The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-04-29

Clapp and Rev. DIR. Leonard spoke. The
anniversary of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society was one of the most inter
esting events Of the conference. Mrs. Eliza
A. Jarrett, the president, presided. pa
per was read by Mrs. j. o. Sherburne, and
Mrs. o. III Farnsworth gave partial report.
Mrs. A. Il. Dwight of Melrose, Mass, gave
an excellent address on Carrie Deane's
Conversion to Home Missions" Rev. DR..
Leonard gave short address, speaking OF
schools in the South for educating colorcd
| girls and OF the work among the Indians.
Bishop Mallalieu said the best place for
missionary work was In the South. During
the exercises two anniversary hymns, writ
ten for the occasion ny Rev. A. j. Hough of
| Montpelier, were sung. AT the business
meeting of the society the following officers
were elected Mrs. e. A. Barrett, president;
Mrs. j. o. Sherburne corresponding secre.
tary; Mrs. 4. Morgan, recording secretary;
Mrs. G. II. Farnsworth, treasurer The four
vice presidents are the district presidents
Montpelier district, Mrs. A. j. Hough,
president, Mrs. T. j. Cochran, secretary. st.
Johnsbury district, Mrs. G. M. Curl, presi-
dent; Miss ID. j. Powers, secretary. st. AL
bans district, Mrs. o. M. Boutwell,, presi-
dent; Mrs. l.. II. Cobb, secretary; Spring
field district Mrs. L. P. Tucker, president;
Mrs, o. ID. Clapp, secretary. In the evening
a short conference session was held, after
which came a revival service.
Sunday morning at haf-past eight o'clock
a love feast was held, Rev. w. s. Smthers
of Barre leading. At half-past ten o'clock
Bishop Wilfred F. Mallaleu, ID, preached
an interesting sermon, taking his text from
| Philippians iii: g. At the close of the SER
were ordained deacons. In the afternoon
Rev. T. P. Frost, formerly of this confer
ence, now OF Brooklyn, N. Y, preached a
sermon from Psalms cxviii: 25. The Ep-
worth League held a meeting, W. S.
Smithers, of the conference league, presid-
ing In the evening A. b. Leonard spoke
on missions.
The prayer-meeting Monday morning was
led by Rev II. f. Reynolds. At the con-
ference session, Peter Merrill, w. r.
Puffer and Harvey Webster were reelected
as trustees of Vermont Methodist Seminary.
The statistical secretary reported an in
crease OF 260 prObationists a decrease of 1893
members, and an increase of $500 in
church property during the past year. The
| committee to canvass votes Of lay members
as to eligibility of ladies as lay delegates to
| conferences reported the whole number
of votes taken to be, ! ,726 of which 1 JAP
were for and 584 against, majority OF 650.
1t was voted to hold the next meeting at
Montpelier in connection with the COM
mencement of the seminary. The vote Of
! the conference on admitting women as lay
| delegates to conferences was declared, show
| ing whole number of votes cast to be ninety
three, of which forty six were for and forty
seven against. The session closed with re-
| marks by BlSnOp mallallen, VINO urged
the pastors to observe the last Friday OF
May as day of revival and to preach re-
vival sermons on the Sunday before and
after that day. He concluded his remarks
by reading the following
APPOINTMENTS:
SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT Richard Morgan,
presiding elder; Athens, o. r. Edwards,
supply; Barnard and East Barnard, T. ID.
Handy; Bellows Falls, w 1. Todd; Brad
ford and Fairlee, l.. p. Tucker; Brattle-
boro, A. H. Webb Brownsville and Ascut-
NEVILLE, G. #. Partridge; Hartford and
Windsor, A. W. Ford, supply; Ludlow, E.
E. Reynolds Proctorsville, N. e. Sargent;
South Londonderry, w. A. Bryant; South
Reading, W. D: Spencer, supply; South
Royalton, F. E. William; Springfield, r. L.
Bruce; Thetford and North Thetford, s. T.
