Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-19
THE VERMONT CONFERENCE.
What the Methodists will DO at Barre
Next Month.

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Next Month.
The program of the SD session Of
the Vermont annual Methodist Epis-
copal conference has been arranged.
The conference will be held in the
Hedding Methodist church at Barre.
April GLIB.
Here is the program:
Monday, 7:30 p. M, examination Of
candidates.
Tuesday, $50 pm, Epworth League,
anniversary. Address by Rev. E. A.
Schel, ID. d., Chicago, general secre-
tary.
Wednesday, 3 a. M, sacrament OF
the holy communion administered by
the bishops and elders; $50 a. M, ad-
dress of welcome by j. w. Gordon,
mayor Of the city of Barre. Response
by Bishop Charles II. Fowler; 1890 a.
M, organization OF the conference and
routine business; 2:45 p. M, semi-cen-
tennial sermon by Rev. Alanson L.
Cooper of Newport; 1870 p. NJ, ami
versary OF the Missionary society. Ad-
dress by Rev. Charles S. McCabe.
Thursday, a. M, business session.
routine business, addresses by Rev. S.
L. Bier, ID. d., vice chancellor of the
American university, Washington, D.
c., Rev. Charles Parkhurst, d. d., Of
Boston, editor Of lions Herald and
Rev. LII. Elliot, Waterbury, secretary
and agent of the Vermont Bible socic-
ty; addresses by fraternal delegates
from other denominations; Up. m.,.
anniversary of the educational society,".
address by Rev. Charles H. Payne Of
New York, general secretary; 1870, an
niversary of the church extension soci-
ETY., address by Rev. w. A. Spencer Of
Philadelphia, general secretary.
Friday, 9 a. M, business session,
routine work; 1890 u. m, address by
Bishop Fowler to the class entering
conference in full connection; 1880,
business session. AT the ladies' par
Tors of the Baptist church, 10 a. M,
second session Of the pastors wives
union; 3 p. M, anniversary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society.
Addresses by Mrs Phebe Stone Bee
man, conference corresponding sedre-
tary, and Miss Louise Manning Hodg-
kins, editor of the Woman's Missionary
Friend, Boston. AT the opera house,
1870 p. M, lecture by Bishop Fowler
on Lincoln, 'ex-GOv. William p. Dill
bingham presiding and making an
opening address.
Saturday, at the Methodist church,
9 a. M, business session. Addresses
by Rev. Us. Beckinridge. superinten-
dent Of the Methodist Episcopal hos
pital, Brooklyn, and Rev. s. +. Up
ham, professor in the Drew Theologi-
cal seminary; 1890 a. M, anniversary
Of the Montpelier seminary; Up. M,
Of the Woman's Home
Mission society. Address by Rev. J.
G. Hartzell of Cincinnati; 3:l5 p. IN,
memorial session of the conference.
Eulogies on the life and labors Of
Revs. Joseph Enright, Austin Scrib-
ner and f. w. Hamblin; 1880 p. M,
Of the Freedmen's Aid
and Southern education society. Ad-
dress by Rev. J. G. Hartzell, Cincin-
natl, general secretary.
Sunday, at Hedding M. +. church,
1890 q. m, sermon by Bishop Charles
H. Fowler, followed by the ordination
Of deacons; 2:30 p. M, sermon by Rev.
J. c. Harzell, followed by the ordina-
ton of elders.
Monday, 8 a. M, business session,
Reports and the remainder Of the
minute" work. Brief address by the
bishop and reading of the appoint
ments. Adjournment.