Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-09-12

A SPIRITED AND SATISFACTORY MEETING OF THE
w1NDHAM COUNTY CONFERENCE.

A SPIRITED AND SATISFACTORY MEETING OF THE
w1NDHAM COUNTY CONFERENCE.
The thirty-e ighth annual meeting of the
Windham County Conference of Conprepa.
tonal churches, held at West Townsbend
Sept Sd and 4th, called together an unusually
large number to test the abundant hospitali-
ties Of the place. In the absence of the per.
sons appointed DIR. Stevens preached the
opening sermon at IL o'clock A. NJ, following
which the conference was organized by the
choice of w. II. Bigelow as moderator and
Rev. D. n Goodrich scribe.
In the afternoon the report of the state of
religion in this county was read by Rev. A.
Holbrook, and after supplementary reports
from the different committees on evaneelstic
work had been given, the whole subject
was earnestly and thoroughly discussed. Dur
ing the discussion special interest was aroused
for the church in Londonderry, and COM
mittco was subsequently appointed to vsitand
advise with them.
The evening was given to the reports of
the benevolent contributions of the churches
and to addresses of ten minutes each by rep
resentatves of the six cooperating societies.
4 letter from Dea. G. +. Thompson, who had
faithfully served the conference as treasurer
10 years, was read aud referred to the bust
ness committee, Rev. p f. Barnard, chair
man. Afterwards the following resolution
was brought in and adopted
Whereas, olrbrother, Dea c. f. Thompson.
deems it his duty to decline further election
rs treasurer of benevolent contributions of
appfnranaa. Nbarafpra
RcSoiced That our hearty thanks be ex-
tended to him for his long continued, gener-
ons and faithful services in this office.
The Office was filed by the election of Hen
ry Thompson of Brattleboro
Tn, exercises of Thursday morning con-
sisted of a series of speeches by laymen from
the different churches on the subject, "Ad-
vice from the Pews to the Pulpit. and the read
ing of an essay by DIR. Stevens on "Perma-
hence of the Passionate The speeches were
all good some of them exceptionally so
and it will not hereafter be for lack of warn
ing from the good deacons if the ministers
fail to maintain strict discipline and decorum
in their ministerial association. The essay
called out the hearty approval of the confer
cnce, and the doctor was requested to pre-
pare such portions of 1t as he thought ft for
publication in the Vermont Chronicle. In
the afternoon the sacrament of the Lords
Supper was administered, and the Confer
cnce adjourned to meet next year with the
church in Jamaica.
The meeting was characterized by two new
features one the carefully prepared report
on the state of religion in place of verbal re-
ports from delegates, and the other the call for
mass convention" The remarkably full
attendance testified to the approval of the
latter feature and the manner in which the
report was received and the quiet reelection
of the reporter for another year bore evil
dencc of the acceptability of the former. A
new and encouraging move it was felt had
been made towards securing better acquaint-
ance and more hearty cooperation among
the sisterhood of churches.