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

visits and eloquent addresses have won
him unique place among the members
Of that body.
Saturday Morning.
Morning watch was conducted by
Revs, Webb and Thayer. Bishop
Fowler took up the routine business,
and the names of +. A Wells and [.
A. Ranney we're proposed by their
elders to be received on trial. A. J.
Austin for the committee on church
extension read a report commencing
larger liberality to that cause, and
the report was adopted by the confer
enoe,
e. o. Thayer presented the follow
ing mem orial that the General Con-
| ference for better and more inform
support of the superannuated preach
ers and widows. +. A. Woodwork
read the names of fraternsl delegates
and visitors to literary institutions
The State convention of Congregs
tional Ministers and Churches, Rev.
j. M. Frost; the State Baptist AS
ISOLATION, the pastor where the asso-
citation is held, or the pastor nearest
to the place; the Free Baptist Yearly
Meeting, pastor where the meeting
occurs, or nearest pastor; to annual
meeting of the Christian church,
pastor where the meeting is held or
nearest pastor; visitors to Montpelier
Seminary, Revs, S. Donaldson and o.
D. Lance; to Boston University. Rev.
Xenophon M. Fowler; to Wesleyan
University, Rev. J. Hamilton to Drew
Theological Seminary, Rev. L. o.
Sherburne; to New England Deaconess
Training School, Rev. r. F. Lowe.
The report on tracts was read by Rev.
A. @. bennett, the greater use of
which was urged by the Bishop. Rev.
1. T. Yerkes read a report on insur-
ance, setting forth its necessity and
utility on church property. Rev. O.
j. Brown read the report ON literature
recommending more liberal support Of
our church papers. The Bishop
thought the General Conference ought
to be memoralized to make law that
no layman shall be eligible to be
delegate to Lay Electoral Conference
or be sent to the General Conference
who does not take at least one of our
church papers.
Rev. J. o. Sherburne presented the
report of the trustees of Montpelier
Seminary and stated the following
facts: That the annual average deficit
for the last twenty years is SO, 300.
This years deficit is SO, 500. The
real estate held by this institution is
constantly increasing in value and is
in good demand. This has been a
successful year in school work and in
harmonious administrative work. 1t
has been an excellent year in general
health and strong teaching work. A
vote of thanks was given Bishop Fow-
| Ter for the donation OF portion of
the proceeds of his lecture to the
Seminary. Rev. J. Frost reported
Tor the Epworth League.
The report of the Epworth League
showed mem bership of 1871 from
seventy leagues, and of 1868 from A
Junior Leagues. No part of Metho-
dism is more hopeful than these -four
ishing young peoples organizations,
and if the recommendation suggested
are carried out the next year will be
this best in its history. Rev. f. M.
Barnes read the report for education,
urging the observance of it's many in
terests by Children's Day and other
appropriate ways. Rev. r. f. Lowe
read a report for American Bible
Society, his remarks upon which have
already appeared in our columns.
Report of committee on temperance
WAS read by Rev. George Story. This
report took strong ground against the
liquor traffic, an amendment was made
to the report putting the conference
on record as desiring the speedy re-
peal of the present license law.
The relation of the following
preachers was changed as follows
Rev. P. N. Granger, from active to
superannuate; Rev. M. O. Charlton
was made member of Union Village
Quarterly Conference. The Rev. G..
M. Burdick was appointed missionary
to Korea. Rev. O. f. Partridge from
active to supernumerary, also Revs.
D. @. Thatcher and W. h. Mather.
This afternoon Miss Carrie Barge
OF Delaware, Ohio, made an interest
ing address on Young Peoples Mis-
sionary work in the South and west
followed by an address on Sunday
schools by Rev. Charles Roads, ID. d. f,
of Philadelphia.