Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-04-19

fancy, and the opportunity for doing
good by educating and Outstanding
the millions of blacks is very great.
Whoever shall contribute to this cause
will do deed that will be blessed of
God.
Saturday-The exercises were COM
menced by an excellent prayer-meeting
lasting one hour. The Bishop took the
chair, and the general business of the
Conference was proceeded with. Two
preachers were elected to deacon's or
ders, nine were admitted to the Confer
ence on trial. The venerable ministe-
rial brethren, n. W. Scott of Glover,
G. B. Houston of Hardwick, and Silas
Virgins of Sutton were introduced to
the meeting and made appropriate re-
marks.
Rev. J. Wallace of Barton was read
mitted to the Conference. Several breth-
rem were put on to the list of supernume-
rarles and the superannuated. The Rev.
DR.. Rust again addressed the Conference
on the Freedmen's Aid. 1t was voted
that sum of 81, 900 should be raised
the coming year for this charity. The
committee on the case of Rev. HI. E.
Eastman, reported that he was guilty
on one allegation brought against him,
but recommended, on account of palliat-
ing circumstances, that he be allowed to
pass by making confession to his quar-
terly conference. A. S. Weed of A;on's
Herald spent a few minutes very prof.
tably in addressing the meeting. The
Committee on Periodicals submitted a
report which created long and spirit
ed debate, and resulted in having por-
ton of the report re-committed. Other
reports were submitted and much bust
ness of minor Importance was transacted.
Atternoon.-The afternoon session was
devoted to the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. Several of the ladies
presented we'll prepared papers. Miss.
M. A. Pomroy made an excellent address.
and Rev. J. A. Bates, of Barton Land
ing, himself long missionary, was COM
PEELED, on account of time, to cut short
a very interesting address on the impor-
tant subject. Mr.. Bates depicted the
scenes he saw and was familiar with
while in the East. The various sums
appropriated to the aged and unfortu.
nate brethren in the ministry, and the
widows of deceased clergymen, were dis.
tributed. The sum was so small as tc
attract the attention of the Bishop, who
suggested better system for collecting
this charity, which met the entire ap
proval of the Conference. A motion be-
ing made to place the sum at $4,000, i
was so voted. The Committee on Pub
locations, presented a resolution which
reflected on the character of the Vermon
Christian Messenger, and recommended
that the Conference disclaim any con
nection with it. This provoked sharl
; debate, which brought out the fact tina
the editor had little or nothing to d
with the general management of the pa
per, and that many things find thei
way into this paper that ought not t
appear in a religious paper. and whicl
the Conference would not sanction i
the so-called organ of the Methods
church of Vermont. The resolution wa
softened by amendment, and adopted.
Evenimg-At the missionary annivel
sary H. W. Worthen spoke Interestingly
and was followed by Rev. H. P. Cust
ing, who addressed the meeting in hi
' characteristic style. Bro. E. w. Culve
spoke from the layman's standpoint an
showed that the sacrifices made for th
great cause of missions would be n
warded here and blessed hereafter.
= S'oaday-Large numbers gathered I
: attend the morning love-feast, which col
tinued until time for the forenoon SCI
&c vices. Bishop I. W. Wiley began til
services of the forenoon by reading tt
seth hymn, "Come let us tune our lof
- lest song" After prayer by Rev. W.
= Kidder, the anthem "The Lord reigneth
= was sung. The Bishop selected as b
: text, "For the redemption of the soul
precious" Ps. 1873. The Bishops di
!. course was very plain and clear, but ro
&C in its climaxes to heights of power ar
eloquence. His theme was the utt
&c worthlessness of everything earthly
human in the redemption of the sou
:. and the mysterious. wonderful, all-suf
- Gent efficacy of the blood of Christ
y the salvation of men,. He began
: showing how powerless is wealth, educ
,u ton. human strength, earthly philosopl
:. and all the religions invented by men,
w. save men from death, much more fro
''' the curse of SIN. Man is guilty and
e knows it. Not dress, or wealth, or st
er ton or the teaching of skepticism, CT
ed rid the soul of the feeling and know
at edge of its own guilt. 1t seeks salvatio
and the problem of all time has beel
m How shall the soul be saved =? VIII
ng all else failed, God provided means
ne Christ Jesus. We know not why or no
MS but that was Gods Wav As the hmm