The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
The Vermont Conference.

The regular work OF the conference AT
Morrisvile opened Thursday morning with
the conference prayer meeting presided over
by Presiding Elder Culver, Bishop Ninde
having charge of the sacramental service. AT
8 80 the conference organized the opening
address being given by the bishop. Richard
Morgan was chosen Sc ,rctary, 1t being his
22nd election; the assistant secretaries are
G.. l.. Story and G. M. Smith statistical sec.
retary, F. W Lewis; treasurer, 9. II. Farms
worth; railroad secretary, w. f. Roberts
9 The standing committees were elected ac
r cording to last years nominations. An inter
q esting address was made by Rev. G. III
q Parkhurst, editor of Zion's Herald, who pre-
sented the conference with check for 1925
Z Rev. &. IL. Elliott, agent OF the Vermont Bi
q BILE society, made a report otsbis work. In tn
n afternoon the annual missionary sermon wa
: delivered by Rev. w. S. Smithers of Bratt!e
!. boro. The anniversary of the Woman's For
n eign Missionary was held Immediately FOL
n lowing, with Mrs. Fulsom presiding. Tn
!. evening service was devoted to the ami
y versary of the church extension society.
q Friday brought an increased attendance.
. meeting of the Historical society was held a
v 8 O'Clock and its time was occupied in MAX
q ing full arrangements for the historica
n sketches of members of conference to b
o printed. The prayer meeting followed wa
presided over by Presiding Elder Donaldso
! OF st. Johnsbury. The business session wa
presided over by Bishop Ninde. The nam
e Oh the Vermont conference seminary ant
Ienaie seminary was changed to Vernon
Methodist seminary and W. s. Smthers, j
y. Sherburne and q. Fl. Smith, were chosen
trustees. Presiding Elders Truax and Cnl.
yer made reports, as did Prof. Bishop of tae
Vermont Methodist seminary. DR.. Chadwick
made strong address on behalf of the reed
mems Aid society. Dr.. Broadbecli spoke
briefly on behalf of the Young Peoples Chris
tian league. Mrs. P. n Granger presided at
the anniversary of the Wofnan's Home Mis-.
sion society in the afternoon and Rev. Dr.
Broadbeck Of Boston made an appeal for the
society and its work, Rev. j. B. Hamilton of
Brooklyn spoke in behalff of superannuated
| ministers. The evening was occupied by an
address on Sunday school work in the south
delivered by Rev. Mr.. GlIett and illustrated
by stereopticon. Rev. j. S. Breckenridge,
superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal
hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y, also addressed the
conference.
Saturday number were elected to elders
and to deacons' orders. DR.. Payne, secre.
tary of the board of education was introduced
by the bishop; also Rev. Mr.. Goodrich of
Minnesota conference. transferred to the
| Vermont conference. Il. l.. Bruce, A. L..
| Cooper and III. A. Spencer were chosen COM
mttee to solicit funds to establish Vermont
conference bed in the Brooklyn Methodist
hospital. In the afternoon at 2 O'Clock was
held the anniversary OF the temperance So
| ciety. The Conference temperance society
was organized with ?. N. Granger as presi-
dent; Rev. A. w. Lord. vice president; Rev.
+. ID. Handy, secretary; Rev. Peter Merrill,
treasurer.
Sunday morning the conference lovefeast,
A. l.. Cooper in charge, was largely attended.
At the regular morning service Bishop Ninde
preached from John X 3, DR.. PAYNE speaking
in the Congregational chur ,and Rev. W. s.
Smithers at the Universalist at the same
hour. In the afternoon memorial services
were held in the Congregational church,
M Bishop Ninde presiding: Memorial papers
Annie Forrest, Rev. Elisha Fusom, Mrs.
Rev. G. W. Morse, Rev j. w. Spencer, Mrs.
