Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-04-24
State NIelUs.

The stockholders Of the Central Vermont
railroad hold meeting for the election Of
directors at st. Adams, May 10.
Merchants are selling hay seed for some
1915 per bushel instead for $3.50 as they
did last year, notwithstanding the wholesale
price is about the same as last year. No
one knows why they do so---of course.
Vermont Annual Conference.
The thirtieth session OF the Vermont an.
nual conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church began at Danville, Wednesday,
April %, at 9 A. NJ, Bishop jesse 7. Peck
presiding. The first service connected with
the opening of the conference was the ad.
ministration of the sacrament Of the Lords
Supper, conducted by the Bishop.
Following this the secretary Of last year
called the roll Of the conference, when sixty
four answered to their names. The confer
ence numbers 118. Several more arrived
during the day. R. Morgan was elected
secretary, and j. @. w. Coke H. A. Spen-
Ger, assistants. II. F. Foust was reelected
statistician, and d. II. Bicknell journalist.
The usual standing committees were ap.
pointed The Conference fixed the relation
Of the supernumerary and superannuated
preachers. j. L. Roberts OF the first class
and N. w. Aspinwall Of the second class
have died during the year. j. M. Puffer of
the effective ranks, has also passed away.
The conference Fixed Saturday at IL A.
NJ, for memorial service, with reference to
these deceased members.
j. A. Sherburn, presiding elder of the
Montpelier District, presented, report fthe
work in his district during the year. A
good religious interest had prevailed, and on
some charges there had been revivals. The
salaries of the preachers had beel generally
met and the benevolent collections had been
good. There had been an increase OF inter-
est in Bible study in the use of the Berean
series of lessons in the Sunday schools.
Improvements have been made on the
church edi6ces at Cabot and Marsh6eld, and
provision has been made for finishing the
audience room of the new church at Mont
pelier. The Seminary at Montpelier had
enjoyed its usual prosperity except that the
patronage had been somewhat less.
At the conclusion of this report, the char
acter of the effective elders in the district
was examined, and they all passed. The
conference adjourned at Il quarter before II
M.
At 2 p. NJ, Rev. H. A Spencer preached
the annual missionary sermon.
At 3 p. NJ. the conference held a special
session for reporting statistics and benev-
client monies.
At u the Conference Missionary Society
held its anniversary, j. G. W. Coke pre-.
siding The introductory services were
conducted by G. Tabor. j. w. Bemis of
the conference made the first address, and
discussed the love element in the missionary
work. He was followed by Rev. Dr. b. X.
Pierce, editor of ZionS Herald, Bos ton.
He began his address by some very pleasant
"Reminiscences of his childhood, when
fifty years ago his father was pastor Of the
church here and then passed to the sub
ject Of the occasion by referring to the meet
ing of Jesus and Zaccheus, whe9 the simple
look of the Master SO touched this mans
heart that he gave at once half Of his goods
to the poor. So we have only to look on
Jesus as the Saviour Of the world, to move
us to give ourselves to the work of saving
the world The address was interesting and
effective.
The closing address was by Dr. Dashiel
one of the missionary secretaries from New
York. He expressed his qualification in
meeting for the first time a conference in
New England, and then proceeded to discuss
the law by which God proposed to save the
world. Saved man should save men. Angels
might have been employed, and that would
have been a cheap method which would very
much suit some people, but this was not
Gods way. There is a power in blood, kin
ship, race. The Chinese must save the
Chinese. Men from this country 90 to lay
the foundations, and then leave it TO the
natives to take up the work and carry it on.
The reason why God adopts this method Of
saving men is that it is the only way to save
US. Men must work to live. We save our.
selves fundamentally by seeking to save
others.
/. The speaker then sketched IN a hasty man
ner the present state and progress Of thu
missionary work, domestic and foreign. The
work is progressing rapidly in China and In
dia, in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Ger
many. New missions have been started il
Italy, japan, and Mexico with hopeful pros
poets.
The address throughout was one Of great
eloquence and power, and held the large au
dieDce more than an hour without WEAKNESS
To-day Thursday Mrs. Wittenmeyer
Sec OF Pastors and Ladies Christian Union
and editor OF The Christian Woman, speak
at p. NJ. This evening a Temperance
anniversary will be held, which promises tC
be of much interest.
The business sessions of the Conference
occupy from 8 to Has A. NJ, and public
religious exercises afternoon aud evening. A
Conference prayer meeting is held frOm t
GA. NJ. 9.
Danoile, April %.
ADDISON COUNTY.
} Rev. Mr.. Hyatt, Of st. Johnsbury ha
accepted call to the Free Baptist Churcl
! in Starksboro.
MessrS Grandey 4 Myrick bought o
George Bruce, ESQ, of Bridport grad
! Durham calf twelve months old whc
dressed 504 pounds. II. G. Burwell killed
one the same age which dressed $40 pounds
) l.. W. Frost, Esq, has a very superio
young stallion called Young Lambert
( prize taker at the last state fair.
Y BENNINGTON COUNTY.
|, Bradford 4 Co.'S knitting mill at Ben
,. ningtOn, which was destroyed in January By
a gas explosion, is nearly rebuilt
: CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Q J. GiAiin, of HardwiCk has bought tn
1 Fisher farm in Walden for S2800.
= q. q. StOddard, of Spring Valley, Wis
! arrived at West Burke, his former residences
: last Saturday
! A town hall, memorial hall and grade
school house are to be erected at Hardwic
the coming season.
9 At West Burke Perry Porter has bough