Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-04-24
MEETING OF THE ANNUAL u. b.
CONFERENCE.

For the second time IN the history
town, the Vermont Conference held
it's annual session in Barton, commenc-
ing on Wednesday, April 10, Bishop L.
w. Joyce, D. D., presiding.
The session opened with a prayer
service, conducted by Rev. P. N.
Granger.
AT O'Clock, the Bishop read from
lisa. % and Matt. 26. The congrega
ton sang "Alas and Did My Saviour
Bleed' The usual sacrament service
followed. Bishop Joyce closed the
service with prayer.
The following officers were elected:
Geo. L. Story, Secretary of the Con-
ference; w. R. Davenport, assistant
secretary; L. P. Tucker, journalist; E.
z. Reynolds, treasurer; @. F. Part
ridge, T. w. Hamlin, D. G. Thatcher.
assistants; w. F. Smithers, statistical
secretary; N. S. Eddy, W. E. Douglas,
II. G. McGlaufin, assistants; w. n.
Roberts, r. r. secretary. The stand
ing committees were elected. The
NJ. E. Book concern handed the
introduction of DR.. G. II. Payne, Rev.
Charles Parkhurst, @. r. Magee, A.
s. Weed, L. 4. Elliott and Rev. E. A.
George took place.
DR.. Parkhurst addressed the Con-
ference in regard to the Wesleyan
Association and Zion's Herald. He
spoke of the Association property, its
endowment fund, its present and pros
pective value and handed in$21O, which
belongs to the Vt. Conference, as its
share of profits. He spoke Of the eff
fort to make the Herald true, useful
and interesting religious journal. His
remarks were timely and seemed
TO enlist the favor of the conference.
Rev, E. A. George, fraternal dele
gate from the Congregational church
es of Vermont, made very pleasant
speech, recounting his experience in
early life with the Methodists, and
showing the friendship existing be-
tween denominations. He believed
the points of difference between
churches were being removed, and
that the tendency is toward church
union. He rehearsed the following
bit of rhyme to illustrate his ideas on
Calvinism. The title of the poetry
was 1.-The Unelected Infant"
A uneIected infant sighed out its little breath
And wandered through the darkness, along
the shades Of death,
Until the gates of heaven before him he
espied,
And to them and chung to them, aDd
wodId not be denied,
Though still from earth rose mutterings, "you
can not enter in;
Depart into Gehenna, you child of wrath and
SIM
1t asst the gates were opened-a man with
features mild
stopped down and raised the weeping and
unelected child.
Immortal light thrilled softly down the ave-
nues of bliss.
And on the infants forehead the angel placed
q kiss.
= Who are you to hallOw my nonelected brOw?"
Dear child my name 1Oa3 Calvin, see things
different now
The bishop happily responded to
the brother, and proceeded to ad-
dress the conference briefly in the re-
lation OF the bishop to the pastors,
the work to be done, and the religious
Uplift that ought to result from the
associations and efforts of the week.
Ills remarks were filed with tender
ness and good will, and the impress
sions made up the conference most
q greeable. He called for the report
CT the Presiding Elders, receiving
that Of Bro. TruaX of the Montpelier
district. The report showed sue
-cessful year, both in spiritual and
material Improvement. Most churches
had been strengthened by revivals
and chickering's, reforms and i'm
provements made in church proper
ty; money raised to build large
church in Barre and fine church
costing $4,000 built in Waterbury,
The brother closed by a touching al
lHsion TO his six years labor as presid
ing elder of the district.
DR.. Payne spoke on education and
showed what was being done for poor
and destitute young men who were
struggling for the ministry the church,
with more than 200 institutions Of
1earning, with millions devoted to en-
dowments and ediices, with Al, 1000
students. This is a brief record of a
century and a quarter, but the mind
is now burdened with the thought,
what will the church do in the century
TO come, and the Board of Education
is seeking to grasp and meet the wants
OF future with its higher and increas-
ing demands.
At O'Clock Conference was called
tn order by ? II GranOer PRAYER.