The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-06-17

The Lords supper was then remem-
bered and memOrialized, Revs. P. S.
Pratt and G. r. Seymour officiating,
assisted by Deacons Simonds and Hall,
after which the "Women's Board" held
a meeting in the parsonage parlor, while
the Bennington County Ministerial
Association transacted business connect
ed with its own body.
On resuming its status, as a whole, the
conference listened to the report of the
committee on County Evangelization'
by Rev. G. r. Seymour, which was
listened to with great interest, giving as
it did the result of efforts put forth in
many parts of the County during the
year, and especially in Bennington and
vicinity, the effects of which has every
where been very encouraging.
At the evening session, after a service
of song and prayer, the four relations
of the church as presented by the pro-
gramme were discussed: 1st. ''The
church, an agency of Spiritual Power"
by 81. D. Hall and Rev. VIM. Even of
Rupert. I'd. Its educational offices, by
Rev. j. D. Adam and Prof. A. G. Ferrin
of Manchester. Sd. Its province to
draw man towards and into itself, by
Revs. W. r. Dugan of Peru and P. S.
Pratt of Dorset. 4th. Its Evangelizing
Mission, by Revs. c. Fl. Peck and c. r.
Seymour.
The audience at the evening session
was unusually large, nearly or quite fill
ing the house of worship, which has
recently been put in very nice and at
tractive condition.
The conservation service Wednesday
morning at $50 was well attended and
led by Rev. ]. D. Adam, after which the
business of the conference was taken up.
The committee reported Peru, as the
place of next meeting, and for delegates
to the State convention at Burlington,
next week, Rev. A. G. Field, Fl. G. Root
d. K. Simonds, sas alternates. Rev.
w. Even, II. D. Hall, Prof. A. G. Ferrin
and Alfred Robinson. Delegates to
Peck with power to appoint substitutes.
Committee on County Evangelization,
Prof. Ferrin, Il. G.. Root and Rev. G. R.
Seymour. On Vermont Domestic
Missionary Society, Revs. Pratt and
Seymour. The following resolution.
was offered by Rev. Mr.. Seymour, "That
this conference express its loyalty to the
Burr and Burton Seminary, Manchester,
as Congregational educational insti-
tuition in the County; and that it appoint
a committee to join with the committee
appointed by the Ministerial Association
in presenting the claims before the
Congregational Club of Western Yer
mont, at Burlington September next"
which was adopted, and Rev. P. S. Pratt
appointed as such committee.
Letters were read from Secretaries of
the Congregational Sunday School and
Publishing Society and the Congre-
gational Building Association, bringing
the attention of the convention to the
importance of the work of each society,
and of increased contributions in these
directions.
A resolution of thanks for the more
than generous Inequalities of the people
of East Arlington, and for the consider
alton of the Bennington and Rutland
railway in it's accommodations, was
passed by the raising of both hands, in
many instances. In the absence of the
Moderator who was obliged to leave be-
fore the adjournment, Rev. G. II. Peck
voiced the sentiment of the meeting as
to the felt result of all the services, when
prayer was offered by Rev c. r. Seymour
and the benediction pronounced by Rev..
A. c. Field.
All the meetings were we'll attended,
and made the more interesting by the
faithful attendance of the choir with its
leader, and what is unusual the attend
ance of each speaker whose name was
upon the programme of exercises,
II. D. HALL, Scribe.