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Abridged from the St. Adams Messenger
Vermont Conference.
THIRD DAY.
We abridge the proceedings Of Friday
from the report in the St. Adams Messenger;
The educational services Thursday after
noon were yery interesting in their charac-
fer and stirring addresses were made by
Reys. c. p. Flanders and F. ii. Roberts, of
the Vermont Conference, and Rev. A. Nc
Keown. of the New England Conference.
In the evening an interesting, practical
sermon was preached by Rev. II. w. Wor-
then. of Springfield.
On Friday morning Rev. DR.. Pierce, edi-
tor of Zion's Herald, addressed the Confer
ence in behalf Of his paper. lie made
bappy allusion to the fact that he was born
in Vermont, when his father Travelled one Of
the early circuits of the State. From this
fact. if from no other, he claimed connec-
ton with the Vermont Conference.
The most interesting service of the morn
ing was the address Of Bishop James to the
candidates for admission into conference.
The class 0AlNtlN TINS Ntdl NlliN NAitN
: F. Cushman, j. llalpenny, G. 4. Smith.
The usual disciplinary questions We're put
IN the class. and one special question in re-
card TO ;ho use of tobacco ordered by the
Conference. To this last question all an
swered in the negative. The Bishop con-
protulated the class that they were free
from this habit and remarked that while
This nation paid $500 900 900 for bread, it
maid $3.50 900 900 for tobacco, and $780,
600 600 for intoxicating drinks. lie thought
| if this was not an evidence of total deprayi-
| ty he did not know where it could be found.
lie urged the class To read, mediate and
nray. rs the best order and process of men
| mi discipline. The best rule for preaching
| Is TO ret the gospel into the heart, and then
| speak it to the people; this is preaching.
| Especial care should be given to the chill
| dren in the pastoral work. This work
/ should not be confined TO Sunday Schools,
| Int children should be visited at their
home, by the pastor, faithfully and persist
emily. If the pastors and the churches
unite in promoting the work Of God, they
could moi fail of revival. We need no
extra agency outside Of these. The church
! is the great organized agency for eyangeliz-
| ing the world. Other churches may need
| these extra agencies to promote REVEALS,
but the Methodist church does not.
At the conclusion of the address, ). F.
| eastman and c. A. Smith were admitted to
/ the Conference end elected TO Deacon 5
| orders.
Rev. f. !. Carpenter, secretary and agent
of the Vt. Bible Society, addressed the Con-
ference in behalf of Bible work among the
French population in the State.
FOURTH DAY
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Ami
I y6rsary, Thursday afternoon, was a marked
success. Mr., ". ID. Mal1Qm presided, ard
Mrs. !. W. Guernsey acted a Secretary
| Mrs. ;. l.. Pratt read the Scriptures, and
Rev. 4. c. Stearns offered prayer. The
| Secretary read heS annual report, showing
the large success of this new missionary
movement Mrs. W. B. Howard read an
address of much excellence, and Rev. DR.,
| Pierce. Of Zi0H's Herald, made an inter
esting closing address.
The Trustees Of the Vermont Methodist
Seminary presented their annual report ID
the Conference through the President of the
Board. \. j. Willard, ESD, of St. Johns
bury. lie made strong plea for the Sem
mary, anI ReY. \. T. Billiard, II. P, Cush-
ing. ?. Merrill, ana Dr PiGree, II Boston
made stirring addresses in behalf OF the
same cause. Pledges and money were taker
for the Seminary TO the amount Of $1,000
to make up $40 600 it was proposed t,
raise two years ago TO meet the present de
mands of the institution, and Of which So,
900 had been already conditionally pledged
Rev. ". d. Mclcam led in this movement
and assumed a large alAGuht N order L
complete the work of to-day.
APPOINTMENTS FOR ST. ALBANs DISTRICT.
". D. Mqicon, 81. AgaH5, p. Z.
St. Albans-A. c Stevens.
st. Adams Bay-R H. Barton.
Swanton-L. {. Dickinson.
Highgate-ro be supplied by y. r. Bar
ney.
Georgia and North Fairiax-To be sup
piled by d. F. Bragg.
Fairfax and Fletcher Centre-To be sup
piled by +. c. Kimball.
Westford-O. J. Scott.
Mhlton-J. d. Beeman.
Cambridge and Binghamyille - Austii
Scribner
Johnson and Waterville-John Wallace
supply by J. Hitchcock.
Essex-P p Ray.
Underhill and West Bolton-Jacob Hal
penny.
OOlcheSter-lt. ). Bushnell.
Waterbury-A B. Trua1.
Waterbury Centre-Dyar Willis.
Stowe-Walter Underwood.
East Elmore-To be supplied by G. l.
Wells.
Elmore-CharleS A. Smith.
Wolcott-J. X. Langford
HYDE Park-Clark Wedgeworth
Morristown-II II. Bement.
Sheldon-C. W. Wilder.
Bakersfeld-M. d. l.. johnson.
Franklin-Sylyester Donaldson.
Enosburgh-O. NJ Boutwell,
Richford-C. P Taplin.
Montgomery and East Berkshire-W. b
Howard,
West Berkshire and East Franklin-llar
vey Webster One to be supplied,
Alburgh-W. Ii. HYDE.
Isle La Motte-Robert Crystie.
Grand Isles. c. Vail.
North Heroic be supplied by David
Marvin.
Eden and Belyidero-To be supplied by j
X Fuller.
IIu Ling Mi, Missionary to China.
5. d. Elkins, transferred to Troy Con
ference.
The missionary anniversary on Saturday
evening was addressed by Rev. A. Scribner
of the Vermont Conference. and Rev. Dr.
Eddy, missionary secretary from New
York.
DR.. Eddy made simple statement in re-
gard to the missionary work One pc
culiarity of the missionary polity of the
Methodist Episcopal Church is that we
have only one organization for the home
and foreign work The home work is not
overlooked in prosecuting the work abroad.
| From 1852 to 1872, more than 81 ,0O0, 200
was paid for domestic missions, above
what was paid to foreign missions. Our
missions abroad have passed from expert
ment to succeSs-in China, India and
Europe, they have passed into accomplished
results. A great work is going on in
Sweden-one thousand converts in three
months. In Liberia we are pressing into
the interior
FIFTH DAY.
MONDAY, April %.
The Sabbath services were of special in
terest, and the public filled the Methodist
church to the utmost capacity at an early
hour.
The Conference lovefeast began at half
past eight a. IN. in charge OF Rev. A. L.
Billiard. A large number participated in
this meeting making it interesting through
out.
At l01 a. m. Rev. DR.. Eddy of New York
preached thrilling and powerful sermon
from Eph. 1921.
Following the sermon, Bishop james as
sisted by several members Of the Conference
and by Rev. Mr.. Swift, delegate from the
General Convention of the Congregational
churches of Vermont, ordained as Elders
G. Dingman, d. NJ. Megahy, a. NJ.
Wheeler, g. NJ. Tuttle, F. T. Lovett, W.
NJ. Dean, F. c. Kimball, and as deacon c.
A. Smith.
At II p. m, Rev DR.. Rivers of Boston,
preached discourse.
In the evening a revival meeting of much
interest was held, during which large
number committed themselves to Christ
and his cause.
The principal business this morning, were
the reports of the several committees, which
as presented indicated healthful progress
in the various interests of the church with
in the bounds of the conference.
The time for adjournment having arrived,
the Bishop expressed his interest for the ex-
Conference, especially from the fact that
you not only build up your work within
your bounds, but also on account OF the min
listers and members YOU furnish to other