Cocker; Union Village, H. F. Forrest;
Wardsboro, J. A. Steele, supply; West
Bradford, j. s. Little, supply; West Fair
lee and Copperfeld, a, G. McGlaufiin;
Weston, A. G. Austin; White River juno
Evansville and East Dover, r. III. Roberts;
Wilmington, r. C. T. Mckenzie; Wood.
stock and Quechee o. ID. Clapp; Windsor
and Hartland, A. w. Ford, supply.
ST, JoHNsBURY Observation-Disclosures Don.
aldson, presiding elder; Albany, John Nc
Donald; Barton, #. w. Lewis; Barton
Landing and Bloomington, G. S. Hubert
BlooInneiu, Jonn lnurstoni canaan, D. IL
Wesley, supply; Coventry, M. S; Eddy. sup
ply; Craftsbury, W. e. Allen; Danville, j
Morse, supply; Derby, N. w. Wilder; Eas
Burke and East Haven, j. E. Farrow
Glover, r. j. Chrystie; Greensboro and
Stannard, r. G. Vail, supply; Guildhall, G
worthen; Holland and Morgan, G. E
Burnham, supply; Irasburgh, w. G. John
son; Island Pond c. Fl. Walter; Jay, j
c. Wright, supply; .Lunenburgh and Eas
Concord, Clark Wedgeworth; Lyndonville
Leonard Dodd; Newbury, Thomas Trevil
Center and Troy, Albert Gregory; Peacham
G. w. Morse; St. Johnsbury g. M. Curl
Sheffield and Wheelock, j. S. Allen; Vic
tory and CRANKY, A. b. Hopkins, supply
Walden and South Walden, J. B. Knowles
supply; West Burke and Sutton, p. N
Granger; West Concord and South Victory
+. e. Currier; Westfield and Lowell, L. p
Chase.
MONTPELIER DISTRICT; : A. B. Truax
) presiding elder; Barre, w. S. Smithers
Cabot, j. o. Sherburne; Chelsea, II. E
Howard; Corinth Corners, G.. W. Ross
supply; East Topsham, N. w. Shaw, sup
ply; Gaysville and Bethel Lympus, ). ii
Tucker, supply; Granville and Hancock
} f. ID. Goodrich Groton, w. N. Roberts
Marshfield A. b. Blake Middlesex, M.
r Barney, supply; Montpelier A. j. Hough
, Moretown and Duxbury, Harvey Webster
Norunuelu ana GOuluSVnle Joseph damll
b.. ton; Pittstield and Stockbridge, S. @. Vail
: Plainfield, G. P. Taplin; Randolph, W. A
5 Evans Rochester, w. III. Wight; Stowe
a G. A. Emery; Waitsfield and Fayston, G
: o. Howe; Waterbury, w. r.. Davenport
e Waterbury Center, e. II. Bartlett; Yves
( Berlin, A. q. Stevens, supply; West Ran
= dolph and Bethel, f. W. Hambin Wait
River and West Topsham, Silas Van Decal
d. supply; Williamstown and East Brookfield
r. L. Nanton; Worcester M. ii. Ryan
supply.
= ST. ALBANs DIsTRIcT.-O. NJ. Boutwell,
y presiding elder Alburgh s. S. Brigham
: Bakersfield and North Fairfield, A. B. Ell
! right; Cambridge G.. ii. Wright; Colche'
ter, II. G. Petty, supply; East Gilmore, L
> p. Bragg, supply Enosburgh Falls, l., c
. Sherburne; Essex and Jericho, Churc
= Tabor, supply; Fairfax, q. A. Smith
: Fletcher Center and Binghamville, Georg
= E. Deuel.; Franklin, John G. Langford
\ Georgia and North Fairfax j. K. KNAPP
y Grand Isle and South Hero, S. =. Hedges
q Highgate, W. ID. Malcomj Isle LaMotte, :
= e. Brown, supply; Johnson, Hyde Par
- and Watervlle, George Newton, supply
- Milton, w. G. Robinson; Montgomery, v
y f. Hawke, supply; Morrisville and Elmor'
N w. K. Douglass; North Hero, G. b. Hyde