The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-18

of the bishop to the class for admission into
the conference was unique in its way, touch
ing 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. L.
p, Frost of St. Johnsbury and e. w. Culver
of st. Adams; reserves, Revs. > u Sher.
burn of Montpelier and r.. Morgan OF
Springfield. Lay delegates, Chauncy lem
pie of Franklin and w. A. Boyce of Barre;
reserves, A. H. Bailey of st. Johnsbury ana
f. p Ball of Bellows Falls. At the meeting
of the Womans Foreign Missionary Society
Mrs. l.. l.. Beeman presented the needs of
the work. The meeting was also addressed
by DIR. Spencer, A meeting OF the woman
Home Missionary Society was held and re.
ports showed an increase in the number OF
societies There are now forty-two branches
of this society in the Vermont conference.
The anniversary of the Missionary Society
was held in the evening
Saturday morning Rev. A. l.. Cooper,
secretary of the Freedmen's Aid Society,
reported that the claims against that society
were So ,0O0 which was distributed among
the appropriate claimants in sums varying
from $50 to $50 each. Professor =. =:
Bragdon presented the claims of basell
Seminary, Rev. Charles Parkhurst spoke for
the Methodist Orphans Home at Newton,
Mass, and Rev DR. Breckenridge for the
Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Rev. j. X.
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 f. A. Bishop repre-
scented the Conference Seminary at Montpe-
ler as having had prosperous year and Rev.
T. p. Frost spoke in behalf of the Methodist
Episcopal Educational Society. Rev George
T.. Boynton of the Braintree Congregational
church and Rev. Mr.. Pierce of the West
Randolph Baptist church were introduced
and letter was read from Rev. f. p. Wild
delegate of the Congregational convention
Rev. j. G.. Ross briefly represented the
Taylor mission work in South America
Rev. Ii. A. Spencer and wife were appointed
conference visitors to Lasel Seminary. The
committees on Bibles and church literature
made their reports, the latter urging the
Book Concern to emulate secular publishing
houses and issue standard religious works
at low rates. In the afternoon the ami
versary of the Educational Society was
held, the addresses being delivered by
Revs. f. w. Hamilton of Williamstown,
r. l.. Bruce of White River junction
and l.. o. Sherburne of Swanton. The
conference adopted resolution pledglng
the members to give neither utilization
nor support to any political party, state
or national, which gives countenance to
the licensing of traffic in intoxicants.
The bishops were requested by resolu-
ton to hereafter call the conference the
last Wednesday in April, except in general
to the last Wednesday in April. The gen
eral conference was memorialized to remove
any barriers which may exist to the MEM
bership in that body. By large majority
the conference voted down resolution en-
dorsing woman suffrage Rev. w. j. john
son was reported as being transferred to the
Northwest Iowa conference and Carlos l..
Adams to the Detroit conference. Norris
vile was adopted as being the seat of the
next conference. In the evening Bishop
Foster delivered a mastery lecture on
Spirit Forces in the Universe " to large
audience.
Sunday services opened with love-feast
at nine o'clock. Bishop Foster preached to
large audience in Dubois and Gays Hall.
Other sermons were preached during the
day and evening by Revs. T. p. Frost, w. j.
johnson, l.. o. Sherburne, A. II, Webb and
Charles Parkhurst. In the afternoon a
memorial service was held and memoirs
We're read and eulogiums pronounced upon
Revs. L. G. Dickinson, o. w. Barrows,
Aaron Ball. Mrs. Rev. A. C. Smith, Mrs.
Rev. f. s. Morse and a daughter of Rev.
S. S. Brigham, after which occurred the
ordination of elders and deacons.
The conference adjourned Monday morn
ing, after the reading of the appointments,
which were as follows: