St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-04-27
VERMONT CONFERENCE.

beginning ts work on Wednesday
morning. This is the second time IN the
history OF the conference that it has met
in Barton From the Monitors report
we CLEAN an outline OF the proceedings.
at The opening session these officers
were elected Geo. L. Story, secretary
W. x. Davenport, assistant secretary
l., = Tucker. journalist Z. Z. Reynolds,
treasurer, c f. Partridge, 7. W. Ham
lin ID. c. Thatcher assistants; W. +.
Smithcrs. statistical secretary; NJ. S.
Eddy, W. T. Douglas, II. c. McGlauhin
assistants. W. n. Roberts, K. K. sec
rctar,
DR.. Parkhurst, editor of lions Herald,
addressed thecontcrcuccinth the interests Of
that paper Rev. Z. A. George OF New
port presented the greetings OF the Con
gregational churches Of the state.
Bishop Joyce responded and then gave
an apt address on the work before the
conference Reports and routine bust
ness took up the remainder Of the fore
noon
The Epworth League anniversary
was held in the afternoon. Rev. w. S.
Smithers presided and made an address,
Crltcislng whist playing and dances, and
advised the Epworth Leaguers to think
carefully on this subject. Rev. L. p.
Tucker spoke of the Influence of Ideals. "
Short addresses were also given by Revs.
J o. Sherburne and Z. E. Reynolds
missionary anniversary was held in
the evening, at which Chaplain McCabe
gave an effective address and sang two
songs, much to the pleasure of the large
audience. Bishop Joyce spoke interest
InEly on mission efforts in the South. and
also told something Of his recent six
months visit to conferences in Europe.
On Thursday routine business was
transacted, and several OF the districts
reported Presiding Elder Hamilton re-
ported Tor the St. Johnsbury district
The work OF the year has been on the
whole successful and satisfactory. Re
pairs and Improvements were noted,
with REVEALS and increases on several
charges lie recommended the uniting
Oh smaller charges IN some places. Re-
IfeSen'a''VeS Oh Methoh'st institutions |
IN th's country ana canada were in
trodnced ana spoke briefly. Chaplain
-Mcoao delivered his famous lecture on
DC Bright SIDE OF Libby Prison. to
sarge audience at Opera Hall. In the
evening Kew j. W. Hamilton OF the
reed'nan Ald and Southern Education
al ooc'ety spoke TO the conference and
hrReo the claims OF that special work.
o'eTeoptcon views were also given to
snow the condition OF the blacks
YIN friday morning considerable con
ference business was done. and R;sbon
Jovce made a helpful a,,;d,ess - a.,
vow ,,,,,..o, ~ o., '"e
'"e "'''''N''' j. w. '"erourne was
@IeC'ed trustee OF wesleyan University
+ or five years. Rewards were mode h.,
venrescntatives of several s,o,:.I ~
-, l., A. ''Ie'''' ''iies OF
wo'"' !" inc AFTERNOON Kew. o. D.
Clapp preached a mission sermon. The
district missionary soc;etv Lo,1:.
rro1 NICOTINE ond ,a
,a.s. -. .'1 was ''uu'eSseu by
MISS iiarVey'a missionary returned from
India. In the evening the conference ser
mon was preached nv Rev 7 Dodd &c
rndon from Co1 100 ''' VI
va, W. 60
On saturday morning, after some
routine business had been done, Rev w
r. Davenport spoke of tbe 6nono;a, a1
uoreroI cond;t;o, c.,,o v. anu
So" 0'''''' " 'i'e vermont Metho-
nist seminary at Montpelier The nom
lnal assets OF the institution in real and
personal propertv. he said ,ro.o s,E7
700 Eob;,;t;es GO 700, = V'''-
n' %''' 90 Oh TINS sum
several Thousand dollars are in endow-
ments' not YET matured, but on which
an interest OF per CENTS paid, entail
ms! .n heaVy interest expense. OF late
mere mas been an annual deficit of from
h,teen TO seventeen hundred dollars.
means nave already been taken to de-
.lease tl'e interest account and curtail
TGpenses; 3d., Nev. H. a. Spencer and Prof.