The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-09-13
CLOSE OF COUNTY CONFERENCE.
Rev. Daniel Mcintyre Chosen Treas
urer in Place of Rev. G.. F. Chopin.

Those who attended the closing session
of the Windham county conference last
week Thursday felt amply repaid and
went away inspired with fresh zeal. Al
ter the devotional services conducted by
Rev. II. w. Roundy of Ludlow (who has,
we hear, been called to a church in Hart
ford, Conn.,, business meeting was
called to order by the moderator, Rev. a.
L. Martin of West Townshend. The re-
ports of the secretary and treasurer were
read and adopted Rev. G. +. Chapln
of Saxtons River declined to serve longer
as treasurer and Rev. Daniel Mcintyre
was made treasurer of the conference. Kew.
w. f. Whitcomb of Westminster was re
tanned as secretary. The committee on
overtures presented three resolutions:
That the Windham county conference as,
sumo responsibility for the ministerial
standing of those who serve its churches,
making the Windham County association,
the committee on ministerial standing and
asking the association to make an annual
report to the conference. ~ A resolu'
ton of sympathy for Rev. +. G. Fisher
of Westminster West in the great loss
that has recently befallen him. ~ a
resolution of appreciation OF the kind
hospitality of the Townshend people.
These resolutions were adopted by the CON
ference. After the business had been
transacted Rev. L. NJ Keneston of West
Brattleboro, in spite of his plea that ac-
cording to schedule his address had been
closed two minutes, was called to
the front and spoke upon Plans
for Increasing Missionary Zeal Among
the Churches. Mr.. Keneston evidently
does not approve of the method adopted
nv so many of the churches of calling in
a good speaker to present the cause OF
each of the benevolent societies and hay
ing what he calls brain storm" once
A wear at the end of which a collection
is taken. thus ending the matter for the
year, but prefers zeal that extends
through the 50 weeks. He told of the
plan adopted in West Brattleboro, where
the offerings on communion Sundays are
for the church fund and for the poor OF
the church and those of the remaining Az
Sundays divided according to a definite
plan among the six great missionary So
cieties of the denomination. This plan
was set on foot by Rev. c. H. Merrill
during his pastorate in West Brattleboro
and has been operating successfully since
1874.
At this point in the exercises Mrs. Ar
thu Rand sang very sweetly the solo
Jesus. Lover of My Soul Then Reaching
and Holding the Young People was dis
cussed by Rev A. E. Martin, Rev. Mr.
Chaplin and Rev. n. 5. Moore. Mr., Mar
tin believed that the land in Vermont
should be consecrated and that each farm
err should plant corn and potatoes for the
Lord as well as for himself and spoke
with much earnestness and fervor.,
Among those present from out Of town
at the conference were Rev. H. R. Miles,
Rev. and Mrs. Henry Goodhue and Miss
Griswold of Brattleboro, Rev. and Mrs.
Keneston and Mrs. Sawyer of West Brat
tleboro, Rev. N. S. Moore, Charles Hes
cock, Deacon and Mrs. Parsons of New
fame, Rev. H. H. Shaw of Marlboro, Dea-
con R. N. Fairbanks Of Gulltord, Rev
Alfred Cornell. Rev. j. E. Bowman, Rev,
Mr.. Chaplin of Saxtons River, Rev. w. F.
Whitcomb Mrs. Ranney and her son;
Mr.. and Mrs. Farr and Miss Grimes Of
Westminster, Rev. A. E. Martin, Deacon
and Mrs. Willis Taft, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncey Harris of West Townshend, Mrs;
]. X. Browne of Harpoot, Turkey, and