Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-30
as Kneil Of Westtieid was according de-


Emerson Warner. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
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And Thomas kne Of westdci was according de-
clared elected
second ballot was then taken for delegate
from the middle western district, and again there
was 10 choice, the vote standing as follows:
whole number of votes cast.
necessary for cnolce. ....,..................A
:. 4 4 magee had. ''.'''......,..'..........
Richardson ..........................20 q
JACOB Sleeper ...........,.............3
Mr.. T. P Richardson then withdrew his name,
and third ballot was taken, with the following re-
suit:
Whole number of votes east
Necessary Tor choice .....................40
Magee had. Observation-Disclosures.
Jacob Sleeper. .....,..................14
Scattering Observation-Disclosures.
And air. Magee of Boston declared elected as
alternate or reserve delegate.
After brief remarks from Thomas Kneil, Magee.
and Rev. DR.. True, agent of the Wesleyan UNIVERSE
ty, the conference adjourned sine die.
THE CONFERENCE SERMON.
The church was filled by large audience last eve
ming, the occasion being the annual conference
mon, delivered by Rev. Mark Trafton. lie was as
sisted in the opening exercises by Rev Dr. Butler.
and 4th verses: Through wisdom is a house build
ed and by understanding it is established; and by
knowledge shall the chambers be filed with all
pleasant and precious riches" Also, the last clause
of the 18th verse of the 2ls chapter of the gospel
according to st. John: Feed my lambs" The
speaker announced his subject as "Chd culture,
the peculiar charge of the Christian ministry" and
by explaining what wisdom, understanding and
knowledge are. In the natural world, God makes
his laws and leaves to man the task of discovering
and applying them. 1t is so in regard to the intel.
lect. God creates susceptibilites and latent powers
in man, and it is for him to develop and bring out
what is within him And this principle is the same
in moral and religious matters
The mind of a child is a mere space, which can
be filled by whatever is first impressed upon it, The
minds of children are not naturally mass of de-
nrnVltV. there orJ owl
and this procliYity, If not oOunteracted will tend to
draw the child away from Christ, into the paths of
sin. 1t is very difficult for parents to speak on re-
gious subjects to their children after they have ar
rived at years OF understanding But if parents be.
gin as soon as their children capable of under
standing the meaning of the simplest language, to
impress upon their minds the grand truths of re-
ligiOn, and baptise them and teach them that they
are members of the church, they will grow up in
the faith. Ii may be said that child's mind cam
not lgrasp all these ideas and truths, but what of
thaty Does any one understand all that he be-
lieyes? The child naturally receives this instruc-
ton eagerly and believes it implicitly Youth is
credulOus and doubts nothing Doubt is the fruit of
disappointed faith.
II is in this work that woman's influence and
womans love is especially useful Here the speak
er depressed to enter into discussion OF the wom-
airs rights question, during which he said that
women who participated in the modern woman's
suffrage movement exerted an influence on the
hearts of their children worse than that Ofa the in
fidelity OF the world. The moral nature or con-
science of the child is developed before the INTEL
lectual faculties, and moral training should begin
before intellectual training The early age at whicn
children are forced into the public schools has a
very bad effect upon them. Three hours day is
long enough for any child to be confined in public
schools. He did not think 1t was a mysterious
providence when child died under the forced pro-
cess OF instruction. 1t was simply murder. The
world does not need greatmen. 1t needs good men,
with loving hearts, who will devote their lives to
bringing their fellow creatures to Christ.
He closed by an earnest eXhortatiOn to his breth-
rem in the ministry, especially to the younger
preachers, not to neglect this great work of child
Va hn nrOT mis- OF 1 gf,Kr.
train up child in the way he shall go when he is
old he will not depart from it," Impressions pro-
duced in early life are always the strongest and re-
main fresh in the memory, when the events of yes
terday are forgotten.
Mrs. Wittenmyer, agent of the Pastors and Wo-
mems home missionary society, then addressed the
audience, presenting in clear and forcible
manner the Importance of the cause. There is
a great work for women to do in the
church. She can visit from house to house,
cOnversing and praying with those who feel
themselves uncared for and friendless. Religion
must mean love to our fellow men, and this is the
best way in which to reach the masses. Pastors are
doing great work, and Christian men are nobly
bearing their part of the burden but this work is
more especially adapted to women. There is no
place, however vile, where true Christian woman
may not go in the name of Jesus. The speaker il
Illustrated her remarks by giving accounts of visits
which women connected with this society had
made TO drinking saloons and to the homes of the
destitute, and of the good results which fol-
lowed She thought the church might learna lesson
from the Roman Catholics in regard to women's
work. In that church women are great working
power, and large majority of proselytes added to
the church are brought in by the labors of the
women. Women are now employed in great litera-
ry enterprises, and there is no reason WHY thew
should not be equally efficient in spiritual iabors
God can make of the feblest instruments in the
accomplishment of his great work
The exercises closedby the singing of the doxolo-
gy, and benediction pronounced by Rev. DIR.
Butler.
SABBATH APPOINTMENTS BY CONFERENCE MINIS
TIERS.
Boston.
NrOn fol Ctr Dnu m
Bethel, Rev j $ Barrows
Dorchester street, Rev C Il Hanaford
Winthrop street, Rev X Pierce, ID d.
Worcester.
FOrenoon-0ld South, Rev @ X True. DID.
Afternoon " " Rev I. II Thayer ID D.
F0renoon-Central church, Rev William II CLARK
ID d.
Afternoon Rev d Sherman,
forenoon-Union church, Rev j Wagner.
Afternoon Prof w r. Rico
FOrenoon-Mechanics hall, Rev VIM Mcdonald
F0renoon-Grace church, Rev. Fl Newbali
u. '
Afternoon i" Rev J CUMMINGS u II
FCrenoon-Trinity church, Rev VIM Butler D.
Afternoon 9" Rev | q Bidweu
Forenoon-Webster square, Rev S f Upham
Afternoon Rev r G Parson
Forenoon-Laurel street, Rev. J w Hamilton.
Afternoon " Rev j A Cass.
ForenoUn-MissiOn chapel, Rev T A Goodwin
Forenoon-Second Baptist, Rev George s Moves
FOrenOon-FIrst Unitarian-PrOf VIM Rice
Forenoon-Harvard street, CambridgepOrt, Rev
II Howard.
South street, Lynn, Rev S Fuller.