The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23
BRADFORD, VERMONT, noNDar, APRIL %, 1894.

vealed the fact that much faith
full pastoral work has been done
and good revival interest has pre-
vailed upon many charges. Fou1
hundred and fifty probations have
been received upon the District
| Twelve hundred dollars added to
preachers salaries. Benevolent
collections increased. There are
now 38 Leagues on the District.
About $50 conversions and 25C
received in full connection. A
Layman's working and praying
band band has5heen has u organized for re-
DR.. P3rkhurst spoke for the
Wesleyaf associationfand lions
Herald giving an encouraging re-
port of tthe financial condition
and pleading tendet1y and e1o-
quently for loyal SUPPORT by the
preacheB. DR.. Parkhurst spoke
in explanation of Some editorial
utterances which have caused
criticism and declared his intend
ed loyalty to Methodist doctrines.
After his address a resolution
was introduced by r. L. Bruce,
who also spoke briefly in its sup
port, disappearing the editorial
attitude of Zionas Herald upon
some dbctrinal Questions, which
in view of DR.. Parkhurst's eX-
plantations, referred to above, was
moved by L. L. Beeman to be
laid upon the table, which motion
prevailed by a vote of 80 to 10.
DR.. ]. f. Goucher of the Ba1ti-
more Wonan's College spoke in
terestingly of the work done
there. Speaking of physical
development he stated that in.
gymnastic exercises music is nc
used to in any wise tend to d.,
ing, saying that Lear,
dance is a step toward
ness" quoting Ruskin
t1,9t . ct;1a IS uenaI
till it learns to dance. e4VeSl
of the scientific study of the b
He stated that every student WIN
was an earnest chris
tian. He made an excellent de-
fence of educated wOmanhOod and
quoted President Diaz of Mexico
as saying that he considered that
he would do more for his people
by giving them educated mothers
than by giving them trained
,oldiery. His was a happy adj
1reSS.
After announcements the Con-
,erence adjourned.
SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
Wednesday afternoon was de-
-oted to celebrating the tiftieth 4
anniversary of the Vermont Con-
erence which was organized in {
S44.
Rev. A1onzo Hitchcock, the t
My member of the original Con- t
erence who was present, offered {
he opening prayer. Rev. A. L. |
,ooper presided. Rev. w. ]. {
lidder, another survival of the t
riginal Conference, was not able
0 be present, but as requested c
ad prepared an interesting his !
Orica1 sketch, which was read by I
rev. H. A. Spencer: c
of THE VERMONT ANNUAL
CONFERENCE OF THE METHODIST EPIS-
CoPAL CHURCH. I
Until the year 1924 all New England, with
lie exception of the western part of NermOntl 4
ew England Conference. That year (lS2f1,sl Z
lie state of Maine was set off as a separate Z
and held its first session at Gard ~
er, July 7, 1925.
The New Hampshire Conference was set
7 from the New England Conference in v
%. For three years it was called the New =
ampshira and Vermont Conference. 1t l
nbpaced nearly all of New Hampshire and n
at tpart Of Vermont east of the Green I
curtains. Its first session was held at II
ARE, VT, June 23, 1880. After three years q
ermont was dropped from the name and it ii
as called simply the New Hampshire Con- n
renee. Thus it remained till 1874, when
at part of Vermont which had belonged to s.
e New Hampshire Conference was set off
Id constituted an Independent Conference,
th the expectation if not the positive IL
surance that the whole state should be =
lited in one Conference. II
At the time this separation took place .,
ere was in the New Hampshire Conference q
members. OF this number 73 fell to YER n
ont Conference including probationers-49 ,
them were effective men in full member 81
in: viz John &. Dow, AlOnzo Webster, j. s.
. Perkins. A. G. Button, Daniel Field, Zeb IS
vitchell, r. II. Kimball, Hanes p. Cushing Cs
mes H. Patterson, c. n. Smith, Andrew ]. -,
peland, William ]. Kidder, Anson c. II
NTH, Leonard Austin, Otis Nj. Iegate, W. al
AXE, Wilder Heminway, Benz. Burnham,
@. Barrows. Hanes johnson, Homer I. Dl
nes sylvester +. Williams, Schuyler a.
lamberlain, Richard Bedford, +. y. Gran u
r, William NJ. Mann, Otis Dunbar, Eras- Il
5 Pettingill, David Parker, j. b. III. Morris
lester w. Levings. a. T. Gibson, Pinkney q
ost, Zadoc 5. Haynes, John Perrin, James l.
Stevens. A. V. Howard, Albert Carter, IL
res Mason, Lewis Hill, Moses Spencer, O
hn L. Smith, Elijah Gale, David Wilcox,
Z. Prouty, Henry J. Wooley. j. Hayes, lie
arvey Gurnsey, Ira Beard. Ofthis number o-,
hink but three are living. Only one OF :
EN- is a member of this Conference, w. j. n;
oder, who is - years old, G. NJ. Smith 4
peranuate in the New England Conference ~
ed a years and John Perrin, local L,
eacher, 81 years old, living in Lebanon, y. II