Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-04-10


were present, and very pleasant session
! was had. The reports of the religious prog
ress made during the year throughout the
COnference-which only includes the Elsterr
portion Of the State and the counties o.
Franklin, Grand Isle and portion Of Chit
tender county-were encouraging and salts
factory. The statistical reports were defnit
and cheering in their character and figures
Bishop Ames presided. Rev Z. Morgan, al
one time the very popular Chaplain Of TIC
House Of Representatives, was Secrctary-in-
chief, and re was efficiently seconded by hie
able and accura tie assistants, Rev. Messrs. J.
C. W Coke of this village, II. A. Spencer
and Ii. F. Forrest.
The delegates elected to the General Con-
ference OF all the NJ. E. Churches, which til
quadrennian meets at Brooklyn, y. Y, in
Way, were Messrs. J w. Coke, II. W
Worthen. Isaac McAnn and j A. Sherburn.
They are all representative men in the Con
ference, and will make their influence felt fOI
good in the deliberations and legislation Of
the General Conference. The reserve dele
gates were Rev W. d. Malcolm and Rev. p
P. Ray.
/ Each day of the session was commenced
with a prayer meeting at o clock, after
which came business session continuing
| until noon. The afternoons were devoted t.
the anniversary exercises Of the religious So
cieties connected with the Conference, and
during the evenings the people had the plea
sura - lia+ap;r, - sarr,opo from, ravaroI al
:he ablest preachers Of this and other Con
/ ferences. The Conference sermon on Wed
nesday evening By Rev. p. Merrill Of Barre,
was logical and forcible presentation OF the
requisites needful to a successful ministry
The address OF Rev. W. f. Msllaieu befor
the Educational Society was as argumeDta-
tive as it was eloquent. and indeed all the
speakers at these evening meetings made
able and effective addresses.
The great treat Of the session was the
Praise Meeting Friday evening conducted by
Prof Tourjee Of Boston. The Professor be
lieyes in congregational singing, and succeed
ed admirably IN bringing out and bending
into harmony all the song and music lying
latent IN the vast audience before him
Those sung who had never sang before, and
those who had sang before now sang the
more. Everybody joined in the chorus and
then went home musictlly happy and with
the sweetest melody ringing IN their hearts,
10 dream of music and its divine origin
The people OF Chelsea gratuitously en-
tertained the members of the Conference.
and although that hospitality must have been
severely stretched by the unexpectedly large
number called together by the meeting o
the electoral or laymen's conference will
the ministerial conference. it travsly stood
the strain and none were sent away unfed OF
refused lodgings. The electoral or Law
mems conference, which met on Friday az d
adjourned the same evening. was the first
nee ing Of the kind in this State under the
new order Of things incorporating lay rep /
-esentation into the policy Of the NJ. |
Church. This Conference was presided over |
by Hon Paul Dillingham;, aud contained /
some or the abest men in the State. Il |
-lected as its delegates to the General Con |
ference Hon. Paul Eillinsh am and Hon |
Robert j. SAKE OF Sheldon, with Asa NJ /
D ckey, Esq Of St. Johnsbury, and f. p
Ball, E-q., Of Springfield as reserve delegate. 4
The following are the appointments IF
preachers for the coming year
MONTPELIER DI-rwcr-J. \. sHERBURy, p. F |
Moutpe aud East Montpelier, j. G. ~. Coxc. |
iiarre, p Merrill. William wn. J. W. Benz
y" thh.l T. A. g. steven~i li.ilin, to he 7uppl e b,
L.A.Buterh III; MdileseXto be supplied b. VA !
Bryant; Mor,t 'wn, J. > spiuney; Walt-deld r. !
