Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-05-02

lCundrns-d from the Rutland Herald.
BENNINGTON. April %
The entire day yesterday, was given tt
the examination of classes for advanced
standing in the conference.
At . o'clock Bishop VIM. l. Harris, LII
ID. took the chair and conducted the open
ing devotional exercises The sacrament o
the Lords Supper was celebrated, beinl
followed by the organization necessary Il
business.
Rev. J. ". Eaton was reelected stcre
tary. There are 27j names upon the roll
and IA members responded to their name
as the list was called by the secretary
Rev. DR.. Hunt, OF New York. the lunivl
agent of the Book Concern was introduced
and gave the following report OF the bust
ness of his house The sales had been. FOL
the year, S9l2 900, this being an increase
over those 1i last year of ST .Sl3. The
profits amounted 10 S35,0OO. There are
twelve periodicals published. which have 4
circulation of LOG, 300 The losses sus-
tanned on account of the credit system
pracurci with the ministers OF the church
ainouuiri 10 one-hslf of one per cent
whereas ali hh-iness Establishments allow y
| per cent Tor losses in doing credit business
Methodist al rsymen, whatever el3s may bt
sad OF them, are honest in their dealing
With the book concern at Nes York.
| DR.. Hunt, at this point, explained y mi>-
/ take which the New York IHifs has put
! in circulation viz g: that the bishops had
not been sustained by the church a the
| + pisc0pal fund WAS deficient mora thar
Siu0, 600 Tlc truth OF the matter il that
the bishops were formerly paid from the re-
sources OF the Book Concern, but since the
lat general conference which met in 1876
the bishops salaries were paid directly from
the churches. The deficiency occurred I'M
der the old pla1, and Is satisfactorily and
properly adjusted. Rev. l.. Marshall,
presiding elder OF the Troy district. re-
ported the churches Of his district, and
ined. Rev. ii. Elton. presiding elder OF
the Albany district, reported his work.
The missionary sermon was preached this
afternoon by Rev. II. Graham, OF Williams
town, Mass. In the evening the Freedman 5
Aid Society held its anniversary, when
Rsv. j T.. {. Sawyer. of Albany, delivered
scholarly ana eloquent address in the To-
terests of the freedmen. lie was followed
by R.v. Or. Rust, the secretary OF the So
eiety.
BENNINGTON. April ~
Rev. b. Iiawley, d. D., read a report
Of the Wesleyan University, MIddletown,
Conn.
The resident pastors, Revs. Mcssrs. Reed
Partridge and llenIy were introduced The
names of the ministers On Albany district
were called, their collections reported, and
their characters passed.
Rev. d. W. Dayton, presiding elder of
Saratoga district. made his report, and the
ministers OF the district reports. and their
characters were passed.
Rev. ). Mex D. D., presiding elder
of Cambridge district, reported bis district,
and the usual reports were made.
Rev. j. NJ. Webster OF the Pittsburgh
district, reported his district. The reports
were made by the ministers, aud their char
acters passed.
Rev. II. i. Mead. presiding elder of the
Burlington district, made his report. and
the usual form of questions were asked. and
the character oi the ministers passed.
Revivais OF religion of unusual interest
were reported at Burlington, Vergennes,
MIctlebury md Pittsiord, where Mrs
Hammond has bocn assisting the pastor.
The statistics OF the churches of the con-
ference were reported BY the ministers.
Tie secretary called the name of each
church and the pastors passed before the
altar, DEPOSITED their reports with commit
tees appointed for the purpose. This ex
ercise was followed by reading by Prof
Bradford, of Bennington.
The evening session was the occasion OF
the Church Extension Society anniversary,
and occurred in the Second Congregational
church Rev. B uswley, D. d., presided.
Rev p krohn, ID. D., conducted the open
ing devotional Exercises.
d.. lIawley read the secretary's report
and then introduced Rev. NJ b Jessup, OF
Lansing blrg, n. Y, who. in an earnest
speech, declared the Unconventional ferver
of tho Methodi>ts pushed the work OF
preaching the gospel to all the people. lie
also referred to the church as perpctua-
ting influence in national life, and conclud-
ed with an appeal to the church to be so
aggressive that very soon the world might
be filled with churches where the truths of
the Bible shall he taught.
Rev. DR.. McCabe sang very stirring
song, and then made an address. lie gave
a c.ear delineatiOn Of the work b,ing done
by the society from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific.
At the cJLciusiun Of the address sub
scriptiOn OF about 81, 600 was taken.
BESNIsGroN, Vi April -, 1879.
XIV VIM e. b Lewis was admitted to