The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-24
METHODIST CONFER EN CE.

The full program for the week fol.
lows:
Tuesday, March 80. denominations
of candidates for the ministry will be
conducted during the day In the
evening the anniversary of the Church
Extension Society will be held with
an address by the Rev. DIR. W. d.
Psrr of Philadelphia, assistant CORES
ponding secretary of the Church Ex-
tension Society.
Wednesday, March 30. s 80, NOM
ing watch, conducted by the Rev. DIR.
A. L. Cooper of Randolph, and the
Rev A. H. Webb of Bradford; 900,
communion, administered by Bishop
Fowler and the presiding elders. fol-
lowed by the opening business session
of the conference; 1 80 p. M, ststis-
ticsl session; 100 p. M, memorial
service for pastors and pastors wives
who have died during the year; z 80
p. M, anniversary of the board Of ed.
ucation.
Thursday. March BIS 80 a. M,
morning watch, conducted by the
Rev. W. S. Smithers of st. Adams
and the Rev. G. W. Hunt of Enos-
burgh Falls; 8 a. M, business ses-
sion; 2 p. M, anniversary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
address by the Rev. DIR. James Shines
ter, president of the Anglo Chinese
College at Foo Chow, China; 3 p.
m,. anniversary of the Epworth
League, address by the Rev. J. A..
Dixon of Hardwick; 80 p. M, lee
ture on ULYSSES S. Grant" by Bish-
op Fowler.
Friday. April LIS 80 a. M. morn
ing watch, conducted by the Rev. a..
j. Hough of Groton and the Rev.
Joseph Hamilton of Danville; 9 a.
m, reception of the class to be Or
dained, with address by Bishop Fowl.
err; 10 a. M, election of two minis
terial delegates to the general confer
ence to be held at Los Angeles, Gal. =,
in May; 10 a. M, meeting of lay cleo
toral congress to elect two delegates
to the general conference; 2 p. m.,
deaconess anniversary, with an ad.
dress by Miss Josephine Fisk, superin.
tendent of the Deaconess Home in
Boston; 2 p. IN, joint meeting of
laymen and clergymen; 4 p. M,
rally for religious work, with ad-
dresses by the Rev. W. >. Smithers,
the Rev. Joseph Hamilton and the
Rev. A. H. Webb; 80 p. M, ami
versary of Freedmen's Aid Society.
Saturday, April as 80 a. M,
morning watch, conducted by the
Rev. A. H. Webb of Bradford and the
Rev. DR.. f. Q. Thayer of Springfield
8 a. M, business session, at which
the interests of Montpelier Seminary
will be considered 2 p. M, anniver.
sary of the Womans Home Missionary
Society, address by Miss Carrie Barge
| of Delaware, o.; 3 p. M, reception
to pastors wives at the Y. M. @. A.
p. m, anniversary of Sunday School,
Union, address by the Rev. DR.. Charles
Roads, field agent of the Sunday
School union; Z 80 p. M, anniversary
of the Missionary Society, address by
the Rev. DR.. E. M. Taylor of Boston
Sunday, April 3.-9 a. M. love
feast, led by the Rev. W. s. Smitherl
of St. Adams and several older mem
bers of the conference; 10 80 a. m.
sermon by Bishop Fowler; 3 p. M,
ordination of deacons and elders by
Bishop Fowler; 3 Bop. M. sermon by
the Rev. DR.. j. f. Berry of Chi cago,
editor of the Epworth Herald; Z :3(
p. m, evangelistic service with ad
dresses by the Rev. Joseph Hamilton
of Danville and the Rev. j. M. Frost
of ST. Johnsbury.
On Sunday morning the Rev. A. j.
Hough of Groton will preach at the
Church of the Messiah, the Rev. w
S. Smithers of st. Adams at the Peo
ple's church, the Rev. DR.. DIR. E. NJ
Taylor of Boston at Bethany church
and the Rev. Charles Roades of Phila
delphia at the First Baptist church.
Monday, April As a. M, morning
devotions led by Bishop Fowler;
a. m, business session and reading
the appointments.