The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-04-28

then book agent In Cincinnati, doing q
noble work which you know was really
wonderful. He would often come to my
church, and sometimes when the people
got very tired OF the poor little preachers
poor little sermons, he would come and
give us one OF his great big sermons. had
the Bishop under my thumb then. 1 am
very proud Of that. / was his preacher in
charge, but now he has us all under his
thumb.
DR.; Parkhurst has spoken to you about
the lions Herald, and 1 don't myself I'M
derstand why you don't push it little
more. Seems to me II / had any prospect OF
getting out OF debt and making great deal
OF money ten years from now, would puoh
anything a great deal more than you do
that. Perhaps If / had more money now
would not feel so much in need Of 1t ten
years from now.
/ do not come here so much to represent
the Theological School of Boston Univerity
as do to represent ministerial education in
general. / do not say man can not do
good work who has not been to theological
school, but say he cannot do as good work
as II he had gone on and taken full course
in theology. In Boston University / main
tain we develop Christian gentlemen in the
college, with emphasis on the gentlemen.
1t is something for a gentleman to go
through any EVENINGS entertainment and
! leave the impression that he is not only a
| Christian, but gentleman. That he knows
| how to meet the Governor of the State or a
| United States Senator on equal social terms.
| think it is wonderful thing to accomplish
| that"
DR.. George N. Mains, agent of the Book
| Concern at New York, said in part: L feel
| very glad to be permitted to be here and
when in order to get here at this time / had
| to leave my bed at five o'clock and take an
| indirect way felt like the old farmer up in
| New Hampshire who said he felt sorry for
the people in New York because they lived
so far away from everything. 1t goes with
| out saying that In these times 1t is absolute
ly necessary for every religious teacher to
be at home in the current thought OF the
| times. In our conference memb ership we
have 1900 preachers, men ordained OF God
and by the church to be theological leader
| and in our high schools and colleges we
have over forty thousand of the brightest
| girls and boys OF the nation" DIR. Mains
said that in response to the call for cheaI
Methodist hymnals they had been able tC
publish an edition to be furnished at S2I
| per hundred.
DR.. Starr of Wesleyan College then de
| livered a short address in the interests o.
that college and at twelve o'clock the Con
ference was adjourned.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
held its anniversary Friday afternoon with
Mrs. l.. l.. Beeman, corresponding secretary
| tiioo fudiy VI Ob
Adams read selections OF Scripture, anG
prayer was offered by Mrs. Butler of st AL
bans. Mrs. Beeman made a brief address
in which she showed that in the conference
there are Sc auxiliaries, having Oil mem
bers, four young women's societies having
90 members, 20 children's bands, with 46:
members Six new societies have been or
gained during the year. Last year 81 ,80t
were raised by the auxiliaries. The lat,
Nathan Chamberlin of Barre left by will
$1,000 to the society. Mrs A. H. Bake
sang " Even Me " in the language of India
and the principal address Of the afternoon
was delivered by Rev. A. H. Baker, TO-
sixteen years a missionary in India OIL
The Obstacles to Success
FRIDAY EVENING.
Rev. Dr. w. I. Smith, general secretary
of the present Missionary Society, addressed
a large audience at Hedding church Frida,
evening, when the anniversary of thi
society was observed. His theme was eth
Conversion of the World"