Rev. Richard Morgan. the dead during the
past year. Chaplain McCabe made strong
address in behalf of missions, in the evening.
| Monday morning the missionary society
was re-organized, Rev. Fl. w. Worthen
being chosen president. Address was de-
| livered and visitors to the different semina-
ries, etc., appointed. The passing of resolu-
tions and the hearing OF. reports occupied
report =, o. I appropriations to conference claim
ants OF $500. The book concern has de-
cared dividend or 100000, of which the
vermont conference receives 1855
The annual session of the Methodist Confer
ence closed Monday evening, when the appoint
ments were announced as follows: NJ ntpeler
Al casat Ta Prea@g sGer
Il Reynolds; .Gaysville and Bethel supp lee; ;
Lympus, supplied: Granville, supplied; Groton
II bushnell; Marshfeld, o DOIapp; Mi die. |
sex, supplied by NJ r Barney Montpelier. A j |
Hough; Moretown and DuXbury, Ii Webster;
Northfsld, Webb; Pittstie d aud Stock.
bridge, r. Goodrich; Piainied, c Farms
Rochester. Handy; Stowe, George II
wright; Topsh!m and East Corinth, supoed;
waitsiield and Fayston, Geo o Howe; warren,
bury Center, E II bartlett; west Berlin, sup-
p led; west Randolph and Bethel, Gilead, NJ
Boutwe west Topsham and waits River, q
Vail; WilliamstowD,F w Hamblin worcester w
II Dean; d Beeman, president of Vermont
Methodist seminary, and member of Montpelier
Quarter Conference; II Spencer, transferred
TO the New Hampshire Conference
ST. ALBANs DISTRICT-E w Culver presto ing
elder; Aiburgh, Z Sweat; Bakersfield ana
North Fairfax, X Enright; Cambridge, sup
Piled by Bowen; Colchester, G A Emery; !
Bragg; Enosburgh Falls & Z Smith, Essex and c
Jay, Church Tabor; Fairfax, c a Smith; Fletch. {
,r and Binghamvi lie, supplied; Franklin, q L
j orgia and North Fairfay. J f Knapp; digh- !
gate, S Brigham; Hyde Park, johnson and t
~ l.a Woodward; Milton, supplied !
isville and Elmore, W Doug ass; North Hero, a
applied; Richford, Leonard Dodd; Sheldon L
upphed by Briggs; st A lbans, IL A sherburn; a
NOW; Underhill,L l. Taylor; West Enosburgh, Il
y Puffer; West Berkshire, w G Robinson II
yolcott, " E Allan. IL
sPhiN1fiELD DlsrRlCT.-h Morgan, presld-
ng elder; athens. suppl d; Barnard and East o
Barnard. Austin; B, llows Falls, w Todd; x
sondville, sup lied; Bradford and Farl e, j G p
witzer; Brattleboro, w Smithers; Browns u
lille and Ascutneyville, c W Partridge; Gull a
ord and Halifax, supplied; Landgi0ve. sup. p
lied; Ludlow, + 4 Reynolds; Mechanicsvilie g
nd Cuttingsvile, b Curler; Perkinsville, it
upplied; Proctorsville, W II Wright; Poult. p
ey, supplied; South Londonderry, w Bry- a
mt; South Reading, G Vail; Souh Royalton, u
Gillis; South Tunbridge, supplied by " e,
1 Gilis; Springfield l. Bruce; Thetford and d
.orth Tnetford, supplied; Union Vii age, + y
'orest; Wardsbo o, Il waiter; west Fairlee, 4
.se, supp led BY ) Steele; wilmington, l. q u
'ucker; windsor, supplied; woodstock, Isaac $
lam. y
idson of lyndon, presiding elder; Albany, J =,
fcDonald; Barton, ii Worthen; tarton Land nj
~ and Brownington,W Roberts; bloomfield. n,
Gregory Canaan, supplied by Knowles I'll
oyentry and Newport Center, Z w Morse; q
raftsbury, NJ Bell; Danyi.e, supplied by se
Burnham; East Blu Ike and East Haven. j NJ
REYNOLDS; Glover, W Jennings; Stannard, q OF
Wells; Gnildhall; Cnrrisr; , hardwiek nd Mn fr
an, q S Allen; Island Pond, A Cooper; W
unenburg and East Concord, Roberts; III
yndon and Lyndonvile, e Tapliu; New til
,Iry Il Treyillian; st. Johnsbury, q turley; Va
i. Johnsbury Centre, c wedgeworth; Troy, r
Aver; Victory and Granny, supplied by N,
opkins; Ma den and South MAIDEN, Ihurs- N.
m; - est Burke and sutton, supplied by ="
orse. west concord and Victoria, j Alien: sc
estteld and Lowell, p n Gringer; q Farms, We
visionary 10 South America. Missions, 4 ga
ost transferred to the New York East confer 20
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