Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-29

text being from Psalms, I'D chapter,
llth verse.
The various pastors met in statisti-
cal session and handed TO the confer
ence treasurer the money raised dur
ing the past year by church societies.
Some idea may be had from the
amounts handed in last year. They
were: Church and Sunday school
missions, 50, 1896; board Of church eX-
tension. 500: Sunday school union,
Sl44; Tract society, Sl35; FIR edman's
Aid society, S749; 6hildren's fund,
5000; other educational objects, Sl64;
American Bible society, $40; Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary society, 1927;
Episcopal fund. 1923; conference
claimants, 81, 253; general conference
expenses, 1907: other collections, S206.
Total amount handed in last year,
Sl3, 207.
The Board of Church Extension at
! their session recommended the grant
ing of $3.50 each for the erection of
churches at Albany and So. Walden.
In the evening Rev. G. b. Mason,
ID. d., delivered another address and
made an exceedingly favorable i'm
preston on his hearers.
Friday morning after devotional
exercises and some routine business,
Rev. Charles Parkhurst, ID. d., editor
of Zion's Herald, addressed the con
ference and made a report of its con-
dition.
Rev. Chas. W. Rishnen, ID. d.,
spoke in the interests Of Boston uni
versity and Drew Theological semi
nary. Rev. II. Starks, ID, D., told Of
the growth Of Wesleyan Theological
seminary and asked for more funds.
Miss Mary +. Lunn, superintend- |
ent Of the Deaconess hospital in |
Boston, explained the work and the
necessity of the institution.
Rev. VIM. L. Smith, d, d., secre-
tary Of the Missionary society of New
York city, then made an appeal for
more funds in behalf of this society,
which is heavily in debt.
The anniversary Of the Woman's
Missionary society was held in the af-
ternoon. Mrs. Becman of Montpel
Ter. the secretary, made her report.
She stated that in this conference there
are Sc auxiliaries with 9ll members,
six new societies being organized dur
ing the past year. There were - 500
raised by the auXiliaries and
they have from a bequest of the late
Nathaniel Chamberlain about -, zoe
that will be added 10 the treasury
Rev. 4. II. Baker, for lG years mis-
sionary in India, gave the principal
address of the afternoon.
In the evening there was lecture
by Rev. Or. Smith Of New York.
Saturday was considered the most
important day of the conference The
entire day was occupied in the trans
action Of business Bishop Walden
spoke at the opening Of the morning
session on Sunday school work. The
class which entered conference in full
connection consisted Of q. w. !. Jo-
seph, +. Il. Graves, Guy Lawton,
Andrew Gillics, Il. +. Lowe and W.
+. Stanley. Bishop Walden gave the
class the usual charge, which consisted
of great deal Of sound advice.
The next matter considered by the
session was the Methodist fitting
school, Montpelier seminary. After
the report by Rev. j. O. Sherburne,
it was voted by the conference to APP
81 900 for the seminary and
that il be secured by the clergymen
giving pro rata according to the sal
airy they received. Remarks were
made by Il. ;. Weed, manager of
lions Herald, by Il. Nj. Smith, prin-
,ipal Of Montpelier seminary, and
Mrs. B. s. Potter of the national
Home Missionary society.
In the afternoon greater portion
Of the time was spent in passing can
1idates on trial from the studies of
one year to another and changing
to other relations.
G. NJ. Stebbins, w. f. Rowland
w. II. Atkinson and G. II. Wright
passed in character and were contin-
ned in the studies of the fourth year.
NJ. Il. Parounagran, J, A. Dixon 5
md j. w. Naramore passed in char .
lcter and in all studies and were |,
elected TO elders orders. G.. c. Me- 4
Donald was continued on trial in S
tudies of the third year. W j. Nc ?
Neil was discontinued.
The following were excused from Q
aking appointments this year, that ID
hey may attend school: j. w. Nara
more, Il. T. c. Mckenzie, George
lowe. Rev. IL. f. Reynolds, was q
.iven permission to withdraw from e
he conference and from the Metho- F
list church. n
c. II. Gardner was transferred from q,
he New York east conference to the o
conference and is located at
mission ia Nevada. W. NJ. Newton II
las been elected trustee of Montpe- :
Ter seminary, and the bishop was
to reappoint f. NJ. Smith :
of Montpelier seminary. {
Two places, Windsor and Springfield, J
sked to entertain the conference next, I
ear, but a vote resulted in SPRING
ield being selected. J