Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-22
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE.
Interesting Meetings Held NJ Montpelier
Last Week---The Appointments for
,be Springfield District.

the Springfield District.
The Methodist conference which opened
at Montpelier on Tuesday Of last week
was well attended and full of interest.
Rishop Andrews called the conference to
order ON Wednesday, stating that owing
to the illness of Bishop Foss he had
been requested to preside. Rev. Richard
Morgan of Bellows Falls was chosen secre-
tary for the 18th consecutive time, Rev. +.
w. Lewis of Barton was reelected statisti-
cal secretary, and Rev. f. w. Hamblin of
Brookield, Mass, was chosen treasurer.
A. S. Weed, publisher of lions Herald,
presented the conference check OF 500
from the Wesleyan association, this indicat-
ing a growth in the subscription list of the
paper i'm the state. The bishop presented
The conference with a check of $500 from
the book concern.
Perhaps the most important business
was the effort on Thursday, headed by Rev.
w. r. Davenport of Waterbury, to consol-
idate the four districts into two. After
good deal of discussion the lay conference
rejected the proposition by vote of more
than two to one.
At the meeting on Friday Rev. j. 0.
Sherburne and Rev. X. J.. Bruce were
elected delegates to the general conference.
On the question of changing the second
restrictive rule so as to make women eligi-
BILE to the general conference, the vote stood
43 for and So against.
The lay electoral conference assembled
on Friday, and organized by electing Col.
Mansur of Island Pond chairman and c.
d. Spencer of Wilmington secretary. EX-
Gov. Dillingham; of Waterbury and Hon.
f. p. Ball were chosen lay delegates to the
general conference.
Resolutions relative to Sunday opening
and sale of liquor at the worlds fair, and
the equalization of lay and ministerial del
egation in the general conference were
passed unanimously. A resolution request
ing the bishop to reduce the number of
presiding elders districts to two was voted
down.
At the memorial service on Sunday a
memoir was read of the late Rev. c. A.
Smith and fitting remarks were made con-
corning Revs. A. J. Copeland and Hubbard
Eastman, the latter for so many years a
resident of Jacksonville.
The conference adjourned on Monday.
The following are the appointment for
the Springfield district:
L. L. Beeman, presiding elder, Bellows Falls
Athens supplied by o. r. Edwards.
Barnard and East Barnard, F. ID. Hanley.
Bellows Falls, c. II. Farnsworth.
Bondve, TO b. supplied
Bradford and Fairlee. l. p Tucker
BrattlebOro, A H. Webb.
Brownsville and Ascutneyville, {. F. Partridge.
Jacksonville to be supplied.
Landgrove. to DO supplied.
Ludlow. Richard Morgan
MeChanicsville and Cuttngsvile. W. II. Akin
son.
Perkinsville, to be- supplied
Proctorsville. NJ Z Sargent
Putney, TO be supplied.
South Londonderry, W. A. Bryant.
South Reading. 10 be supplied.
South Royalton. + f. Whitman.
South Tunbridge TO b- supplied.
Springfield. W. J. Todd
Thetford and North ThetfOrd. II g. McLaugh-
lin.
Union Village, II F. Forrest
WarislOro, supplied by j. \ Steele
West Bradford, supplied by J. :. Little
West Fairler aud Copperiield to be supplied
Weston, +. II Bartlett
White River Junction and Olcott Elihu SNOW
Wlllamsyillr and East Dover T. II Roberts
Wilmington, r. T. c. Mckenzie
Windsor and Harlani supplied be A w Ford
Woodstock ami Quechee. +. o. u. Clapp.