Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-04-11
THE VERMONT CONFERENCE.
THE ProErnm Of she Annual ssssioHT "a
he Held nt mrntttebsro Neat Week.

be Held NJ Rrntilebsro Neat Week.
The Vermont conference of the Metho.
] dist church begins its 46th annual session
with the church iu Brattlehoro on Thurs
dav of next week, April It., Bishop An
/ drews Of New York presiding. The pre-
I vious day. April 49, will be devoted 10 the
/ examination Of the various classes. The
annual conference sermon will he preached
/ i'm the evening by Rev W. K Davenport OF
/ Waterbury. and following this exercises
/ formally dedicating the church will be held
this ceremonial having been deferred un
] I'll the present time on account OF the ~
/ debtedness on the edifice not having been
/ removed until within the past year. Rev.
/ ID l.. Miller, now Of Rochester, n. II
/ who was the pastor Of the society when the
/ church was built. is expected 10 be present
/ ON the occasion On Thursday morning
/ the conference will bee opened by the bish
] Oh. followed by the sacrament Of the Lord h
l supper Following this the regular order
of business will bee taken up Each morn
! ing session thereafter will be devoted u
/ routine business these sessions being open
/ 10 all who wish to attend. Thursday after
noon will be opened with a statistical SEES
/ sion ABR NJ Rev j. +. Breckenridge,
! ID D.. superintendent Of the Methodist
]
/ speak ON sick aud crippled Methodists. VI
DR.. Breckenridge is a bright aud entertain
| ing speaker, and will make this session an
| interesting one The evening session will
/ be held in the town hall to accommodate as
many as possible of those who wish 20 at
tend Beginning at z O'Clock there will be
a half hours song service. after which Rev.
/ W. A. Spencer. ID d.. of Philadelphia, will
speak IN the interests Of church extension.
FRIDAY afternoon at O'Clock Rev. J. G.
/ W. Cox. D. D.. Of Iowa. will represent the
Sunday school union and tract cause AT
] . O'Clock there will be "a meeting iu the Ia
terest of the Epworth league, to be al
dressed by Dr. Cox and Rev. + II Knight
Of Jamaica Plain Mass In the evening
Rev j o. Pick. d. d.. Of New York city
will speak ON missions
ON Saturday afternoon at , O'Clock will
occur the anniversary Of the Woman
Home Missionary society 10 be addressed
by Mrs II II Reed Of the Troy conference
At three O'Clock will occur tine anniversary
of the educational society which Is 10 be
addressed bv Rev Chas Parkhurst, d ID.
editor of lions Herald. and Rev G.. II
Payne d. D., secretary Of the board Of ed
ucation Of New ork city Saturday even
ing occurs the anniversary of the Freed
mems AID and southern Educational socie
ty. addressed by Rev Geo ". Gray. d
y Of Chicago
On Sunday morning la the town hall IA
9 oc clock IA love feast will be held and a
the usual hour Of morning service BishoI
Andrews will preach In connection witt
this the ordination Of deacous will tax,
place. 1t is expected that the pulpits %
the Congregational, Baptist Unitarian au,
H... 4
the morning service bv ministers from tn
conference In the afternoon there will b.
preaching service ia the town hall. fol
lowed by the ordination Of elders In tn
evening the Womau's Foreign Missiouar
society will mold It's anniversary Mrs Mar,
Niude Of Detroit and Bishop Andrews be
ing the principal speaker
On Monday morning, April . occur
the closing session ending with the read
ing Of the appointments by the bishop
mo- unusual business comes up this sesslO
will close M season ~ allow members of th
conference To leave on the lO.ll train TO
the north
Those having the conference 10 chHrg
wish 1t 10 he fully understood that all tn
sessions are public, and that those of tn
afternoons aud evenings will be of pOpu
lar character, all who wish ~ do 90 beIn
cordially invited o. come IN aud enjoy then
Whenever necessary these sessions will b
held u the town nall
The members Of the Methodist churc
feel under deep and grateful obligation t
the members Of the sister churches of tn
village who have 50 cheeriully undertake
To aid M the entertainment OF the iArg
number Of guests who will attend the COZ
ference IN an official capacity