St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-04-28


for the work as its sisterhOOd. The
, masses needed to know there was Il
| divine reality in religion, and that the
, heart of the church beat with sympathy
l for them. The women had fragments
of time for their work. They had heard
the cry '.No man careth for my soul,
and from above the command of Jesus.
SEQ into the highways and compel
them to come ill.," and they were obey
ing the command. The speaker related
sOul-stirrine illustrations of the value
) of the fragments of time, rightly used,
and the success of the society in its
mission work. 1t did not need elo-
quence; it did not need great argument
, to do the work, but simply to tell the
) precious truth that Jesus is able to save
to the uttermost and save now-the
most important qualification being Il
deep Christian experience the re-
suit was not only salvation to the err
ing, but blessing to the faithful labOrer.
Thursday Erening was devoted to
the anniversary of the Church Extension
Governor Dillingham; occupying the
chair, and Chaplain McCabe being
speaker of the evening. He believed
the future historian of Methodism would
say that about this time the hosts of the
church were seized with mania for
building, and throughout the land their
of axe and hammer. The society was
but ten years old. 700 houses had
been aided since its birth, which afford
ell sufficient seating accommodation for
Il lumber equal to the whole population
of Boston city. 100 of these churches
were in the South, and Il great field of
usefulness had been opened to the so
ciety in that region. His special plea
was for Il church planted in Utah city.
and the audience showed their appre-
citation of the object by ii collection of
over $50. If anybody can get money
it is the Chaplain. He is eloquent in
speech, and winsomc in song.
Friday Morning business of the
Conference continued.
Alfred Is. Kelley of the Methodist
church. New York Conference, was adj
mitted as an Elder of the NJ. +. church
The Conference being entitled to elect
three delegates to the General Confer
cnce, made choice by ballot of Rev MI
Putfer, Presiding Elder of St. Juhnshur>
District }. ID. Beeman, Presiding FL
der of Springfield District and r. Nor
gan. Secretary of the Conference.
a meeting of the Lay Electoral Con
Church. when K. +. Jones of Windsor,
WAS elected lay delegate to the General
Conference.
At halt-past one, the anniversary of
the W"man's Foreign Missionary S"cic-
ty was celebrated at the NJ. f. church,
Mrs. Worthen occupied the chair, and
in her Opening address refuted the as
sertion that home mission work de
manded all the time and attention of
the church.
The secretary, Mrs. j. W. Guernsey,
read the report, showing encouraging
facts. New auxiliaries had b, en- organ
Izcd at Rochester, Randolph, lr;isburgh.
Barre, South R"yalton. Swanton. Will
Jamestown, West Danville and Fairfax.
The societies at Windsor. Danville. aud
Bellows Falls, restored from Il back
sliddcn state. A pleasing incident in
the Claremont camp meeting. \ five
year old son of one of the preachers
took Il tin cup from the tent and asked
every one he met to give him IL penny
for the Lord. He was asked how lac
thought the money would reach its dcs-
tinatIon. lie replied Il am going To
look up and hand it to jesus"
Mrs. a. VI. Dickey of st. bloomsbury,
gave an address replcte with historical
research, and revealing intimate ac-
quaintance with the modern mission
field, its opportunities and difficulties.
Mrs. c. =. Taplin, corresponding scc-
retaIy of the New England branch, gave
a very interesting account of the mis-
si"ns sent t" India 10y the society. 1t
deserves the cordial support of the
church.
AT three o'clock "A combined meeting
of ministers and laymen was held in
the interests of education. the Mont
pelier Seminary being the principal
object.
Prof. White spoke warmly in favor of
the institution, and Prot. Hurlbert, of
Middlebmy College, to the surprise and
delight of the Conference, appeared as
the leading champion. Surely the
mellenium cannot he far distant when
Il Congregational Professor makes IA
pilgrimage to advocate the claims of IA
Methodist Seminary.
1t is proposed to raise $50, 900 as an
and SlO,OOO of that sum has already
been raised.
Rev. j. NJ. Fulton, of Bradford,
preached the Missionary Sermon in the
evening, from Matt. 5: l4-"Ye are the
light of the world" He said '.ye,n
light" and "world," were the salient
points of the text, the middle term be
ing the grand prominence, from which
| cOull be liSceInel the r..latian hct mecn