Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-05-11

Our people should consider the
matter very carefully before they
pull up stakes and drift off into
new countries. 1t is being demon
strated, Notwithstanding the present
hard times, that men are in COM
Portable condition here at present,
and most of them have not only the
necessities and common comforts of
life but many of the Injuries.
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VERMONT METHODIST CON-
FERENCE
The opening sessions of the Bellows
Falls conference, on Wednesday, April
Goth, were mostly devoted to the exam
ination Of classes for the orders. At 7.3O
p. m. Rev. t. P. Frost of Montpelier
preached the conference sermon to
crowded house. The regular sessions of
the conference proper, Bishop Bowman
presiding, began with the sacramento
service Thursday morning Rev. R. Nor
gan was unanimously elected secretary
for the 18th consecutive time. The re-
port of Rev. P N. Granger, presiding ell
der of st. Johnsbury district, showed
great spiritual prosperity, with revivals
at Holland, Derby, Glover, Sheffield, Lyn-
don, Lyndonville, St. Johnsbury and else
| where; new churches at Danville and
Glover, also one nearly completed at
Stannard. The work of the Freedman's
Aid society was presented by DR.. Hart
zell 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. Bush
nell gave the missionary sermon. The
anniversary of the New England educa-
tional society was held at p. M, with
| addl esses by w. S. Smith and B. X.
| Pierce of Boston. A resolution was car
ried on Friday, offered by Rev. j. R.
! 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 report at the next annual
conference. In the evening the annivers-
airy of the missionary society occurred
with principal addresses by DR.. Fitzger-
aid of New York. Rev. j. E. Scott, a re-
turned missionary from India, also spoke.
Mrs. J. W. Guernsey, state secretary
of the woman's foreign missionary socie-
| ty, presided Saturday afternoon at the
130th anniversary meeting of that socie
| ty. Mrs. Nudge and DR.. j. e. Scott
spoke on India. The evening was devot-
ed to temperance, Rev. E. w. Culver of
St. Johnsbury, presiding. Rev. H. F.
Forrest of Wilmington spoke upon the
subject, elias the liquor traffic right to
exist?" 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 society in this and other lands.
The usual love feast Sunday at 8 a. m.
was presided over by Rev. Peter Merrill,
followed by sermon from Bishop Bow
man and the ordination of deacons. Me-
mortal services at Up. m. were presided
over by c. P. Cushing. Rev. r. Morgan
and Bishop Bowman delivered memorial
addresses on Bishops Wiley and Simpson,
and papers were read by other members
, of the conference upon four conference
, members and three pastors wives, who
had died during the year. These were N
F. Perry, Daniel Lewis, Gerry B. Hous
ton, Nathan w. Scott, Mrs. A. B. Wright
Mrs. J. A. Sherburn and Mrs. P. Frost
J Fitting tributes were rendered to each
At o'clock the ladies held a consecratior
service for the womens foreign missiona
!, ry society, Mrs. j. w. Guernsey, the pres
ident, presiding. The anniversary of the
church extension society, was addressed
I in the evening by Rev. J. ID. Beeman an(
5 others.
\ Conference finally adjourned Monda'
afternoon after the announcement of thu
appointments. The following are thos
for the
ST. JoHNSBURY DISTRICT.
3 Presiding elder, Rev. P. N. Granger.
: Albany, w. S. Jenne.
o Barton, S. B. Currier.
Barton Landing and Bloomington, L
Dodd.
Bloomfield and Lexington, J. w. Scott
L Canaan, H. E. Howard.
|. Coventry, to be supplied.
: Craftsbury, A. B. Blake.
J. Danville and West Danville, C. A
Flanders.
Derby, supplied by j. Morse.
y East Burke and East Haven, John Nc
II Donald.
e East Charleston, to be supplied.
r East Lyndon and Kirby, to be supplied.
~ Glover and West Glover, G.. w. Morse.
Greensboro, Stannard and w. Wheelock
~ J. Thurston.
= Guildhall, S. L. Hodges.
a Hardwick and Woodbury., S. S. Brigham
10 Holland and Morgan, J. E. Farrow.
l. Irasburgh, c. H. Smith.
Island Pond, W. l. Todd.
Lunenburgh and East Concord, C.
% Taplin.
a. Lyndon and Lyndonville, S. Donaldson
at Newbury and West Newbury, J. I
Is Winslow.
Of Newport and Newport Centre, Aust
Scribner.
North Danville, supplied by L. C. Die
az enson.
Peacham, to be supplied.
r. St. Johnsbury, L. L. Beeman.
b. st. Johnsbuy Center, J. w. Bemis.
to Sheffield, and Wheelock, l. P. Chase.
ro South Walden, supplied by NJ. H. Rya
Walden, to be supplied.
West Burke and Sutton, II. P. Cushin
hd West Concord and Victory, supplied
20 g. E. Burnbam.
ge Westfeld, Troy and Jay, to be suppl
Va by j. H. Wallace.
oh o. D. Ciapp goes to Waitsfield; w.
Evans to Middlesex.
NY Revs. Geo Story, e. Folsom, W,
all Robinson and G. II. Sweat are transit
10 red to the St. Adams district. Rev. &c
inf w. Goodell, who has effectually labor