Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-06-11

b. Stafford of Burlington. On Wednesday
morning the reports from the churches were
concluded. Rev Mr.. Brastow gave thrill
ing address ON home missions. Rev. MIR.
Hazen spoke on the mode of conducting
funerals. and Judge lIalbeit Of Essex on the
Relation of puritanism and the Congresa-
tional church.
In the afternoon A. NJ Butler of Essex
gave the statistics of the Sabbaih-sch Dis oil
the county, from which it appeared that tins
vital interest of the churches is fai " pros
porous, and l.. +. WILDER of jericho rad an
interesting and well written paper On the
Bible-school, its methods and objects.
The communion was administered with
very forciblc and appropriate remarks by
Rev. Messrs H. Il. Putnam and }. ii. Wood
ward. The programme OF the meeting was
quite an elaborate one and with some lew
failures was fully carricdout. The services of
song were conducted by Arthur A. Castle OF
Jericho and f. r. Shaw of Burlington, and
were very appropriate and spirited The
people of Underhill were unboundcd in their
hospitality and made everybody happy and
cheerful by their kindness and att .ntlon.
Bountiful tables were spread in the vestry of
the church. and if the wants of any were I'M
supplied it WAS their own fault and not that
/
ing was one of great interest and WAS largely
attended from all parts of the county. In
accordance with III, usual custom. delegates
were appointed 10 attend the general c1nvcn-
ton AT Chester and the National Council at
ST. Louis, Mo Those Ia the former your
correspondent did not learn. To the latter
they are: Rev. l.. o. Brastow OF BurlinS
ton, and Dr. l.. e. Butler of Essex; with
Rev. Dr. G.. b. Stafford of Burlington, and
Hon. A. Il. llalbert of Essen as altcrnates.
The following resolutions were presented
at the conference and referred to IL commit
tee TO report next year.
WHEREAS. Those ministers who are at present
serving certain churches IN tins Conference a pas
tors having never received the Right Hand Of FEEL
luwship from the neighborng churches IN council
have fully commended themselves 10 uur confidence
by long and faithful service IN their present
fields of labor. and others 10y wcl-estahshed mlii-
isieria character, manifested elsewhere; therefore
Resolred, That all these ministers he welcomed as
members of this Conference On the same terms
with pastors regularly Installed.
WHEREAS, \ vital principle Of our plllty requires
thai minister undertaking the pastoral charge OF
4 particular church submit himself 10 examination
hy council as prerequisite 10 clam upon the lei
lowship OF The nriEhborng churches; ami
WHEREAS, The abandonment on the pant Of the
churches of their traditional custom al insisting
upon such examination ~ preliminary 10 thc con-
cession of fellowship toa nN'ly called pastor. de-
stroys one OF the chief Safeguards OF the purify oi
the Congregational ministry tlnon M and
WHEREAS The iouD Articles 81 the Conference
[Chap l. Art. 81 recognize only the pastor OIL
cially member OF the Conference. aud minifr-ily
the term paS'or III H. historical Congregation
al sense as meaning one who hy agency OF a roun-
ell has received Ministerial recognition from neigh
boring churches therefore
E,Solred |, That this Conference will not rccnG-
nizc MS pastor and being Officially entitled 10
membership IN tins bb'lI any person who. entering
upon kisiorl srrVirc IN one Of our churches sub
seuuentlv To the present date. shall not have re-
ceived pastoral recognition through a council
ReSclrcd II. That surh acting pastor shall NOT be-
recognized rs 4 delegate appointed by the church 10
which he may minister unless h. h. 4 member of
that church.