Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-03-28
Vermont Conference Appointments.

At the Vermont annual conference of
1882, 16S pastoral charges Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church were duly provided
with preachers for the present conference
year. AS the year draws near its close
and the session of 1888 approaches, it
becomes a matter of interest to observe
the present status of these appointments.
The Burlington district comprises So
pastoral appointments, including preach
ers who are closing the third year of
successive service, on their second year
and 12 on their first year, together with 10
supplies by local preachers.
The Montpelier district comprises 81
pastoral appointments, including ) three
year, 13 two year and 4 one-year men, to-
gether with 8 supplies and l vacancy by
transfer to another conference.
The St. Albans district comprises IS
pastoral appointments, including 4 three.
year. 10 two.year and 7 one-year men, to.
gether with supplies.
The St. Johnsbury district comprises 80
pastoral appointments. including 4 three
year, two-year and II one-year men, to.
gether with supplies, l vacancy by disa.
bility and l vacancy by death.
The Springfield district comprises 35
pastoral appointments, including 5 three
year, two-year and u one.year men, TO-
gether with supplies, vacancy by trans
fer to another conference and by dlsa-
bility.
The summary shows 2G appointments
now occupied by three. year men, A by
two-year men, 62 by one year men, Al by
local preacher supply and 5 vacancies; 2
by transfer, by disability and by DEATH
The 2G three.year men having reached
the limit of the pastoral term must there
fore remove, Vermont Methodism not
having yet adopted the pious subterluge
of making emission" to circumvent the
operation of disciplinary rule. The 5
vacancies must also be filled by the ap-
pointment of new men, thus placing before
the cabinet, consisting of the presiding
bishop with the five presiding elders as
his advisers, the foregono duty of making
at least 81 appointments of new incum
bents Of the pastoral Office.
OF the 96 one and two-year men, it is
probable that a fair proportion of changes
will occur, but in the most of these
probable changes there is an element Of
uncertainty, dependent upon the develop
nent of contingencies at the conference
session. OF the Al supplies, it is quite
likely that many will be changed, There
are also 8 presiding elder appointments to
be renewed, but none OF the present
incumbents have reached the limitation of
time in such occupancy q years. and, SO
far as present information indicates, it is
not likely that any change of men will
occur in this department of Vermont
Methodism. The 81 necessary changes, as
above mentioned, will occur at Bennington,
Benson, Burlington. North Ferrisburgh,
Pownal, Shelburne, Starksboro, Vergennes,
CdDOt, SHoISCd w csb LII, NtduNlllC tHu
Hancock, Moretown, Randolph, Rochester,
Alburgh, Richford, Sheldon, Underhill,
Albany. Dlnville, Z .st Barnard, Lunen-
burgh, Lyndonville, Newbury, Newport,
Landgrove. Perkinsville, Tunbridge,
Wardsboro, White River Junction and
Wilmington.
The session of the conference, appointed
at St. Albans on April 1S, will be the
second session held in that town, and the
thirty-ninth of the Vermont conference
The former session in s.. Adams was in
1868, under the presidency of Bishop
Simpson, and the remarkable fcrvor,
eloquence and power of the bishops SER
mon on that occasion is now spoken of by
those who heard it as a neyer-to- be forgot.
len exhibition of pulpit oratory. Bishop
Simpson also presided over this confer
ence at Barton in 1859, at Montpclier in
1866, and at Springfield in 1870