Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-20

the conference.
At the close of the reading of the report
OF the Burlington district by Presiding FL
der Bennett, Rev. Mr., Widmer stepped
forward and said he had charles to make
against the presiding elder. He had been
minute too lac or too early at times in
the pulpit, and ne had been instructed to
present to Mr.. Bennett gold watch,
which was guaranteed to be perfect
time piece. The recipient happily re
sponded.
Under the question, Who are received
on credentials from other churches 2 " the
Rev John Weir an elder i'll regular con
nectiDu with the Nova Scotia conference
IN Canada, was Introduced. He is engaged
IN m.-siuuNrN WORK IN Japan, and request
ID 10 be transferred IL TN, Troy confer
ence that he WiLrt be- s'nt out rs an ell
DIR, at the request OF BsHop Mtirll. Mr.
Weir Wa Ahut ret IL a Recognized elder
III ia" 'rYF conferences.
The Rev. ". H. Hughes pr.~ n'cl tine
repp,tu, 'Ar cnuuu''e {, CONSIDER the
meh"f"l 81 Mr.. N'dd"t il1u .h-rtin r.
-p-cl of TIE \rlptr o. t.i.. Tn 20 mar
tey o. p'r.'i tu'.t Waite gag cWm go di1
mo- Il 'u'' in' 7.lct = ..i n'5'. b" tN-
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pr l.'.., GU" ':ifrH- N. 'a n,r'- pu uu T. u
%. 'i'u ."n "i r"'"'o N03ih, '.l 90 'ir
-''. quarter g. tie lrF .'i'', - and
n.t II ttl'f ~ i.. my % p'.tl .-Nl1'.
Do. committee FuHert.i that th,
.'hp 3D.. n' 90 ttir, '' 49,. Ci. lttri g..
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'l con 'ntp.'.'O "lH. 70 q. J.. tl n'rN
I'D re t"nWIi,t --l i'al BON 81 t~
Ol' uhr t' ul h" - a'"m. i'' 'ri OF" IN"
/ c"uirr,ucr. 'rO he ut Httd tH"' in be ~ 8 .r
i.r ora II g.. tAt GAS o4 Mn'IHy /" lV:sO
U = n'N u. lii' II" mo .'oh Wa idlPl1L
ne cOhletcnc' ph"c'' ltl 10 TAKE a Dali
lo' Tor rlNtn delegate TO the general con
ltItHc", Ne M!Vlh[ H. en- ",ec,,d ~,
prey ous DAY. w men W Lam Gu'lin joel
w. Eaton, n. ID HedNt, iDWer Eaton and
htnfy Ttaham We're 'clrb
ID. W. Gates WIS elrc'ea as the sixth
delegate to the genersl conference. j. ii.
20 emali ana j, II. L. sawyer were chosen
reserve delegates.
Al tue meeting OF the lay cleo oral col
leSe the Hon. j. V. Carnct OF Bennington
WAS CHOSEN CHAIRMAN ana Ii. =. Robinson
OF Greenfield, Saratoga county, secretary
me teilers chosen wera }. w. Eaton OF
Albany District, .. j.. Walker, Burlington
uistrict y. Copeland, Cambridge dletrlc I:
II: j; Bull, P.attshur9h district L. V
Nlscher, SaratoIt district u. w. Horton,
| Troy district, Inc nfSt pal u Itautod III
no choice. The second, whole number
loO necessary 10 q chOlce, 81; Ct the~e a.
Gulooru OF PiattsOurgh received lOl 4. j.
hammond Or SlugeraudS - ID. klJck,
j., OF Troy 90, ana ID. hayes vi Saratoga o.
me lrst Two We're elected delegates aud
/
In the afternoon the conference held
memorial service In honor OF the members
OF the conference Whu hdd dled duriu tue
year, Or. klnS pre- -ldlng and the Rev w.
ii. Groat leading i'll the devotional ser
vices. memoir of each Of the departed
was presented stttlDg 1Orth the lie ana
services OF the subjects. Then other mem
pers offered eulogles, touching reminiscent
ces and paying lifting tributes.
AFTER the regularly pr. vlded memoirs
had been presented, DE- King the presld-
ing elder, announced that he had just re-
death OF the Rev. Andrew Heath at
Eastiet0h,, w., at the age or 20 years
de called attention to the strange
circumstances attending thls an
nouncement, ana said that seven deaths
reported breaks ali previous records. The
average age or the seven Is % years. Last
year they had while Ell route to the con
Ference received tldln2s OF the death OF
a brother. lie invited the Rev. Homer
Eaton TO pay a lifting tribute to the de
ceased. Mr.. Eaton SAID that two weeks
ago MI; neatH was removed 10 burliht
w., IL npPG VI lece,Nllg the attenuauce
I ma. in,Rht pe eApacteu 70 invite recovery.
i ~ uaS aEo lie was takGu pach notie
iuly c9n tt. Ihat ne coulu nov srecover
t ne $40 sTI INA. ne nal oeen connecIeu WIN
lnT lCoS conferences since 1910
rive sons survive MN, Two OF whom are
- - 90 o.ie a. Ca9tiStop, Vle az SPl
nIii t oiie leSIylent VI New aoth' Captaau
IleaSu az me NaterNllet arsenal anu one
lutlons were adopted ana ordered entered
on Ine minutes
' II, nc I.eS' H. u fdrrar' ~ ~, vi est
T ID. Starks. whose life began at Austerlltz,
Columbia county, December A. 1908, who
died at Poultney, VI, October IL, 1881;
I've ne w tsto.u "ds lnG'ilolia.l~T 81
Sherwood nv Rev n Stsri, of AIhsny
Rev. Jacob Leonard bv Rev. George w.
Brown of Albany, Rev. Myron White by
fteV' MT sawyer OF Troy,
-, em me- rer, o oVlrasnal ~ h. n'te' "hus o
mer Eaton. was horn in Orange county.
| Vt, and died at Kalamazoo, Mich, on
June "a 1887.
ct Dr.el nlentlon was maze OF sisters II, =
At BaiIston Iarch isSS and tht. wife n.
| Rev. G.. l.. Harers. who died at Crown
Point, February IA, lSsS.
Members of tho contaranca of,ciatad in
nearly al Of ina chnrrhas If tha civ f.
dev, and The hishnn nrdsined ths eIdars W
This evenino at he State street Netb.