Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-20


as follows God has set apart one day
in seven in which the people may wor-
ship him and to listen to truth 10y those
divinely set apart for that work. The
greatest distinctions to the success OF the
church are often found in it, but the sin
in the world IL no excuse for failure in
church work, the real cause Is nearer
home. The ministry required by the
times must be a learned ministry | do
not say educated, for there Is difference
between learned and educated ministers
| believe God calls some from the pillow
and anvil to the pulpit, but generally
through the schools.
The minister must touch social and pub
lie evils, he needs to touch them wisely.
He must teach go teach all nations "
The minister needs to he studious, and
he should be familiar with Il few of the
great authors Is minutes of each day Is
enough or the com newspaper, h
does not care to know which o whose
was the fastest horse or who was best
prize H4hter lie need to stuoy his Blllc,
to study scripture with 'rIpturo, book
with book II. Should give lis Bihle q
chucr. Dph'l try ~ be le rnel p GA L.
rr~ P,rIch thu Word The m,u's et
f.. the m,, mus I've - con ..cralcd u.tn-
l-t,r euI,ly C.n-ccrtfeu. Ills spu' is
t. h'Iu n'run y "jth the divine Wit.
tn.- cE., Coo ICES AMI make u 10 e--iu4
t. the world. Uur mini Ter should b-
pastor. The cunlCI Iecti~ ~ b. nu Ii uU.
/ \ cool, calm rhU.cI rs often "a cldIl.ci
/ witch jne devil gur' : pI.ua- asleep The
minister Tor tH' uNl must hc far Hr
trIn> 'u'W 'tInu ct .-rr',tl. Eta, Clu.cI &c
I'D this world o. t.Jr-' 4IW ir. 'n. c1u1C
II t. Iui"r o.. c'etF Ur tNW..H 'tD'... ,I,
ministry need Co. 'rI. 'HI, .u' at.l'i u AVID
the tipr ui .ur C1Uc'. Aar Tue utr-
lsuy b" Hv HUi-trt. be WHuly
men, II may moi o. -alI cot ',d, y'u are
Il rear preacher out il may be ,H.d ~
edcu, lie IT, q luHu' Then 30. manly ia
your great work. The ht hpptAtu asked
the disciplinary questions.
TIE ct-e OF IL j johnson was thep
called up aud orrug mem, made FOR u s
trial Rev j Il. 4. Sawyer Wa .,ppoiuttd
counsel for the churcu and ReV. j. II.
Bond for the dcieudent. Rev !. NJ.
Webster WIS made president aud com
mittee of - elec ed. The trial VIII take
place tomorrow.
Memorial services were set for Saturday
afternoon. Announcements We're made
aud the conference adjourned by eXpira-
tlou OF time.
Report from tho Burlington District-
Kew. j. W. Bennett Presented with
aGold watch Vermont Con
TROY, April 15-The Rev. j. G. Fallon
of Salem led the devotional services at the
opening of the session Saturday morning.
The eighteenth question, "Who are the
supernumerary preache ?" was taken
up, and the following were continued
William Griliin, r NJ. Little, Abram
Niele, j. ). Hart, Bostwick Hawley, II. II.
smith, w. II. l.. Starks, W. H. Rowsom,
+. A. Soule, II. II. Wade, w. II. Meeker,
j. l.. Slason, B. Cox. A. McGilton, II. w.
Slocum, A. j. ingalls,, 5. n Cornell, A. F.
Bailey, j. NJ. Edgerton, II. w. Smith, X.
Washburn, NJ. A. Wicker, Charles Rey-
nolds, S. d. Elkins, NJ. Tator,O. J.iSquires,
A. c. Rose, j. X. Wager. The relations of
w. Earle and Stephen Palmer as supernu-
maries of last year, were changed to super
annuates.
The question, "Where shall the next
conference be he Id - was taken I'D. The
Rev. Homer Eaton, pastor of the Bur
lington church, presented unanimous in
vitation from the official board of that
church to hold the next conference at
Burlington, and q motion was made to &C
cept it. Fred Widmer suggested that
the conference ought To be held at Sara
toga. L. A. Griffin, former pastor of
the Burlington church, advocated the mo-
tlon to hold the next conference at Bur
lington. Fred Widmer moved as sub
stltute that the conference be held at Sar-
atoga on the self-supporting plan. Aaron
Hall moved that the substitute be laid on
the table. 1t was done, and the invitation
to Burlington was accepted.
Presiding elder S reports were presented
by the Rev. J. w. Bennett of the Burling-
ton district, DR.. Joel w. Eaton,of the Cam
bridge district, the Rev. A. ID. Heaxt of
the Plattsbulgh district and the Rev. Dr..
Mexican of the Troy district. From the
report presented 10y the Rev, j. w. Ben
nett, presiding elder, the following sum
airy is made:
Burlington district comprise sc charg-
es, 45 church ediiices and 80 parsonages.
The property, with very few exceptions,
Is IN good repair, and in no instance is
there anything like embarrassing indebt-
edness. At Falrhaven new bell has
been placed in the tower of the church,
the gift OF the late Rev. Ryland Hanger.
same source the donation Of house and
lot valued at 81, 900 or more, as a house for
the pastor. The Middlebury charge
has Tor years very much needed new
or better parsonage than the one
owned by the society Last spring, soon
after Rev. Il. &, Thompson entered upon
MS duties as pastor OF that church, lot
was purchased, upon which house has
been erected. 1t Is conveniently arranged
and well built, costing, with the lot, about
:3iUO. The church was thoroughly repair
ed lew years ago and somewhat changed
III llS loTiu, making IL more modern ana
attractive. 1t is safe to say that the
church property of Middlebury charge is
among the finest and best of the entire
district.
No very great and widespread revival
has visited any of the charges, but revi
val spirit has been present throughout the
the district, and additions have been made
TO most of the societies. Most of the pas
tors have held special meetings, and in
some instances We're rewarded in seeing
quite number converted, as at South
salisbury, Brother Hitchcock, pastor
where some 80 or more We're led to accept
Christ The spiritual condition of the
district is good.
The year has been one uncommonly
hard for the raising of money for church
and benevolent purposes. The territory
Is largely farming district, the market
for produce of all kinds has been very
slow and prices low, so there has been but
little cash in the hands of our people much
of the time, This is, as we think, one OF
the reasons why the preachers salary, in
so many instances, has beeh paid so slow
| ~. Most of the salaries, however, have
been paid in full, but the brethren have
had 10 wait for their dues longer than is
Just, and thereby were greatly embarrassed
| In their work. Another cause as IL an