Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-20
AMONG THE METH0plSTS.
ASSEMBLED AT WEST RANDOLPH
AND AT TROY.
EsvoraDlo Reports OF The work for the
Fast Year--rhe Routine work Hnptdiy
Being ed-lnterssIing
Anniversary Exercises.

Methodist COZ ference was ueNOIeu ~ uho
anniversary Of the Sunday School union
The devotional exercises were followed by
stirring addresses by Rev j, IL. Vincent
n. d.. and Rev. Y. n. Granger. Rev. IL.
4. Gamer conducted the devotional excl
cises this morning at $3.50 and at Bishop
Foster assumed the chair. The roll OF an
septees was read and the bishop gave MS
formal greeting. The conference WAS au'
thorized to draw on the book concern lor
S2s6 and draft OH the chartered luna iOr
fsO was ordered. A paper was read REFER
ring TO the support Of the bishops ahh IN
inc the Vermont conferences share ~
e1og7 communication WAS read from
the Free Baptist yearly meeting ana krv,
a y Parker OF East Randolph eXtebueu
the greetings OF that b"dY. A., w..
Rsv 1, H. En- 1T, secretary or the yer
mont Bible society, addressed the Cnu'tI
epce on the work OF that society III H.
3. Bolton of the Rock River conference
was presented. after when reports from
the various presiding elders followed
The commIitre appointed 10 NOMINATE
a trnstee Tor Wrsl, ytu University report
ed the name OF l. h. Beeinhn anu thr SEC
rotary was Instructed To cast tue oa'iot
accordingly. no,a
vas given TINS AFTERNOON from Act- XVI {;
- Al the close it WnB Anuu1uct'i W.
" A. Spencer would sprak F.idhy alter
noon in the interest Of he Wohdh'1 for
eign MISSIONARY society III the piacr ~
Bishop Foster, the state oi WHOSE no".o"
forbds him to give the adnieas as AL
nounced. ,, e,,o,
Tine sermon was Immediately followed
hy the business meeting Ot the woman =
Foreign Missionary c,et MIS- H. -
Beeman Of Barre presi'iinH MT. "A -
national meeting ut l.incn,n, Neo. Mrs;
Rpem.n. Mrs. N.z.er vi X CHESTER, anu
Mrs. Tabor spoke.
niversar' o, the Church ensl"n ~
ciety, DIR w. A. Spencer OF fhlIade ma
being the SPEAKER It. was SHOWN .i'a' a., ,.'r n
Vermont conference had palH over 20
for the cause !. S Year. An advance oi o\,r
ESQ the past Year. The parent society
had aided into existence chnlchts
enough III The l,st % years To InrhlSh eit'
tings for tne population OF Ne" ioih'
Brooklyn, Newatk aud Jersey OlCy, ne
address was rtp-te with thrllllhHs nae
and incidents which showed the great anu
growing work done 10y the society
Intsresting Anniversary Exercises-EIec
tion Of 1ericai and Lay Delegates
to the General Conference.
WEST RANDOLPH, April l3-At this
mornings session of the Vermont confer
ence resolutions WAS passed providing ior
the reading in open conference or Inc
names of those who fail to report the re-
ceipts required by the discipline. A draft
Of SOS was ordered for missions. II. A.
Emery, w. h. Douglass, j. e. Far
row, +. T.. Culrier and &. +. Partridge
were admitttd to full connection. G. f.
Partridge Was also elected 10 deacou's or
ders.
At the meeting Of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society this alter
noon, Mr.. L. L. Beeman presented
its ueeds aud work. The meeting was
also addressed hy DR.. Spencer 4 colieC-
tion TO AID in the sending OF Miss Cara
Cushmah, a missionary, back 10 emma
amounted TO over $i6!. The meeting OF
the NomAn's Home Missionary society
was held nj $50 The reports showed an
increase in the number Of societies. Inc
cOntrihu Oh from All sources amounted
to S5S 060 There are nov AZ branches IN
the Vermont conference.
Al The conference SESSION this after
noon the ballot tor delegates 10 the gen
eral conference resulted IN the election or
+. =. FIR, 81 aud f ". Culver, with j. .
Sherburn and Il, MORGAN rs reserve
delegates Nev "Nul-9 ParkAur5t,
editor Of X'oa's Eec9.3 VI ok announcing
that the tInd .r Deg awarded N.y
mont conference ia .a propvrtlOn4te
amount received 4 Subscriptions is S235.
Bishop Foster spoke upon he duties OF
the vsrioas societies and tueir ne mners
Chauucey Temple of Franklin aud W.
liam "A. BoyCe OF Barre were announced
as the lay dele gates TO the general con
ference, with 4. h. alley Of st. JOhU5'
bury and f. p. Ball OF Bellows Falls as
alternaies.
The evening was devoted TO the anul.
versary Of LIE parent missionary society
Chapl ia McCabe, the eX pecled speaker,
failed to be pr s!nr through a mistake OF
his own, 80 tue gap was ilted by Rev +
Il. Reynolds Of IudlO", Rev, \. Is. Blake
OF HardwIck and Rev l. u. Ross AZ South
America.
Bishop Foster Ia explaining hls neces.
sary absence At the Opanln2 Of con ereuce,
brought ont the remarkable tact that pnt
once before ~ l6 eaIs had he failed 20
appear ri any session Of conference 10
which he was assigned.
Rev. B. p. Parker, delegate % the Free
Will Baptist yearly meeting presented
the greetings Of that body, Bishop Foster
responding. Ia the response the bishop
mainttned that the generous rivalry in
cidcu- 20 the various denominations was
necr.s4rY to the highest prosperity Of the
CELL .t that II there we're u0t QUE
chHr BE- -.0 Tough that We're the NTH
o. 'tA.. , roe cause wOuld i4p4ui-h.
For g. t,.etL.. At least, denominations
hte ,'tu-l a'i I,,do. rr,,o,.,a ..a,.,,,, r,.,.
From one .MOutpe!er district showed
seIiCra Cidcnt 10 Rev. o. II. Clapp,
the leH'l II REV. Joseph House, a
loca r,.acrrr living At Berlin, extensive
revival, several holiness meetings, IT new
church t,uuce at Worcester, mud remDd-
eled church AT Ro hester The effective
elders then pa. 90 ir character
Rev. o. ". Culyvr4 report from tin