The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-05-02
VERMONT CONFERENCE.

mont Annual Conference ofthe Meth
odist Episcopal Church met in Barre
the 26th inst. A large number ofmin-
isters were present. Bishop Foster of
Boston. one ofthe most eloquentpreach-
ers of the church, presided. The bish-
Cd called the conference to order at
nine O'Clock, administered the Lords
Supperto large number, andproceed-
ed to the regular business ofthe session.
Rev. r. Morgan of Enosburgh was
elected secretary for the tenth time.
The General Convention of Congre-
gational Churches of Vermont at its
last meeting appointed Rev. l.. IL.
Elliot of Bradford as its delegate to this
body. lie was introduced to the con-
ference this morning, and happily
represented the Congregational Church
es of the state in fraternal greetings.
The Rev. DIR. Townshend, professor
of Theology in the Boston University,
was introduced to the conference and
spoke of the importance of an educa-
ted ministry.
The anniversary ofthe Sunday School
Union was held i'm the afternoon. The
several phases of the Sunday school
work were ably and eloquently present
ed in addresses by Rev. p. Merrill of
Williamson, Rev. j. X. Fuller of
Richford, Rev. +. Ii. Roberts ofCab-
OF. and Rev. L. T. Townshend, ID. D.,
of Boston University.
In the evening the temperance ami
versary was held; Rev. W. II. Hyde
of Swanton as president. Mrs. Molloy
was expected but by some misunder-
standing for which she was not respons-
ible, she did not put in an appearance.
The meeting, however, was o great
success, several gentlemen coming to
the work most acceptably.
FRIDAY.
Three members of the conference
have died during the year-the Rev.
RI. N. johnson of Derby, Rev. CD.
Ingraham of Walden, and Rev. ID. H..
Megahy, who died with his friends in
Canada.
Rev. Mr.. Lansing of Georgia, who
spoke in the Temperance meeting last
evening, was introduced to the confer
ence to-day and spoke with great elo-
quence and power in regard to the
condition Of things in the South and of
the work of the Freedmen's Aid Socie-
tv of the NJ. L. Church, which he
represents.
The fraternal delegate fromthe Yer
mont yearly meeting Of the Frecwill
\ Baptist Churches, Rev. r. II. Tozer OF
> West Derby, was introduced and rep
: resented that body in a short, pleasant
address.
The Wesleyan University, located at
l'IlIiulctoWn, CUnIl., Is tne eiuesJ Iol'
lege in the Methodist Church and was
founded by Wilbur Fisk and Stephes
, DIN, ofbl essed memory, both Of Yer
mont. Rev. G. d. Foss, D. d., the
president of the university, made an
earnest plea for education and for al
endowment for the college.
SATURDAY.
The usual business of Conference
was continued until eleven O'Clock
when the Bishop proceeded to address
the class of candidates for admission
! into Conference. 1t was by far the
best address of the kind to which the
Conference has listened for many
years.
1t left little room in a minister's life
for secular work, for pleasure-seel1ing
or Incidence. He urged the candi.
dates to complete conservation to theil
work and suggested that a study of the
deep thoughts of the word were enough
for one short life. Among the candi
dates for admission we noticed Rev
Chas. Parkhurst, formerly Of Hyde
Park. He was also ordained to dea
cons orders. The womans' foreign
missionary anniversary occurred in The
evening and was addressed by thu
Bishop and by Mrs. G. p. Tappan
We apprehend that there are few
f Methodist Conferences which have
! within their bounds more eloquent wo
man than Mrs. Tappan, or one NOR,
earnestly devoted to the missionary
, work and conyersant with its methods
SUNDAY.
1 On the Sabbath preaching was helc
in the various churches. Bros. Dor
chester, Malcomb and Fulton preached
at the Congregational church; Bros
: Worthen and Truax at the Universal
list; Bishop Foster and A. L. Coope
at the Methodist. The ordination o
7 demons occurred in the forenoon AM