The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-04-11
REV. JOHN |. COLE
To Be Ne VI PASTOR
IN BENNINGTON
Succeeds Rev. James A. Perry,
Assigned to Plattsburg
NATIVE OF HOOSICK FALLS
Considered One of the Ablest
Preachers in the Troy
Conference

The Troy conference, which has
been in session in Schenectady,
closed last night with the announce.
ment of appointments. Rev James
A. Perry, who has been pastor Of the
local church during the last three
years, has been assigned to the
church at Plattsburg.
The P.attsburg pastorate to which
Mr. Perry has been assigned is one
of Gle strongest in the conference,
having a membership of more than
seven hundred, a large and flourish
ing Sunday school, and an annual
budget about twice as large as that
of the local Methodist church.
TIE Bennington church has made
a net gain Of one hundred and eleven
in membership during the present
pastorate, has increased its budget
for local expenses fifty per cent, and
advanced its benevolent giving to six
times what it was three years ago
Rev. John H. Cole. o. Plattsburg
who becomes pastor OF the Benning.
ton church is a native OF Hoosick
Falls, a graduate OF Williams college
with distinction for scholarship, an
alumnus of Boston University school
OF Theology in the same class as
Rev. Mr.. Perry, and one Of the ablest
preachers in the Troy Conference.
The local church is to be congratu-
lated on securing Mr. Cole as leader
of the organization Mr.. Cole sus-
tanned an injury which prevented his
/ immediate entrance into the active
ministry; but, since his first pastor
ate, his rise to churches of promi.
nence has been rapid. He has al
ways been a tavorate in speaking to
men organizations and as an orator
on special occasions.
The appointments in the eastern
district which includes parishes in
/ Vermont. Northern Massachusetts
and those nearby in New York, as
! follows:
District Superintendent-G X.
| Statham, Rutland, VI.
Adams, Mass-Homer b. Silvernail.
Bennington, VT. l.. Cole,
Benson-F. R. Tarling.
Berlin-Kingman Golledge
Brandon-E. A. Blackfan
BRISTOL NJ. Hagadorn.
Burlington-Mark Kelly.
Cambridge d. Brown.
Castleton-R. G.. Mcleod, supply
Cheshire, Mass.-Newton Wright.
Dalton, Mass.-H. c. Petty
East Arlington, West Arlington and
Shaftsbury-W. II. Merrier supply
East Middlebury and Ripton--J
Mic Jeffrey.
Fair Haven--W. S. Mu.holland.
Granville. Clark Simmons.
Greenwich-Frank w. Bevan.
ampton-Ashheld Ashford.
Hinesburg-George c. Cornell
Hoosick Falls-David Hughes.
Lincoln-Charles p Smith, supp "
Manchester Center-A. J. Hutchin
son
Mendon-s. L. Hodlin.
Middlebury- w. Gould.
Middletown Springs and Tinmouth
III. l.. Kelton.
Monkton-To be supplied
North Adams, Mass.-H. S. Met
calfc
North Ferrishurgh-D c. Abbott.
North Hoosick-E G. Vischer
Panton-Elmer r. West
Pawlet and Wells--C. l.. Corliss.
Petersburgh and North Peters
burgh-J. A. Manning.
Pittshe'd, Mass-First Church. +
j, Kennedy; Trinity Church, w. b
Goodman.
Plttstord-R. Cubit.
Poultney- Harvey +. Connor.
Pownal-George w. May.
Raceville and North Granville-E
a., II. Ryder
Rupert-Edwin Genge.
Rutland-G. Il. Price.
Salem and West Hebron-L. Il
Jones.
Sailsbury-H +. Goewey.
Shelburne and Charlotte-R. r
Mitchell.
saushan-Roy Eag'esheimer, SUI
ply.
South SALISBURY and North Ben
n'ngton-E. e. Benn.
Stamford-E. A. Place
Starksboro-H. p. Glaisten. supply
, Vergennes and Ferrisburg-S,
Cooley.
West Addison Theodore II. Bun
dy.
Weybridge be supplied.
White Creek Kingman Golledgc
! supply.
Williamstown. Mass.-Robert y