The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-06-21
Addison County Conference.


Register Rev. II. f. Leavitt. Rev. S. W.
Magill of Cornwall, was elected Modera-
tor, and l.. Il. Knapp of Middlebury,
Scribe. Prayer was offered by the Mod
orator and the minutes of the last meeting
were read by the Register, after which
the following committees were nominated
bv tho Moderator and confirmed by the
Conference
Committee of Overtures, Rev. j. Steele
and Bros. c. D. Lane and Isaac Drake.
Committee on Nomination, Rev. DR..
Kitchel, and Bros G. Elmer and j. Ham
bin.
The Conference then attended to the
completion of the roll Of delegates which
was found to be, after subsequent correc-
ton, as follows:
Bridport-Rev. W. w. Winchester,
Pastor Delegate, Bro. L. s. Pettibone.
Bristol-not represented.
Cornwall-Rev. s. w. Magill, Pastor;
Delegates, Dea. c. D. Lane, Bro. Joseph
Hamblin.
Middlebury-Rev. Joseph Steele, Dea.
Chester Elmer, En- off, Rev. H. +.
Leavitt, Dea NJ. Clark, Bro. L.. Z.
Knapp.
New Haven-Bros. S. B. NJ. Cowles,
L. w. Stowe.
Orwell-Rev. NJ. l.. Severance, Pas
tor.
Shoreham-Rev. W. H. Wolcott, Bro.
E. S. Atwood.
Salisbury-Rev A. s. Barton, Acting
Pastor.
Vereennes-Rev. ii. p. V .Bogue, Pas
tor. Dea.. N. A. Saxton. Er of, George
H. Scott.
Weybridge-Rev. H. D. Kitchel, D..
D., acting Pastor, Bros. H. B. Jacobs
Isaac Drake. En- off Dea. Samuel James
Ferrisburgh-Rev. A. B. Lyon, Pas
tor, Bro. q. II. Hand
Ripton-Rev. c. H. Kent Pastor.
On motion of DR.. Kitchel, Rev. l.. Z.
Partridge Of the Wesleyan Methodist
church in weybridge, and Rev. Daniel
Ladd returned missionary, were invited
to sit with the convention as correspond
ing members and to participate in the de-
alterations.
Rev. DR.. Kitchel reported for the com,
mittee on Ordinances. After motion oil
acceptance, the subject of the report was
discussed by Bros. Leavitt, Bogue, Kent
Nowles, Magil, Partridge, Severance
depiv..nd Hayward, nearly all of whom
OF infant bapi,st that the ordinance Of
use in the churchc4 fallen into dis
adopted. Inc report was
No.ol Al
voted that the sermon l., dosoruo,
mad IN connection with the sa'na ana !,
service at 2 O'Clock p. NJ, the next t'E u.
Voted to take recess of one bonr g.,
refreshlnents. On invitation bv ] A
Child, chairman of the commit,eo of
members VI inc Ovn,.i .-..- -. ~
proceeded to the Vestry ~here refresh,
ments were in waiting.
AFTERNOON.
The Conference le.assembled at ! P.
N. Rev, G.. II. Kent and Rev. II. +.
Leavitt reported in behalf of the commit
tee on the State of Religion, and the re-.
port was adopted.
Report Of the committee on Feeble
Churches, by Rev. A. B. Lyon, accepted
and adopted.
Bro l.. Z. Knapp presented written
report on Moral Reform, and remarks
were made by Rev. NJ. L. Severance, Rev
H. F. Leavitt and Rev. Mr.. Bogue The
report was adopted.
Church Discipline being present. Rev.
DR.. Kitchel was assigned to open the dis.
cussion. He was followed by Bros. Stowe,
Magill, James, Leavitt, Cowles. s. O.
Wright, Severance, Partridge, Kent and
Lyon.
The committee on Benevolent Societies
reported through Rev. y. W. Magill. The
subject was discussed by Bros. Severance,
Kitchel, Steele. Stowe, Leavitt, Winches.
ter and Partridge. The report was laid
upon the table and the Conference pro.
ceeded to miscellaneous business.
On motion of Dr. Kitchel, Dea. n. A.
Saxton and Bro L. w. Stowe were ap.
pointed to open the discussion at the next
Conference, and report the question during
the present session.
Voted that the discussion arranged for
this session be held at IL o'clock A. NJ,
the next day, and Rev. DR.. Kitchel was
selected to take the place assigned to
Bro. S. II. Bascom who was not present.
Voted to adjourn until next day at
81 O'Clock A. NJ, and the meeting was
closed with prayer by Rev. l.. c. Pat
ridge.
Convened at 81 O'Clock A. NJ, and de-
voted one half hour to devotional exer.
cises, Rev. c. H. Kent presiding.
At 10 o'clock, the Moderator took the
chair and opened the business meeting
with prayer Minutes of the previous
days proceedings read by the Scribe and
approved by the Conference.
Rev. A. j. Ingalls, and Rev. A. F. |
Bailey of the Methodist churches in Wey.
bridge and Middlebury were invited to
sit in the Conference and participate in
tho deliberations.
In behalf of the committee Rev. DR.. |
Kitchel reported the following nomina-
tious and the persons named were elected
by the Conference
], Committee on State oil Religion,
Bros. Lyon. Kent and Charles d. Lane
2, Feeble Churches, Bros. Bacon,
Leavitt and 8. o. Wright.
8, Moral Reform, Bros. Bogue, Steele
and G. N. Hayward.
4, Church Discipline, Bros Severance,
Kitchel and Geo. l.. Porter.
s, Benevolent Societies, Bros. VIM
chester, Leavitt and K. s. Bottum.
8. Sunday Schools. Bros. Steele, Bar.
ton and L. c. Barrows.
7, Ordinances, Bros. Magill, Bogus
and Hand. Rev. Msssrs. Magill and
Bogue to present papers on the propriety
Of repeating the rite of baptism.
3, Dea. N. A, Saxton and Bro. l.. w.
Stowe to open the discussion at the next
session, Of the question, reported by