Minutes and reports of the annual 125th annual meeting of the Vermont Congregational Conference and the 102nd annual meeting of the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society, Part 19

Author: Vermont Congregational Conference. Meeting; Vermont Domestic Missionary Society
Publication date: 1920-1921
Publisher: St. Johnsbury, Vt. : Cowles Press
Number of Pages: 244


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For the Directors,


C. C. MERRILL, C. H. MERRILL, Secretaries


ORDINARY DEPARTMENT A TABULAR VIEW OF AIDED CHURCHES FROM JANUARY 1, 1920 TO JANUARY 1, 1921


WNF Number


FIELDS


MISSIONARIES


1, '20


12


150


Months of Service


0 0 ·· Conversions


3 ow By Confession 0


w By Letter


OH Dismissed


0 ·· Excluded 0


Resident Members


8 coco Male Members


Z Non-residents


Average Congregation


S& No. in Sunday School Z 63 60


Home Missions


Other Objects


97.00 136.00


Braintree, East and Brookfield, West


Carl V. Woodbury


Jan.


1, '20


12


250


12


0


0


0


5


0


64


14


29


25


37


23.49


100.00


4


Brattleboro, Swedish


Anders C. Peterson


Nov.


1, '20


12


144


12


2


2


0


2


0


0 37


15


4


19


32


5.00


25.00


5


Charleston, East


Walter C. Carroll


Mar.


1, '19


12


300


3


1


0


2


4


2


0


48


18


26


40


50


5.00


45.00


Geo. H. Dierlamm


Oct.


'20


12


250


3


500


12


0


0


6


1


0


0


9


3


9


13


17


1.00


12.00


7


Fairfield, East


A. B. Ross


Oct.


'19


12


'20


12


200


5


0


0


0


3


0


60


18


8


40


30


13.10


20.90


9


Franklin


Arthur Brotherston Levi Wild


Sept.


'20


12


312


12


5


4


0


2


0


0


32


22


20


22


25


25.00


77.00


12


Guildhall


G. B. Marsh


Nov.


1, '20


12


200


2


0


0


3


0


2


0


16


7


14


30


45


10.00


10.00


13


Chas. W. Cheeseman


July


12


400


6


0


0


0


2


2


1


38


18


16


30


80


18.98


208.00


14


Hartland


Edward C. Fellows


Jan.


12


212


0


0


2


0


0


0


43


12


21


33


17


31


40


15.00


66.00


15


Londonderry


F. C. Taylor


Jan.


1,


'20


12


150


12


5


1


2


3


0


2


31 25


14 13


23


40


8


18.00


212.00


16


Lowell


Frank L. Stacy


Oct. Jan.


1,


'20


12


200


12


1


0


1


0


20


9


9


23


20


11.35


25.00


18


Marshfield


Geo. A. Furness


Feb.


17, '19


12


200


12


2


2


0


0


1


2


0


0


15


8


3


27


21


48.00


84.00


20


Newbury, West


W. J. McNeil


Mar.


1, '19


12


200


21


Peru


Clarence C. Lyon


Aug.


1, '20


12


200


1


0


0


0


0


47


16


1


40


40


7.00


75.00


22


Roxbury


Frank C. Wright


July


1, '20


12


150


6 12 2 0


4 0 0


1 0 0


27 40 23


5


10


28


44


17.29


49.46


24


Townshend, West


Wm. F. Bissell


Dec.


1, '19


12


100


12


0


4


1


1


0


0


0


0


23


11


12


25


50


30 50


8.00 22.00


27


Warren


A. Gifford


Nov.


1, '20


12


100


12


0


0


0


0 2


4 3


5


19


31


30


24


29


Windham


Leslie H. Metcalf


Aug.


1, '20


12


150


12


0


0


0


30


Woodbury, South


Morton W. Hale


Sept.


1, '19


12


100


7


1


1


0


2


2


0


13


6


9


32


26


24.00 10.00


0.00


1,


'20


12


300


12


0


6


4


3


1


0


52


18


21


40


54


40


12.00


69.00


11


Guilford


A. V. Woodworth


Dec.


1,


'19


12


100


100


9


0


0


0


2


0


0 0


0


1


0


36


10


7


31


51


12.00 8.00


45.00


19


Morgan


Walter C. Carroll


July


1, '19


12


25


3


12 12


8


0


0


0


0


27


11


17


31


30


41.00


53.00


25


Tyson


Wm. J. Ballou


Jan.


1, '20


Oct.


1,


'19


12 12


200


5


5


0


4


0


31


14


1


6


25


32


22.00


5.00


28


West Fairlee


A. H. Sargent


Jan.


1,


'20


Length of Commission


Added


Removed


Date of


Commission


Apr. Jan.


