The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-12-29
Addison County Conference.

Tho Addison County Conference Of
congregational ministers and churches
was held AT the church in Mdlchury. on
Tuesday aud Wednesday of last week.
The Conference was called to order by
the Register, Rev. + =. Hooker. and or.
gained by the election of Rev. G. II.
Kent Of Ripton, as moderator. and Rev.
NJ. j.. Severance, OF Orwell, scribe.
PRAYER by the moderator
The roll OF members was o. follows:
BRlppoRT, Rev w. w. Winchester.
pastor, and Dea J + Crane, delegate.
ConNwALL. Rev S. w. Mncill. pastor
and A. II. Sperry and Frabkliu Boud del
egOtcs.
MrDpLEBuRY Rev. + p Hooker. pas
tor. and Prof. W II. Parker. delegate,
NEw HAVEN Rev. S knowlton, ras
tor, and S b NJ. Cowles, delegate
Orwell Rev NJ. l. Severance pastor.
and ii. D. Bascom aud w. O, Roy del
cgates.
RiproN. Rev G, II Kent pastor, and
II. |. Sroor and Q. Billings Delegates.
SALISBURY. Rev. L S. Partridge pastor.
and Horace Sheldon delegate.
SnoRruAn. Rev. W. n. Bacon nasior
n North,up delegate.
WHITING. Rev. A. 8. Barton acting
pastor, Il. Cook delegate.
VEnGrNNrs, Rev VIM. p. Aiken pas.
tor, w. r. BiShy ard Josiah W. Parker
delegates.
WrYnRinoE, r. } Bowcs and Dca. &.
o. Wright, delegates.
Rev. W. II. Mcekor Of the Middlebury
Methodist church, and Rev Geo. p
Rowley Of St Lawrence county, n Y,
were invited to sit in the Conference as
corresponding members
There were also present Rev DR.. II.
ID. Kitchel, and Doa f, s. Bottum. and
Dea. S. James, cx.officio members. Com
mittees were appointed as follows: OF
Overtures, Rev +. =. Hooker, Dea.
James and Dca Parker.
OF Appointments, Rev w. n. Bacon,
Dea. Bixby and Rev. Mr. Knowlton.
To prepare resolutions on the death oil
Rev. II. +, Loavitt Rev Il p. Hooker
The remainder Of the morning was
spent in devotional exercises.
The afternoon meeting was opened with
prayer by Mr.. Squircs, al.or which fol.
lowed the discussion OF the topic "Obsta.
eles to REVEALS" opened by Rev. DR..
Kitchel who was followed By members Of
the Conference and others.
The evening session after brief dcvo-
tional exercises, was devoted to the dis
cusson Of THE divine agency in revi.
walls" opened by Rev. s. W. Magill.
On Wednesday morning a business
meeting was held, at which the bylaws
were amended, fixing the time Of the an.
nual meeting upon the fourth Tuesday OF
December instead Of the third. Rev
Mr. Hooker submitted and the Coufer-
encc adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas our beloved brother, the Rev. II. T
Lcavitt, after nearly forty years Of ministerial
life among the churches of this county, has been
called to his reward, therefore resolved,
LIST, That We put on record, in the minutes Of
this body our recognition of his eminent worth
that be was n man gifted with great native force
and decision; that he was an enthusiastic ano
courage minister Of Jesus Christ wise in cour.
sci, fertile in resources and intrepid in execution
that he won the hearts OF The people by his warn
social nature and quick sympnthics; and that h.
was man Of deep religious experience and earn
est prayers. 49,
"a, That We nre special!.;- grateful Tor his con.
staut RI! 'eii-denying abors a. register Of thi.
body for so many years.
Sd, That while We mourn that We shall shar,
/ y lTrtraa l,u Ill. u Ia
earth, We nre devoutly thankeul for the u-cfu
life he has had ernce TO live among Us, und IT,,
works that do follow him
4,h, That a copy Of these resolutions with til,
expression Of cur sympathy il their great los.
he sent TO tho family of our del artcd and rcycred
brother
The committee Of appointments report
ed through their chairman as ioi0we
Place OF next annual meeting, Salisbury
Preachers. Rev W. ". Winchester
Substitute, Rev. S, W Magil.
Committee OF arrangements, Rev. l.
C. Partridge, Rev. E. p. Hooker, Dea s
o. Wright.
Delegate to tho General Convention
Rev S. Knowlton.
To preside at the sacramen,al service,
Rev. DR.. Kitchel and S. w Magill
The report Of the committee was adopt.
cd, and the appointments confirmed.
After season Of prayer, the Confer.
ence discussed the Means Of promoting
revivals," opened by Rev. W. W. Win.
chester.
All the discussions, as well as The de-
votional sessions, were characterized by
great tenderness and earnestness, and the
meeting was felt to be one calculated to
promote the revival feeling in the church,
es. After sacramcntal Sc. vices the con
ference adjourned on Wed: 'sday after.
noon.