News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-05-07
Narn1ont Conference.


The 41st session of the Vermont
annual conference, Bishop Thomas
Bowman presiding. began on Wednes-
day evening with service at which
Rev. I, P. Frost of Montpelier gave
the sermon on the work of conquest
which the minister of Christ must I'M
dertake. The regular sessions of the
conference opened Thursday morning
at 9 o'clock with communion service
followed by business session. In
the afternoon occurred the s. statisti-
cal session." and the anniversary of
the Home Missionary society, at
which DR.. Hartzell gave the address.
The evening meeting, when the Sun
day School and Tract anniversary was
held and DR.. j. H. Vincent gave the
address on " The Story of our Minis
ter" was of great interest and was
largely attended.
On Friday the characters of super
animated preachers were passed upon,
the old men addressing the conference
in touching manner. Revs. Messrs.
Houston and Wells were reported as
havingsdied, and Messrs. Clapp and
Currier restored to the effective list.
Rev. H. A. Bushnell preached the
missionary sermon at 1.30. The an
niversary of the New England Educa-
tional society was held at 3 p. M,
with addresses by w. S. Smith and
B. X. Pierce of Boston. Friday eve
ming occurred the anniversary of the
missionary society with principal adj
dress by DR.. Fitzgerald of New York,
secretary of the foreign missionary So
ciety, who gave an outline OF the So
ciety's work and needs, urging more
activity and greater work III the cause.
Rev. j. E. Scott, a returned mission
airy from India, also spoke Of the
work in the field, giving personal eX-
perience.
On Sunday the annual love feast
was held at 9 a. M, and was presided
over by Rev. Peter Merrill, following
which came the ordination sermon by
Bishop Bowman, from Acts Xxx: 50.
The sermon was followed by the ordl-
nation of deacons by the bishop, as
sisted by the presiding elders. Bish-
op Bowman never presided over this
conference before, but has won the
respect and good will of all its MEM
bers by his kindly yet dignifed bear
ing, making, as it is often remarked,
one of the best presiding officers the
conference has ever had. His sermon
Sunday was an able and scholarly
one in all respects. Memorial servic-
es presided over by c. P. Gushing,
we're held at o'clock in the after
noon, for the dead of the past year.
Rev. R. Morgan and bishop Bowman
delivered memorial addresses an Bish-
ops Wiley and Simpson, and papers
were read by other members of the
conference upon four conference MEM
bers 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
rendered to each. At o'clock in
the afternoon the ladies held a conse-
Grafton service for the Women's For
eign Missionary society, Mrs. j. W.
Guernsey, the president, presiding.
The anniversary of the church extern
sion society was addressed in the
evening by Rev. j. D. Beeman and
others.
Monday afternoon the conference
missionary society elected Rev. A. S.
Cooper president and r. Morgan Sec
rotary. Visiting brother F. D. Han
dee of the East Maine Conference was
introduced and rendered a seat with
the members. Rev. +. w. Lewis
made a report of the statistics of the
society in the state, not including the
Darlington district. There are in full
membership IL, 1924, decrease dur
ing the year of 296; probationers,
1,249, decrease of 80; children bap-
tized during the year, 456; Sabbath
Schools, 10; teachers and officers,
1890, scholars, 14,700; paid during
the year for church buildings and i'm
provements, S24.723 probable value
of church buildings, S45, $50, not in
Guiding parsonages Indebtedness up
on the church property, $4,000, an
increase during the year of, $40.
The conference came to a final adj
journment at $50, p. M, the reading
of appointments being the last bust
ness.
Following are the appointments
for this locality: Richard Morgan,
P. E., st. Adams District; J. S. |
Upper, Alburg; Clark Wedgeworth,
Bakersfield and North Fairfield 4:
H. A. Bushnell, Cambridge; Cole
chester to be supplied; G. Fl. Sweat,
Enosburg Falls; N. w. Wilder, Es-
sex and Jericho; Elisha Folsom,
Fairfax and Fletcher; Elisha Snow,
Franklin; Georgia and North Fairfax
to be supplied; G.. S. Hurlburt,
Grand Isle; W. N. Roberts, High
gate; j. T. Baxendale, johnson Wa
terville and Hyde Park; Isle La
Mott to be supplied; Milton to be
Montgomery and East
Berkshire to be supplied M. P. Bell,
Morrisyllle and Gilmore; North Hero
to be supplied; Fl. W. Worthen,
Richford; E. w. Culve,, St. Adams
G. L. Story, st. Adams Bay; w. c.
Sheldon F. II. Roberts,
Swanton Undernill to be supplied
w. H. Hyde, West Berkshire and
East Franklin Robert Christie, West
Westford to be supplied
S. G. Vail, Wolcott and E. Elmore S.
S. Brigham, Hardwick and Wood
bury B. B. Blake, Craftsbury; S.
Donaldson, Lyndon and Lyndonville
A. Scritner, Newport.