Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19
THE VERMONT METHODIST
CONFERENCE.
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PaIeu auuress, 10 winch ne presented
great amount of interesting statistical
information in regard to the rum traffic
the immense cost of the liquor con
sumed in the nation, the great power o
the liquor manufacturers and the liquo
sellers, who are combined for the D.
pose of influencing legislation, crusing
out temperance organizations, am cre-
ating class of liquor consume VINO
will spend their earnings. I'd peril
their present and future welf,e for the
purpose of enriching the Aakers and
vendors of liquor. He brdght clearly
to light toe fact that the expense OF the
liquor habit, and the curse Of drink
fall, in great measur, on the better
elements of society. If it were possible
to levy tax on state on community,
as great as the expence indirectly I'M
posed where run is freely sold, the peo-
pie would rebel But the sale of liq-
uOrs in any locality, creates paupers, In
sanity and idiocy, makes brawls, and
law suits, in short, is the bane of soci-
ETY.. The speaker favored prohibition
and the thorough enforcement of the
law. StupendOus as is the evil, he be-
lieved that temperance men and Chris
tains should not shrink from the battle,
but should fight with courage againt the
giant evil, trusting in God for the vic
tory. Mr.. Beeman was followed by
Rev. Peter Merrill, an old temperance
wheel-horse, who is thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with the liquor laws of the State,
the evil of intemperance, and general
temperance work. His speaking was
fOrcible, practical, and full Of good
sense and we'll made points.
7harsday.-After the devotional ex-
ercises of the morning, the various can
didates preparing to enter the work Of
the ministry, were reported upon by
their examining committees and promo
ted one or two years in the order of
their relations to Conference. W. G.
Oliver, Elihu Snow, A. B. Enright, Geo,
G. Smith, Chas. H. Walter, G.. L. Wells,
James H. Hale, w. H. Jenne and J. N
Rich were admitted into full connection
Bishop Wiley in his remarks to these
candidates stated very clearly the char
acter Of the vows to be made, the worl
to be done and the duties laid upon Il
the brethren by their entrance into thu
Methodist ministry. His address wa
clear, instructive, wise and eloquent
Rev. l.. Phelps, chosen by the CODgre
gational Association as Representative
from that church to the Conference, wa
introduced, and in short but appro
pirate speech presented the compliment
and congratulations of his Association
The Bishop pleasantly responded.
Rev. j. d. Beeman made statemen
in regard to the work of a committee 0
conference, which met at Burlington
during the late session of the Troy Con
ference, to discuss the matter of maxim
change of boundaries by putting tn
Burlington district in the Vermont Cor
ference. 1t was ordered that the dele
gates to the General Conference presen
the documents relating to the matter
and request the change mentioned. A
animated discussion on the subjeC
showed that there was a difference i
opinion in regard to the proposed chang
and the methods to be employed in pr
curing it.
afternoons H. F. Aust
preached a Missionary sermon fro
Rom 8: $3.50. The sermon containt
vast amount of interesting informatic
on the subject, and though considerab
more than one hour long, it was sa
to have grown better from beginning
end.
Evening.-The work of the evenil
related to Sunday-schools. Rev. w.
Oliver spoke briefly but we'll, on the su
ject and was followed by DR.. Freem
of New York, who appeared in the pla
of DIR. Vincent, necessarily detained
home. DR.. Freeman remarked that
wished to speak, not only of that pa
of Sunday-school work which related
the conversion of the children of SU
day-schools, but which tended to lead
salvation He said the teacher shou
teach the Bible. Nothing should
used or taught that did not tend to
lustrate bible truths. In looking ov
the statistics, it is seen that the numt
of Sunday-school scholars converted {
nually is large, but the speaker believ
a large number of those who were CT
verted in the Sunday-schoOl were l
converted By the Sunday-school. OIL
influences have, in many cases, brOue
the child to Christ. Christian traini
at home bring many into the fold.
instructions and the examples of CHI
tian mothers lead many to better liy
Next came the influence of the pulpit,
the man who stood behind the pull
His labors when made in that direct
we're very fruitful in the salvation
children. The DIR. spoke of the pr
tice in many places of allowing child