Doings of the Vermont State Conference.
This Conference met at Wolcott, Vt., to transact business, June 12, at 9 o'clock, A. M. Prayer by Bro. Hutchins. On motion of Bro. Hutchins it was Voted, That we extend an invitation to Brn. Loughborough, Hull, and Taylor, to take a part with us in our deliberations. The number of delegates present was eleven, representing eight churches. Some time was spent in reading the letters and credentials brought by delegates, after which the minutes of the last meeting were called for, read, and accepted. The ministers present belonging to the Conference were A. Stone, S. Pierce, A. S. Hutchins, D. T. Evans, A. C. Bourdeau, and D. T. Bourdeau. These ministers brought in a written report of their labors, receipts, and expenditures. Moved, by Bro. A. C. Bourdeau, That a committee of three be appointed to examine the report of preachers, and decide what they shall have as a compensation for their labors, and that Brn. J. Barrows, R. Loveland, and J. Herrick, be that committee. Carried. Bro. Loughborough was invited to assist the committee. Bro. Hull presented the following resolution, which was adopted by the Conference: Resolved, That we consider the constitution recommended by the General Conference and adopted by the Michigan State Conference. Adjourned to 2 o'clock P. M. Afternoon session. Prayer by Bro. Loughborough. The Conference took up the constitution, item by item, and fully discussed and adopted it. The churches of Irasburgh, Roxbury, Troy, Enosburgh, and Johnson, were then voted into the Conference. The next business of the Conference being the election of officers, Bro. Pierce was chosen President, D. T. Bourdeau, Secretary, and A. C. Bourdeau, Treasurer. Brn. L. Bean and J. Barrows were chosen as the remaining members of the Executive Committee. Moved, by Bro. A. C. Bourdeau, That agreeably to the direction of the Executive Committee of the General Conference, we invite Bro. Loughborough to aid our Executive Committee in distributing the labors of ministers in this Conference. Carried. Moved, That hereafter our annual Conference be held in the spring, and following the General Conference. Carried. Adjourned to Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. Met according to adjournment. Prayer by Bro. A. C. Bourdeau. The Executive Committee having had the demands for labor before them, and having conferred with the preachers belonging to the Conference, and with Bro. Loughborough, made the following report on the distribution of laborers: That Brn. A. S. Hutchins, A. C. Bourdeau, and D. T. Bourdeau, go with the Vermont tent in Vermont and Canada East as the way may open. That Brn. S. Pierce and A. Stone visit the churches and attend the quarterly meetings as far as duty may seem to direct, and that if necessary they visit the tent and assist in laboring in connection with the brethren who go with the tent. That Bro. D. T. Evans labor with his hands during the summer, except as the way may open for him to go out and labor with Bro. Pierce in holding meetings. Voted, That we recommend to individuals within the limits of this Conference, to contribute by donations toward raising a missionary fund, aside from what they have pledged to raise a State Conference fund. Voted, That we also recommend to the churches within the bounds of this Conference to apply the surplus of their S. B. funds to the Conference fund, that the wants of the Conference may be met. Voted, That this Conference publish 150 copies of its minutes, for circulation by the committee of this Conference, in connection with the report of General Conference. Voted, That the doings of this Conference be published in the Review. STEPHEN PIERCE, Chairman. D. T. BOURDEAU, Secretary.