The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-03-26
VERMONT CONFERENCE.

On Wednesday morning, April 9,
the annual session of the Vermont
Conference will open in the Method
ist church at st. Adams, with the
administration of the Lords supper
by Rt. Rev. Daniel A. GoodselI, of
Chattanooga, Tenn. Following the
sacrament, will be the formal organ
ization of the conference and the re-
mainder of the morning session will
be devoted to the transaction of routine
business
At two O'Clock in the afternoon the
statistical session of the convention
will be held, at which all reports and
recommendation will be presented
and acted upon Following this at
three O'Clock will be held the anniver-
sary celebration of the Deaconness So
ciety at which Miss Josephine Fisk of
Boston, superintendent of the Deacon
ness Home will give an address, and
Mary E. Chisholm of the Deaconness
Home will sing. In the evening at
10 % O'Clock, Bishop Goodsell will de-
liver a lecture. Thursdays session
will open at 8 80 O'Clock a. m. with
half hours devotional meeting led
by the Bishop. At nine the business
of the Conference will be taken up,
followed by speeches from the various
delegates. In the afternoon at three,
the Rev. r. f. Lowe of Brattleboro
will deliver the missionary sermon.
AT Z 80 CLOCK in the evening the COM
bined celebrations of the anniversaries
of the Twentieth Century Thank Offer
ing Fund and the Educational Society
will be held, the Rev. +. M. Mills of
New York speaking for the former
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New York for the latter.
On Friday morning at ten O'Clock
Bishop Goodsell will deliver an ad-
to full fellowship and connection with
the afternoon the anniversary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
will be observed at which it is eX-
pected that the Rev. Dr. S. l.. Bald
win of New York will deliver an ad-
dress. In the evening at 7 80 the an
niversary of the Church Extension So
ciety will be observed at which the
Rev. w. W. Ogier of the Maine con-
ferene will deliver the principal ad-
dress.
On Saturday morning at 10 o. clock
the conference will devote its atten-
tion to the interest of the Montpelier
Methodist seminary, when the finan-
cial reports will be presented and Rev.
W. r. Davenport will give an account
of his stewardship as principal of
| that institution. At two O'Clock in
| the afternoon the anniversary of the
Woman's Home Missionary society
| will be celebrated and the Rev. DR..
Gallagher of Auburndale, Mass, will
deliver an address. Following this
at three O'Clock the Pastors Wives
association will meet in the Congrega-
tional chapel, where reception will
be held. In the evening at 80
o'clock the thirteenth anniversary of
the Epworth League will be observed
and an address delivered by the Rev.
j. +. Berry of Chicago who is editor
of the Epworth Herald and secretary
of the general societies.
Bishop Goodsell will preach Sun
day morning. At three O'Clock p. m.
the memorial service for deceased
members of the conference will be
held, followed by the ordination of
elders and deacons. The evening SER
vice will be opened at 7 80 O'Clock and
will be observed as the anniversary of
the Missionary society of the Method
| list Episcopal church, and the Rev.
DIR. r. M. Taylor of Boston will de-
liver an address. The appointments
will probably be read Monday morn.
ing.