The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23

remembrance ana tenders deep syn
pathy. "These things have l write
} unto you that believe on the name {
the Son of God, that we may know tha
we have eternal life, and that ye ma
believe on the name of the Son of Goo
And this is the confidence that w
have in him, that if we ask anythin
according to his will he heareth us
and if we know that he hears us, what
soever we ask, we know that we hav
the petitions that we desired of him.
G. L. STORY; Secy.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
The anniversary of the Wo
mans Foreign Missionary Soci
ETY. was held at two o'clock p. m
Mrs L L Beeman, president o.
the society, presided. Mrs A E
Traux conducted the opening
exercises. The society reports
S2,012 raised last year, the largest
amount ever raised in the history
of the society. There are $50 aux
iliary societies with 1886 mem
bers, ESQ subscribe for the Heather
Woman's Friend. Miss Mary A
Danforth, a returned missionary
from Japan, was the speaker.
She proved an intensely interest
ing speaker. Her thrilling de-
scriptlon of the five days earth
quake was prominent feature of
the address. She related the &C
count of a little girl converted in
her work, whose father was a
Buddhist. Her dying request was
that he would send for a Chris
tan teacher, to bury her, but he
declared her a disgrace and re-
fused her request. She sent word
to Miss Danforth that her father
would bury her body sa Buddhist
but he could not bury her soul
which would go straight to Je-
sus and that she would be near
the gate to meet her when she
should come. Miss Danforth's
companion in her work in Japan
was a Miss Wilson, who while
travelling in Japan with her faith
er for five years for pleasure, was
so impressed with the needs of
the women there that she gave
her time and paid her own ex-
penses. Miss Danforth gives
evidence of being cultured and
young woman and it
has been one of the pleasures of
the Conference to listen to her.
We trust that the Lord may yet
send her back to that land for
heroic labor.
At three p. m. the memorial
session of the Conference was
opened with Rev c P Taplin in
the chair. Crock of Ages" was
sung. Rev A Hough of Brat
tleboro read the Psalm beginning
Lord Thou hast been our well
lngplace through all genera
-ions," and offered prayer. "Je-
sus Lover of my Soul" was sung.
During the year three members
IF the Conference have died, eight
preachers wives or widows have
lied and four local preachers.
First memoir, read by Bro S Don
lldson, was upon Rev Ira Beard,
ne oldest member to die. He
vas born in Barre in 1909 and
lied at his home in Mortified
asst December. Converted while
quite young. Graduated from a
:otton factory into the Christian
ministry. Joined New Hamp-
hire conference. He was effec-
i've sixteen years, but was oblig-
d to superannuate early IN his
ife. While in the ministry he
lad many conversions. Her left
3, 900 for the Conference claim
nts fund of the church. He
caves one daughter. He was
vice married.
Rev ] A Sherburne made APP
remarks, paying a high
ribute to his genuine Christian
haracter.
Rev H A Spencer read a men,
rial paper upon Rev Richard
forgan, who for 25 years was
ecretary. He was born in Wind
or, England in 1927, converted
t twelve and began to preach
yhen sixteen. Came here in
$50. Joined Troy conference in
S55. Came into our conference
4 1860. A touching incident
yas related that the evening be-
ore his tragic death at Cobble-
kill, n Y, while they were sing
ng he selected hymn 1044, "Je-
usalem my Happy Home it I
roved to be his last song on
arth. He proposed to sing the {
ext evening 1.-The Better Land"
ut before that evening came he
ad gone to that country. He {
,as once sent as delegate to the 5
eneral conference. He was high |