Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-06-17

by Rcv. John Cuwan, an address on Home
Missions, Tuesday evening, by Hon. NJ. II.
TYLER of Burlington; and an address on the
Distinctive Principles of Congregationalism
on Wednesday, by Rev. I. w. Olmstead
At the business meeting, on Wednesday,
Rev. \. HaZen, Rev. &. b. Byington and
5. G. Butler were appointed committee To
prepare topics for prayer meetings for the
use of the churches in conference.
The committee appointed last year, to con-
slider and report upon certain resolutions in
trnduccd by Rev. Dr. Stafford, reported
The resolutions originally referred to them
were in substance rs follows:
lst. That all the uninsalled ministers
now serving churches in this country, be
welcomed as members of this conference, on
the same terms rs installed pastors, they
having commended themselves to the conf
dence of Tic churches by faithful service,
here or elsewhere.
I'd That hereafter no uninstalled pastor
of any church connected with this confer
encc I've received into the conference as an
er oncio representative of the church he
serves.
81. That no acting pastor be received as
delegate from the church he serves, unless
he is 4 member of that church.
The committee reported back the resolu-
tions substantially as at first presented, the
principal change being proposal TO amend
the constitution of the conference, so as to
recognize only installed pastors as entitled to
represent churches er cticio.
The report was discussed, and referred
back 10 the committee (Messrs. Olmstead
Brastow and Cowan) to report upon further,
next year.
Rev J. Cowan, from the Committee on
Ovcrturcs offered the following resolution ::
E,sairsi. That We recommend the holding of fellow
ship meetings In each OF the churches represented
IN ms hI ~ during the conference year and that
/ i.r ii'' 'uriIcuincc of this object committee Of
e.. D.. IN each church he appointed for general
,u,.,rVI,io of this work and TO bring the matter
Iure the churches, and, so far as desired by
ihrm. TO make arrangements for such meetings 7;
aud We pledge To such meetings our presence and
hearty cooperation, so far as practicable.
The resolution was adopted, and a COM
mittcc appointed under it as follows:
Z. p Shaw, VI. Il. Tyler, A. A. Byington,
Fay, :; G. Butler j; Cowan, L. A. Jack
son, n Lincoln, C.. Green, II. Page. A.
Iiazen. l.. NJ. Stevens. w Seymour, l..
Langdon, \. r. Robertson, o. b. Barney,
c. p Byington.
| The appointments f0r the next year are as
follows
/ Place, Milton preacher. Rev. e.. Z. By
ingion substitute, Rev. }. Cowar Address
on Home Missions, Rev. +. IIungerford on
Foreign Missions, Rev. II. Il. Putnam
essay on Family Religion, j. 5. Cilley; essay
| on Divorce, Seneca Ilaselton.
Delegates TO General Convention Rev.
J. Cowan, II. II. Frary, L. NJ. Stevens
substitutes, Rev. 4. 5. Barton, ID. \. Man
sur, NJ H. Chaplin.
Local committee for next meeting OF con-
| ference Rev. J. II. Woodward. l.. ii.
jackson, G.. W. Ladd.
After communion service the conference
adjourned.
THE woMAX's MISSION MEETING.
The i,di,> in attendance on the conference
held missionary meeting in the Academy
building, Wednesday forenoon. The room
was well filed and the hour passed quickly
and pleasantly. The time was chiefly occupied
with devotional exercises, reports from tue
different missionary auxiliaries in the county,
and some statistics in regard to the work Of
women in the cause of missions, especially il
connection with the Vermont Branch of the
Womans' Board. \ brief paper containing
valuable suggestions as to the work needed
among the women of our churches, was reaC
by one of the former vlce-presidents OF thu
Vermont Branch, and letters were read from
Mrs. Montgomery, missionary in Turkey
and from Mrs. J. b. Angell-the latter Civ
ing some of her impressions of missionary
life and work in China.