Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-03-12
THE TROY CONFERENCE.
Interesting Figures Concerning the Work
md Churches III the DIstIIct.

Bennington. March S-The annual ses-
sion of the Troy Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church will meet in the
First Methodist church at Gloversvile. N.
Y, the second week in April next. Bishop
Charles II, Fowler, d. D., LII. D., of Min
neapols will preside. The conference,
which Is one of the largest In the Method
list church, extends north to the Canadian
line, on the east to the Green Mountains,
and the Berkshire hills to the south as
far as the Hudson. and to the west as far
as Little Falls. n. Y.
1t is divided into five districts Albany,
Burlington, Saratoga, Plattsburgh and
Troy. The territory isregarded as u Meth
odist stronghold, the membership report
ed at the last conference being as follows.
Albany district, probationers 1910. full
members 9957; Burlington, probationers
$50, full members 5712; Pittsburgh. pro-
Dationers 1l55, fun members 1858; Sarat oga,
probationers 1904. fun members IL, 1927
Troy, probationers 1892, full members $3.50,
total of 80 296.
Connected with the conference are $40
Sunday schools with $40 officers and teach
ers and 4O7S6 scholars. There are 3i2
church ediiices valued at S2,327 $50, and
III parsonages, valued at siOl 200. The
amount paid in salaries last year was
S2l6,5OS. During the year there has been
raised in benevolent contributions, mis-
sions $4,000; church extension $3.50. South
ern education, s30O0 and al other causes,
$4,000. During the past year large addi-
tons have taken place in many of the
churches, especially ia Pownal and North
Adams, connected With the Troy district
Three pastors have been obliged to give
up work on account Of ~ health, among
them being Rev, q. G. Mcrehouse of Bran
don.
Six members Of the Conference have died
since the last meetlns, among them being
Rev. a. f. Bailey, VINO died in Bradford,
Mass, last May, Rev Robert j. Davis. in
Cambridge Mass, in October. and Rev.
John Newman, d. d., who died in Des
Mones Iowa. Among former members of
! the conference who have been transferred
20 other fields are Rev. George S. Chad-
bourne, d. D.. now pastor OF the Lafay-
cite Methodist church of Salem. Mass. .
Rev. J. w. Heath. now Of Somervillc,
Mass; Rev. DR.. c. w. Rowley, now of
Nashua n. H.; Rev. H. A. Starks, d. D.,
now of Midd.etown, Conn; Rev. j. w.
Hamilton of Boston.
The church in which the session of the
conference will he held was built i'm lS70
Rev. George s, Chadbourne, ID. D., being
pastor at that time. 1t is one of the
largest churches in the conference. having
$40 practitioners, 1900 full members and
church property valued at $4,000. The
present session of the conference will he
the third that has been entertained by tbls
church. During the past year go persons
have been received into full membership
with it.
The confer ence will be represented In the
general conference that is to meet in
Cleveland Ohio, In May, by eight dee
gates, six clergymen and two laymen.
The six clergymen will probably be Rev.
j. H. Brown Of the Saratoga district, Rev.
j. c. Coleman, ID. d., of the Albany dis
trict DR.. Homer Eaton, 4. A. Griffin of
the Troy district, Rev. ], j. Noe of the
Burlington district, and DR.. j. e. C. Saw
yer of the Northern Christian Advocate.
The number of the changes among the
preachers on account of the time limit will
be small. In the Burlington district there
VII. be only two, Pittsford and WiIiston.
in the Troy district there will be two. one
OF them at Adams, Mass, the present
pastor, Rev. Phillip Goellet having been
there five years. Other probable changes
are Rev. Henry Graham, from Rutland TO
Gloversville. N. y, and DR.. Thompson.
from Gloversvllle to Rutland.