1, '20


12


250


12


1


1


1


1


1


0


46


15


0


32


20


7.00


68.00


8 Fair Haven, Welsh


John D. Owen


Jan.


20,


'19


12


250


9


2


2


1


0


2


16


5


4


37


Frances S. Walkley


Nov.


1,


1, 1,


.20 '20


Oct.


1, '20


12


75


17


Marlboro


Henry H. Shaw


Charles Swanson


Nov.


1, '20


12


100


8 2


0


0


3 0


1


0


0


28


18


35


25


18.00


23


Rutland Center; Swedish


0 2


1 0 1 0


0 0 0


15 0


65


30


10.00 3.00


0.00 114.00


26


Vershire


Geo. H. Dierlamm


9


45


0


15


15


2.0


32


12


150


350


6


Eden


Frank L. Stacy


Oct.


1, '20


12


1,


Jan.


1,


12.00


11.00


10


Arlington, East


Barre, East


Mabel T. Winch James Ramage


18


17


15


48


24.13 10.00


Benevolences


Aid Pledged


150


10


12


1 2 2 1


12


83 41.07


169.00


Chas. O. Gill


1, '19


9


111.00


32.25


9


0 1 HO Died


4


Gaysville


Hartford, West


1 0


12


0


126.00


1,


ITINERANT DEPARTMENT


A TABULAR VIEW OF AIDED CHURCHES FROM JANUARY 1, 1920 TO JANUARY, 1, 1921


4 5 6 7 8 9 68193737H Number


FIELDS


MISSIONARIES


June 20, '20


3


11


*


0


1


0


0


1


0


4


1


4


55


35


5.00


24.00


Granby


Clara C. Barrows


June


13, '20


13


13


0


0


0


0


0


0


8


4


25


25


4.00


12.00


Hyde Park, North


Susie E. Durfee


June


2, '20


4


0


0


0


3


0


0


13


6


20


28


35


10.00


55.00


Plymouth


Gordon C. Shedd


June


3, '20


42


258


42


Simonsville


E. H. Stevens


Jan.


1. '20 12


275


12


0


0


0


0


2


0


2


5


25


20


50.00


0.00


Sherburne


E. L. Novak


June


17, '20


3


24


3


4


4


0


0


0


0


17


9


6


39


40


5.00


0.00


Tyson


Wm. B. Chase


Oct.


1, '20


3


48


3


59


80


41.00


53.00


10


Warren


Frank C. Seymour


June


3, '20


32


175


32


*- See Ordinary Department


+-No Church Organization


Contributions


Added


Date of


Commission


Aid Pledged


Conversions


et By Confession


By Letter


· Dismissed


N Died


- Excluded


Resident Members


Male Members


Average Congregation


Z No. in Sunday School


Home Missions


Other Objects


Charleston, East


C. W. Dunham


June 27, '20


22


55


23


51


50


5.00


45.00


3 Dover, West


F. C. Wilson


June 26, '20


54


3


105


55


32


30


26.66


5.29


Bakersfield


Samuel L. Reid


74


70


4.20


185.80


3 3 4 AHWNw Length of Commission


Months of Service


Removed


" Non-residents


22.00


114.00


6


10


*


TREASURER'S REPORT


John T. Ritchie, Treasurer In Account with the Vermont Domestic Missionary Society Year Ending December 31, 1920 DR.


To cash on hand January 1, 1920 Contributions :


$ 1,113.69


Churches and Individuals


8,819.86


W. H. M. U.


2,534.83


Pastors at Large Account


125.00


World Movement Account


2,080.95


Supply of Secretaries and Pastors at Large


63.00


Legacy Balance Elizabeth W. Kimball Est.


48.50


Memorial Fund Orrin and Martha Hubbard


25.00


Trust Funds


3,000.00


Interest


5,031.95


Vermont Missionary :


Subscriptions


$512.96


W. H. M. U.


102.84


W. B. M.


51.42


667.22


C. H. M. S. Adjustment of Percentage


720.59


Investments Paid


6,075.00


Lumber Account


1,701.66


$32,007.25


CR.


Churches Aided:


Grants


$ 5,113.30


Dollar for Dollar Plan


2,483.18


Interest


1,118.49


World Movement Fund


1,286.20


Salaries:


Secretary


1,000.01


Associate Secretary


2,883.43


Treasurer


187.60


Officers' Expenses :


Travel, Secretary


36.72


Travel, Associate Secretary


409.88


Travel, Directors


110.30


Travel, Treasurer


9.54


Telephone and Telegraph:


Secretary


.80


92


VERMONT DOMESTIC MISSIONARY SOCIETY


Associate Secretary


229.49


Office Supplies :


Secretary


1.15


Associate Secretary


66.72


Office Rent: Associate Secretary


130.00


Postage:


Secretary


16.30


Associate Secretary


135.46


Treasurer


18.65


Stenography: Associate Secretary


665.38


Miscellaneous Expense


250.57


Printing and Stationery :


Directors' Report


11.25


Annual Minutes


90.89


Other Printing and Stationery


68.68


Vermont Missionary


834.00


Pastors at Large Account:


Salary, Rev. A. S. Bole


1,587.50


Salary, Rev. E. G. French


600.00


Expense, Rev. A. S. Bole


648.46


Expense, Rev. E. G. French


128.00


Auto and Repair, Rev. A. S. Bole


100.00


Middlebury Convocation :


Speakers, etc.


