Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-21
Vermont Annual Conference.

] w tTTVUlIWY AUril 10. lNNNs
The twcnty-fourth session Of the Vermont An
nual Conference of the NJ. r. Church Pegln mere
TINS morning, ~ yloGlk n,sii ~, f,rcncc at
mriVeu rom t1e WOW iorN ri's' ~ ,.a, rcs
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lneIo ".u apout VnJ Cn,,Soronce which in.
lid i;ttic 5orc than half tbe territory of the
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NV 'Ip.' n, aari ev,o,,sivc and now.
suef'ii's w " Li ,,d ~ so,o,-,i pioce.
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uu 1 ~ ~ isv W. ,;,..,, ,r,s hold tti.
lo .,, ,,''rr,ti,,; ,yos in alton.
H., ,,,i iis,ene3 n, intere5ting addresses from
several sneakers
There & nrcaobing AT the Methodist church thi.
evening.
The rencrnl exercises for each day are Com
ference PRAYER Meeting at & A. NJ Conference
business from o A. NJ 10 ~ NJ: Anniversary
| Exercises az . u. NJ, and at ! r. VI. Anniversary
meeting or Sermon
The citizens of Waterbury have given the Con-
ference generous welcome the weather is pleas
ant business is moving plcas1utlv. and everything
promises n GOOD occasion.
80. rI, it,.r,s We ,,lo,n c,,rn
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/ the ff" ii'SN
/ 4. VI. Wheeler, II. Bushnell. Robert Chpstc,
| ID Mccg1hy, j. d. Becnan and X. j. y Morgan
were continued on trial. 5 /. Eastman, II \.
Spencer, j. Hamilton, A Scribner, h. NJ. Bout
well, NJ r. Chase, I. W Elkins, n NJ. Granger,
Geo. johnson and Henas kngsbury were contin-
ued as dcacons e. Copeland was made effective.
/ H. Warner and d. >. Dexter were changed
/ from supcrunnuatcd to supernumemy without
appointment. I. b. Taylor was located at his
own request. A. 5. Cooper was granted super
ANIMATED relation. y. VI. Learned was made SUI
pcrnumemry without appointment. II. Is. Cobb
was reported transferred to the Wisconsin Con
ference. and 10 Is understood that T.. a. Titus ha-
been transferred to the New Hampshire Confer
ence IL is decided that / McAnn belongs % the
| Troy Conference, Two have died. f. Pettengill
and = n Granger
Fanny. Aprn 10.
The Conference PRAYER Meeting. nj : O'Clock.
WINS well attended. and the PRINCIPAL subject of
prnver was for more lab,rers to spply tbe wants
Of The work within the bounds of he Conference
The Conference opened at 9 O'Clock, Rev. a.
I. Billiard conducting the religious services. The
I business hours were occupied IN fixing the rcn-
| ton OF several members OF Conference, the exam
nation of candidates for admission into Confer
] ence, and various miscellaneous matters
The Bishops address 10 the young men who
were candidates for admission into Conference,
was interesting and impressive enforcing the
necessity of the utmost purity of character, and
diligence in study and labor, in order 10
The inspiration Of the Holy Ghost is the only
inspiration ministers need 10 stimulate their c0-
/ quence.
Kew. Mr. Menard, OF the Free-wil Baptist
church, Rev. Mr.. Coon, Of the Baptist church
visiting the Conference, were introduced Rev
| i, W. Parker, formerly of this Conference, but
for ten years past a missionary in India. was alsl
introduced to the Conference
Rev. +. d, Wnslow, the agent Of lions Hr.
aid, made stirring address to the Conference
in behalf of the paper he represented
An interesting educational meeting was held
at two O'Clock.
In the evening, the Freedmen's Aid Society
held it anniversary, and addresses were delivered
| Dy blshop thompson ana ReV' Mr.. Tee OF len
hei,oe' me-.
=, heV' f. A. Titus Is transferred to the New
hampshire conference ana keys. W. /, Austin
anu u. +. iA'Ingsl3h ne tlnhslerred 10 the Troy
conference. Kew d. W. Guernsey comes 10 Us
ironi the New Hampshire Conference.
SATURDAY, April II.
! The o'clock prayer meeting was not So large
| ~ attended as on Friday morning.
Conference opened at 9 O'Clock and entered up
on the regular business of the day Among
other matters of interest, the Committee ON NJ
ucaton presented their report Rev. Dr. Thayer
of Boston addressed the Conference in behalf of
the n f. Educational Society, and Prof Chester
| in behalf Of the Conference Seminary. The
friends Of the Seminary are encouraged and hope
| full. The enterprise must be carried right on 70
success. Fpm S35 900 to $4,000 dollars have
/ been expended for all purposes up TO this time
and there is an income arising from this expendi-
ture equal to the six per cent interest on S25,-
900, and it is estimated that there were at least
$50, 900 Of good notes and subscriptions remain.
ing.
epce in LoboIf ~ 80 Ill wv N''''''
/ At2 O'Clock. instead of the Missionary, Sermon
as announced. Rev. h. W Parker retnrned n,is
sionary from India. addressed the meeting In
the evening the missionary anniversary was held
I aad Revs w ID NIoIcnm q ~ ITiidor o,t
y. w. Parker delivered interesting address ~
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There ,,o., E,uo roi,, ,,.' 60 Nl'Ii, 10.
dav or rest cane in rla"snrtI 1''"iu'S' Du' ''e
4 Canlercnce I',vp FcaUt Co., hold c.,,, Of D..
l0l A. NJ mi. was an evcecdinglv intnrost,,'o
occe,s;a, ' 'A0''N'HsY interesting
Al I0i Bisbon Tbo,nnsor ,r,,ol,odi in ,t,, ,tot,.
odist cbnrcb from KIN Wv ~, S
seyen to the office Of a deocn, ''''''
Mo R;sLor,'s sor,,,,,,, ',.a'. L.
else pointed and impressive The Bisbop il Il