The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-21

HAVE ROLL CALL
Over 200 Attend Supper
and Give Responses
to Names
REV. d. E. TROUT OF
SPRINGFIELD SPEAKS
Former Pastor Brings Strong Message
on The New Earth, or The New Vision
Solo by Miss Mary PrOuty Rev.
Il. p Wood Presides.

. More than 200 persons attended the
10th biennial roll call and supper of the
members of the First Universalist church
last evening, when Rev. Delmar f..
Trout, formerly pastor of the church and
now pastor of St Paul's church in Spring
field, Mass, gave forceful address.
During the supper, which was served
about 6.4j, selections were rendered by
the mandolin club, consisting of Miss
Emily r. Clapp, piano, G. H. Clapp,
flute, and Miss Marion Simonds, Miss
Violet French and Mrs G. W. Clapp.
mandolins.
Following the supper Rev Edwin T.
Wood. present pastor of the church,
called the meeting to order and made Il
few remarks, calling attention to the fact
that an unusually large number of the
church constituency were members of the
church. He also said that one thing
which had impressed him in the II
months of his pastorate was the harmony
which existed in the parish There have
been differences of opinion. he said, but
no discord and added that the church was
going 10 enter on n new phase of its his
tory in the federation with the Unitarian
church and that the same spirit of har-
mOny must be carried into the new move
ment
The report of the secretary, Mrs. Fred
G. Sargent. was then read, showing that
the church has a membership of 467 !:
that 30 had been received into member
ship during the year and that eight per
sons had died during the year. She then
began the calling of the roll and 10 let
ters We're read in response to the names
of some of the nonresident members. As
the name of Mrs. Maverette Fisher of
Aberdsen, s. D., was read it was an
nOunced that a beautiful bouquet of snap
dragons which had been placed on the
piano, were secured for the occasion at
her request.
When about half the names had been
called Miss Mary prouty. soloiSt of the
church, rendered a pleasing solo, the ac-
compartment being played by Miss Dor
othy Cain. At the close of the roll call
letter was read from Rev. r. Q. = Os.
good, pastor of the Unitarian church. ex-
pressing regret in being unable to be
present because of being out of town.
KEY. MIR. Trout was then introduced
by Rev. Mr.. Wood and as he rose he was
given an ovation. In opening he made
pleasant references to the Brattleboro
church. which was his first charge. and
congratulated Brattleboro upon the eff
clency of her schools. saving his daugh-
ter was advanced half a year when the
family moved to Springfield where the
where the schools are considered to be of
the best. "Brattleboro." he said. has
right to boast of her school system. -
Mr. Trout said he could bespeak nothing
better for Mr. Wood than the loyalty.
friendship and faithfulness which the
people here had given him.
Entering upon his address he took for
his subject. The New Earth, or The New
Vision, and drew out vividly the necessity
for a sense of responsibility for service
and need of religion. which is the incul-
cation of the lov eof God and the love of
man. He called attention to the fact
that people thought after the World war
that the kingdom of God would soon come
on earth. but it was all dream. The
war brought out examples of brutality
and at the same time sympathy and kind
ness. God is love- he said, and until the
world learns that great lesson there is
very little hope for mankind. and the
only way to a New Earth is through the
establishment of God in the hearts of
the world.