The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-07
M. E. CONFERENCE.


odds in some places, still shows sub
stantIal gain in others.
Rev. DR.. Nutter of st. Adams dis
trict gave a good showing of the work
done on his district and closed with
an earnest appeal to the conference to
be jealous and persistent in its labors
Rev. J. o. Sherburne, of st. Johns
bury district, was called and reported
the good work done on his district
during the year past showing good ad-
vancement under his efficient leader
ship.
The list of members of Vermont
conference were called by the bishop
and their character passed.
Wednesday Afternoon.
The memorial service for the fall
en- heroes" an annual service held
for those preachers who have died
during the year, began at 3:15, Rev.
s. Donaldson presiding.
Wednesday Evening.
In the evening was held the ami
versary meeting of the board of edu-
cation under the direction of Rev. l..
X. Whitman. DR.. Huntington, the
advertised speaker for the evening,
| not arriving on account of late trains,
Dr. E. A. Thayer was impressed into
the service. DR.. Thayer was once en-
gagged in the work of education in the
south and as a substitute, was sue
cess, making an excellent address.
giving his experience for his travels
among the people of the south and his
labor among them as an educator.
Mr.. Whitaker, publisher of Zion S
Herald, was introduced and spoke in
| the interest of that paper. This paper
is published In the interests of the
Methodist church, especially such
churches as are in New England.
The profits on this paper are distributed
among the six patronizirg conferences
in New England pro rata ON the list
of subscribers in these conferences and
are applied only to the aid of confer
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he brought $134, 90. Rev. Charles
Parkhurst, once a member of the
Vermont Conference, has been the
editor Of Zion Herald sixteen years.
The profit on this paper for all these
years has been nearly $50, 600; this
sum has been annually divided among
these six New England conferences
for the relief of those conference
claimants.
Rev. James Simester from Foo
Chow was introduced and made a
most stirring address, setting forth
the cause Of mission.
Rev. George Morrow presented the
work Of the Anti-Saloon League for
the year past in Vermont referring to
the March vote that put so many
saloons out of business. Mr.. Morrow e
remarks were cheered. With a map
in his hand Mr.. Morrow very point
eddy and foroibly showed what the
votes of last March did for Vermont.
Thursday Afternoon.
At 2 o'clock was held the anniver-
sary of the Woinan's Foreign Mission
airy Society. The speaker was Rev.
James Simester, president of the
Anglo-O Chinese College.
DR.. Simester's address was fol.
lowed by that of Rev. J. A. Dixon on
the Epworth League. Mr.. Dixon
spoke at length upon the work of this
league saying he had but just begun
to comprehend the amount of reserve
power the church has in the League,
that is yet to be turned loose on the
world. In alluding to the advantage,
of youth in the work of the society he
said: Some time ago / read that
through all time the greatest victo
ries have been achieved, the wises
and most beneficent reforms institu
ted, the greatest Christian enterprises
undertaken and the most decided i'm
petus given to the advance OF the
world by men who have begun to b'
about thirty years of age" Mention
ing several instances of great accom-
plishments by young men he said
But on the other hand is the destruc
tive influence of the strength of younl
} manhood, when that strength is no
wisely controlled as shown in the his
tory of our jails and penal institu
tions.'' He made a strong appeal t.
the older ones in the service to do al
in their power to encourage by exam
pie and help the work of the society
After outlining the things alread,
, done by the Epworth League thu
speaker said Let us now take
glance at what it plans to do First
socially, a great work lies ahead an
the question of entertainment and To
, creation is waiting the best efforts o
, the society. The literary work o
the Epworth League is designed t.
make our young people think in tn:
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