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WEST RANDOLPH, VT, April 10.-The
members of the annual Vermont Metho-
dist conference assembled here in large
numbers to-day. The evening was de-
voted to the anniversary of the Temper
ance society. In the absence of the re
gular speaker Hon. Frank Plumley of
Northfield, on account of illness, Rev.
H. W. Culver of ST. Albans gave stirring
address in which he clearly defined the
extent and power of the traffic and the
past failure of all efforts to arrest its
growth. He alluded TO its political phase,
and declared that both the old parties
were hopelessly controlled by the liquor
interest, and maintained that the only
hope was for patriots to wait in new
party in which they could vote as they
prayed Though he voted with the
republicans in 1891, he would not
again until they put plank
in their platform broad enough for MIN to
stand on. The amens and applause which
greeted the address showed a large por-
tion of the audience to be in sympathy
with the speaker.
WEST RANDOLPH, April 1.-THE an
nual session of the Vermont annual
Methodist conference convened here to-
day. After half hours devotional ser
vice under the lead of the venerable Peter
Merrill, the conference session was open
ediwth the sacrament of the Lords sup
per, administered by X. Morgan,
aud then a telegram was read
bishops arrival. a. l.. Cooper was elect
ed temporary chairman. The roll wa:
called and only 53 members answered TO
their names X. Morgan, &. +. Smith G..
l.. Story, f. NJ. Lewis, X. Il. Bruce and
Z. p Frost were appointed secretaries
! M n a
pointed and special committees on church
literature, conference relations, to con
slider the eligibility of women to the
general conference, and to nominate {
trustee for Wesleyan University. The
matter of revising the conference retro
A statistical session was held at O'Clock
after which Rev. y. w. Wilder delivered
the annual conference sermon from y
Timothy iii:17-lS. Following these came
the anniversary of the Woman's Hom'
Missionary society, Mrs. q. +. Arms pres
delivered an address of great power OIL
God S people in the future Of this country
In the evening at the anniversary of tn
Sunday School union and tract societ
DR.. j. H. Vincent, secretary of the socletle
, and chancellor of the Chautauqua univer
sity, delivered an address. Bishop Foste
, arrived this afternoon.
In theieXamination of the cases the fol
} lowing appeared as candidates for admis
sion on trial d. c. Thatcher, +. F. Rel
nolds, q. o. Howe, A. Gregory and W. Z
} Marsnall on studies of the first yeal
r l.. p Tucker, c. NJ. Carpenter on stndie
3 of the second year, Il. +. Taylor, j. +
Farrow, F. f. 'Currier, w. f. Douglas.
G. A. Emery; on studies of the thir
year, c. f. Partridge, 5. l.. Hedges o
studies of the fourth year, G. l.. Story, "
4 A. Evans, |. p. Chase, +. w. Hamblin
: for deacon's orders. n. f. Felch, K. Chri
tie; for elders orders,,R C. Vail.
= At the close of Rev. E. W. Culver's az
t dress last evening a meeting of tn
!. conference society was held and an organ
. ization effected by the election of Rev. NJ
!, Culver as president H. +. Reynolds vic
u president and j. +. Knapp, secretary.