The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-06-20

ed for the next County Conference G.
N. Hayward aud l.. Il. Knapp.
Place of meeting, New Haven.
Preacher, Rev. NJ. l.. Severance, Sub
stitute; Rev. H. p Hooker.
Committee on the State of Religion
Rev. S. w. Magill, Rev. NJ. Il. Sever
ance and Josiah Cowles.
Feeble Churches Rev. II. i, Leavitt,
Rev, A. B. Lyon and j. s. Wilcox.
Moral Reforms Rev. Il. p. Hooker,
Rev. W. N. Bacon and John d. Smith.
Church Discipline Rev. Messrs
Bogue and Steele, and Dea. Amos Ham
iton.
Benevolent Contributions Rev.
Messrs Kent, Bogue and Bro. f. j.
Matthews.
Ordinances Rev. Mcssrs Winchester,
Kitchel and Prof. Parker.
Delegates to General Convention, Rev.
Mr.. Magill and Bro. f. M. Wright.
Substitutes, Rev. Mr. Kent, and Bro. j.
d. Smith.
Rev. Messrs Holmes and Wing were
invited to sit in the Conference as cores
ponding members,
The afternoon session was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Holmes of Benson.
The applications Of the Whiting and
Ripton churches for aid from the Vt.
Domestic Missionary Society, in the sums
of 500 and 5000 respectively, were
approved.
Rev. Mr.. Bogue then preached the Sermon.
Rev. w. N. Bacon, Chairman of the
Committee on Feeble churches submitted
his report which was adopted and remarks
were made by several Of the brethren.
Rev. H. 2. V. Bogue presented a re-
port upon moral demonstrating es-
pecially to the subject of temperance.
An interesting discussion followed, in
which a large number participated. At
the evening session a committee Of three
was raised, consisting of Rev. Messrs Ma
gill and Hooker, and Judge Smith Of
| Vergennes, to consider and report upon
steps proper to be taken in reference to
extending aid to the feeble churches in
the county The remainder Of the time
was spent in prayer and conference.
Wednesday morning, after prayer
meeting led by Bro. j. G. Smith, Rev.
Mr.. Magill, in behalf of the special COM
mittee on feeble churches, reported the
following resolutions:
Resolred /. That on the principle
Of the fellowship of believers in Christ it
is incumbent on larger and weather.
churches, to extend the helping hand to
smaller and feebler churches which may
be in their neighborhoods, to aid them in
sustaining the institutions of religion
among themselves, and we account this as
the duty of the ADLER toward the feebler
churches of this Conference.
2. That we deem it eminently deslra-
BILE that our feebler churches should en-
joy the regular supervision and ministra-
tons of pastors of their own choice. But
we recognize the impracticability ofeftect-
ing this so desirable arrangement in the
case of many of our feebler churches con-
sidered separately.
B. That we deem it therefore advisa-
BILE and the only practicable method OF
securing the desirable end referred to,
that two or more feeble churches which are
contiguous enough in their situation
should combine for the settlement and
support of pastor who Should be devo-
ted to them conformity. And under such
an arrangement, we feel that it would be
practicable, and both the duty and pleas
ure Of our stronger churches to render
such aid as would enable all the feebler
churches in the county to enjoy the la
bors of settled pastors.
4. That committee Of three be ap.
pointed who shall take this matter into
consideration, bring this subject before
the feeble churches, ascertain what may
be necessary and practicable in the
premises, and report in full at the next
J meeting. And that the committee in.
vite the secretaryofthe VI. Domestic Miss
ionary Society to unite with them in de.
liberating on the subject.
The report was adopted and the mem.
bers of this committee were appointed to
act under the provisions of the resolutions
: Voted, that when the Conference ad.
journ, it adjourn to meet in the Congre.
! gational Church in Middlebury on the
Wednesday succeeding the 4th Tuesday
in Oct. next, at 2 o'clock p. m, to con-
} slider the report of the committee above
: named.
The following resolution was also
adopted:
Resolred. That we commend to thu
sympathetic regards of our churches the
: recommendation Of the General Conven
ton at the last convocation, that Their
should be taken up annually collection
in aid Of the widows and orphans of tn,
e deceased ministers of our denomination
= in this state.
q Rev.M Il. Severance submitted repor
s upon church discipline and an interesting
e discussion followed.
8 The discussion of the question ais
r the duty of the clergy and church to en-
: courage females in taking an active par
i in our religious meetings" was opened b.
e Dea. N. A. Saxton and be was followe
4 by others who were limited to five min
utes each, until the close of the houl
e After which the following resolution wa
: unanimously passed.
s Whereas, The discussion Of the ques
i ton of woman's duty in our social, re
y ligious meetings has developed the fac
that the entire sentiment of this Confer
ence is in favor of womaA's taking a
/. equal part in our social meetings, there
II fore
!, Resolred, That this decision be d,
clared in the churches of our Conferenc,
,e Rev. w. w. Winchester submitted
!. report of Benevolent Contributions givin
=. interesting statistics which we have nc
now at hand for this report.
ID l.. f. Knapp presented report O
Sunla1r Snhan rod h.r 10. nh.