Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-09
vt. CONFERENCE PROGRAM.

The program for the Vernon
Methodist Conference, Bishop Stepher
M. Merrill, D. D., l.. L. D., presiding
which opens at Bellows Falls, Tues
day, April 10, has oeen arranged al
follows:
TUESDAY.
9:OOam Examination of candidates
continued through the day. 1870 p
N. Anniversary of the Board o.
Education, with an address by the
general secretary, Rev. w. F. Nc
Dowen, D. D., of New York, and ar
address by Rev. e. NJ. Mills, D. D..
general secretary Of the Goth Century
Thank Offering Commission.
WEDNESDAY.
| 900 a. m. Sacrament of the Lords
Supper under the direction of Bishop
Stephen M. Merrill, D. D., IL. D., of
Chicago. Organization of conference
| and business session. 1 p. m. Statis-
tical session. p. m. Missionary
sermon by Rev. A. E. Atwater, A.
NJ, of Barre. $3.50 p. m. Anniversary
of Deaconess' work with an address
by Rev. T. Corwin Watkins, D. D., of
Boston. 1880 p. n. Anniversary of
the Board of Church Extension with
an address by Rev. NJ. S. Hard, D. D.,
OF Philadelphia.
THURSDAY.
$3.50 a. m. Devotional exercises.
9. a. m. Business session. 300 p. m.
Anniversary Of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society, Miss Mary Pome-
roy of st. Adams presiding. The
speaker will be Miss Lilavatn Singh,
NJ A, of Lucknow, India. $3.50 p. M.
Memorial session, Rev. G. 0. Howe;
presiding. 1880 p. NJ. Anniversary
of the Freedmen's Aid and Southern
Education Society, Rev. M. @. B.
Mason, D. D., Of Cincinnati speaker.
FRIDAY.
$50 a. M. Devotional exercises.
900 m. Business session. 900 a.
m. Lay Electoral conference in the
Baptist church. HOO a. m. Address
by Bishop Merrill TO the class of can
didates for admission in full connec
ton with the conference. 200 p. m.
Temperance anniversary with Rev.
P. n. Granger Of Irasburgh presiding.
The speakers will be Hon. Frank
Plumley Of Northfeld and Rev. G. w.
Morrow of Burlington, superintendent
of the Anti Saloon League. $3.50 p.
m. Reception to pastors wives at
the parsonage. 7:30 p. m. Ami
versary OF the Epworth League with
an address by the general secretary,
Rev. Wilbur P. Thrkield, D. D., Of
Chicago.
SATURDAY.
$3.50 a. m. Devotional exercises.
900 a. m. Business session. 10000.
of the Montpelier Semi
nary with addresses by ex- Gov. W. P.
Dillingham; of Montpelier, and the
Rev. w. NJ. Newton. 200
p. N. Anniversary of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society, Mrs. A. H.
Webb of Bradford presiding, Speaker
Mrs. May Leonard Woodruff OF Dover,
N. ]. 1880 p. m. Reception to the
Bishop.
SUNDAY.
500 a. N. Sermon by Bishop
Merrill. 2:30 p. N. Ordination ser
vice. 700 p. M. Anniversary Of the
Society with an address
by the general secretary, Rev. A. J.
Palmer, D. D., of New York. Mem
bers OF the conference will occupy
the puipits of the Baptist, Congrega-
bional and Universalist churches by
invitation.
MONDAY.
Devoti onal services. Business meet
ing. Reading of appointments. Adj
ournment. --e.z -.axj
The Workers meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society
will be held every morning at 9
the place to be designated |
later.
Workers. meeting of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society immedi-
ately after their anniversary.
Among others who will be present
and speak at some time are Rev. |
Charles Parkhurst, D. D., of Boston,
also Rev. J. M. Buckley, L. L. D., and
Rev. w. I. Haven, D. D., Secretary
American Bible Society of New York. !