Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-09

Bishop Peck, who also impressively address
ed them.
James r. Trnax was discontinued on ac-
count of his broken health
l. ID. Van Valkenburgh was continued an
other year on trial (on account of impaired
healtb) and was admitted to local deacons s
orders.
Prof James Strong of Drew Theological
Seminary, and Rev. l.. G. Ware of the Uni
tartan church were introduced to the Con
ference.
ELECTION OF CONFERENCE DELEGATE5
At 1880 O'Clock came the special order,
the election of six ministerial delegates to the
General Conference. This part of the bust
ness of the Conference was opened with
prayer by Chancellor f. o. Haven of Syra-
cuse University
Rev. j. +. Clymer. now Of Albany, at the
request of Bishop Bowman, was transferred
20 the Central New York Conference and
will be stationed at Auburn. Resolutions
recognizing the worth of Mr.. Clymer were
unanimously adopted.
Rev Merritt Huburd, at the Bishops sug-
gestion, was heartily welcomed TO the Con-
ference.
The special order was then taken up
Moved that the vote be by ballot Carried.
The Secretary stated there were 259 dele
gates present entitled to vote.
The ballot was then taken, Rev. Messrs.
ii. l.. Grant, II. W. Slocum, c. A. s. Heath
William Griffin, j. E. Bowen and p Krohn
acting rs tellcrs.
While the ballots were being counted the
Conference was addressed by Chancellor
Haven in behalf of Syracuse University.
lie was followed by the Rev. DIR. J. ii.
.lf, A1- 6 a. W
are not, he said, doing a tithe Of what We
ought to do in this direction. We want large
collections and more of them. We are work
ing in connection with the Sunday schools.
At this point the Lay Electoral College
entered and were addressed in behalf of the
Conference by Bishop Peck, who extended q
hearty welcome, which was suitably respond
ed to on behalf of the laymen by ]. V. Car
ney of Bennington.
At 12 O'Clock the result of the first ballot
was announced us follows:
Whole number of votes. 1876
Necessary to a choice. 70
Rev. Homer Eaton of Albany had. 100
81 Samuel Mexican Of Fort Edward had .ll3
:. W. H. Hughes OF Saratoga had. 1870
Revs. j. W. Thompson G, L. Marshal, 81, ID. W.
Dayton sc. NJ. b. Mead a, Samuel Meredith 50, j..
N. Webster 60. G. G.. SAKE 80, D. W. Gates 4s,
+. Wentworth "a.
And Messrs Eaton, Mexican and Hughes
were elected. The remaining three delegates
will he chosen hereafter
The Conference then adjourned.
NOTES.
The ''re re-adjustment" of the boundaries be-
tween the Troy and Vermont Conferences is
something like Lord Beaconsfeld's ''scien-
liic rectiiication" of frontier. 1t simply
means a capture of the Burlington District by
the Vermont Conference and of course the
attempt meets with strenuous resistance.
The Troy Conference has been asse ssed
81 900 for the benefit Of the Freedmen's Aid
Society.
The members of the Albany District have
recommended the appointment of the Rev.
J. +. c. Sawyer AS presiding elder OF the
Albany District.
The clergymen of the Troy District of the
VI. l.. Conference have nominated Rev. +.
Widmer for Presiding Elder. The terms of
Office of Presiding Elders Webster and Nc
kean, in the Plattsburgh and Cambridge
districts. have not expired.