The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-22
The Troy Conference OF the Mctho
dist Church.

ZION W no are auinltteu on trlal was
taken up, and some eight or ten promising
young men were admitted.
A resolution of thanks to Rev. A.
Mooney for the successful termination of
his agency in erecting, at cost of $500,
of the Embury monument, was passed
Report of the conference stewards was
made, as also the disbursement of funds to
cd ministers. Reports were presented and
adopted on church extension favoring the
raising of $4,000 for another year, on the
bible cause, in behalf of the Woman's
Missionary Society, in favor of the Ladies
and Pastors Christian Union, by which the
ladies are to be organized for the rendering
of aid to the pastors in some parts of their
work among the sick and destitute on
temperance commenting the woman's
movement and prohibition by both state
and national legislatures by the committee
on pastoral addresses, which was read and
adopted on Sunday schools, together with
the officers for the same for the ensuing
year.
Conference academy, (PouItneyD going
out of office by limitation, were filled by
action of the conference.
the surperannuate and the widows of deccas-
Report of committee on Freedmen's aid
was adopted, by which that one man in
Troy gave SO, 800 out of about $4,000 re-
ceived the past year, and that noble man Is
reported to have given the year past about
S35, 1000 to benevolent enterprises, of which
$500 was a donation, and so, 900 a loan to
the church extension board.
The committee appointed, as stated
above, by the Bishop to consider and report
some compromise between the friends Of
the Round Lake camp meeting association,
brought in majority and minority reports,
the majority commenting the institution
and its design and proposing to take it
under the patronage of the conference, on
the condition that its affairs shall be con
Quoted on sound Christian principles, cs.
pecially in the closing of its gates on the
Sabbath. The minority reported in favor
OF keeping open gates until a. IN. This
double action brought on spirited and
lengthy debate. The financial argument of
The organization is the strongest with those
who favor the opening of the gates-at
least $500 being the receipts for entrance
at the gates on Sundays.
The hour of adjournment having arrived
the discussion closed, Rev. Mr.. Washburn
having the floor. This apple of discord
will therefore be rolled over the floor at the
next and closing session of this conference.
EVENING SESSION.
The anniversary of the conference mis-
sionary society was held Monday evening,
Rev S. Washburn presiding There were
two speakers, Rev. NJ. Tator of Casteton.
VT, and Rev. o. A. Brown of Cambridge,
\. y, who made, after the report OF the
treasurer was read and the constitution of
the society was slightly amended, very
effective addresses. Mr.. Tator is a Young
man of much promise, wcll-formcd, of fine
address; and easy manners. His special theme
was, "The object of the missionary society
Us in harmony with the spirit of Christian
ity in seeking the conversion of the world"
He urged this thought by reference to the
Lille and lahors of Christ and his apostles
He said the fields are open and inviting.
the men TO enter and cultivate them can be
found, and the financial means are at COM
mand
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us from Ohio, and is most heartily well
coined. lie opened his address with the
assurance that though this great subject
has been most thoroughly honeycombed by
discussion and argument, yet much remains
to be said for the sake of encouraging the
church to increased efforts in her legili-
mate work. AS the kaleidoscope presents
an endless variety of phases or views as it
S turned over and over again, so does this
wonderful subject. God making no mis-
takes the forces of the church must have
lone so, or the world had been won to
Christ before this. And not until the
whole church is fully awake to her duty
and privilege will her light reach the dark
portions of the world The Rev. speaker
is fluent, ornate, thoughtful and made
strong and powerful plea for increased eff
forts and administered sharp rebukc to
the indolent and inactive members of the
church.
The report of the treasurer on this oc-
cason showed, and because of the finan
cial depression throughout the country. a
decrease in the general collections from the
churches, but embracing the monies from
the Sunday schools and the Woman's Mis-.
sionary Society, there was an increase over
last year,
TUESDAY MORNING.
The bishop in the chair. The conference
voted that lis action on the subject of to-
bacco be published in the minutes.
Rev. 5. Washburn resumed the argument
in favor of opening the gates at Round
Lake on the Sabbath. Rev. J NJ Edgerton
replied forclbly and at length. Rev S
Meredith moved a substitute that entrance
be allowed by tickets TO the inhabitants
contiguous to the ground. Revs IL Eaton,
VIM Griffin, and by special favor Joseph
liillman in behalf of the trustees of the
association. Both the substitute and the
amendment were voted down, and the orig
mai motion was then adopted, namely, that
the gates be shut on the Sabbath.
Chancellor Winchell, of Syracuse Uni
inf a., IN