St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-05-07
Vermont Methodist Conference.

The opening sessions of the Bellows
Falls conference, last week Wednes-
day, were mostly devoted to the eX
animation of classes for the orders. AT
30 D. m. Rev T. p. Frost of MOntpe
lier preached the conference sermon to
a crowded house. The regular sessions
of the conference proper, Bishop Bow
man presiding, began with the sacra-
mental service Thursday morning.
Rev. X. Morgan was unanimously elect
ed secretary for the 18th consecutive
time. The report of Rev. p. n. Grang
er, presiding elder of st. JOhnsbury
district, showed great spiritual pros
perity, with revivaIs at Holland, Der
| by, Glover, Sheffield, Lyndon, Lyn-
dOnville, st. JOhnsbury and elsewhere :;
new churches at Danville and Glover,
also one nearly completed at Stannard.
| The work of the Freedman's Aid sOcie-
ty was presented by DR.. Hartzell of
New Orleans. In the evening DR.. j.
H. Vincent gave very interesting lee
ture at Union hall on "The Story of
our Minister"
On Friday afternoon Rev. H. A.
Bushnell gave the missionary sermon.
The anniversary of the New England
educational society was held at 3 p. M,
with addresses by w. S. Smith and B..
X. Pierce of Boston. A resolution was
carried on Friday, offered by Rev. j.
K. Bartlett, editor of the Christian
Messenger, to appoint committee to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of dividing
the conference into three, instead of
| four districts, as it now is, and to re-
port at the next annual conference. In
the evening the anniversary of the
missionary society occurred with prln-
cipal address by DR.. Fitzgerald of New
York. Rev. j. E. Scott, a returned
missionary from India, also spoke.
| Mrs. j. w. Guernsey, state secreta-
nv of the wOman's foreign missionary
society, presided Saturday afternoon
at the l30th anniversary meeting of
that society. Mrs. Nudge and DR.. j.
Z. Scott spoke on India. The evening
was devoted to temperance, Rev. K.
w. Culver of st. JOhnsbury, presiding.
Rev. H. F. Forrest of Wilmington
spoke upon the subject, elias the
liquor traffic right to exist 7" and
was followed by Mrs. j. l.. Perkins of
st. JOhnsbury, secretary of the state
wOmen's Christian temperance union,
urging greater interest and work upon
pastors, and giving the progress of her
|
The usual love feast Sunday at 9 a.
IN. was presided over by Rev. Peter
Merrill, followed by sermon from
deacons. Memorial services at p. IN.
were presided over by G. p. Cushing.
Rev. r. Morgan and Bishop Bowman
delivered memorial addresses on Bis
hops Wiley and Simpson, and papers
were read by other members of the
conference upon four conference MEM
beers and three pastors wives, who had
died during the year. These were n.
F. Perry, Daniel Lewis, Gerry b.
Houston, Nathan w. Scott, Mrs. A. B.
Wright, Mrs. j. A. Sherburn and Mrs.
p. Frost. Fitting tributes were rem
dered to each. At 4 o'clock the ladies
held a conservation service for the
wOmen's foreign missionary society,
Mrs. j. w. Guernsey, the president,
presiding. The anniversary of the
church extension society, was address
ed in the evening by Rev. j. ID. Bee
man and others.
Conference finally adjourned Mon
day afternoon after the announcement
of the appointments. The following
are those for the
ST. JOHNSBURY DISTRICT.
Presiding elder, Rev. p. n. Granger.
Albany, w. S. JENNIE.
Barton, s. b. Currier.
Barton Landing and Bloomington, l..
Dow.
Bloomfield and Lexington, j. w. Scott.
Canaan, III. Z. Howard.
Coventry, to be supplied.
Craftsbury, A. B. Blake.
Danville and West Danville, c. A.
Flanders.
Derby, supplied by j. Morse.
East Burke and East Haven, John Nc
Donald.
East Charleston, to be supplied