Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12
A. Dunn and II. d. Hodge. were ap-
pointed to return to the above Union, the
fraternal greeting of this body.

A. Dunn and ID. ~. HODGE, were ap-
pointed to return to the above Union, the
fraternal greeting of this body.
Report of Committee on Pastoral
chrnges, was taken from the table, and
after further discussion was adopted, and
Rev. G. P. Frenyear was appointed to
raise on the spot the funds necessary for
its publication in the minutes. Forty
seven dollars and thirty cents was raised
for this porpose.
A report on Obituaries then followed,
making mention Of the decease of three
ministers in the state during the past
year.
Rev. FL. g. Estes, Chairman of Commit
tee on Benevolence, made an able report
which was adopted. Pending this report,
Rev. A. Hovey, D. D., of Mass; Rev. M.
J. Kuowlton, D. D., of China Rev. A. P.
Mason, D. D., of Mass, and L. "A. Dunn,
of Fairfax, addressed the convention.
Report of committee on nominating
Trustees for new Educational Institu-
ton was presented as follow: VIM. M.
Pingry, T. Fl. Archibald, Charles Hib-
bard, L. J. Matteson, L. K. Fuller, Alan
son Allen, r. L. Galusha, Lawrence
Barnes, S. f. Brown, Edward Mills, and
M. A.sWileox.
Report of committee accepted and laid
on the table.
The closing prayer was offered by the
lvah g ahi1 Of (TaOrCia
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Prayer was cfsred by Rev. A. Jones, of
Colchester.
Rev. J. G. Lorimer, of Derby, was ap.
pointed as messenger to the Free Will
Baptist Conference.
The committee on resolutions presented
the following, which were accepted, and
then separately adopted, after remarks by
Rev. A. Jones, G. Hibbard, Ira Pearson,
s. F. Brown, Wheelock, N. Cyr, and
others:
Res0goed, That the condition of the fec
BILE churches of our State demands largely
incre ased contributions to the funds of
the convention, and we recommend to our
churches to regard it's claims as second to
none of the great benevolent enterprises
of the day.
Res0IUed, That we are in sympathy
with the work of giving the gospel to the
heathen, and we believe the time has
come when we should do more than has
vet been done for the christian elevation
of the female sex.
We therefore recommend to the sisters
of our churches, the Woman's Baptist
Missionary Society as worthy of their
generous support.
We recommend. also the circulation of
the Missionary Magazine, Macedonian &
Record, and the observance of the month
ly concert of prayer for missions.
ResoIced, That the Bible and Puolicc-
ton society, as a source of supply of a
general and denominational religions lit
erature, as our great Sunday school or
ganiz4tion, as doing q noble missionary
work by it's efficient system of oolportage
and as a channel for Bible distribution, is
entitled to the warm sympa'hies, ear
nest prayers land generous contributions
of all our churches.
In view of the rapid influx of foreign
ers to our country Tand of the great re-
ligsous destitution of the West, and of
the claims of five millions of freedmen,
ReS0Iced, That We renewedly pledge
our sympathies, our prayers and our con-
tributions to the American Baptist Home
Mission Society, in its work of giving the
gospel to the destitute, and of educating
the colored ministry of tie South.
Your committe also recommend tho
churches to contribute generously for the
support of young men studying for the
work of ministry, and in furtherance OF
these great interests, introduce some ger
eral system of benevolence in the
churches.
The committee on the next session, ro-
ported as follows:
Place, Brattleboro; preacher, NJ, A.
Wilcox alternate, L. J. Matteson.
The report of the committee on nomi-
mating trustees of Vermont Educational
Institution was taken from the table and
adopted.
The committee on the roll made re-
port which was adopted, but we did not
succeed in obtaining it,
Some other minor items of business
were attended to, when the moderator
made some appropriate remarks and of
fered the closing prayer.
The convention then adjourned, to meet
at Brattleboro on the first Wednesday o1
October, 1872.