Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-04-24

relative to the second restrictive rule,
to be referred to the General Confer
ence of 1895. A committee of five
were appointed to report in January,
1894, on the matter of the annuity plan
for raising funds for Conference
claimants The session closed with
talk by Bishop Joyce.
The following were received on
trial: w. J. Mcneil, Joseph Nara
more, James Ell. Willis, Samuel G..
Lewis, George Ell. Rogers, George E.
Duel, John A. Dixon, and Marcus B.
Paranorsagian, probationers in the
Conference. The next session of the
Conference being the fftieth, A. L.
Cooper, Ell. A. Spencer and J. o. Sher-
burne were appointed a committee to
arrange for fitting celebration of the
event. Also that of the theological
school of the Boston University which
was first established at Newbury.
N. W. Wilder reported for the COM
mittee on Sabbath observance, strong
ly deprecating the action of the press
excursion in travelling on Sunday to
the Worlds Fair. The report was
adopted.
The Bishop was requested to ap-
point HI. A. Spencer financial agent at
large of the Vermont Methodist Sem
mary A letter of fraternal greetings
from Rev HI. M. Douglass, alternate
delegate from the State Baptist con-
vention, was read by the secretary,
and on motion the secretary was in
structed to send a fitting reply to the
writer. Church Tabor was continu-
ed on the supernumerary list. A let
ter was read by the secretary from S.
B. Currier of Tarpon, Fla, a member
Of the conference and pastor of the
Barton charge, when the present edi-
fee was erected.
The anniversary of the Woman's
Home Missionary society was the or
der of Saturday afternoon. At two
O'Clock the meeting was called to or
der by Mrs. M. E. Barrett, president
of the society. The meeting opened
with singing by the choir. Mrs. Bar
rett read the scripture lesson. Prayer
was offered by Mrs. P. n. Granger.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. j. 0.
Sherburne, read the report of the
years work. Mrs. Barrett then in
troduced Mrs. E. L. Albright, of Della
ware, Ohio.
Mrs. Albright began by saying this
is philanthropic age. tits question
whether the great number of phllan-
thropic institutions is not more of a
shame than glory to us. 1t is nee
essary to organize the people into
associations in order to accomplish
the good we wish. She spoke of the
conditions of the Indians in our land,
and the expense to the country. We
have no right to desire the exterml-
nation of the Indian, however. The
societies have placed large numbers
of these people on good farms and
vastly improved their condition.
Their children to the number of 5000
have been placed in good schools, and
soon the uneducated Indian will be in
the minority. Yet without the gospel
his training will amount to nothing.
The Indian women need to be laugh t
to take care of their homes and chill
dren. Our work among the Mormons
is about to change. The great power
with which we have to contend is the
Mormon priesthood. Vice is the cor
ner stone of the whole social fabric in
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tions in Utah and nine missionaries.
The teachers do school work, attend
mothers meetings, conduct prayer
meetings and temperance meetings,
and sometimes even preach.
Then, as to the work in other cities.
In most cities of 5000 population and
upwards, one twenty ninth of the
people of our country live. The great
est danger here is the saloon. We
must mass our forces in the cities.
The speaker then told of the tremen-
dous population existing in the tene-
ment houses of New York and Chica-
go, the terrible restitution there, and
the sad fate that often befalls the
children born therein.
There is no provision by the state
for the work of women and children.
God helping us we are able to cleanse
these cities Of their moral filth Then
the subject of immigration was spoken
Of The school and restriction laws
should make some provision for these.
The gospel, our mission work and our
industrial schools are all that will save
of darkness
SATURDAY EVENING.
The anniversary of the Church Elk
tension Society was held on Saturday