Roberts PHt-ield aud Stpckb nd &c, J. W Cine
by - 4. Farley Randolph to be supplied by J. u
Hale; south Rlsa.tpn % be supplied; Tuubrid e
lat Counth TO be suppiier; West Iopsham and
" ants River 10 be suPphed: Connlh u be supple.
by \. q. Hopkins rltmh1 Z. ). Hamilton; Marsh
neld and CALAIS {. r rLnderSi Ia91t' W II
4 O. Button, agent OF the Vermont Methodist
-"ninary, member Of Montpelier Quarterly Confer
Johnsbury, II n spencer; - John~bury Center
a. Lewis l-ynhpn and kirby, Il "oigtn; -hei-
drld and " he,l Eek, r. ri ~; East Bnkr,
W. Malcolm; barton Landing, 10 be supplied 10y r
W. Culver; clover and East Glover, u he sup
supplied IrasnuIgn. IL r. Forrest; Albany, d. II
r-k nel; Cr;iit-bury, }. McUon1ld; HardNlck. {
Dunvile, }. ; Little North Danville, en- ruttie.
PeAcham and McIndoes FAILS, r. y. Granger Gro
ton Linn /; NewDury, = &. Currier Bradford,
De supplied est Bradford AMI al lee, To be sup
piled North Thetford, 10 he supplied Lunen--
,
,ranby, TO be supplied Guildhall, To be supplied
by L. Mackie Bl Oomheld, TO he supplied 10y }. H.
" inslow Holland and Morgan Corners, X Paintin;
Newport and Newport Center, W. O. Robinson
Derby, Ii. 4. jones Westield and JAY, 10 be up
Piled by }. Robinson
;. Eastman, Principal of Newbury Seminary.
Membei Of Quarterly Conference.
sPRINGFIELD DISTRICT W.GUERNsEY, p. E.
Springfield, Il; W. Woltnen; Proctorsville, ;. r
CusnInan; Ludlow, r. Perry; MpuLt Holly AMI
Cuttngs ville 10 be supplied by o. Powell, Perkins
vllle,to be supplied by /. carter; 80. Reading aud
5elchylile, ID oe snPphel' W1'ist 'ck; y " vi
Nt.wbali -unl,Iv: west Syui,l-1r / n - h..ie'.
Barnard K. H. Barton; East Sarnatd AMI Pomt ct
70 be supplied by l.. DOIt; Union Village, r. f.
Lovett; Ihetford Center, y. ID. Clapp; Hartlaud
tn,igrove 10 he snn',IIt,I. Ion1iSi1i. i ri.cr
lord; WardsborO, Z. bingham; Guillord, TO be
-upued; Putney, Z. ;. Buswell; BrattleborO, +.
Z. Bass.
ST ALBASs DIsrRICr-W. y. MALCoM, r. +.
st. Adams, A. l.. Cooper; IT. Adams Bay, to be
supplied by NJ. Adams; >WantOn, W. UnderwOOdi
HIghgate, 10 be supplied by NJ K. Barney, Georgia
10 he snpuIIed: Wilton j ID BeeInan: 'CamI1ridls
vile, H. II. Bement; Essex, q W. Wilder; Under
NIL and " e-t Boton 3 IIaiuenny: IoIche.ter "
Al. Hyde; Waterbury, 4. B. TTua8 Waterbury
Center, l.. q. Dickinson; stowe, to be supplied by
VI. D. l.. Johnson; ElmOre, W. II. Dean; WOlcOtt, /
town. b be suppl 10y j. Wallis; shell ION. +. +.
Ray; bakersfield A ocrIbner; Franklin, :. Donald
East Berkshire, III. II. Bushnell; Montgomery, " I
e. Howard; West Berkshire. a. WeUster; AlbuTgh. /
j. Laurence; Isle La Motto, 10 be supplied. Grand
isle, X Christie; North Hero to be SUPPLIED by =.
> Hamilton Eden, To be supplied by IL. AndrUs. /
y. +. Chapman transferred % y. h. Conference. /
VI. V. H. Knox transferred 10 Kansas Conference. /
j. Robinson transferred ~ Des Nome Conference /
TEE TREATY OF WAsaINGToN.-The fourth /
article of the Treaty OF Washington provides