Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-04-26

field, Vt, and in 1868 both schools were
consolidated ut Montpelier for tho best in
tercstS Of the conference and people. Mont
pelcr gavo ovor 5000 and purchased
military and hospital grounds in 1874 the
present academy buildings we're erected at a
cost of $50, 000.
The Third Day.
BRADFORD, April 10.-At the third days
session of the Vermont Methodist confer
once, the morning service was conducted by
Row Dr.. l.. b. Bates, scamen's missionary
at Boston. Bishop Warren presided at the
business session and Secretary Davenport's
report was read and accepted Reports
were lacking from 10 charges in the Mont
poicr district, from nine in ;he st. Adams
district, and from five in tho st. Johnsburv
district.
After the appointments Of Or. 4. l..
Cooper, r. l.. Bruce and Pliny n. Granger
as committee on boundaries, the 18TH
question was resumed. Presiding elder l..
q. Sherburnc was passed i'll character and
made the following report from the st.
Adams district: There are 80 charges; Eden
is loft unsuppicd; East Warren has union
services; the remaining 81 charges had 20
effective three probationers and - sup
plies. There are eight supcrnumcrarics and
increased missionary collections aud nearly
$4,000 hoyo been expended in Improvement
to church property. The church at Fnirfax
has been built and $1,000 were raised for the
church at Waitsfeld. and $4,000 for the
church at Georgia Plans have been made
for a districc parsonage. Over 500 wero
paid on church debts. There have been
no extensive revivas and the attend
ance of the % Sunday schools has been
slightly reduced. The conversions number
over 300. The net gain in church member
ship over deaths is 3l4, Campmeetings are
helpful and the q Epworth Leagues are
prospecting
The following preachers were passed in
character: A. b. Enright George l.. Story
| A B. Truax, A. b. Blake s. s. Brigham
G.. S. Hurlburt II. f. Howard, S. c. How
ard S. c. Vail, l.. l.. Nanton G. b. Hyde,
j. II. Wallace r, l.. Bruce. d. O. Thatcher
John S. Upper, II. F. Reynolds, ". f.
| Douglas, F. W. Hamblin and Clark NJ.
| Edgeworth.
| Presiding Elder l.. l.. Beoman passed in
character and made a report for the Mont
pclier district. II has AZ charges, 80 preach
| ing places, ~ effective three on trial and
| 10 supply preachers Rev. o. r. Edwards
and Richard Morgan died; also the wives of
Rev. j. ". Guernsey, w. n. Roberts, A.
b. Webb and w. A. Bryant Rev.
Ira Beard died in December and D. +.
Palmer later. Three thousand dollars were
expended on repairs to church property.
Windsor received $4,000 by the will OF
Mrs. Rachael Harlow for a church. The
Northiicld camp meeting was spiritual
help $1,000 were raised for the seminary
debts the SO Epworth leagues have 1900
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$50 new church members. The report ad
| vises progressive work.
The following preachers passed in char
acter; Revs James Z. Diverty, l.. P. Tuck
er, A. j.. Hough, c. f. Partridge, H. F.
Forrest. A H. Webb, S. Donaldson, G. A.
Emery, W. A. Evans, W. H. Wright, f. b.
Roberts, w I. Todd, G. B. Rogers, w
Roberts, f. H. Bartlett, Elihu Snow r. L
c. Mckenzie, o. d. Clapp, c. F. Webb
O. II. Farnsworth was transferred tC
the New Hampshire conference. Tn,
following superannuates passed il
character and their relations were
continued w. r. Pufer, A. NJ. Wheeler
Peter Morrill,, Joseph Enright, j. W Be
mis-, w. j. Kidder, w. H. Hyde, Dennis
Wells, Alonzo Hitchcock Austin Scribner
w D. Malcolm, J. W. Guernsey and thes,
supernumerary preachers: w. II. Dcane, A.
n. Honsinger, f. S. Morse. G. p. Flanders
G. l.. Wells, Isaac McAnn, l.. b. Currier
W. s. Jenne, Church Tabor, W. A. Bryant
II. A Bushnell, F. d. Goodrich. Rev. w
c. Robinson was granted superannuated re
lations.
DR.. Bradford P. Raymond, president o
Wesleyan University Milddlctown, Conn
spoke on the work of the university, cham
pioning co-education and higher education
Rev j. %. Peck, d. D., corresponding sec
rotary of,the missionary society, preludec
his talk on missions by pleasant illusions Il
Vermont. where he was educated, converted
and taught for a time. Several visitin:
delegates were introduced to the conference
also the New Hampshire conferences
boundary committee.
The Fourth Day.
BRADFORD, April 0.--The fourth day o
tho Methodist conference opened at SO
this morning with devotional service le'
by DR.. L. b. Bates of Boston. Bishop War
rer presided at the business session. Score
tarv Davenport read the report of Thurs
DAYS proceedings and it was accepted
Harvey Webster was made effective, II.
Howard, ID. c. Thatcher and Leonard bod,
were changed from effective to supernumar,
relations.
Rev. L. H. Elliott secretary of I'll
| Vermont Bible Society, reported progres
and urged regular Bible reading on Sun
DAYS. Col. Porters visited / 900 familie
and found one in - without Bibles, Will
only 4G per cent of protestants atten
church. J.. z. Tucker reported for ch
, committee on the constitution of Vernon
conference domestic missionary society, an,
the report was adopted.
, Miss Mary L. Lunn, superintendent of tn
New England Deaconess Home of Boston
spoke on the great usefulness of the orde
T among the foreign element in America an
in foreign countries Secretary George l.
( Story read a letter from DR.. w. n. Brot
beck, appealing for aid for the establish
ment of a hospital
After n discussion on organizing a Cor
1 ference Missionary society, the iuatter ws
3 tabled. Rev. j. w Hamilton, ID. D., VIII
t took the place Of DIR. Hartzell as secretar
of the Freedmans Aid and Southern Edl
/ cation society, addressed the conference o
a the great needs of the society.
The afternoon session opened at 2 o'clocl
p Mrs. Barrett of Bradford presiding AftC
g Scriptural reading and prayer by Mary