496.40


Board of Ministers of Aided Churches


104.21


Travel of Ministers of Aided Churches Expense of Moving Two Missionaries


205.00


Legal Service Regarding Legacy


100.70


Interest Paid on Trust Funds and Annuities


2,254.55


Funds Invested and Re-invested


5,638.44


C. H. M. S. Adjustment of Percentage


2,440.51


Cash on hand


480.69


$32,007.25


Statement of Securities of The Vermont Domestic Missionary Society January 1, 1921


MORTGAGES


A. P. Bratt


$ 6,000.00


Henry C. Mueller


6,500.00


Columbia Land Investment Co.


2,000.00


Iva A. Norbury


5,000.00


Chas. L. Buchanan


1,500.00


G. B. Stark


3,000.00


64.80


93


TREASURER'S REPORT


Mary Flannery


1,250.00


Bessie Bower


3,000.00


Josie Colvin


2,000.00


W. M. Taylor


6,400.00


J. W. C. Smith


1.000.00


Mozell V. Smith


3,000.00


Alfred J. Printz


2,500.00


Laura E. Snead


2,500.00


Joseph S. Barnett


2,000.00


C W. Hawkins


1,400.00


E. R. Amend


1,700.00


$51.750.00


BONDS


U. S. Liberty


$2,000.00


American Tel. & Telg. Co. Conv.


2,000.00


New York, New Haven and Hartford Conn. R. R. Co.


2,000.00


Western Union Tel. Co.


2,000.00


Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain


1,000.00


Northern Pacific


2,000.00


Rutland Canadian R. R. Co.


1,000.00


Imperial Russian Government Co.


3,000.00


St. Louis Transit Co.


1,000.00


$16,000.00


STOCKS


31 Shares Penn. R. R. Co.


$ 1,550.00


20 Shares N. Y., N. Haven & Hartford R. R.


2,000.00


10 Shares U. S. Steel, Pfd.


1,000.00


20 Shares Moline Scale, Pfd.


2,000.00


11 Shares General Elec. Co.


1,100.00


5 Shares E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., Ltd.


500.00


8 Shares Farr Alpaca Co.


800.00


5 Shares First National Bank, St. J., Vt.


900.00


33 Shares Fairbanks-Morse & Co.


3,300.00


28 Shares Conn. & Passumpsic R. R. Co.


2,800.00


Personal Notes


$ 575.00


Deposit in Citizens Bank, St. J., Vt.


409.90


Deposit in Citizens Bank, St. J., Vt.


7,000.00


$7,984.90


$91,684.90


Total Securities


$15,950.00


94


VERMONT DOMESTIC MISSIONARY SOCIETY


FUNDS AND INVESTMENTS MEMORIAL FUNDS


Emma Taft Memorial Fund


$ 500.00


Rev. C. W. Thompson Memorial Fund


1,900.00


Orrin and Martha Hubbard Memorial Fund


150.00


$2,550.00


MEMORIAL FUND


Josie Colvin Mtg.


$2,000.00


5 Shares General Elec. Co.


500.00


Bank Book, Citizens Bank, St. J., Vt


50.00


$2,550.00


ANNUITY FUND


Chas. L. Buchanan Mtg.


$1,500.00


Columbia Land Investment Co. Mtg.


2,000.00


U. S. Liberty Bond


1,000.00


TRUST FUNDS


Alfred J. Printz, Mortgage


$ 2,500.00


G. B. Stark, Mortgage


3,000.00


Mary Flannery, Mortgage


1,250.00


A. P. Bratt, Mortgage


6,000.00


Dr. H. C. Mueller, Mortgage


6,500.00


H. M. Taylor, Mortgage


6,400.00


John C. Smith, Mortgage


1,000.00


E. R. Amend, Mortgage


1,700.00


Bessie Bower, Mortgage


3,000.00


Iva Norbury, Mortgage


2,000.00


U. S. Liberty Bond


1,000.00


Western Union Tel. Co. Bonds


2,000.00


American Tel. & Telg. Co


2,000.00


33 Shares Fairbanks-Morse & Co., Pfd. Stock


3,300.00


31 Shares Pennsylvania R. R. Co. Stock


1,550.00


5 Shares E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., Ltd. Stock


500.00


7 Shares Moline Scale Co. Pfd. Stock


700.00


3 Shares General Elec. Co. Stock


300.00


Bank Book Citizens Bank, St. J., Vt.


