The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-27
The Vermont Conference.

in the Methodist church in Springfield The
principal address was by Rev. DIR. Il. A.
Schell, general secretary. His theme was
"Aristocracy OF Youth" He referred Incl
dentally.to the Cuban situation, and thought
1t the duty of this government to put an end
to the atrocities in Cuba, even II 1t took the
entire United States army and navy to do It.
Bishop j. III. Vincent presided at the
opening session and administered the sacra-
ment, assisted by the presiding elders, and
several OF the older members of the confer
ence. Rev. w. II. Davenport was reelected
Secretary, and chose l.. 7. Tucker and w,
M. Newton as his assistants. The other
officers elected are: Statistical secretary,
I'll. G. Mclaughlin; assistants, e. L. M.
Barnes, M. s. Eddy, w. III. White; treas
urer, Il. A. Atwater; assistants, Z. j. Gale,
z. A. Smith, G.. H. Wright; railroad secre-
tary, W. N. Roberts.
The standing committees elected are:
Stewards, A. l.. Cooper, p N. Granger, s.
Andrew Gillies, Q. s. Nutter and Thomas
lyric; Sunday-schools, A. B. Blake, A. II.
Baker and A, K. Atwater church extern
sion, A. w. @. Anderson, A. @. Austin and
A. ii. Webb; freedman's aid and Southern
education, H. f. Forrest, ]. A. Dixon and
g. l.. Story; temperance, William Newton,
f. d. Handy and W. @. Johnson tract
cause, W. e. Douglass, g. H. Sisson and s.
III. Smith; Bible cause, w. p. Stanley W.
s. Smithers and e. W. Sharp; missions, the
presiding elders; memoirs, Sylvester Don
aldson, A. j. Hough and A. B. Blake; mis-
sionary societies, G. s. Nutter, j. o. Sher-
burne and W. N. Roberts; conference rela-
tons, j. d. Beeman, I'll. f. Forrest, o. M.
Boutwell,, W. S, Smithers, j. III. Wallace
and A. w. @. Anderson; church literature,
Clark Wedgeworth, @. o. Judkins and B.
f. Rowland; resolutions, j. o. Sherburne,
f. W. Lewis and G. s. Hubert; pastoral
address, P. N. Granger, @. P. Taplin and
A. FL. Baker; to nominate fraternal dele
gates and visitors to literary institutions,
Andrew Gillies, A.. l.. Cooper and 9. s.
Nutter; public worship the presiding elder
and pastor where the conference is to be
L. P. Tucker and s. G. Johnson; state OF
the country, j. o. Sherburne, II. A. Spen-
Ger and A. W. G. Anderson.
Rev. DIR. Charles Parkhurst editor Of
Zion's Herald, addressed the conference in
the interests of his paper. The reports of
the presiding elders were read, summary
Of which follows:
MONTPELIER DISTRICT.
The church property Of the district is in
good condition. The laborers in the field
have been q members of conference 10
members on trial, and supplies under the
presiding elder. Rev. W. s. Spencer, who
was appointed to the Rochester charge was
transferred to the Mexico conference.
Rev. John l.. Reeder was appointed to fill
the vacancy. Ill health caused Rev. P. X.
Graves to give up his work at Randolph
and Bethel Rev. G.. o. Howe, super.
numerary was appointed to Randolph and
Rev. x. Udall at Bethel. Rev. 8. L. Put
supply at Bondville. About 400 CONVEX
sions have been made in the district and
$50 have Joined the church on probation
There are IS Epworth league chapters with
about 1900 members. There are IS junior
leagues with 800 members.
ST. ALBANs DISTRICT.
The year has been successful and the
condition Of the church Is excellent. Rev.
A. B. Truax, late Of Montgomery, who died
vey Webster. Rev. A. B. Riggs was COM
PEELED to quit his work at Gilmore on ac-
count of i'll health. Rev. FL. e. Howard
took up work. Rev. Fl. M. French Of West
Enosburg resigned and joined the Congre-
gstional church. That place was supplied
by Rev. A. W. G. Anderson. There were
about 400 conversions reported in the dis
triot.
st. JoHNsBURY DISTRICT.
The charges have been manned by 26
members of conference, nine probationers
and 10 supplies. Rev. w. I. Joseph Of
Lunenburg was released to 60 South on ac-
count of the i'll health Of his wife. Rev. w.
j. Mcneil was appointed his successor;
Rev. o. e. Aiken OF Coventry was released
to attend the Drew Seminary. Brother
Bolster was appointed to supply the charge.
There are 46'Epworth Leagues with 1000 &C.
tive members.
Rev. Joseph Hamilton, whose term as
presiding elder OF the St. Johnsbury dis
triCt expires this year, was presented with
handsome gold watch and chain by Rev.
W. 8. smithers in behalf of the brethren of
the district. Mr. Hamilton responded APP
propriately.
Wednesday afternoon the conference
nIaI
lass of Barton Landing. Addresses were
also made by Miss Mary e. Lunn, super
intendent of the New England Deaconers
Training school and hospital, and by Rev.
DR.. Schell. In the evening Dr. M. s. Hurd,
corresponding secretary Of the church ex-
tension society was the principal speaker at
the celebration Of that anniversary.
At Thursday mornings business session
the character OF the preachers on the sew
eral districts was examined and passed.
Rev. L. l.. Beeman was transferred to the
New England Conference, and is stationed
was appointed to fill the Office of presid-
ing elder of Montpelier district until the
appointments are read. Rev. DR.. W. V.
Kelley, editor of the Methodist Reuie,o Of
New York, Rev. M. s. Hard, secretary Of
the board of church extension, Miss Mary
E. Lunn, Rev. j. W. Burgin, delegate from
the Free Baptist Convention, and Rev. DR..
A. Chapman, from the Baptist State Con-
vention, addressed the Conference. Bishop
Vincent responded very happily. An adj
dress was also made by Rev. L. H. Elliot,
secretary Of the Vermont Bible Society.
A resolution was introduced by Rev. G..
A. Emery of Barnard that the Conference
be divided into four districts. A committee
consisting of A. l.. Cooper, f. W. Lewis,
Clark Wedgeworth, j. o. Sherburne, G. l..
Story and A. FL. Webb were appointed to
consider the question and make recon-
mendatiOn to the conference,
The anniversary of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society was held Thursday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Anna f. Bellew of WASH
ington, ID. O., was the principal speaker.
In the evening came the anniversary Of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, with
addresses by Rev. DR.. A. B. Leonard and
others.
At the opening of the business session
Friday morning the committee on the state
of the country offered the following resolu-
ton, which was unanimously and enthu-
siastically adopted: First-That as con-
ference OF Christian ministers q small frac-
ton of the forces marshalled under the
Prince of Peace, we hasten to express our
solicitude in the welfare Of our honored ma
ton, now seemingly on the very verge of
war and about to plunge into international
complications of the gravest nature.
Second-That we deplore war and its