Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-04-23

Christian church. After this ser
mon business meeting in the inter
est of the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society was held under the pres
idency of Mrs. L. l.. Brennan of Bar
re, Mrs. Bailey of ST. Johnsburv
giving a stirring address. At night
the anniversary of the Church Elk.
tension Society was held, addressed
by Rev. w. Spencer, who at length
and with great earnestness discussed
the needs and works and plans of
the society he represented.
~ FRIDAY Revs. George Emery,
WIN pa Douglass, Charles F. Par
tride,7 +. E. Currier and John E. Far
row were admitted in full member
ship, the last three being also elect
ed to deacons' orders. Rev. l.. f.
Taylor was continued on trial The
address of the bishop to the class
for admission into the conference
was unique in its wav, touching
strongly and searchingly upon the
work of the Christian minister and
the causes of failure which beset his
path. The following elections were
made of delegates to the general
conference: Ministerial, Revs. T.
P. Frost of st. Johnsbury and f.
w. Culver of ST. Adams reserves,
Revs. j. O. Sherburne of Montpelier
and r. Morgan of Springfield. Lay
delegates, Chauncy Temple of Frank
lin and w. A. Boyce of Barre; re-
serves, A. L. Bailey of St. Johnsbury
and f. p. Ball of Bellows Fails. At
the meeting Of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society Mrs. l.. l.. Bee
man pres nted the needs of the work.
The meeting was also addressed by
DIR. Spencer. A meeting of the
Woman Home Missionary Society
was held and reports showed an in
crease in the number of societies.
There are now forty-two branches of
this society in the Vermont confer
ence. The anniversary of the Mis-
sionary Society was held in the even
ing.
Saturday morning Rev. A. L.
Cooper, secretary of the Freedman's
Aid Society, reported that the claims
against that society were $4,000,
which was distributed among the
appropriate claimants in sums vary
ing from $50 to $50 each. Pro-
fessor c. G. Bragdon presented the
claims of Lasell Seminary, Rev.
Charles Parkhurst spoke for the
Methodist Orphans Home at New
ton, Mass, and Rev. DR.. Brecken-
ridge for the b, ooklyn Nj thodist
Hospital. Rev. j. r. Bartlett was
placed on the supernumerary list
Dir. ID. A. Goodsell spoke in behalf
of the Board of Education of which
he is secretary. Principal Z. A.
Bishop represented the Conference
Seminary at Montpelier as having
had prosperous year, and Rev. L.
p. Frost spoke in behalf of the Meth
odist Episcopal Educational Society.
In the afternoon the anniversary of
the Educational Society was held,
the addresses being delivered by
Revs. F. w. Hamilton, r. L. Bruce
and l.. 0. Sherburne. The bishops
were requested by resolution to here
after call the conference the last
Wednesday in April, except in gen.
eral conference years, when it should
he next to the last Wednesday in
April. The general conference was
memorialized to remove any barriers
which may exist to the membership
in that body. By large majority
the conference voted down a resolu-
ton endorsing woman suffrage. Rev.
w. j. johnson was reported as be-
ing transferred to the Northwest
Iowa conference and Carlos L. Adj
ans to the Detroit conference.
Morrisville was adopted as being the
seat of the next conference.
Sunday services opened with love
feast at nine o'clock. Bishop Eos
ter preached to a large audience in
Dubois and Gays hall. Other SER
mons were preached during the day
and evening by Revs. L. P. Frost,
w. j. Johnson, l.. O. Sherburne,
A. II. Webb and Charles Parkhurst.
In the afternoon a memorial service
was held and memoirs were read and
eulogiums pronounced upon Revs.
L. G.. Dickerson, o. w. Barrows,
Aaron Ball, Mrs. Rev. A. c. Smith,
Mrs. Rev. Z. S. Morse and daugh
ter of Rev. S. S. Brigham, after
which occurred the ordination of ell
ders and deacons.
The conference adjourned Monday
morning, after the reading of the
appointments which were as follows
ST. JOHNSBURY DISTRICT.
S. Donaldson, Presiding Elder, Lyn-
don Center.
Albany, j. M. Mcdonald.
Barton, H. w. Worthen.
Barton Landing and Browington, w.
n. Roberts.
Bloomfield, A. Gregory.
Coventry, Supplied by l. P. Chase.
Craftsbury, A. Scribner.
Damons Crossing and CRANKY, Sup
piled by A. Wright.
Danville, Supplied by G. E. Burnham.
Derby, II. E. Howard.
East Burke and East Haven, j. E. Far
row.
East Lyndon, Supplied by T. Trevil-
ian.
Glover and West Glover, w. S. JENNIE.