Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-01
THE TROY CONFERENCE.
Rejoicing Over the Reunion.

! The assembling of the conference is al
ways attended by many happy circum-
stances, and this year the reunion of the
preachers of the Burlington district with
those from whom they were separated
five years ago by the edict which detached
that district from the Troy conference and
made 1t II part of the Vermont conference,
Will be one OF the particularly pleasant
GESTURES, me reJolclne ms oeen III Plo,
nen,hera nf ,6o rs,tnr,d I;st,.ict hnyan mr..
irving. and the varying fortunes and Ill
| innate triumph at the general conference
last year of the movement inaugurated by
cn 10y ~, IL fr any,, at,,rr of tha 1uy
linaton branch. have been told and retold
with all the enthusiasm of which the
typical Methodist preacher Is capable: IL
VIII ne II meme 'oF t th greeSInSs
LII; un,h .'e ia9U "aS vi o"e o''o'o" i''7
'"''o'
a Breezy Letter from our Special Cor
respondent.
Sp,rooA Anril 9th 1ss5
go, 'N''' ''
Inc annual session OF tnls lhhuehtial
body, which opt ned yesterday, promises
to be one of more than usual interest
NH; ;,+oro,. or;,o, ,,o, .,,, ,,,,,ob fro,,, +ba
ms 'h'ere'' aiiSe9 noC 81 iii"oi. nun vne
eNci'lhS character Oh the questions uhoer
debate, rs from the very large number or
changes in pastorates which are to take
Mace A large proportion of these changes
- a.i.,,,i,,;. - A., .a,,.,.a9 -
o''ui W VIC eNPiia'ioii VI Ohe te'"i' v,
pastoral service, which can not go beyond
three successive years. Many other
changes which take place at the end of
ono or t,,o ,,o,r,, Of sar,.ioo ava for health
INV W WV 'e"'' VI so e ,.
VI o'her reaSohs' such us iack vi auapta-
ton on the part of the preacher, or lack of
appreciatiOn on the part of the people
Rnt few cb,nces arn made excent for good
.,,,,,,
'easoh'
Inc presiding Blshop, Ihomas H.
Bowman, u. D., is western man by
birth and breeding. He was elected to
H. ,eiao =, 100 ond oor,os
.he once III lo.@' anu comes
lor the hrsI tlne 10 preside
at the session of the Troy conference.
Though Il weSterner. ne has absolutely
none of the traditional western brusque-
ness and loudness he Is, on the contrary,
us gentle and simple as child, presiding
nature full of sweet humor and his
speech full of sweet responsiveness, that
moves ut will to smiles or tears the large
congregations that attend upon the ser
vices.
The weather so far has been oppres-
slvely hot. This, however, has its advan-
tages, for 1t affords the better opportunity
for the display of the unsoiled ministerial
broadcloth; and you may rest assured that
the advent of from two to three hundred
clergymen Is an event OF interest even to
Saratoga, which is so much accustomed
to sensations of various kinds.
The conference is this year trying for the
nrst time the plan OF paid, as distinguish
ed from gratuitous, entertainment so that
1t amounts to considerable benefit to the
hotel and boarding house Keepers; and
this more especially because of the we'll
known TACT that ministers are small eat
ers The expense of entertainment is
provided for by tax of one per cent of the
salary OF the preacher in each pastoral
charge throughout the conference Nearly
all the churches have responded cheerfully