News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-05-12
Conference of Congregational
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! Inc OZnu conference OF the Con
| gregational churches of Lamoille
! County was held at Stowe on Tues
day and Wednesday, the Bird and
4th of May. The representation OF
/ the sister churches was not large,
and yet those who attended felt rich
ly paid for going.
The meetings were full of interest
J from the beginning to the end, a
I peculiar feature being the represen-
tation of the seven benevolent socie-
ties of the denomination.
The Conference was opened by
music and prayer, which was follow
ed by a bible reading, conducted by
Rev. P. B. Fisk. The theme was
"Pauls Joy and Crown" the Philip
plan church, and it was developed
in a most clear and interesting man.
ner Prayer was then offered by
Rev. F. c. Taylor, and Rev. Mr.. EN-
cry, of the Methodist church i'll
Stowe The Conference next effected
it's organization by the choice OF
| Rev. S. F. Drew as Moderator, and
Rev. F. C. Taylor as Scribe. Dele
gates were elected as follows Hyde
Park-Rev. F. c. Taylor and Mrs
Taylor; Johnson-Dea. Jas. Holmes,
Miss A. r. Hill, John Hill, j. B. Kid
der; Morrisville-Rev. p. B. Fisk,
c. s. Wilder, Mrs. j. T. Jewett, Mrs.
Fitch; Stowe-Rev. S. F. Drew, Dea.
r. A. Savage, Dea. H. S. Atkins, H.
G. Faunce, F. B. Smith; Wolcott-
Dea. Dexter.
After the calling of the roll, upon
the motion of a delegate the Confer
ence invited the representatives of
the benevolent societies, and Rev
Mr. Emery to sit with them and par
ticipate in the exercises. The Con-
ference then adjourned to the vestry
ana partook of a bOuntiful dinner
prepared by the ladies.
Re-assembling at 145 o'clock, thir-
ty minutes were spent in devotional
services, led by Dea. Holmes. Rev.
Geo. E. Hood then spoke in behalf
of the Congregational Church Build
ing Society. This address was fol-
lowed by business meeting, at
which the following committees were
appointed = On overtures-F W.
Cakes, L. II. Lewis, G. H. Gilmore
On credentials-Rev. E. Wheelock,
Rev. Mr.. Walbridge, Rev. S. F.
Drew.
Watervile was selected as the
place for the next Conference; and
Rev. F. c, Taylor was appointed to
preach the sermon.
The following delegates were chosen
to attend the general convention, to
be held at Burlington on the 18th
of June Rev. s. F. Drew, C. P.
Jones, Chas. Wilder, H. W. Varnum.
Immediately after the business
meeting Rev. c. H. Merrill spoke
concerning the work of the Domestic
Missionary Society in Vermont. He
was followed by Rev. L. H. Elliott,
of the Bible Society.
The Conference then adjourned I'M
til evening. The session was opened
with devotional service, led by Dpa.
Munson, after which Miss Hand, of the
New West Educational Commission,
gave an account of her work among
the Mormons of Utah; Miss Milton
of her labors in Vermont, and Secre-
tary Ryder of the work of the Ameri-
can Missionary Society among the
Freedmen, the Indians, and the Chi
nese.
On Wednesday morning after a
devotional service, led by Mr.. Cheney
of Stowe, reports from the churches
were read, and Rev. B. ID. Gray, of
the Congregational S. S. and Pub
lishi2g Society, and Rev. E. E.
Aiken, missionary to China under
the A. B. c. F. NJ, spoke interesting
ly of their work.
Resolutions were passed thanking
the societies and their representa-
tives for what they had so kindly
done; and expressing the gratitude
of the Conference to the people of
Stowe for their generous entertain
ment and Christian friendship"
After listening to the reading of
the minutes by the Scribe the Confer
ence was dissolved and has passed
into history.
The leading feature of the meetings
was, of course, the addresses by the
representatives of our benevolent
societies; and great credit is due to
those through whose efforts their
services were secured. Especially are
the Conference and the churches of
the county under obligation tC the
Rev. p. B. Fisk for his untiring eff
forts to give the people an opportu-
nifty to hear the claims of our benev-
olent societies so we'll presented. 1t
is with much regret that the Confer
ence parts with this brother, whose
zeal and activity have done so
much to make our meetings success
full. May he be spared many years
yet to carry on the work to which he
has i'll the past been so devoted. y