Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-15
Rutland and Bennington Confer
euCe.

Rutland and Bennington Confer
ence.
DANDY, June 7, 1871.
Editor Reltla1ad Herald :-Agreeable to
arrangements, the annual meeting of the
Rutland and Bennington Conference of
Congregational Churches, was held here
June 9th and It'll. The first day was very
well attended by pastors, delegates and
members from the different churches In
counties. The following churches were
represented: Bennington, by Rev. H.
G. Weston, pastor, Fl. D. Hall, delegate;
Brandon, by Rev. f. Tuxbury, pastor,
Deacon John II. Vail, delegate; Claren-
don, Rev. W. T. Herrick, pastor, G. W.
Crossman and W. Benson, delegates !;
Dandy, Rev. j. P. Stone, pastor. Deacon
G. s. Tabor and Deacon A. d. Smith, del
egates; Dorset, Rev. P. S. Pratt, pastor
Deacon W. NJ. Kellogg, delegate; Mid
dletown. Deacon Asa Spaulding, delegate );
Pawlet, Rev. J. P. Demerit. pastor, Elijah
Loomis, delegate; Pittsford, Rev K. L.
Hall, pastor; Poultney, Rev. Ovid Minor,
pastor, j ulius Spaulding, delegate Rupert
Rev. Joseph Garland, pastor, Deacon 6.
II. Harmon, delsgate; Rutland, Rev
James G.. Johnson, pastor; West Rut-
land. Rev. J. R. Bourne, pastor, Deacon
L. Sheldon, delegate; Sudbury, Rev. ii.
D. Rusted, pastor, Deacon Benz. Chany,
delegate Wallingford, Rev. A. Walker,
D. D., pastor.
The Conference met at 10 o'clock a. M,
and listened to a sermon by Rev. f. Tux
bury of Brandon, his text being selected
from Matt. xxi A. The sermon was pro-
nouuu,d .u oxoolIent by oil who
heard it. Mr.. Tuxbury is talented, in
teresting and powerful speaker, and was
listened to with marked attention. After
the close of the sermon, the Lords up-
per was administered by Rev. A. Walker
and Rev. W. T. Herriek.
The organization of the Conference
then took place, and the following officers
were elected Rev. A. Walker, ID. d.,
Moderator Rev. J. r. Bourne, Scribe
Rev. P s. Pratt, Register. On motion OF
Rev. J. P. Stone, it was voted to COM
mence the evening service at 10 O'CLOCK
On motion of Rev. P S. Pratt, the Con-
ference adjourned until o'clock P. m.
The Conference met, according to adj
iournment, at 2 O'Clock p. m, and was
opened by voluntary by the choir, fol-
lowed with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Rusted
The following committees were then ap
pointed Committee on overtures, Rev
w. T. Herrick, Rev. J. P. Demerit and
Deacon L. Sheldon committee on state
of religion. Rev f. Tuxbury, Rev. j. 7,
Stone and Bro J. W. Crossman commit
tee on place of meeting. preacher, substi
tutes, delegates. etc, Rev. P. S. Pratt
| Rev. J. Garland and Deacon A. ID. Smith
The minutes of last conference was then
read by the Register.
The report from the different churches
was then listened to, and with but one Oh
two exceptions full report was made
and embraced all the statistics of interes'
connected with the churches: Date of or
ganization; name of pastor; when or
dained number of members, male ano
female average attendance each Sabbath
families represented in the congregation
removals by death and dismission mum
Der of baptisms additions for the yeal
past; state of religion in the church con
tributiens for home and foreign missions
and for benevolent enterprises, etc. These
statistics, although dry to some, are high
ly In teresting and important to the church
From. them we learn that the church a
West Rutland is the eldest, having beer
organized in 1918, and the church a
Dandy is the youngest, being organized
in 1869. Among the other older churches
is that of Pawlet, organized in 1881, Mid
dletown in 1884, and Poultney in 1902
There are some twenty-five churches
belonging to this conference. That O.
Rutland is the largest, it numbering near
ly 400 resident members, and that O.
| West Haven is the smallest.
The report of the Treasurer was Their
heard, after which, on motion, it wa:
voted to raise a tax of one per cent. or
each resident member to pay expenses Of
1871 2. 1t was then moved to appoint
delegates to the National Council, to be
held sometime this summer, upon which
remarks were made by Rev. o. Miner
Rev. T. Tuxbury and others, and this
motion was adopted. .@.. .....
The Conference met at 7.15 o'clock in
the evening, and was opened with a vol
untary by the choir, followed with a
prayer by Rev. J. Garland. An essay
was then read by Rev. J. R. Bowen, upon
the subject, When, where. and how
should the Bible be read that it may best
accomplish the end for which it is given"
This was followed by discussion engaged
in. by Tuxbury, Miner, ]. P. Stone, L. 81.
Stone, Herrick, Hall and Garland. This
discussion was interesting and proved
highly profitable to all present.
The Conference met on Wednesday, the
second day, at $50 O'Clock a. m, for morn
ing prayer meeting, it being opened with
prayer by the Moderator. At o'clock
an easay was read by Rev Ovid M;rar