The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-28

I sighted QtSlHtOH OIL Illc nleHlDeINllD
and trustees of the little church in
| Marshtield. Thisc hurch after a
noteworthy history, and having
! given to Vermont Methodism one
mistress of the manse, was about
ready to close its doors or to be
married to another, which is little
better. A little over one year ago,
Rev. f. f. CuITier, gathered up the
fragments, and by his winning
ways gave new hope to the few
members and stirred the town to
, action.d The salary was advance
$500, and the Sunday school in
creased in the average attendance
of fully $500. The old church edi-
flee was remodelled and redecora-
ted. Sseel ceilings and memorial
windows were installed; new ce-
ment walks and steps were built,
and the outside of the building re-
freshed with two coats of paint.
The laymen of this district be-
lieve in keeping their church prop
erty in good repairs. The church
buildings at St. Johnsbury, Lyn-
donville, Plainfield, Morrisville,
johnson, North Wolcott, Enos-
burg Falls, Marshtield and Alburg
Springs have been freshened with
two coats of paint. Evansville has
installed new heating plant in
the church, redecorated the inter
Tor and made some necessary re-
pairs. Island Pond has installed
new heating plant in the par
sonage and built over the plant at
the church. Claftsbury and VOL
colt have built piazzas on their
parsonages, Bloomfield has laid
pipes for running water to the
parsonages, East Concord, Lun-
enburg, Waits River, West Enos-
burg, and West Berkshire Circuit,
have recovered the roofs of their
church buildings, and East Lyndon
has installed new bell in their
church spire. Peacham, Swanton,
Williamstown, Albany, Montgom-
cry, Groton, Waterville, Sheldon,
Franklin, West Burke, Newport
Center, Derby, Cabot, Newport,
Barre, Orleans, Johnson, St.
Johnsbury, Holland, Irasburg,
Bradford and Concord have all re-
paired and, in some cases, refur-
nished their parsonages, making
them more comfortable and at
tractive.
Two anniversariee have been OBJ
served, two mortgages have been
burnt, and some smaller debts
have been hquidated.
Danville honored Vermont
Methodism in cele Grating its one
hundred years of church activities
on the fifth and sixth of March,
with an elaborate program ,lrrang-
ed by the popular pastor, Rever-
end David Hickland,
1t was at the altar of this
church that Wilbur Fisk was bap-
tized, and from the altar of this
church has gone another Metho-
dist preacher, now the popular
pastor of West Burke, Rev. Wal
ter H. Could
Our little church at Woodbury.
celebrated its 25th anniversary on
June "A. The first feature of the
program was the unwilling of the
reproduction of the front page Of
the Woodbury. Herald, framed in
oak, giving a full account of the
dedication Of the church % years
ago. Another important feature
Of the program was the burning
of mortgage which has stood
against the church for a quarter
of century
Newport is also rejoicing in the
cremation of the mortgage which
had kept them humble for sever
al years. The first Of last Nov
ember, when the last installment
of the $500 debt was paid, the
mortgage was burned in the pres
ence of more than 200 people. !
Highgate, and Cabot have also
cleared their states of the embar-
rassment of debts. The total
raised for debts, building
and repairing church property
to $15,7S9
Easter Sunday was a great day |
at all the churches where the pas |
tors arranged their program to !
eliminate on that day, Some have !
made a phenomenal record in re- /
reption of members, baptisms, of |
ferings and in attendance. Sixteen
pastors report having received |
members ranging in numbers from
two to tifty-nine. The pastors re-
ceiving eleven and over, are as fol- |
ows: George W. Hylton and B. G..
Lipsky each received 50. G. Leon
" ellis received %, +. w. Sturde-
want received II, H. T. Coontz re-
,eived II, W. f. Craig, |. A. Ran
ley, and s. G. Suitor each received /
IL. Eight others report additions
o the number of AZ, making in all
AS persons received into church