Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-04-21

7 IN The forefront OF the battle.
Mrs. Vivian Hendee OF Bellows Pal
fell in life's morning, but had lived an
: lahored enough 10 earn q secure place /
the affections OF those whose friendshi
9 she had formed.
= Wednesday afternoon the statistics
3 session was held and the preacher
brought in their figures and money
raised for the benevolent collections dur
ing the past year The aggregate vii
probably be over $4,000.
: Wednesday afternoon was held the an
1 niversary OF the Deacobess Board y it'll al
: dresses BY Miss Josephine Fisk Of Boston
and Miss Ida II. Kahlo Of ST. Johnsbury
Interest in such work is increasing in th,
slate and several churches nov, have dea
: conesses for portion OF the time.
! Ia the evening the anniversary OF 10,
newly formed Susteaation Fund society
was held, addresses being given by !. Z
Springer Of Montpelier, Rev. W. X. Day.
export OF Orleans and Rev. George W.
Hunt OF St. Adams
Rev. A. J. Hough Of Montpelier con
Quoted the opening conference exercises
Of the quiet hour Thursday, giving a talk
on prayer Following the reading OF the
minutes the venerable DR.. A. l.. Cooper OF
Randolph was elected biographical secre-
tsry. The characters OF Principal Bishop
OF Montpelier seminary. Prof. Allen Of
Cornell college, Cornell, Iowa, l.. o. Sher-
burne Of Burlington, secretary of the BIZ
bic society, j. A. Dixon, missionary in
Oklahoma, X. NJ. Fowler, principal OF
Mallalieu seminary, Dothan, Alabama, F.
M. Baker Of Boston university and A. w.
Ford, chaplain OF the State prison at
Windsor, were also passed, all OF these
elergymen being members Of the Vermont
conference.
Under routine work Il was reported
that none had been received on creden-
tials from other denominations, none bad
been located either at their own request
or at the instance OF the conference, none
had been restored and none had with
drawn. The Revs. j. A. Martin, r. j.
Chrystie and W. e. Newton were report
ed as having been transferred to the New
England Southern conference and J.. NJ.
Frost to the Maine conference.
The Revs. c. s. Hubert OF Cambridge
and N. A. Emery OF Brownsville were
changed from the effective to the SUPER
numerary list on account OF i'll health. |
The Rev. F. M. Miller OF Middletown.
Conn.,, G. s. Nutter, ID. D., of Boston, o. /
M. Boutwell, OF Hyde Park and e. w.
Sharp OF Brattleboro were continued on
the supernumerary list. The Rev. r. @.
I. Mckenzie OF West Berlin was changed
from supernumerary to effective and F.
II. Roberts of Waitsheld and George II.
Wright OF Lynn, Mass, were changed
from effective to supernumerary and rec 4
to the Preachers Aid society
for an appropriation from their funds the
coming year Mr.. Wright was Obliged
10 leave his work at West Burke last win.
.er.
Next the conference took up the case of !
he superannuated preachers and the fol- /
owing elergymen were passed in charac- 6
er; A. NJ. Wheeler OF Methuen, Mass, /
W. IL. Wight Of Springfield, Mass, @. L.
Wells of Hardwick, c. w. Morse OF New [
lort Center, N. w. Wilder OF WATERFOWL. Z
)onn., w. H. Dean Of Middlebury, S. c.
iail OF Corinth, n. Y, S. S. Brigham of 2
'airfax, j. II. Wallace of Richford, q. o. 1
lowe of Randolph, II. w. Worthen OF y
L. Johnsbury Center, Sylvester Donald 4
on OF st. Adams, q. H. Story OF Burling- J
On, ii. +. Forrest OF williamsburg. II
lass, A. A. Estabrook OF Thetford Gem fl
Or. The Revs. T.. II. Bartlett of Lowell
nd A. b. Blake OF Barton were also 4
assed in character and made brief adj a
resses to the conference, having been en- Il
aged in preaching somewhat of late. N
The chief feature OF this section Of the u
'renoon was the appearance aud address m
the venerable A. L. Cooper, d. d.. the 81
astor OF the conference, man who has
zen three times presiding elder and for ii
years an active preacher OF the gospel A
CIV in his s7th year, DR.. Cooper is til
oked upon by the conference as a father u,
Israel and his address deeply moved
e large audience present. re
District Superintendent 4. l.. Hunt W
esented the invitation OF the church at er
aterbury to bold the next session of vo
e conference at that place. This invi- co
ton was unanimously accepted. oil
Inc hishop then took up further rou- La
ie work and +. Ransom Currier of West lu
losburg was passed in character and
aides and elected to full membership in We
conference. Glenn W. Douglass Of res
nville was passed in character and Re
ldies and elected to full mem bership
d descon's orders. j. c. Ha7elton was liz
ssed in character and studies and elect OF
TO full membership and local elders for
iers. Arthur w. Hewitt Of Plainfield 30
g passed in character and studies and ass
eted to full membership aud deacon's pre-
iers. L. +. Newell was graduated att
nm the conference course of studies. Co
aries w. Kelley OF Sheldon was gradu- 4
d and also elected to elders orders. Gel
Perhaps the most interesting feature OF Bal
whole forenoon was the receiving of Biz
ternal delegates. Rev. Thomas Hall. CHI
tor OF the local Congregational church, A.
: presented and made a wise, witty and Wa
pressive address in presenting the ads
citing OF the Congregational conference wit
Vermont. Mr.. Hall combined Irish Evs
with Yankee shreWdness and denom- Chr
tional loyalty with INSTRUMENTATION Bay
fraternity in his speech which and
ched both head and heart. adv
bishop Mcintyre responded in behalf Of wit
conference, his address breathing a 7
ri OF the most hearty fellowship. In Yea
antally, he spoke Of his own sturdy Gle
teh ancestry, his baptism in the old W.
k, the suffering for conscienue's sake rier
Of his Covenanter sires, bis training Law
Presbyterianism and his transition to q
ihodism, where he found a type of liam
h better suited 10 his temperament. Con
y association Of figures OF speech re- foui
he with rhetorical beauty the bishcp low
strated the INTERROGATION Of all the shir
testant and Catholic churches in the deaf
az work Of bringing the world To gr6 Cha