The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-16

SCHENECTADY, April 10, 1874.
The Troy conference was opened on the
18th inst. at 9 a. NJ. under the direction of
Bishop Foster, by the reading of scrip
ture lesson and hymn by Rev O. Gregg.
Rev. s. Meredith offered an earnest
and appropriate prayer, after which
the communion service was read and the
elements were consecrated by the Bishop,
the preachers and people partaking of the
same. The conference was then organized
for business by electing Rev. Homer Eaton
secretary, and Rev. J. w. Eaton, II. d.
Kimball and Geo. c. Thomas as assistants.
The roll being called, 1873 out of 1872 effec-
tive preachers answered to their names.
The presiding elders nominated and the
conference approved the appointment of
cOiiiiiittces, ViiU r.o... ...,,. a;-..;at ae fal
lows; Stewards who look after the dis
bursement of funds to conference claim
ants; on finance, who estimate the amount
necessary for claimants for another year
on claims, who pass on the needs of the
several claimants and report the same TO
the stewards; on education, freedmen's
aid, tract Sunday school, Bible, church
extension, pastoral address, temperance,
political reform, womans foreign mission
airy society, ladies and pastors union, post
offices, religious services, publishing the
minutes, memorial notices, missions.
nj
all applications for aid from the confer
ence that do not come to the committee in
the disciplinary way, was had, which, after
Il spirited debate, passed in the form of
stringent resolution.
Rev. DIR. r. Rust, of Cincinnati, Secre-
tary of the Freedmens Aid Society, Rev.
DIR. Wentworth, editor of the Ladies' Re
postory, Revs Cobb of Central New
York, Cook of Western New York, Bass
of the Wesleyan Conference, Ireland and
Yost of the German NJ. +. Church in this
city, were introduced by the Bishop to
the conference.
The question of the relation of the super
numerary members of conference was
taken up the characters Of all were passed
except Mr.. Elklns, whose case was re-
fcrred to court, Alvin Robbins
was reported dead, and some hay
ing reganed their health, were made
effective, This list being finished, the
character and relation of the superannuated
were considered OF this class but n few
were present, but were represented either
by letter or by some friend. The character
of each was passed except one, (NIr. Noble
whose case was referred to n court. Two
or three were announced as having died
during the year. The time of adjourning
having arrived, Mr. Phillips, one of the
book agents at New York, was introduced
and then asked that all Indebtedness of the
preachers to that house be promptly paid.
MEMBERSHIP, ETC
Within the bounds of the conference are
about $4,000 members, 1000 practitioners,
100 local preachers, 2S3 church edifces,
some of which are large and costly. The
church in which we are now convened,
with the ground and furnishings cost $780,
900. We have l4S parsonages, valued at
$500, 600; 400 Sunday schools, with 5000
officers and teachers, and 10000 scholars.
The amount raised for missions last year
was $50, $40, and for other benevolent en-
terprises in good ratio to their relative
Importance and needs.