The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-17

board of trustees of Montpelier Seminary,
spoke in the interests OF the school. Rev.
Dr. Smith, the principal, and Rev. H. A.
Spencer, the financial agent, also addressed
the conference N the interests OF that insti.
tuition. The trustees report showed that
the debt Of $4,000 that has so long held
over the school has been provided for, and
that 5000 has been expended during the
past year on sanitary improvements.
The anniversary of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society was celebrated in the
afternoon. Mrs e. G.. Parmaee of Enos
burg Falls presided Mrs Clinton b. Fisk,
the national president, made spirited adj
dress.
In the evening, at the celebration OF the
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educational
Society, Rev. j. g. Hartzell DID,, Of Gin
cnnati, who was announced as the speaker,
was unable to reach Waterbury, aud his
place was filed by Rev. DR.. William b.
Thurkield
SUNDAY.
The conference love feast W as led by Rev.
III. A. Spencer, at which 179 testimonials
were given. At half past ten, in the pres
sence OF great congregation Bishop Foss
ordained as deacons NJ. s. Par4unagain, j.
A. Dixon, s. p. Fairbanks, Andrew Gillies,
o. l.. Barnard and w. P. Stanley. The
bishop preached an eloquent and incisive
sermon from the words, " What think ye of
Christi"
At the afternoon service, Bishop Foss or
dained Francis p. Clark and Allen e. At.
water as elders. A memorial service for
those who have died during the year fol-
lowed Remarks upon the death Of Rev. j.
W. Guernsey were made Oy Rev. A. j.
Hough, Rev. j. o. Sherburne and Rev. G.
p. Taplin; on Rev. II. r. Edwards by Rev.
2. Granger, Rev. o. M. Boutwell, and
Rev l.. o. S lerburne; on Mary Copeland
by Rev. W. G. j hnson; on Mrs John
I lurston by Rev. III A. Spencer. Rev. DR..
x. p. Raymond of Middletown University
preached at the Methodist church in the
evening, and Rev. DR.. Joseph e. King at
the Congregational. DR.. Raymond occ lpied
that pulpit Sunday morning.
MONDAY.
The closing session of the fifty. first an
nual conference was held Monday morning
Bishop Foss briefly addressed the brethren
and read the following appointments:
MONTPELIER DISTRICT
Presiding Elder, L. L. Beeman, Mont
pelier; Athens and Cambridgeport, j. G.
| Williamson; Barnard and East Barnard,
A. G. Fuller; Bellows Falls. j. w. Nara.
more; Bondville, supplied by S. II. Tucker;
Bradford, #. W. Lewis; Brattleboro, A. j.
Hough; Brookline, supplied by H. E.
Parker; Brownsville, II. G. McGlauflin;
supplied by e. T. Hutcnins; Cuttingsvlle,
supplied by F. d. Handy; Gaysville and
Bethel Lympus, F. H. Roberts; Granville
and Hancock, supplied by Thomas Collins;
Guilford and Green River, supplied by A,
j. Hough; Hartland and North Hartland,
to be supplied; Jacksonville and Halifax,
to he supplied Landgrove, supplied by c.
N. Knock; Ludlow, A. e. Atwater; Me.
chanicsville, F. D. Handy; Montpelier, A.
q Webb; Mortified, IL; P, Tucker; Oh
piled by. Charles Louis; Pittsfield and
Stockbridge, G. A. Emery; Proctorsville,
W. 1. Joseph; Putney, H. e. Parker; Que,
chee supplied by j. d. Beeman; Randolph
and Bethel Gilead, Frank X Graves; Ran.
W. N. Roberts, South Londonderry, G. a.
Si'son; South Reading, R. J. Gluckler;
South Royalton and Bethel, E. w Sh arp;
South Tunbridge, supplied by e. R. Currier;
Springfield, w. l. Todd; Thetford Center
Village, W. A. Evans; Wardsboro, G. H.
