Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-04-22
The Troy Conference.
PENING OF THE THIRTY-sEN ENTH AN
SUAL SESSION.

The thirty-seventh annual session of the
Troy Conference was commenced on
Tuesday morning at nine o'clock, at the
Washington street NJ. +. church, West
Troy.
The services were commenced by the
reading Of the Dist psalm, and prayer by
Rev. Henry l.. Starks, of Johnstown. y.
Y, Bishop Kingsley, of Cleveland, Ohio,
occupied the chair. Rev. William X.
Brown, of Lansing burgh, Secretary of the
Conference, called the roll of members.
On motion of Rev r II Robinson,
Rev w r. Brown was unanimously re-
elected Secretary. Rev Homer Eaton was
appointed Assistant Secretary, ard Rev. J
NJ King, Recording Secretary, and Rev.
NJ. Hulburd, Statistician. Mr.. King after
ward withdrew, and Rev. George s.
Chadbourn was appointed TO fill the va
| cancy.
On motion of Rev. Jesse ID. Peck, ID. D..
of Albany, a committee of nine was APP
pointed to draft 4 memorial in favor Of
the Conference, against amending the cX-
else law. DR. Peck, Chairman Of the
Committee, afterward reported n rcmon-
STRANGE, which was adopted unanimously:
Revs J. w Alderman, and w G..
Waters, of the Central Ohio Conference,
were transferred to the Troy Conference
DIR. Harris, Corresponding Secretary OF
~ M..lol,a. M,-a;,,,.r,, S,ni.4,, J.,s
Mr. Niece of the Tennessee Conference,
Secretary OF the Freedmen's Aid Society,
and Rev Mr.. Parker, Missionary to India,
were introduced to the Conference.
Bishap Kingsley called the list of super.
numery preachers and also of supcran-
uated preachers
DR.. Harris made forcible and earnest
address, stating the wants of the Mission
airy Society, and urging the members of
the Conference to labor more earnestly
for the cause.
The following are tho committees APP
pointed by the Conference:
Patterson, J l.. Slason, C. c. Gilbert, NJ
Ludlum
Finance. A. Griffen, l.. Marshall, S.
2. Williams, J S Mott, G. II Townscnl /,
w. Bedell. Laymcn; G. Downing, II. A.
Wilson, +. ID. Hodgman, T.. Mech, T.
DeForrest, S. f. Harris
Claims-J NJ Webster, J. Il. King, G..
S. Gold, c. II. Richmond, r. Seymour. III.
l.. Starks.
Preachers Salaries Herman, n. B.
Wood, G.. c. Bancraft, b. O. Meekcr, II
Blanchard, A. Campbell Laymen: A.
Culver, s. E. Keller, w A. Burnett, J.
Hillman, J. B. Graham, VIM. Warner.
Benevolent Collections. B. Sylvester
A. J. Ingalls,, J l.. Cook, s. w. Brown, T.
A. Blanchard, C. Meeker, E. Marsh
Laymen: A. J. Ray, Il. De Ferris, c.
Downing, F. d. Hodgeman.
Education-J. NJ Edgerton, f. Went
worth, P. P. Hanover, Geo s. Chadbourn,
A. Washburn.
Boston Theological Seminary-D. w.
Gates, F. Widmer, J. w. Cahart, w.
II. Tiffany, J. X. Cheesman, n o. Free
man.
Temperance-A..A .Farr, S. McChesney
F. A. Soule, ]. Vrooman, w. w. Atwater
L. N. Boudrye.
State of the Nation-B NJ. Hall, p. NJ.
Hitchcock, NJ. White, A. F. Bailey, J. NJ.
King, J. T. Peck
Freedmen's Aid. d. White, ]. w.
Belknapp, G. R. Hawley, H. Heath, w.
H. L. Starks, D. P Hulburd.
Tract Cause B. C. Loomis. L. L.
Walker, G. w. Fitch, H. G. Grant, w.
Earle, ]. Phillips.
Sunday Schools-D. W. Dayton, w. H.
Washburn, w. II. Hughes, J. 8. Hart, A.
G. Rose, I. LeBaron.
Bible Cause-W. L. Smith, A. J. Day,
0. ]. Squires, VIM. Clark, e. Turner, B.
Cox.
Church Extension-Jas. B. B. Wood, r.
81. Robinson, w, A. Miller, N. A. Meeker,
J. e. IetcaH, @. Parker.
1emories-H. Eaton, B. Hawley, E.
Marsh, ]. T. Peck.
PAatOral Addreas-H r Savtcc w