The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-02

REV. ,. ~. BENTON.
north and east and west. Most Rhode
Island men will remain till Wednesday
a. M, so as to vote before they leave home,
i. o. their present home.
To Cut out For Reference.
The following program of the confer
ence Anniversaries Will be observed in the
order named:
Wednesday-l:D p. M. annual meeting
Preachers Aid society; 20 p; M, mission.
a az meetins me sting Of of the the veteran ~ Association ia n
in vestry; 1880 y. m, anniversary Freedmen's
Aid and southern Education Society Rev
r; G.. Bass d. D., TO preside; speaker Rev. j.
Thursday-2:i5 p m, semi-centennial dis
course, Rev. A. J; Talbot, y. D.; 900 F. m,
L. Baldwin. ID. b.
Friday-2:l5 p. M, literary address, Rev. J.
sr: PS d. tRe@s RRs FRsib Bible snd the IL Buried
Cities of the East" 2:l5 p. IN. dn First Presby-
terian church, anniversary Moman's Home
side; sneaker, Mrs. B. S. Potter, Bloomington
H.; y. m, Anniversary Education Society
AMI Church Extension Society, Rev A. J.
Coultas 10 preside; speakers. Rev. Z. III. Payne,
ID. D., and Rev. w. Spencer. ID. ID.
Saturday-2:l5 y. m, temperance address,
Rev. III. ID. Robinson to preside; speaker, Rev
w. N. Brodbeck. ID. d.; .2:l5 p. m: dn First
Presbyterian church,. anniversary Woman s
Foreign Missionary Society, Mrs. II. d. Rob-
inson to preside; speaker, Miss Atkinson
Conference Home Missions, Rev. g.. ii. Bates
TO preside: speakers, II. ;. Douglass ESQ,
and Rev. +, NJ; North, D.. D., corresponding
Sundays n. m, lin Infantry HaiD Love
Feast; lO:i5 a. m. sermon by Bishop John VI.
Walden, ID. d.; 3p. M, memorial service and
ordinations of deacons ard ofelders; 1:3O p. N
Evangelistic services, in charge of Rev. 5. A.
Keen, ID. ID.
In Thoughtful Vein.
All the presiding elders agree in saying
that it will be a hard task to make the APP
pointments this year.
A number of changes have reduced their
salaries. Hard-times truly, and hard
| lines for the pastors who have little
enough to live on.
Passing strange! The aforesaid churches
want the best preac hers.
The heroic age in Metbodism has not
| passed by. One pastor and his family the
| past year have been for most OF the win
ter without many OF the necessaries OF
| life.
Ministers have felt the hard times as
well as others.
The day OF straight coats has gone by
among Methodist ministers. Just look
and count. Report to Us II you find our
statement incorrect.
Slocum Post and the Conference w & I
Veterans.
At the regular meeting of Slocum Posi-
No. 10 on March 13, it was unanimously
voted as follows: +" at the regular meet
ing of the post to be held on April 3, 1895
we shall entertain as guests the mem
bers of the Veteran Association oi
the New England Southern Con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The post will be opened
promptly at s o'clock (all the officers are
requested TO be present in full uniform)
The guests will be received at 9 o'clock al
the Post Hail. 27 Market square. Let us
give this association q royal welcome"
The following were chosen q committee
for the reception and entertainment OF
guests, April 8: Edward +. Curtis, Deni-
son l.. Brown, III. Is. Cady, w. Potter and
Edwin J. Collamore.
The above post is the largest in the
State, counting over 500 on its roster,
mum bcring among members thereof
President Il. b. Andrews, Alopzo Williams
and others.
Rev. ii. Il. Cady, who will have charge
OF the Congregational war veterans, Is
department chaplain Of the II. /. G.. A. X.
He is a true soldier of Jesus Christ, and
looks comparatively young for one who
has been in the army, with good health
and vital powers unimpaired. He, like
the other veterans, would be ready to
march and fight again for the flag we
love.
The camp fires will loom into orig hit
blaze Wednesday evening.
Salaries: The Average, etc.
BY little figuring, taking the statistics
OF last years conference year book, we
find that the average salary paid in New
England Southern Conference is $40.
This is a higher average than many will
expect; higher than that in many other
conferences.
The large salaries are few in number.
One over 5000; three 5000: several rum
ming from $500 up TO $500. Most OF the
salaries are under $1,000. and running as
low as si00 and $500.
Providence district bears the palm in
respect TO salaries, the salaries on Il
reac hing the high average of $1,000.
\ Union In Norwich.
The Norwich Bulletin OF April has the
following important item, which seems
to be eX cat hedra:
METHODIST CONSOLIDATION.