Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-05-01
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NonrHFlkLD, Auril 28.-ro-deys session
of the Vermont conference opened at at 8 n.
M, by prayer meeting. led by Presiding
Elder \. Is. Truax of Montpelier district,
followed by the administration o. the Lords
supper by Bishop Willard F. Malleleu, as
sisted by the presiding elders and then be-
gan the business proper of tine conference.
Previous sessions Of the conference We're
held in this town i'll 1862, 1862 and in 1871
In 1862 tho first railroad was completed TO
Montreal, and Gov. Paine. then president
Of the Central Vermont road, gave every
conference member present pass to Mon
ircal and return. Rev Harvey Webster of
Moretovn, now present was one of the party
who enjoyed the excursion.
At 10 a. m. the gnvel OF Bishop Nallalieu
called the conference to order for business.
The roll call showed ~ members present.
Rev. H. Morgan of Bellows Falls was elect
ed secretary for the oath time. He nomi-
mated Rev. George L. Smith and Rev.
George L. Story for his assistants and they
we're elected Rev F. W. LOWS was elected
statistical secretary, and Rows. ". |. TODD,
w 5, Snithers and G. O. Howe, assistants.
Rev. l., l.. Beeman was elected treasurer,
with Revs r. L. Bruce +. L. Reynolds {.
]. Partridge and +. ". Hamoln, assist
ants.
The usual standing commuters were then
elected. Rev. w. n. Roberts was elected
agent for the Methodist Roview and Gospel
in All Lands; Rev. a. H. " Obj, W. r..
Davenport, p. n. Granger and W. c. Rob
inson, to canvass votes on admission of wo-
men to general conferences W. n. Roberts
T.. r. secretary; h. l.. Bruce, 2. n Graug-
or. W. S. SmitheFs, and 5, $. Brigham,
committe on church records. Tho bar OF
tLe conference was then fixed.
Bev. j. l.. Hurlburt, d. D., secretary of
the sunday school union and Tract society,
then spoke, saying that this branch OF
Nethodism has - 600 ouday-schoos, 29G,
900 officers and teachers and 2,3l3, 600
scholars Of all ages and II new schools were
orgenized every Sunday. There We're dur
ing the past year 1O0, 600 conversions.
There were 2O0J schools aided last year by
the Sunday school union. Special effort is
being made to establish schools among our
French speaking people. He asked for
so. 900 for each Of the societies he repre-
sented
Rev. Homer Eaton, D. d., Of Hunt &
Eaton agents of the Methodist book house,
brought a check Of %SiS as a dividend to
Old preachers \ graft Of $50 was ordered
on the chartered fund. Rev. Dr. j. NJ.
Buckley, editor of the New York Christian
Advocate. made brief address saying the
Jrofts on the pape" were $50 900 a year
and since its establishment it had paid into
the church treasury upward of a quarter of
million of dollars. The paper was owned
ty the church, hos larger circulation than
the Congregatonalist, Xions Herald and
Watcllman OF Boston combined, also larger
than the Christian Union and Independent
combined.
Visiting brethren Rev. \. W. Wilder of
tho New England conference, Rev Mr..
Clark OF New Bruins wick and Prince En-
ward Island conference were INTRODUCED
also Rev. Homer White, rector of the .pls-
copal church. and Rev. W. S. Huzen of the
Congregational church. both of Northhe.d
Mr. Hazen presented the trtternal
greetings Of the general convention
g! Vermont Congregational ministers,
EayiuR il this State were 26616
B,emOers IL 3Si families, 2l,202 Sunday
scAoo! scholars who had raised $ll9. o. Tor
benevolent purposes, and during the past
year had 1888 new members. These re-
MARKS were appropriately responded to by
Rev Mr., Wilder spoke in regard to the
fraternal benefit association called the Meth-
odist Ministers Relief association saving
70 years was the average age Of ministers
who had died IN the New England confer
euas during the past 10 years, and nearly
the same throughout the whole country
Presiding Elder \. B. Iraux read his re-
port OF MONTPELIER district, which showed
prosperjtv man con versions. good spiritual
erowto Enwortb leagues GENERALLY estah-
Ished Win good results a new union church
,t East Oronpe and nearly $40 600 elre15,,
secured toward a new church at Water.
bury.
The Epvorth league anniversary hold
last evening was very LARGELY attondai
allegations being present from NontneIior
Earre st Albans and elsewhere Rev DR.
J. l.. Hurbut OF New York gave the first
address. He said the present epoch is re
markabe IN the attention given by youth
in the work accomplished 10y youth
Metbodism has 100 600 young members and
as many more in close touch with it,
Methodism must cultivate and develop its
yong people. To do this work the Epworth
league was established. which now has over
900 chapters or societies
At p. ~ began the conference sermon,
by Rev. {. A. smith Of Fairfax, who took
for his subject, "After this manner pray