Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-04-24

upon Japan and the work being car
ried out there. Japan has opened her
doors to the whole world and is ready
to meet this country half way on all
commercial lines. The speaker be-
lieved that God was in the late war,
and caused all things to work for his
glory The Lord had been preparing
Japan for years before the mission
aries were allowed to enter there.
The most influential papers in Japan
are calling upon the Emperor to do
away with many of the immoralities
now being practiced there. The Jap
anese are quick to learn and are eager
| for knowledge One problem espec-
tally hard to solve and overcome is
corrupt priesthood who live very i'm
moral lives. Buddhism has spread
among the people everywhere and it
will die hard but yet it must die.
Japan will either become agnostic or
Christian. IF we fight hard and are
always true and faithful we can win it
for Christianity. The interior of the
country has millions of people who
have never heard of Christ and these
people must be reached. Mission
aries from this country have been at
work in Japan for quarter of a CEN
tury and now have over forty thous-
and people on probation, nine hum
dred Sunday schools, thirty five
thousand scholars, over fifteen hun
dred boys and girls, three hundred
and fifty ministers and three hundred
bible women. After the close of DR..
Wadman's remarks the Conference
Missionary Society held it's meeting
and Rev. Sylvester Donaldson was
elected president, and w. S. Smithers
secretary and treasurer.
Bishop Mallalieu presided Thursday
morning and made an excel
lent presiding officer. The first speak
er was Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, editor of
Zion's Herald. He urged the confer
ence to subscribe for the paper saying
that both subscriptions and advertis-
ing we're falling of. While the paper had
paid as high as $500 year it was now
hardly paying anything. There was
$1400 to divide this year and on the
basis of actual subcribers the Vermont
conference would get $108.
He was followed by Rev.W "A. .Spen-
Ger of Philadelphia, corresponding
secretary of the Church Extension
Society, who spoke of the needs of
that branch of the church work and
took up collection.
Then came talk by Mrs F.L.Parker
who is raising $40, ZOO to build a church
in Helsingforr, the capital of Finland.
Mrs. Parker is very enthusiastic in
her work and predicted that in five
years the Methodist church would be
recognized by the Russian Govern
ment and that wonld result in evange
lizing Russia and through Russia the |
whole world. A collection was taken |
for Mrs. Parker.
Then came an appeal from Rev. and |
Mrs. Hamlin of Mallalieu University, |
Alabama, for money for scholarship |
Mrs. Hamlin presented the needs of |
the institution and with Bishop MALTA
lieu's help $170 was raised. 1t was
voted to call it the George Dewey
scholarship. Rev. John w. Wadman,
the Japanese missionary, who deliver
ed such an interesting address last eve
ming spoke for few moments, tell
ing of Bishop Mallalieu's first visit to
Japan.
The remainder of the mornings ses-
sion was devoted to the reception of
delegates from other denominations.
Rev. Mr.. Wadsworth of Newport
spoke for the Baptists and Rev. j. K.
Fuller of Barton Landing for the Cong
regationalists.
The ministers of the ST. Albans dis
trict held a meeting this morning and
nominated Rev. Wilbur S. Smithers
of Hardwick for the presiding elder
ship.
The afternoon session was a memo
rial service for m embers of the confer
ence who have died during the past
year. Rev. o. M. Boutwell, of Hyde
Park presided and prayer was offered
by Sylvester Donaldson. The follow
ing obituary notices were presented of
Rev. HI. A. Spencer, presiding elder
of the st. Johnsbury district by Rev.
A. L. Cooper of Plainfeld; one writ
ten of Thomas Tyrie of ST. Johnsbury:
Rev. s. L. Putnam of Bondsville; by
Rev. w. P. Stanley of Rev. III. Web
ster of Swanton, a superannuated
member of the conference; by Rev. j.
A. Sherburne of Rev. e. II. Brush of
West Enosburgh; by Rev. FL. A.
Smith of Richford of Mrs. p. Ray of
Dort Ar+b1r Woohinr+or, Norr;+orx1.