The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-21

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and His followers. And yet they really
thought otherwise, as is evident from their
anxiety and efforts to secure the sepulchre
against any fraud that should be declared
His resurrection.
The life of Christ was not finished on the
cross. He did rise again, was thereafter
seen and known by His diciples, and as a
risen Christ he was the inspiration of the
wondrous life of St Paul. The influence
of His teachings and life is not yet finished,
but continues in the intelligence, the liter
allure, the art, the civilization, and the
mower of the world Christ meant that
the work of atonement was then completed,
and that the ultimate triumph OF Christ
ianty was then assured.
The sermon was followed by the ord-
nation of four ministers to the office of
elders, the Bishop being assisted by seven
prosbyters.
EVENING SERVICE.
Instead of the missionary sermon, as adj
vertised, there was an address on the great
missionary subject, by Rev. DR.. Reid, one
of the secretaries of the general missionary
society. Rev. $. Washburn presided.
Bishop Tcber's celebrated missionary hymn
was sung. Rev. b. Pomeroy offered prayer.
Rev. DR.. Reid then followed in an elabor-
ate lengthy, and triumphant defense of the
missionary work as carried on by Christian
churches, against an attack in the late num-
Der of the Westminster Rcgie,o He placed
Christian civilation in all the world in bold
and truthful contrast with mere humanta-
rian. For an hour and fifteen minutes he
held The compact audience of 1900 people
ia close attention to his strong and success
full plea for missions and against the cavis
of unchristian and yet christianity indebted
men.
CONFERENCE sEssIoN-MoNDAY MORNING.
Bishop Foster in the chair at a. M.
Rev. Mr. Sutton was made supernumerary
with view to going west, and contrbu-
ton of 500 was made to him. The seat
of the next session OF the conference was
fixed to be at Glcn's Falls, N. y.
On invitation Prof. Wm Wells spoke in
behalf of Drew Seminary, urging the con-
ference to direct its young men to that in
stitution and to be replenished from it.
He was followed by few remarks from
Prof. Whiting of that seminary and mem
Der of our body. Rev. S. Washburn en-
deavored to get certain action from the
conference in favor of the Round Lake
camp meeting association, which elected
certain objections, and resulted in the APP
pointment of committee of two from
each district to devise means by which the
relations of that association to this confer
ence may be fully, finally, and satisfactory
ly settled.
The hour Of / | a. IN. having arrived, the
memorial services, commemorative of de-
ceased ministers, We're entered upon. Rev.
J. W. Eaton read the memoirs of Rev. S.
Young that of Rev. p. p. Atwell, M. d.,
was read by DR.. Starks that of Rev. J. II.
Patterson, NJ D., by Rev. DIR. Hawley ;
that of Rev. Alvin Robbins by Rev. d. w.
Dayton The memoirs of the deceased
wives of ministers were also read that of
Mrs. Sason by Rev. DR.. Starks; that of
Mrs. Potter by L. N. Beaudry; that of Mrs.
Munger by Rev. d. b. McKense The
obituary of Mrs. Braman to be prepared by
Rev. J. Z. Bowen and that of Mrs. Rose
were ordered to he printed III the minutes.
The obituary Mrs. Truman Seymour,
the mother Of Gen. Seymour, L. S. A.,
was read by Rev. J. NJ King.
Rev. Mr.. Curtis, agent of Syracuse Uni
versity, presented the annual report of thai
institution, and urged its claims on the
conference. Rev. NJ. King, of Sarato
20 Springs, was announced as transferred
to the New York conference, and Rev. S
w. Brown to some western conference
Rev. Mr.. Mclaughlin, of the New England
conference and Rev. Mr.. Sawyer, of tn
Providence, were announced as transferred
to this. 1t is rumored that the former gen
tleman will be stationed at North Pearl st
Albany, and the latter at Saratoga Springs