Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-04-28
THE VERMONT CONFERENCE
Holds its 10th Annual Session
at Barton.

Distinguished Speakers and Inter.s,,nD
Exercises---DIstrictsR Reduced to Three
---APPOintments.
The 18th annual session of the Vermont confer.
ence opened at Barton, last week Wednesday.
WIN Blshop Joyce of Chattanooga, Tenn, presid.
ing. The holy sacrament was administered nv
the bishop, assisted by the presiding elders and
Rev A. L. Cooper OF Newport The following Of.
hcers were elected: Secretary, George L Story;
assistant secretary, w r. Davenport: Journalist
l.. r. Iucker' railroad secretary, W ~ Roberts:
statistical Secretary, W. s. Smithers; assistant
statistical sacretaries W. E. Douglass NJ 8 I'd
dy, II, q. McGlauflin; treasurer e E. REYNOLDS.
assistant treasures, c. F. Partridge. F. W. Ham.
blin' D G. Thatcher, r J. Chrystie. The usual
standing committees were appointed and the con.
terence was addressed by Rev. DR.. Charles Park.
hurst, editor of lions Herald, and A. s. Weed
the publisher; also by Rev. +. A. George of New
port traternal delegate from the Vermont deega.
ton OF Congregational ministers Bishop Joyce
gracefully responded. Rev. A. b Truax, the re-
firing presiding elder of Montpelier district made
his report.
Among the distinguished visitors introduced
Thursday were DR.. S. L. Beer vice chancellor of
the American university, Washington, D. c.: Dr.
]. NJ. Freeman Of the Sunday school union and
Tract society Dr. j. Benson Hamilton, secretary
of the Veteran Ministers Relief association; Dr.
b; r Raymond, president Wesleyan university,
Mddletown, Conn; Rev VIM Adams of the
Montreal, Canada, Methodist conference; and
Chaplain McCabe. All made brief addresses,
BlShOp Joyce led the prayer servise Saturday
morning. An invitation was received and accepf.
ed from Bradford as the place of holding the
next conference.
The love feast service Sunday morning was led
by Presiding Elder Hamilton Bishop Joyce
preached from the words, For We know the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ that though he was rich,
yet for your sakes he became poor that We through
| his poverty might become rich" After the ser.
mon. U e. Sargent f. A Bishop. ]. b. Knowles
| and +. b. Harris were ordained to the order of
! deacons Rev o. NJ Boutwell, and II. A. Spencer
| assisted and the bishop officiated Rev A. j.
! Hough preached at the Congregational church in
| the morning and Rev. A. II. Webb in the evening
| Rev. A. L. Cooper led the memorial service at the
Methodist church in the Afternoon Rev H w
! Worthen read memoir of Rev. S. L. Hedges
and l.. p. Tucker presented one of John Little
I Following the service Bishop Joyce ordained as
! elders W. 4. Allen. X. c. T. Mckenzie, d. G.
| Thatcher, w. G. johnson and G. II. Rogers Revs
| A. b. Truax, o. NJ. Boutwell,. p. Merrill, II. A
Spencer and A. L. Cooper assisted the bishop. DR.
| w. A. Spencer preached a sermon OF rare power
at the evening service from the words. Behold
| now is the accepted time and now Is the day oil
salvation" A revival service followed the ser
! mon.
Monday the conference closed with the an
nounCement Of appointments. After mature de
liberation the four districts in the conference
have been reduced to three, partly a measur'
of economy. The boundaries have also been es
tablished by rivers, valleys and railroad lines, ~
there viii be no crossing the mountain to reacl
certain parts Of the districts.
Among the former pastors in this county Rev
w. S Smithers goes from Barre to st. Johnsbury
Rev A. b. TrIaX from Montpelier 10 Enosburgl
| Falls. Presiding Elder Boutwell, asked to be ~
| leved of his charge, and Joseph Hamilton wa
| appointed presiding elder of the St Johnsbur!
district. Al in ALL the conference was one of tn
best ever held.