Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-10-27
ADVENT CONFERENCE
WArERnunY- Oni Il

comprising the delegates, and indiyidn.i'
both ladies and gentlemen, from digs,,',
parts OF New England, Canada and the W.
who find entertainment (thouRh croVdsS y
would seem in some instances with the -.
zens Of Waterbury at their homes. The 49,,
ing has thus far progressed with much -
est and the singing is especially very 6ps
We notice among the delegates, DR.. Is,,s
Of Boston, Elder l.. Ostler of Provi6.r.-
X. l., Elder c. Cunningham of North Am
boro, Mass, Elder |. X. Gates, of PennsvI
yana, Elder Hector Maiben Of Canada Je..,
Elder F. Gunner of Addison, w., Eide, n
X. fessett of New York State, Elder ] N
Orrock- Waterloo, Canada East, and Fla,
Reynolds of Canada West, besides MAJ,
other distinguished men Of this society.
After singing, prayer was offered BY Edo,
f. j. Pierson, the President of the Cont,
ence. w II. Swartz was appointed secret,,,
pro TEN, and Elder J II. Van Derzse repor,s,
Of special matter
The following committees we're then An.
nounced
Com. on Dei,gates-Dea. Parker. G "
Burnhum, Elder C.. Cunningham.
C1n. on Worship.-Elder G. Garfield "a,
der II. Eassett.
Com. on Finance. Elders Gunner. Knowls,
and Gould,
The report Of the committee on delee.,,.
was then submitted, and the names of ,ba
several delegates read and approved. The
motion to change the time for holding the an.
nual conference was suspended TO he ~.
special order for next Thursday. One hon,
was then devoied'to hearing reports Of gene.
raj interest, and the conference listened 70
remarks from Elders Reynolds. Maiben
Gates, Miller, Ostler, Gunner, Fa.ett. Rum.
ham Baker and h ittlestow.
Adjourned til half past six. when the con.
ference met and spent one half hour in
social prayer meeting led by Elder Maiben
after which the annual sermon was delivered
by Elder G, Cunningham, from Acrs 10. il.
II was very comprehensive, thorough, loRi.
cal discourse, with a flowing and eloquent
style,-the burden Of which was TO exemplifv
he distinct personality and Deity Of the Holy
Ghost, as well IS the Father aud Son. Adj
Thursday morning the conference met at
o clock. and the time was mostly occupied in
discussing the following question by ten-min-
ute speeches " Should the doctrine NJ
Chrisrs coming, and kindred truths, be con.
sdered of vital importance - The hfirma
tive was sustained by Elders Ostler, Biittle.
SOW, Bosworth and Orrie, against Elders
Maiben, Gunner, aud one or two Others on
the negative, after which the conference ad-
journed, to listen to discourses at O'Clock
and o'clock p. NJ.
WATERBURY. Oct. l6,h. 1865.
The conference adjourned on the - day q
ito session at the call Of President to give
place to the American Mllennial Association
which occupied the whole Of the day (Thurs.
day Oct. l2) with It's proceedings This isa
society the members of which comprise all
or nearly all Of the delegates to the can
ference, besides many other individuals scat
tered thoughont the jurisdiction Of the Adysu-
Church. At 8 o'clock a. m. very interss.-
ing prayer meeting was led by Dea. Kuouls.
Al o'clock the Association was called to
order by the President. DR.. Litch, after With
Elder Gunner the Secretary, read an els borate,
suggestive and interesting report Of the gen.
ersl prosperity and dongs Of the Association,
embracing the publishing and distribution Of
tracts, the work among the Freedmen, aud
the Italian Mission. Dea. Knowls the Treas.
urer, explained their financial condition, after
which those ministers who were not members
OF the society were requested to arise
W hereupon II was asceTtAined that there were
four. And IN a very short time a sufficient
amount Of money vas raised from the audi.
eLce to make life members Of the American
Millennial Association, together with four lay
members, eight in all, which required S25
each. Then the lsi question Of the series
was discussed heretofore reported The
"a question was then taken up" what steps
should be Immediately taken to bring the
faith we cherish directly to the attention Of
the church and the world i"-and discussed
by Elders Maiben, Pierson, Bosworth, and
Bros. Knows and Brittlestow, Dea. Knows
being successful fnancer, said that money
was the great lever by which their faith was
to be moved through the world and those
who love the faith must open their pockets.
The Sd question was next discussed en-
bracing the subject Of giuing. Many serious
and amusing thoughts were suggested. Ell
der Malben the pedestrian missionary, said
he knew man who owed his pastor dollar
and brought along pup for his pay. and
made change by throwing in kitten which
with his peculiar Scotch way and accent caus-
ed great merriment. But seriously, it was
urged that it was our duty like the Jews Of
old, to give certain proportion Of our income
for the spread Of the gospel and other benev-
client objects.
The next action was to allow DIR. Ltch to
be released from his ardnous duties in the
Herald Office, to travel as an evangelist and
still retain his editorial connection with the
Advent Herald. Following this was a dis
course, and then came reports and remarks
upon the missionary labors in different places,
some Of which affected the audience to tears.
The evening was occupied by sermon from
DR.. itch, to a very large audience. It was
a very clear, sound discourse. upon the resur-
recuon Of the dead, disproving many false
notions in regard to this subject. Dr. Itch
is speaker Of strange power; one Of those
men that you cannot read by any rules Of
phisiogmy, comparative anatomy, or natural
philosophy. He is not brilliant as speaker
he INDUCES in no pyrotechnic I'll, hts that
characterize modern fireworks orators, nor
man of eloquence, so to speak. His eyes
are downcast, you hardly ever see them, and
you would think him exceedingly sluggish,
alike Indifferent to praise or censure, and yet
he will speak anywhere from one and one and
one-half to two hours, and by his strange
power every eye is fixed upon him. and