Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-31
COUNTY CONFERENCE.
Postponed Congregational Con-
ference Held Here Tuesday.

A called meeting of the Addison Coun-
ty Conference of Congregational church.
es, postponed from the regular appoint.
ment at Bridport, was held in the vestry
of the Congregational church at Middle
bury, May 20.
The morning exercises were opened at
10: l5 by praise service, aft which the
conference was called to order by the
registrar, Rev. w. w. Smith. and Rev.
S. H. Barnum of Cornwall appointed
moderator and L. A. Webster of Whit
ing, scribe. About 25 delegates responded
to the roll call of the churches. The
registrar, w. w. Smith, submitted the
minutes of the last conference, also the
registrars and treasurer's reports, all of
which were accepted and adopted.
Appointment of committees by the
moderator were as follows. Committee
on nominations, Rev. G. II. Bailey,
Rev. T. A. Carlson, Deacon E. e. Young;
committee on business, Rev. w. w.
Smith. Rev. Henry Lamb, Rev. G. H.
| Dickinson: committee on resolutions,
Rev R. R. Davies, Deacon Daniel Holmes,
Deacon j. E. Williams. Report Of the
committee on benevoence, followed by
an address on the same subject, was pre-
sented by Rev. S. F. Goodheart of
Whiting. Adjournment until 1:45 p. m.
The afternoon session was devoted to
consideration of apportionment of benev-
olence by S. F. Goodheart.
The new constitution for the churches
of the conference, by R. R. Davies. Ar
ticles pertaining to Changes in Policy,
and the subject of the Triunion of the
Churches, on which last the Rev. T. A.
Carlson of Shoreham made a short ad-
dress.
mitted the following appointments:
Place of next meeting, Salisbury; dele
gate to National Council at cleveland.
R. R. Davies; alternate, C.lH.'Dickinson
Committee to look over field at Leices-
ter, 9. H. Dickinson, R. R. Davies and
S. F. Goodheart. Preacher, Rev. C. H.
Dickinson, alternate, Rev. Henry Lamb
Registrar, Rev. d. L. billiard. Com
mittee on arrangements, Rev. S. F.
Goodheart, Rev. d. L. billiard, Deacon
NJ. A. Thomas, and the committee on
resolutions the following:
Resolved, That in the death of Rev.
w. N. Bacon, we, the members of the
Addison County Conference of Congre-
gational Churches, wish to record our
deep sense of loss in the removal of him
who as minister of the Word. an ex-
emplary Christian in his everyday life,
manifesting always in word and deed the
spirit of love, has been an inspiration
to all who knew him. We shall miss
him from our deliberations together,
and we shall do well to emulate his ex-
ample, grateful for the many years of
service and self-denying devotion he has
given to the Lords cause among us.
Resolved, also, that we express hereby
our thanks to the pastor and people of
the Middlebury church for the kindly
reception and gracious hospitality ex-
tended to this conference at this time.
Our prayer is that the Lords blessings
may be showered upon them abundantly
in the years to come.
This was distinctly working confer
ference, and the spirit of harmony and
earnestness prevailed during the ex-
ercises.
Missionary committee, T. A. Carlson,
w. w. Smith, M. A. Munroe, committee
on benevolence, S. F. Goodheart.