2,811.90


$47,511.90


PERMANENT FUND


Northern Pacific R. R. Bond


$2,000.00


$4,500.00


95


TREASURER'S REPORT


Rutland Canadian R. R. Bond


1,000.00


1,000.00


Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain R. R. Bond 28 Shares Conn. & Pass. R. R. Stock 3 Shares General Elec. Co. stock


2,800.00


300.00


9 Shares First National Bank Stock, St. J., Vt.


900.00


$8,000.00


GENERAL FUND


C. W. Hawkins, Mortgage


$1,400.00


Joseph S. Barnett, Mortgage


3,000.00


Iva Norbury, Mortgage


3,000.00


Mozel V. Smith, Mortgage


3,000.00


Laura E. Snead, Mortgage


2,500.00


Personal Notes


575.00


Imperial Russian Government Bonds


3,000.00


New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R. Bond


2,000.00


St. Louis Transit Co.


1,000.00


8 Shares Farr Alpaca Co. Stock


800.00


13 Shares Moline Scale Pfd.


1,300.00


20 Shares New York, New Haven and Hartford R. R.


2000.00


10 Shares U. S. Steel Pfd. Stock


1,000.00


Bank Book Citizens Bank, St. J., Vt.


4,548.00


$29,123.00


CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES ENDOWED WITH TRUST FUNDS


Barnet, Emeline H. Wallace Fund


$ 225.00


Barre, Foreign Work (foreign born) Mrs. Emma Taft


200.00


Calais, East, Albert Dwinell


500.00


Colchester, Deacon Farrand


500.00


Corinth Center, C. M. Page


500.00


Corinth, East, C. M. Page


500.00


Essex Center, S. G. Butler


400.00


Essex Center, S. G. Butler


500.00


Ferrisburg, Trustees of Congregational Society


1,101.00


Guildhall, C. D .Crawford


1,000.00


Guildhall, Congregational Church Society


300.00


Jericho, First, Adelia B. Harris


950.00


Marlboro, Delia Wilder


500.00


Marshfield, Lyman Clark


1,000.00


Milton, Polly Carey and Marion Ward


5,000.00


Milton, Polly Carey


1,000.00


Montgomery Center, Mary A. Paine


750.00


96


VERMONT DOMESTIC MISSIONARY SOCIETY


Newfane, Delia Wilder


500.00


Pittsfield, First, Josiah Babcock


700.00


Pittsfield, First, Harriet Babcock


2,000.00


Poultney, East


2,006.00


Roxbury, Parsonage Fund


600.00


Saxtons River, Deacon Warner


3,000.00


Sharon, Dr. Edward K. Baxter


1,500.00


Sharon, Mr. and Mrs J. Henry Marsh Memorial


200.00


Townshend, West, Mary E. Taft


1,000.00


Townshend, West, Charles N. Pierce


200.00


Townshend, West, Parsonage Fund


600.00


Tunbridge, Susan L. Jones


820.00


Weathersfield Bow, Charles Jarvis


1,900.00


West Fairlee Center, Centennial Fund


100.00


West Fairlee Center, Wilde Fund


100.00


West Fairlee Center, Kimball Fund


50.00


Westfield, William A. Richardson


13,500.00


Westfield, Betsey Stebbins


500.00


Westford, Dea. Albert Partridge


800.00


Weston, Sarah A. Sprague


500.00


Weston, Parsonage


500.00


Weston, C. P. Heald


100.00


Martha A. Durkee Fund


1,409.90


$47,511.90


This is to certify that I have this day examined the books and ac- counts of John T. Ritchie, Treasurer of the Vermont Domestic Mission- ary Society, and find them correct, with proper vouchers for each ex- penditure, and the securities as listed in the foregoing different funds, and find the balance of Four Hundred Eighty Dollars and Sixty-nine Cents ($480.69) in the hands of the Treasurer.


Signed:


J. C. CLARK, Auditor


St. Johnsbury, Vt., May 7th, 1921


FORMS OF BEQUEST


I give and bequeath to the "Vermont Congrega- tional Conference" incorporated in 1872, the sum of $


[Signed]


I give and bequeath to the "Vermont Domestic Missionary Society," incorporated in 1872, the sum of $ .. . to be applied to the char- itable uses and purposes of said society. [Signed]


In making devices and legacies for the above corporations, care should be taken to use the entire corporate name, as follows :- "Ver- mont Congregational Conference," "Vermont Domestic Missionary Society."


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