The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-25
PROGRAMME FOR TODAY.
burlington District Ministerial, As
.OcIatiOn.

crviccs, consisting of reading sixteen YER
les Of the 4th chapter of Ephesians. sing
NJ 10th hymn. and prayer, were con
lucicd ny Rev J Noe J II Bond was
appointed secretary pro tenn. The order
IF the iine Of meeting was fixed from 10
~ It ny, and . to 3 p III. Bro. J j Noe was
appointed chairman for the afternoon scs-
sion. y letter was read from Bro. A
Heath After which, the order of exerc-
SEES was taken up.
/. o Gregg read an essay on the three
years rule; discussion followed.
>. II J. Austin read upon Methods of |
public worship at camp meetings. Mt the |
close Of which the session adjourned by |
expiration of time.
Icncdiction by } II Bond.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
opened by singing the 731st hymn and
prayer by w J Heath. Minutes of the
previous session was read and approved.
,. Controversy Of Ritualism. by w J
Heath; followed by discussion.
After which, by Il vote of the associa-
ton, Bro Bcmis agent of the Vermont
Bible society, addressed the meeting in the
interest of his work.
An essay was readily ] II Bond" Docs
the Bible sanction the use of fcrmcnted
wine?' Discussion following.
Adjourned by expiration of time
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Session called at $50, Rev. W. j. Heath,
of Burlington, in the chair
Religious exercises conducted by Key.
G. w. S. Porter. The minutes of the pre-
yious session were read by the secretary
Rcvs. Porter. Noe and II. f. Austin
were appointed committee TO prepare the
next programme.
Pttsford was selected as the next place
of meeting
The committee on programme presented
Their bill, and other pecuniary business was
attended to by the treasurer.
The first discussion was - Disciplinary
duty of stewards" by c. A. Stevens, who
gave n resume of the disciplinary require
ments of stewards, viz: systematizng the
financial work of the church and keeping a
correct and disciplinary charge of the
church. The usual discussion followed, in
which the idea was brought out that the
responsibility of the Office was not under
stood
/ Next item, probationary membership,
j. J. Noe. The idea of the writer was
that the probationary system was one OF
benefit, yet having many embarrassments
to the membership of the church, The
discussion brought out the expression OF
favor and disfavor.
Rev Mr.. Mott of Pawlet read paper
entitled "What can be done to bring more
young men into the missionary field and
Christian ministry saying the great hin
drance is that small salaries do not supper
their families, and other occupations offe
greater inducements TO them. Anothe
embarrassment is the small missionary dis
bursements, owing to the closeness of thu
people Our theological schools should b.
better endowed, that young men could b
educated according to their desires. |
these hindrances can be removed the ques
ton is answered. The essay gave univer
sal satisfaction. The discussion brough
out the fact that Methodist ministers ar
the best paid men in any profession O
ministry.
'Sciencc and the Bible" was discusse
by c. Ii Dunton He sad there wa
nothing strange in the assaults by scientist
upon the bible, and the result has demon
; strated the fact that the Bible is Away
3 correct in its hints at philosophy and science
though it does not always coincide wit
: every foolish hypothesis, Illustration
: were produced which made the subje'
, very interesting.
Sketch Of sermon; text, Gal. 17-1S
, by r J Davies, who gave a very eXccllel
: exposition of the subject.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The association met at ? p. m, Rev.
, IL. Dunton in the chair The deyotion
exercises were conducted by Rev. NJ
Heath
The secretary, w. W. Foster, Jr, ret
the minutes of the last meeting.
Discussions was had on Mr. Dayi
G sketch. and the Bible usury was discuss'
= by A. Y. Marshall, who peculiarly treat'
Y his subject and declared the Bible did IL
f sanction the exhorbitant interest SO fir
o quently taken at the present time, inde'
s il does away with interest and every Of
C is bounden to give to any one all he neeo
s hoping for nothing. Rev. Mr.. Merrill fC
i lowing with an essay on the same subjeC
/. but took different view on the subjeC
~ viz, the Old Testament scripture allow
n usury to be received of strangers but II
~ of their brethren.
Rev. W. II. Meeller gave very al
# article on "The Christian Pulpit An a
!. stract of which we cannot do justice, b
l. which we hopewill be given to the press
d some future time.
n Vote OF thanks given to the people a
v convention adjourned
d Discussions followed the reading of ca
If essay, but we have not space to refer
IF these earnest remarks,
s. Ministers present were, Rcvs. o Ores
D, II II Austin, w J Heath, G A Stevens, j
NJ Bond, r j Davies, g ii Dunton, j w BE
A nett, b Cox, A V Marshall, Mr. Merrill,
/; w Foster Jr, Y Picket, w ii Meeker,.
H. Marshall.