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

Reynolds.
At 9 o'clock Bishop Warner
took the chair. The MINUTES
were read. 1o.3a
The commission on Conference
boundaries called for. yesterday
was appointed: Revs. A. L
Cooper, r. L. Bruce, Geo. O.
Howe, S. Donaldson, P. N
Granger. u.1
Rev. L. O. Sherburne, Presid-
ing Elder of St. Adams District
gave an interesting report of his
district and the years work. His
district comprises 80 charges, 81
of which have been pas
tora11y cared for. Among his
preachers were 20 Conference
members, 3 practitioners and IL
supplies. T.
Mention was made of the death
of the wives of Rev. Clark
Wedgeworth and Rev. Nm. H.
Hyde, also of the infant of Rev.
and Mrs. c. M. Stebbins.
Mention was made, of the in
valid condition of Bro. Wedge
worth's daughter. and of Mrs.
Rev. r. L. Nanton. Rev, H. E.
Howard was obliged to relin-
quish work during the year; Rev.
A. B. Truax was obliged to lie
by for a part of the year. Rev.
D. c. Thatcher has been very
low for many weeks but hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
Rev. Peter Merrill now of Enos-
(purgh sustained a severe injury
~ past winter from a fall upon
from which he may never
Gever. 50
nevolences of, the dis
>Oei1ot fallen beh1id but
gone cases increase has been
l1ade. Church property has been
improved to the amount of SS,-
824. The church edifice at Fair
fax has been thoroughly rebuilt.
The church at Waitsfie1d suffered
the loss of it's building, but $4,000
has been raised and So, 200 insur-
ance received, and intend to re-
build soon. New church to be
built at Georgia for which $4,000
1,oo IoA.1 c,,hCcr,ho1
The District Stewards intend
to soon build District, parsonage,
$40 worth of repairs made upon
camp meeting property, Church
debts have been paid to the
amount of STAB. eng ~
The Epworth League IS pros
pering, 313 conversions, report
ed. Total increase of member
ship including practitioners 314.
The characters of Elders upon
his district were passed and they
their collections.
Rev. L. L. Beeman reported for
Montpelier District. 1t repre-
sents ~ quarterly conferences
manned by p members of the
Conference, 3 probationers and Is
Mentioned the death of May
Eastman daughter of Mrs. A.
w. Ford, also the death of Mrs.
Powers, widow of Rev. l.. c.
Powers, at Montpelier. Rev. O.
r. Edwards a former member of
but for twenty-eight
years located, died at Athens,
where he had supplied about IA
years out of %. September
ia, Rev. X. Morgan was killed
in a carriage accident at Cobbles-
kill. He was for ten years a
Presiding Elder and twenty-five
years the Secretary of the Con-
ference. Mrs. J. w. Guernsey
died at Rutland. She was for
fourteen years Conference secre-
tary of Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society. Mrs. w. n.
Roberts died at West Randolph,
and Rev. Ira Beard also passed
away from Mortified, ''At the
of a spotless life Mrs.
A. H. Webb has also passed on
to "the summer land of glory"
Rev. ID. +. Palmer, once an active
member among US, died in Brad
ford.
The Ludlow charge was the
second time afflicted in the death
of Mrs. w. A. Bryant. Thus it
is revealed the year has been one
of unusual mortality. Others
have been seriously i'll, including
Mrs f. H. Bartlett of Weston
and Bro. Ford's family. Repairs