St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-05-30
Conversational Conference.
Held at aardwick, MAY % and 23.

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We are indebted to the Hardwick
Gazette for the following condensed &C.
count of the 66th annual c congregational
conference held at HardNick last week
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The praise service Tuesday evening
was first on the pregnant be. The choir
being at it's very best entf used all pres.
emit with its ren1itons OF the hymns.
Rev. ]. K. Williams, Of Pfacham, read
scripture and offered prayer. Rev. w.
c. Clark made few remat ks and intro
duced Rev. G. w. Pattersop of East St.
Johnsbury, who read an ektended essay
on "Evangelists and Spec hl Meetings"
which was followed by SPIRITED discus
sion OF the subject by visiting clergymen.
Wednesday morning tn meeting was
opened by devotional exf cises led by
Deacon Bailey of East Hardwick. A
scholarly sermon by Rel H. Martin
Kellogg of McIndoes Falls was delivered
at 1870. His subject vas "Why l
preach only one religioA" and text,
Neither is there salvatiol in any other;
for there is none other name under
heaven given among me whereby we
must be saved" Organization and bust.
ness followed the sermon.
Robert Mackinnon of st. Johnsbury
acted as chairman and kew. 7. c. Bod
well of Lyndonvie, the registrar, not
being present, Rev. W. T. Clark of the
local church was elected to fill the va
cancy. He read the report oflast years
meeting and called the rdl.
Reports from the chunhes occupied a
little time and some very interesting re-
ports were given, most ofthe churches in
the district being in hoIrishing condi-
ton.
The afternoon session bpened with
short business meeting fd the appoint
ment of various COMMITTEES. When this
was over Mrs. Henry Fairbanks con
Quoted a woman's foreign missionary
meeting. Mrs. !. A. Bruce, of India, (who
is staying at Worcester, VI, for the pres
ent but will return to heathendom in the
talO addressing the meeting, showing up
the missionary work there in very
favorable and interesting way. This
over, THE possibilities Of the Sunday
school, were considered by Geo. H.
An extra good essay on
The possibilities of the church parlors,"
was read by Mrs. ]. W. Sault; an erudite
dissertation on 1.-THE possibilities of the
catechetical class" by Rev. E. T. Fair
banks was delivered. Discussion of the
general topic, Constant Evangelistic
followed, in which many good
points were made. Registrar Clark read
he minutes of the conference up to that
time, and after voting to hold next
years conference at Lyndon, the after
noon session closed.
The closing session of the conference
was opened at 7.20 o'clock Wednesday
evening with an organ voluntary, fol-
owed by an anthem by the choir. Rev.
8. W. Patterson offered prayer.
Robert Mackinnon then introduced
Hon. w. P. Smith, DIST. Joh1sbury, who
addressed the audience on the subject.
The possibilities Of the Sermon" in
very able and pleasing manner, pointing
'ut some weak points in sermonizing
md suggesting that ministers preach the
gospel as nearly AS possible like Jesus.
he said in substance that people 90 to
hurch for what the world fails to give
hem and they should find it in the ser
non. Something to relieve them of their
,erplexities, trials, troubles and tempta-
ions is their desire, but they do not find
In literary essays, scientific discourses,
tic. Close attention was given to the
peaker's every word.
Kew. E. M. Chapman delivered the
losing address, in which he offered some
,,ood suggestions in regard to general
hurch work. He is pleasing speaker.
benedlction was pronounced and the
Meeting broke up.