The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-01-03
Ne VI FINANCIAL
RECORD MADE BY
BAPTIST CHURCH
Exceeds High Figures Attained
in Previous Banner Year
LARGE MISSIONARY FUND
Encouraging Conditions Made
Evident at Annual Meeting
Monday Evening

| The 95th annual meeting OF the
First Baptist c'lurch was held in the
2hapel Monday evening. There was
good attendance in spite Of the
severe weather The meeting was
called 10 order and opened By the
pastor with prayer, The usua. order
Of business was fol owed The re-
ports Of all organizations and the
shurch itself were most gratifying
Nineteen hundred twenty bad been
regarded as the banner year of the
church along financial lines and many
anticipated falling off this Year on
recount Of the unsettled condition in
business. Eut contrary to expecta-
iCns more money was received and
ipent IN 1921 than in 1920 The
Monies received during the year was
l4.90554 as against $l43l3 l5 IN 1920
III does not include the monies
a.seA or expended by the ladies' so.
iety or e g young people. During the
ear $S3S2.02 was paid for benevo
ences and $6,2l0.52 for current ex
penses. 1912 for educational and 9th
ar needs. This Is the fourth year the
church has given more for missionary
purposes than il has spent at home.
The churC1 school report showed
very healthy organization The tota
enrolment IS pos There are 20
classes In the school which i3 we'll
graded. Teacher training class was
conducted by Mrs Moses on Thu-+
day evenings preceding the mid-week
service Regular missionary instruc
ton IS carried on Systematically
Tfere are 90 members OF the school
enrolled in the Junior congresat Oh
which attends church service Sunday
morning and has a part In that serv
ice through the worship period and
the pastor story Mrs Moses has
rendered fine service to ,'e church
and school ana It IS to be regretted
that she feels 1t necessary 10 resign
as superintendent.
The Womeus Missionary soc ety
has feg the lack Of Mrs A. s. Davis
leadership and personality but hss
tried faithfully TO carry on the pro
gram mapped out year ago The
meetings have increased in numbers
ma interest Special mention was
made OF the posters made hy Mrs.
4ayfand Sibey for tlcso meetings.
The posters have been loaned to
churches for eXhib tiun and have been
eut - dcn6miuational headquarters
at their request for exhibition,
The aides Aid Ike the church
vas had q splendid year aad AZ tneif
annual NEE ting Is held this afternoon
a IN ler report OF that organization
wll be given later. This organiza
tinn is one OF the very active bodies
IF the church
The young peoples report showed
q quiet yet marked advance in the
task it set for tset There is a sood
deal al interest in their meetings
T.-ey raised over $l2G0O for the
Ocean Park delegates this past sum
mer in addition to other activities.
The following officers were chosen
fo. the coming year \. = Edson'
clark +. 3. Pratt. treasurer. u W
Myers deacon for seven years y. C'I
Whittaker. auditor; George Steen, su'
pe,intendent. +. II. Sibley Roy rad.
dock Orscn Tinkham We're reelected
as nnior deacons. The finance com
mitipe consists of l.. II. Nichols, r. !
Whitaker. Mrs +. w bradford, Mrs
II : Moses. Miss Helena Norton
Mrs r. VI. Paddock, Martin scott
WiFiam Myers The mo1ning ushers
arc Orson Tinkham, Roy Paddock W
T Darratt George Steen, James NC
Kee uayiland Sibley, Edward En-
mons The evening usherS are
Arthur Tinkham. Henry Walhridge'
Martin Scott. Edward Buss, Harry
Moses, Leslie Baker Elmer Shultz
Earl Chase The religious education
committee are w. G. Towart, George
Steen, Miss Norton NJ SO Walbrdge
Miss Moore Mrs Marten, Mrs. Pratt
+. II. Sibley w T. Barratt
A vote Cf thIks was given to the
sexton, all church sGAool officers and
teachers Avote of thanks was given
Editor f Il. Howe for his very gener'
Gus space give to the pub lefty Of the
work of the church. The meeting was
adjourned after prayer by the pastor,
The corporate meeting was called
at p. m by Harry Moses. clerk TIE
pastor was elected moderator, After
the reading Of the minutes, Roy Pad.
dock and II. W. Myers were reelected
as trustees and Harry Moses AZ clerk
The trustees have been very active
this past year and an unusual numbe /
OF meetings were held