St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1884-04-24

ministry to avoid by all means anv en-
dorsement of the "high license" fallacy.
WEDNESDAY.
Alter prayer-meeting conducted bv
w h. ii. Clark of the New England
conference and reading of the scrip
| lures by Bishop Andrews, j. W. Ben.
nett, j. .. Sberburn, Sylvester Dom
aldson, E. w. Culver and /. McAnn
were appointed committee to consider
and report on applications for admis-
sion on trial and for full connection.
ID. w. Worthen preached the confer
ence sermon at = p. M, and statisti-
cal session followed. The Freedmen's
Aid society and church extension ami
versaries were held in the evening.
with addresses by Rev. Fl. Kew of Ten
nessee, DR.. Poke of Brooklyn, Iowa,
and Chaplain McCabe.
THURSDAY,
Rev. A D. Barber of Montpeiier. fra
ternal delegate of the Congregational
churches of Vermont, was introduced
and addressed the conference Bishop
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pressiOns. c. L. Mann of the Alabama
conference gave brief address in be-
half OF the educational work in the
South. A. l.. Cooper, presiding elder
of the Springfield district, reported
general prosperity. j. S. Spinner was
granted superannuated relation. T,
n. Granger, presiding elder of the St.
Johnsbury district, reported the same.
The church at Danville has burned,
being a total loss, but the society will
rebuild. The church at st. Johnsbury
has been remodeled and other improve
ments have been made upon the dis
trict. Altogether the year has been
prosperous. Favorable reports were
also given by Presiding Elders Morgan
and Spencer of the St. Adams and
Montpelier districts. Chaplain Nc
Cabe was introduced and addressed
the conference concerning the work of
the church extension society, His ad-
dress was received with great favor
and aroused great enthusiasm in be-
: half of his work. He sung by request
t the church extension song, 1--WE are
p building two day" written by AL
fred j. HOugh of the Vermont Confer
ence. Rev. II. Key, presiding elder
r of the Tennessee conference, was in.
D troduced and addressed the conference
He is a freedman, and exhibits a strik.
ing illustration of the capacity for de-
velOpment in the colored race. He wal
freed from slavery by the emancipa
a ton at the age of thirty, and has since
= done very effective service for Metho
! dism in Tennessee. At 2 p. IN. TIN
Sunday school Union anniversary Oc
d Cured with addresses by A. j. Hougl
5 and A. H. Webb. The evening servic,
e was the anniversary of the educationa
society and F. H. Knight, c. A. Smitl
and c. w. Wilder were the speakers.
FRIDAY.
o. The candidates for admission to full
connection, A. Ct. Austin, F. Loundes
II. F. Reynolds, F. H. Knight and }
u 5. Upper, were called before the alta
d and addressed by Bishop Andrews a
O he prOpOunded the usual questions
and spoke concerning the duties an,
qualificG tons of the Christian pastor
The address was very impressive an,
was listened to with great interest b.
u the conference and large number c
q, laity present. They were then electe
to full membership in the conference
t and to deacOn's orders. Geo. L. Story
w. A. Evans, j. p. Chase and G. "
is Morse were continued on trial, c. W
p Stowell is transferred to the SOuther
California conference. p. n. Grange
u represented the needs of the Danvill
Ut society, whose church has recent
is been destroyed by fire, and commende
W the case to the sympathies of the pub
lie. In the afternoon H. P. Cushin
preached the centennial sermon. Thes
II delegates were elected to the genera
II conference: J. d. Beeman, H.
4 Spencer, P. n. Granger; alternates, 7
- p. Frost, r. Morgan lay delegates,
< B. Eddy of Bellows Falls and A.
Is Willard of st. Johnshury. The trus
Dr tees of the conference seminary electe
id J. A. Sherburne president j. D. Bee
~ man, secretary; P. II. Hinckley, trea,
urer.
SATURDAY.
\ The committee on temperance +,
;, ported vigorous preamble and resi-
H. lutions which elected general discu
in sion upon the expediency of pledgin
e, the conference to withhold suppo
in from parties and candidates uncOn
mitted to prohibition. The report W;
I finally oman6ad and aJon+ab Dan,