The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-03
PASTOR INSTALLED.

Church or Tuesday We're Simple
and Impressive and Witnessed by
Large Congregation.
Rev. Stanley F. Bloomfield was
formally installed as pastor of Beth
any Congregational church Tuesday
evening at services conducted by the
Washington county conference of
Congregational churches which was
in session at Bethany Tuesday and
Wednesday morning. The Ecclesiasti-
cal council, on motion of Rev. Donald
Fraser, voted the examination of the
candidate Tuesday morning as en-
inently satisfactory and successful
and Reverends Poole and Clark were
appointed to confer with the pastor,
and the installation exercises follow
ed Tuesday evening, being of very
simple yet impressive order.
A superbly rendered concert of
sacred music was given by the or
chestra preceding the service and the
minutes of the council were read by
Rev. Donald Fraser, registrar. Rev.
David Strong read the Scriptures,
and Rev. F. A. Poole of Barre fol-
lowed with a sermon that was heard
with the greatest attention. Rev
Mr.. Poole took his text from 18th
John, verses 20-21 and delivered an
address eminently worthy the occa-
sion.
Rev. James Sargent delivered the
prayer of installation and the or
chestra rendered Meditation by Fan
couer. The right hand of fellowship
was given the candidate in a hearty,
whole-souled, cordial way by Rev.
Mr.. Fraser and the charge to the
pastor was delivered by Rev. F. B.
Kellogg.
The orchestra played Agnus Del by
Bizet, after which Rev. L. F. Reed,
whom Mr.. Bloomfield succeeded,
gave the charge to the people. Pray
err was offered by MIR. Reed and the
benediction pronounced by Mr.. Blom
field, concluding the installation SER
vices.
The program Tuesday afternoon
as carried out by the council includ-
ed the following: The advisory COM
mittee, It's Aims and Object, Rev. j..
| B. Sargent; Evangelism in Our Con-
ference, Rev. w. 7. Sparhawk OF
Cabot; The Methods to be Employed
in the Local Church, Rev. Robert
Clarke of Warren; Methods to be
Employed in Community Rev. J A.
Lawrence of Marshfield; and at four
o'clock a Womans Home Missionary
Hour followed
Officers were elected as follows
Moderator, F. B. Kellogg of Water
bury; registrar and treasurer, Don
aid Fraser, Berlin; committee on
ministerial standing, F. B. Kellogg
Waterbury, G.. w. Winch, Barre
Town, J. B. Sargent, Mortified
Donald Fraser, Berlin. W 7. Spar
hawk, Cabot.
Missionary committee, F. A
Poole, Barre, s. F. Bloomfield, Mont
pelier, Frank McWhorter, Barre.
Committee on resolutions Rev. J
A. Lawrence, D. B. Dwinell, and J
W. Butterfield.
On Wednesday an informal confer
ence of delegates was held at S.9
and Rev. Mr.. Fraser led the devo
tional services. Rev. L. F. Reef
led an open discussion on The Pos
toral Office and Rev. L. A. Wilson
of Hardwick, spoke on The Claim o
Labor. Rev. E. S. Fiske Delivers
the closing prayer.
The talk on the advisory commit
tee, it's aims and object which wa
to have been given Tuesday wa
given this morning by Rev. Jane
B. Sargent of Mortified. 1t wa
voted that the advisory committe
shout d comprise Representative
from each congregation in the coun
ty. The name of the conference wa
changed from Washington Count
Conference to the Washington Coun
ty Association, An Evangelist
campaign was arranged for mex
fall throughout the county. TIL
=. details were placed in the hands {
. the advisory committee, The mex
association meeting will take plac
in Cabot. After this year the meet
ings will be held at the differer
churches in alphabetical order, Th
conference this year was very SUI
= cessful this being the first meetin
which has ever been held where tn
installation ceremony was used.
= the close of the meeting Rev. ].
: Lawrence offered vote OF thank
to the ladies of the church for til