Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-16
DELEGATES TO THE GENDRAL. con-
NNRENCE.

Then came the election of delegates to
the general conference to be held at Clcve-
land in May. The telers were c. q. Howe
A. G.. O. Anderson, +. w. Lewis and l.
p. Chase. Three ballots were necessary
before two delegates could be elected.
Those chosen were Rev. j. o. Sherburne
Wiliamstown. a. j. Hough, Brattleboro
each having Al votes. The alternates are
Rev. l.. O. Sherburne, st. Adams, Rev. w
s. Smithers Hardwick.
The lay electoral conference held at
the Baptist church elected Lieut.
Mansur of Island Pond and NJ. =. Perley
of Enosburgh Falls delegates to the gener-
al conference
The class in the fourth year was called,
G.. II. Rogers and Milo S. Eddy passed in
character and reported in collections. The
former was elected a travelling elder, al
ready being local elder. The latter was
elected to elders orders. Charles NJ Steb-
bins passed in character, reported his col
lection and was continued on trial in his
studies of the fourth year.
The class of the third year was called
j. A. Dickson, Marcus r. Parounagian,
W. IT, Atkinson, George II. Wright and
j. W. Naramore reported their collections
passed in character and We're advanced to
the studies of the fourth year.
PRoBATIoNIsTs.
The following persons were received on
probation: Il. l.. NJ. Barnes of Hartland,
George w. Burke OF North Hero, Charles
A. Judkins of Bristol Station, n. H., j. f..
Badger of Barre. Robert NJ. French of
Boston, l.. n. Moody of Waterbury Cen
tire, Orland Il. Aiken of Coventry, e. j.
Gale of Barre, Samuel G. Johnson of Shelf
field, William NJ. Morrow of Topsham,
Milton H. Smith of North Danville, Gas.
w. Robinson of West Fitchburg. They
N
proper representation were received on
trial
1t was voted that adjournment be made
at o'clock, in order to receive the lay
electoral conference. A. l.. Cooper and
II. a. Spencer were appointed a commit
tee to wait upon the lay electoral confer
ence.
A MEMORIAL.
In behalf of the st. Johnsbury district
preachers meeting, II. A. Spencer pre-
scented the following memorial:
THE Vermont annual conference re-
specially requests the general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church,
which meets in Cleveland. Ohio. next
month, to so change paragraphs 20 and
293 of the Discipline of 1892 relating to the
election of stewards and trustees respect
lively, that instead of the present method
of clectng said officers by the quarterly
tor or presiding elder, said officers shall
be elected by the members of the church
who are 81 years of age and over, at a
meeting for that purpose in connection
with the fourth quarterly conference OF
each year.
ALSO. to change paragraphs 273 and 29S
of the same Discipline relating to the
amenability of stewards and trustees tc
the conference, so that they shall be
amenable to the body that elects them.
II. A. SPENCER,
l.. M SMITH"
TO MAKE DELEGATES EQUAL.
The lay electoral conference in the Bap.
list church at 10 o'clock this morning mot
| and elected Hon. f. p. Ball. president and
George Beeman secretary. Hon. u. NJ
Mansur of Island Pond and Hon. NJ. s
Perley of Enosburgh Falls were elected
| lay delegates to the general conference tc
be held in Cleveland next May. The alter
nate delegates elected are II, N. Turner
of St. Johnsbury and G. II. Blake of Bar.
| ton.
The instructions We're to use their influ.
ence to bring about equal lay and clerca
| representation in general conference and
| to make the stewards elective by vote OF
the members of the church Fl years of age
MEETINGS IN THE METHODIST
CHURCH.
At 1:3o p. m. the pastors and lay dele
gates of the st. Johnsbury district met In
the Methodist church. Short speeches
were made by A. p Ball, Lieut.. Gov
Mansur Rev. A. j. Hough, Rev. j. o
Sherburne and Bishop Fowler.
At 3 o'clock the anniversary of the For.
egn Missionary society was observed
Mrs. Beeman. corresponding secretary
introduced Miss Louise Manning Hodg
kins, editor of Ne Womans Missionary
Friend. of Boston. Mass, who gave an in
terestlng address.
| IN THE EVENING.