Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-05-04
Vermont Conference,

mont Annual Conference of the M. f.
Church was held at Mortified, commenc.
ing on Thursday, April Goth, and closing
last Monday evening. The attendance OF
the preachers was quite general, and an
unusual degree of harmony prevailed
during the meeting.
A prayer meeting each morning, at hall
past seven o'clock, appropriately opened
each days duties, and this was followed
by the daily forenoon session for the
transaction of the "Minute" or routine
business of the Conference. The after.
noon and evenings were devoted to an.
niversary meetings and addresses on vari.
ous matters connected with the interests
of the Church.
Thursday afternoon RevDr. Butler, for.
merly and for many years missionary
in India, made an able elaborate address
on the subject of American Romanism
DIR. Butler is now agent for the American
and Foreign Christian Union Society and
his address was made in the interest OF
that society.
Thursday evening Rev. W. D. Malcom,
Presiding Elder of st. Albans District
and editor of the Vermont Christian Mes
senger, preached the annual conference
sermon. The sermon was we'll prepared,
we'll delivered and we'll received.
Friday afternoon the anniversary of the
N. E. Education Society was holden. Ap-
propriate addresses were made by Rev
Messrs. Tabor, Worthen, and others. In
the evening most excellent missionary
sermon was preached by Rev. E. G. Bass
At the Sunday School Anniversary on
Saturday afternoon, there was good speak
ing by Rev. Messrs. Cooper, Beaman,
Chaplain McCaha, Cushing, and others,
interspersed with most excellent singing
The anniversary of the Church Extension
Society was holden, and Rev. DR. Haven
of Boston and Chaplain McCabe were the
principal speakers.
Sunday services were holden in the
Methodist Episcopal and in the Congre.
gational churches. Owing to the multi
form cares and labors of the Bishop, DR.
Haven, editor of lions Herald, preached
the morning discourse at the Methodist
Episcopal church, after which came the
ordination of the elders In the afternoon
Chaplain McCabe preached a thrilling dis.
course, and the ordination of the deacons
followed. At the Congregational church,
Rev. L. Fl. Stone, agent of the Temper
ance Society, preached in the morning,
and Rev. J. G. W. Coke, of Springfield, in
the afternoon.
Monday afternoon the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society held short ami
ver>ary. and the remainder of the after
noon aud everlug was Devoted Cne Jus
mess sessions of the Conference.
The Conference came to its close at
1912 o'clock Monday night.
The presiding elders of the several dis
tricts are, Montpelier district, F. A.
Sherburn; ST. Johnsbury district, Isaac
McAnn; st Albaus district, William D.
Malcolm; Springfield district, j. w
Guernsey.
Among the appointments OF the more
prominent clergymen are, Montpelier, ],
W. c. Coke; Barre, Peter Merrill Roch'
ester. R. W. Harlow; Pittsfeld, F. H
Roberts; South Royalton, W. FL. Wright
Chelsea, j. NJ. Puffer; Derby, Fl. A
Spencer; Lyndon, Roch and Morgan,
Chaplain of the House of Representa-
tive-,) formerly of Mortified; st. Albans
A l. Cooper; Waterbury, E. @. Bass
Waterbury Center, L. G. Dickinson
Sheldon, P. ?. Ray.
Rev G. w Wilder, Principal, and Rev
A. G. Button Agent of the Vermont Con
ference Seminary and Female College at
Montpelier, Rev. Israel Luce was trans
fered to the Vermont Conference, r. s
Haynes to Providence Conference, S
Holman to Kansas Conference, George
johnson to Minnesota Conference, J. W
Elkins to Troy Conference.
We give the appointments in this Sec
ton of the State: