The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-04-16

conference which represent greatly
| appreciates the honor of being well
coined to this gem of city set in the
emerald of these beautiful hills. You
give especial JOY to the hard toilers
on the different circuits. For week
| they change rural for urban sur.
roundings; they come into the pres
| ence of city life, large and beautiful
! church, the company of representa-
! tives of great causes, college, librar
| les and all that Christianity does to
/ uplift people. | answer you that
| they deserve the honor as well as APP
preciate it, They are the men who
make high grade of city life pos
sible, they send the streams of pure,
strong men into the towns. Without
| the true men of the rural sections thu
stream of life that comes into the
| towns would be like the stream of
Goths and Huns into the refinement
of Rome "a swift destruction. We
gladly recognize the great honor that
this hearty welcome confers on us and
we also know chat it is not for our
selves but it is our Master who has
given us homes and friends a hundred
fold for all we have left | trust that
those who use hospitality, according
to the scripture, may entertain angel
unawares.
After the communion service the
secretary, Rev. f. w. Lewis, called
the roll. Thirty-three members were
absent and two were reported as trans
ferred to other conferences. The con-
ference organized by re-electing Rev.
f. w. Lewis as secretary He chose
as his assistants, Revs. L. X. WILL
man, j. A. Dixon and r. j. Christy.
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tistical secretary and named as his
A. O. Bennett, ". M. Shaw, M. d.
Smith, 0. E. Aiken, @. W. Kelley and
O. B. Wells. Rev. L. o. Sherburne
nominated Rev. p. A. Smith as treas
urer and he was elected, and chose as
assistants Revs. f. H. Smith and w.
M. Shaw. Mr.. Shaw withdrew be-
cause of his appointment as assistant
statistical secretary and Rev. X. M.
Fowler was appointed in his stead
Rev. DR.. A. Cooper was chosen as
biographical, and Rev. w. N. Roberts
as railroad secretary. The hour for
the morning session was fixed at 8 80
O'Clock with adjournment at noon
A resolution was passed instructing
Rev. e. w. Sharp to invite President
Allan d. Brown of Norwich Univer-
sity to address the conference ON Sat
uIday. Bishop Warren then intro
duced Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst,
editor of lions Herald, who gave an
eloquent address, i'll which he de-
nounced the Vermont license law and
said: "God save the commonwealth
of Vermont. DR.. Parkhurst present.
ed the secretary with a check for $3.50
as the conferences share in the profits
on lions Herald.
Bishop Warren then called for the
report of Rev. DR.. @. S. Nutter, pre-
siding elder of the st. Adams district.
This showed few conversions, few
successful revivals, and additions to
membership only little more than
supplied losses by death and removal.
The report that Dr. Nutter is to leave
the conference to become secretary of
one of the church societies is unfound-
ed. His friends would be pleased to
see him thus honored but such an ap-
pointment can come only from the
| general conference which does not
meet until next year.
The following standing committees
have been appointed: Stewards-A.
L. Cooper, p N. Granger, j. D..
Beeman, l.. O.. Sherburne; education
F. T. Clark, L. X. Whitman, j. A.
Dixon; Sunday schools-H. G. Nc
Glaufin, J w. Illsley, w. Fl. White
church extension-Joseph Hamilton,
A. A. Estabrook, S. H. Smith Freed
mans Aida. B. Enright, S. G.
Lewis, j. L. Baxendale; temperance,
G. l.. Story, p. N. Granger, w. E..
Allen; tract cause--W. N Roberts,
A. G. bennett, @. 7. Brown; Ameri-
can Bible Society ID. @. Thatcher,
r. F. Lowe, H. G. mclaughlin me-
moirs-S. Donaldson, A. l.. Cooper,
W. @. Johnson; conference relations
w. S. Smlthers, f. w. Lewis, O.
M. Boutwell,, f. E. Currier, M. S.
Eddy, A. H. Webb, r. P. Lowe ;
church literature-P A. Smith, S. G.
Lewis, A. A. Estabrook; resolutions
"A j. Hough, Sylvester Donaldson,
w. o. Allen; to nominate fraterEal
delegates and visitors to literary in
stitutions-C. f. Partridge, A. H.
Baker, o. E. Aiken; Epworth League
r. @. Z. Mckenzie, W. T. Miller,
W. Q. Newall; public worship-The
presiding elder of the district and the
pastor of the church where the confer
ence is held.
Northfield, April 13.-Early this
morning the presiding elders met the
bishop at his rooms and the last cabi'
net meeting of the conference was held,
at which time few changes were
made in the appointments as they had
been preliminarily made and Other
work was taken up.
Rev. DR.. Durham conducted short
evangelical service, beginning at eight
O'Clock precisely and then the last
days routine work was taken up the
bishop being III the chair.
This forenoon's session was the bust
est of the conferences and a large
amount of routine has been accom-
lished. A parchment issued to w. j.
Kidder and signed by Elijah Hedding
was presented to the historical society
by Secretary Lewis, on behalf Of Mrs
Kidder who resides in Mortified. Rev.
Dr.. Cooper moved that the officers OF
the historical society be reappointeC
and it was done. The steward S re-
port was read and Rev. h. +. Lowe
reported tor the Deaconness' board
Miss Mae Chisholm spoke for the Dea
CONFESS work in Boston and collec
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