Rogers; West Berlin. supplied by s. l.. Put
nam; West Farlee, E FL. Bartlett; Weston,
supplied by G. N. Knock White River
Junction, Andrew Gillies; Williamsville
and East Dover, s. P. ,rbanks; Whining
ton and Nottingham, R G. T. Mckenzie;
Windsor and Ascutneyville, o. d. Clapp
Woodstock, j. d. Beeman.
ST ALBANs DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, L. o. Sherburne of St.
Adams; Alburgh, j. S. Allen; Bakers
field, ID. c. Thatcher; Binghamvile, r. f.
Lowe; Cambridge, supplied by c. E. Lewis
Eden, to be supplied; Gilmore, supplied by
| Al'reu OHtTuldI, EuOSDurRn rails, a. w Z.
G. Anderson; Essex and Colchester G. P.
Taplin; Fairfax. A. B. Blake; franklin,
S. H. S Nth; Georgia and North Fairfax,
G. s. Hurlburt; Grand Isle and South Hero,
]. II. Wills; Highgate, supplied by A. B.
Riggs; Isle La Motto supplied by G.. W.
to be supplied; Middlesex, to be supplied
by o L. Barnard; Milton. r. j. Chrystie
Moretown and Duxbury, S. G. Vail; Mont.
gomery, supplied by j; @, Angel; Morris:
by G. e. Burke; Richford, R. [. Nanton;
ST.. Adams, G. S. Nutter; st. Adams Bay
to be supplied; Sheldon and North Fair
field. Clark Wedgeworth; Stowe, H. W.
Worthen; Swanton, w P. Stanley; Under
hill, s. S. Brigham; Waitsded and Fays-
Waterbury, w M. Newton; Water bury
Center, M s. Eddy; West Berkshire, East
and South Franklin, w, Ell. Atkinson; West
Enosburgh, supplied by j. e. Bowen;
9. NJ. Stebbins Worcester supplied by G.
| e. Deuel..
ST. JoHNsBURY DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, Joseph Hamilton of St.
Johnsbury; Albany, s. Donaldson; Barre,
W. r. Davenport; Barton, w. E. Douglass
Barton Landing, b. #. Rowland; Bloom
field, G. g. Mcdonald; Cabot. j. A. Dixon;
Canaan, j. T. Wesley; Coventry, j. T. NJ.
Stebbins; Craftsbury, w. E. Allen; Dan.
vile and West Danville, f. K. Currier;
| Derby, f. L. Clark; East Burke and East
Haven, A. G. Austin; East Charleston and
Westmore, supplied by P. H. Smelling;
Evansville and Bloomington, supplied by
o. e. Newton; Glover and West Glover, j.
Mcdonald Greensboro and Stannard, NJ B
Parounagian; Groton, o. NJ Boutwell,;
Guildhall, Guy Lawton; Hardwick, w s.
smithers; Holland and Morgan, j. T. Bax-
endale; Irasburgh, p. N. Granger; Island
Pond George o. Howe; Jay, to be supplied
Lowell, supplied by A. Gregory; Lunen'
burgh and East Concord, G. II. Tucker;
Lyndon aud Lyndonville, W. @. Johnson;
Msrshheld, S. G. Lewis Newbury, j, S.
Topper; Newport, A. l., Cooper; Newport
Center and Troy, w. j. Nc Neil; North Dam
vile, supplied by NJ. II. Smith; Peacham,
to be supplied; Plainfeld, j., e. Farrow;
Sheffield supplied by s. O. s. Johnson st.
Center, l. p Chase; South Albany, supplied
by s. Donaldson South a1,a Barre J. A. A. s Msr
burne Iopshamh supp pnes6 by Wiz Va mol Mof
and West Topsham, TO be supplied; East
Orange, supplied by A. W. Ford; Walden
and South Walden, supplied by Slas Van
DeCar; West Burke, G. III. Wright West