The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-04-25
The Vermont Conference.
IT'S PROCEEDINGS AT BRADFORD BRIEFLY
sUMDIARIzED-THE APPOINTMENTS.


sUMMARIzED-THE APPOINTMENTS.
The fiftieth annual session of the Yer
mont Conference opened at Bradford last
| Wednesday morning The prayer-meeting
was led by Rev. DIR. A. l., Cooper of Newport,
after which Bishop Henry w. Warren, as
sisted by the presiding elders, administered
the communion. Rev. G.. L. Story of Ba-
kersfeld was reelected secretary, with
Revs. w. II. Davenport and Albert b.
Blake assistants. Rev. w. s. Smthers was
chosen statistical secretary, and Rev. w. n.
Roberts railroad secretary. Rev. Charles
Parkhurst, editor of Zion'S Herald, addressed
the conference, and presented it with a
check for sol as its share of the profits
arising from publishing Zjon'S Herald. Pre-
siding Elder Joseph Hamilton reported st.
| Johnsbury district. In the afternoon the
semicentennial exercises were held. Rev
| II. A. Spencer of Montpelier read a paper
by Rev. William j. Kidder of Mortified,
one of the surviving members of the orig
| inal conference, who was unable to be pres
ent on account of his health. OF 1872 MEM
bers of the old New Hampshire Conference
70 fell to Vermont of whom 40 were effec-
| tive preachers. OF these but three are now
known to be living. William j. Kidder
aged eighty-four years, is the only one on
| the Vermont Conference. Rev j. A. Sher-
burne of Barre spoke on the educational
work of the conference, Rev. r. l., Bruce of
| st. Adams on "Our Modern Deborahs,"
and Rev. j. o. Sherburne of Cabot on 1.-THE
Uncrowned Veterans" Revs. Richard
Morgan of Ludlow, Ira Beard of Northtield
and Josiah Ward of St. Johnsbury were re-
ported deceased during the past year. The
| latter bequeathed $4,000 to the Vermont
Methodist Seminary at Montpelier.
THURSDAY.
The morning devotions were led by Rev.
| DR.. l.. b. Bates seamen's missionary at
Boston. Presiding Elders L. o. Sherburne
and l.. l.. Beeman reported for the St.
Adams and Montpelier districts. Addresses
were made by Rev. DR.. Bradford p. Ray
mond, president of Wesleyan University
Middletown, Conn., and Rev. j. o. Peck
DID,, one of the missionary secretaries. DR..
| Peck prefaced his talk on missions by pleas
ant illusions to Vermont, where he was
educated, converted and taught for time
! Several visiting delegates were introduced
| to the conference, also the New Hampshire
Conference boundary committee.
FRIDAY.
Rev. L. II. Elliot secretary Of the Ver-
mont Bible Society, and Miss Mary r. Lunn,
superintendent of the New England Dea-
coness Home of Boston, addressed the con-
ference. Rev j. w. Hamilton, d. of the
New England Conference, spoke in the in
terests of the Freedmen's Aid and Southern
Educational Work. In the afternoon the
anniversary of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society was held. Mrs Mary L.
Wells of Morristown, N Y, and Rev DIR.
! Hamilton were the principal speakers. The
officers elected for the ensuing year are as
follows: President Mrs. Z. A. Barrett of
Bradford; secretary, Mrs. j. T. Cochran
treasurer, Mrs. K. G. Elmer of Cabot
SATURDAY.
After the routine business had been
transacted Rev. Homer Eaton, ID, of
New York presented the claims of the
Methodist Book Concern. The share of the
| e DO fnrt I,a Non,
ference this year is 1904. Ex-Governor w.
p. Dillingham;, president of the board of
trustees of Vermont Methodist Seminary,
spoke on the condition of that institution.
About $500 was raised to assist in extin-
gushing the floating debt. Rev. III. A.
Spencer was reappointed financial agent.
In the afternoon occurred the anniversary
Of the Womans Foreign Missionary So
ciety. Miss Mary A. Danforth missionary
in Japan, was the principal speaker. The
anniversary address Of the Church Exten-
sion Society was delivered by Rev. S.
Hard, the corresponding secretary. An
overflow meeting meeting was held in the
| Congregational church, at which Bishop
Warren and DR.. Bates made addresses.
The following delegates were elected: Cen
eral delegate to the Congregational state
convention the pastor of the st. Johnsbury
church; to the Baptist state convention, A.
j. Hough; Free Baptist yearly meeting, A.
II. Webb; visitors to literary institutions:
Women's College, Baltimore, r l., Bruce,
e. NJ. Smith; Boston University, W. S.
Smithers; Vermont Methodist Seminary
A. III. Webb, +. w. Hamblin, r. j. Christie
j. E. Farrow, Mrs. l.. l.. Beeman, Virginia
: Forest, Clara Vance, Clara Eddy; to Wes-
leyan Association, Pliny N Granger, S. d.
! Hobson.
The conference love feast was led by Rev.
L. l.. Beeman. Milo f. Eddy, Joseph A.
Narramore and r. l.. Nanton were ordained
as deacons. Bishop Warren preached from
Ephesans iii: a. In the afternoon, Horace
G. Mclaughlin was ordained an elder by
the bishop, DR.. Bates of Boston spoke to
an immense audience from the words, " Re-
| joice because your names are written in
heaven" In the evening DIR. Bates spoke
at the Methodist church and Rev. A. j.
Hough at the Congregational church. The
attendance at all the Sunday services was
very large.
The Methodist church was again crowded
to its utmost capacity to hear Bishop War
ren's celebrated lecture Verbal Felicities
and Intensities of the Bible" The follow
ing delegates were elected to the Neal
Dow's nineteth birthday temperance con-
gress; G. L. Story O.. ID. Clapp, r. l..
Bruce. W. r. Davenport, II. f. Reynolds
and p. N. Granger. The report of Rev.
w. S. Smithers, the statistical secretary,
showed that there had been an increase
during the past year In pastors salaries and
rents OF $6,541 Bishop Warren said there
were no hard times in Vermont, when they
increased pastors salaries in panic. A.
l.. Cooper, A. b. Truax and p n. Granger
were reelected trustees of the Vermont
Methodist Seminary Resolutions of thanks
were offered the people of Bradford and
Bishop Warren. Preceding the appoint
ments. the bishop impressed the idea of
self-sacriice and obedience. The Methodist
was the eleventh denomination started in
America Now one-third OF the church