildred Farnum as superinten-
dent of the junior Epworth League;
Vera Hal, president OF the Epworth
League and director Of recreation.
The following committees we're
elected: Apnorticned Benevolence,
F, T. Griswold. Ellis Chase. Chas.
Walker: Christian Stewardship, Mrs.
z. r Griswo'd, Mrs. Willard Light.
hall, Minerva Holiness Home Mis-
sions Mrs w A. Austin, Mrs. Frank
Evans. Mrs f. T. Griswold Re'ig-
ious Instruction. f. T. CIR swold, Miss
Amy Cutler, Mrs. John Jepson;
Tracts Nellie Ray Juelma Peck, Clin
ton Hail. Temperance, Chas. Maur.
o., VI. b. Morgan, Floyd Walker;
Education, Amy Cutler, Annie Dakin,
Mrs Willard Lighthall Education fer
Negroes, Mrs VIM. Heiderstatt, Amy
Harbour, Mrs. J. II. Evans;
Church Records, NJ. B. Morgan, G.
V. Evans; Hospitals, Mrs. Charles
Ressigue, Mrs John Fay, Mrs Fran.
els Greenset; Auditing Accounts, "A.
+. HOLSTER, Willard Lighthall; Par
sonage and Furniture, Mrs. A. II
Cooper, Mrs E. T. Griswold, Mrs. A.
]. Cutler. Mrs. Chas Resseguie, F. A..
Greenslet; Church Music, Fred Stick.
les, Mrs. A. E. Hollister, Mrs, A. ].
Copper Mrs. Jas Martin, r. chard At.
well, the min ster being chairman ex
ofTco; Estimating Ministerial Sup
port, F L. Bottum, A f. HOLSTER.
G. A. Parker F. A. Greenslet, w. ].
Randles, John Leonard, Fred Stick
les A. H Winslow; Exam OF
Local Preachers, F. A. Greensiet,
willis Stickles, A. e. HOLSTER, Frank
Center; Finance, A f. Hollister.
John Leonard, Chas. Maurer, Morti-
mer Townsend, John Jepscn. F. l.
Bottum. G.. A. Parker; Trer of APP
pea s, Chas Maurer
The monthly ministers meeting
was he'd II the Y. NJ. C, A. this af-
ternoon, H. w Winslow being host.
Min sters OF the county were invited.
After Rev, G. NJ May OF Pownal had
given hs address, matters concern.
ing the fathers and sons banquet.
were taken up by Mr.. Winslow coun-
ty president Of Young Peoples Union.