The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-23
The Troy Conference OF the NIetho-
dist church.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

OF the report on education as relates TO
Poultncy Academy, and offered substitute
for it. No second being made to the
motion, and action on the report being
called for, DIR. John Newman spoke at
length in reply and in behalf of the report,
as also in favor of endowing the institu-
ton The report was at last adopted as
presented.
Resolutions of thanks were offered to
the authorities of the church where the
session has been held, to the pastor of the
church, TO the citizens for their generous
hospitality, to the president and professors
of the college, and to Mrs. DR.. Mott for
the special courtesics shown the confer
ence
AT about p. III. the business of the con-
ference having been completed, a motion
for adjournment adopted, religious services
were held, pertinent remarks made by the
Bishop, and then the appointment of the
preachers to the churches for another year
were made.
The conference was one of great pleas
antness. Your reporter was honored with
the appointment of trustee to the Wesleyan
University, secretary of the conference
board of church extension, and TO preach
the Centennial sermon before the confer
ence in 1876. b. II.
NoTE Our reporter sends us the ap-
pointments, but having published them
yesterday, they are omitted in this report.
CONFERENCE NOTES.
Rev. Oren Gregg reported for Burlington
district. This is his third year upon the
district His health had been firm, and lac
had met all his engagements and had done
his work to his best ability, feeling that he
was doing unto God and not unto men.
There had been some things initiating
against the largest prosperity he had hoped
for at the opening of the year. The iinan-
cial condition of the markets had very
seriously embarrassed them in that part of
the work nevertheless the success had
been marked and worthy Of special note.
At Shelburn they had erected a fine church
d
was dedicated by Bishop James in the
month of February. At North Ferris
burgh they had thoroughly repaired their
old church, charging and identifying it, at
cost of SS,000-which was also dedicated
in February by Bishop James. At Pitts
ford they had thoroughly repaired, at cost
of $4,000; dedicated by Bishop Wiley.
At Middlebury the basement of the church
had been reftted and refurnished, at a cost
of 81, 400, under the pastoral care of Rev.
w. II. Meelier. The spiritual interests OF
the district had been faithfully cared for,
and we shall report many conversions
from the various charges.
REV. D. =. nrLBuID.
Rev. ID. p. lulburd who had been
stricken down with paralysis during the
year. desired TO make few remarks before
the conference. He is deeply afflicted.
His tongue is not as ready To speak for the
Master as heretofore his natural force has
somewhat abated his heart is still warm
and his love for the brethren and his work is
all controlling. He sweetly acquiesces in
the Divine will, to suffer, or to work, or 20
Home! He is now fifty-cight years of
age, begun cXhortng in his eighteenth
year, has had large field open before him
and has toiled laboriously for God and hui
mainly. As he retired from the conference
room his elder represented his case as
necessitous one and Immediately resolu
ton was offered to take up collection for
him. and no sooner said than done-in five
minutes there was purse of 5000 taken
up for him, and when he came in the
Bishop called him up and, to his great sur
prise, presented him the money. The strong
man was overcome with emotion, and the
conference felt it was more blessed to give
than TO receive
THE MEMORIAL SERVICE.
having arrived, the obituaries of the de-
ceased preachers and wives were read.
The obituary of Rev. Samuel Young was
received into the Troy conference in 1888 :;
he died in Patterson, n. j., January, 1874,
aged so years. His end was peaceful.
Paul p. Atwell, died in Schuylerville,
June 10, 1878, aged II years He was a
student of medicine and converted in his
twenty-third year. His last days were
joyous in the God of his salvation
James III. Patterson was born in 1910,
joined the New Hampshire conference and
preached within its bounds some ten years,
and was transferred to this conference. He
resided at Glens Falls some ten years and
on Dec. "a, 1878, dropped suddenly dead
He was GA years old A good man has
gone from among us.
Alvin Robin swas born in 1916, and died
April 10, 1874. He was twenty seven
years in the active minsty. He died in
one of the Western States, and passed
away from earth greatly triumphant in his
divine Lord.
The wife of Rev. J l. Slason, who died
about the LIST of April, was most estim-
able woman.
Mrs Myra G Potter, wife of Rev II G
Potter, died June, 1873. aged 81 years.
Mrs. Munger, wife of Rev j N Munger,
died Aug. 18th, 1878, aged "a years.
Mrs Seymour, wife of Rev. Il Seymour
of Troy, died in 1878. She was born IN
Ireland IN 1880, married in 1920 and was
with her husband thirty-seven years in the
work of the ministry. She died in the full
hopes of the glorious Gospel.
The obituaries of Mrs. Breaux and Mrs
Braman being not ready, will be prepared
and printed in the minutes of the confer
cnce with those presented.