Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-20
THE FOURTH DAY.
Noxt Meeting in Cohoos, N. Y.-Interest-
ing Services of Saturday and Sunday,

Ncxt Meeting In CohOos. N. Y.-Interest-
ing Services of Saturday and Sunday,
| ALBANY, n. ", April 16.-The Sstur-
| dey before appointments are read is always
the laymans festal day. Then it is that
they come to advise the bishop, but ABIDE
from taking up time these laymen sccom-
plish nothing. They have been here in full
force and tho bishop said to day they had
been the most persistent he ever met. "a
disagreeable feature in some respects" says
the bishop, ''of the Troy conference"
The usual early service yesterday morn
ing, then the conference began the hardest
session Of work since it convened. After
the reading of the minutes a commission
consisting Of A. d. Heaxt, J. II. Clark and
C. A. Heath were appointed to audit the
trsasurer's account.
These .men were passed to fourth year
study Fred l.. Decker, John w. Good
rich, John Duflield, Charles s. Robertson
William II. Edwards and Burt NJ. Kent
| who was also allowed third year privileges
These supernumerary ministers were
called and continues William Griffin. A.
Viele, J. S. Hart b. Hawley, w. II. Row
som, w. II. L. Starks, f. A. Soule, w. II.
| Meeker, J. L. Sisson, A. McGilton, H. W.
Slocum, S. N. Cornell, S. Mexican, T. w.
Hsr wood j. P. Halter l.. A. Bigelow, j.
X. Wager, B. F. Livingston, B. c. Brown,
II. b. Mead, D. Lewis, S. NJ. Adsit, IS.
Meredith
| or the superaumerary preachers r. T.
| Wade, o. j. Squires and j. ID. Sealre. have
died in the year, l.. Marshall was changed
to superannuatcd, and S. Herkbridgs was
changed to the Colorado conference. Rob
ert Washburno, II. B. Taylor, j. w. Belk-
nap, W. F. Hurd and G. C. Simmons have
died during the year.
These wore admitted on trial: Sherman
Rouse, Charles Quintnn, George NJ. Bounds,
Ernest Tsnbrooh, Charles a. burbank,
Charles l.. Learned, John NJ. Harris, Wal
lace d. Spencer, Horny c. Petty, s D.
Allen, Z. d. Marsh, L. d. Nanarnam, Otto
| Goebel, i. l.. Grape, James Vannrnam.
| OF these new mon IL are college graduates.
These men were granted local preachers
and deacons orders: Sherman Rouse,
Ernest Tenbrook, Conrad Roe s. Sias w.
j. Vissher, w. ID. Spencer, T. S. Watson,
H. c. Petty, l.. d. Vanarnan, Amss c.
Mitchell, j. n. Wooster, J. NJ. Harris, B.
L. Grape, L. D. Marsh. These men were
granted local deacons and elders orders: E.
r. Easter brook and d. NJ. Terry.
On motion of W. w. Foster, he with DR..
H. C. Farrar and E. c. Hits were appoint
cd to fix new standard for examination
| marking. Ut. IeCk OIL tn6 missionary So
cietv, Rev. Dr. Kelley of the Methodist re-
view and Prof. Hartzell of the Freedman s
Aid society all addressed the conference on
their respective works. DR.. Wright, presi-
dent of the Boston correspondence school,
also spoke.
1t was voted to hold the next session of
the conference in Cohoss, n. Y. The choice
lay between Cohoes, Gloversville and Sara
toga.
The amount OF claims on the conferences
was reported as $4,000 and the cash to meet
the same as $12, 11767.
William Griffin, DIR. j. II. King and J.
H. Guild were reelected conference trus-
tees
Some miscellaneous business was done.
The bishop made a short address and the
business conference adjourned until Mon.
day.
Saturday Afternoon and Evening.
Saturday afternoon the anniversary oil
the temperance society was held aud ID. w.
Gates presided. Tho male glee club of the
conference sang several pieces. The ad-
dresses were made by DR.. George K. Hite
of Albany who spoke on Qualification of the
temper ance elements" aud by Marvin d.
Jump, who spoke on 'IIawless tenden ciss In
our American life" Both addresses were
along the line Of temperance reform and
were listened to by a large audience.
Tue examinations for local deacons or
ders and for elders orders were held tc
large classes. w. r. Rulison OF Salem was
chairman of the first examination and I.
A. Griffin Of the second. In the evening
the anniversary Of tbs missionary society
was held, c. +. Noble presiding, The al
dress was by DR.. j. o. Peck OF the mission
airy society. The church was crowded
Dr. Peck told Of the work in India, Chins
and Africa and said that the last year hac