Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-30
Vermont Methodist Conference.
the Appointments for the Springfield
women will not be Admit
ted as Inv neIenntrs.

tuesday, April 20, Bishop John NJ. Walden
OF Cincinnati being the presiding officer.
The first two days were devoted to exam
nations of candidates in the various
courses of study, Rev. j. O. Sherburne of
Williamstown being the chairman of the
examining board. At the first regular SEES
sion Mayor Gordon gave an address of wei
come, the Bishop responding. Rev. w.
Il. Davenport was reelected secretary, and
he selected Rev. l.. p. Tucker CT North
field and Rev. w. NJ. Newton of Water
bury as his assistants. Rev. II. G. Nc
Lachlin was elected statistical secretary,
Revs c. O. Judkins, J. A. jackson and
&. Ii. Sisson being his assistants Rev.
A. j. Hough was reelected treasurer, but
declined, and Rev. A. +. Atwater was
chosen. During the roll call Rev. j. A.
Sherburne stated that this was the j0th
consecutive conference that he had at
tended.
The Womans Foreign Missionary So
ciety held its anniversary Friday with Mrs.
l.. l.. Beeman, corresponding secretary,
presiding. Mrs. Beeman made brief adj
dress, in which she showed that in the
conference there are SO auxiiares, having
vi members, four young women's socie-
ties, having % members, 20 children's
bands, with 462 members. Six new socie-
ties have been organized during the year.
Last year $500 were raised by the auXil-
iaries. The late Nathan Chamberlain of
Barre left by will $1,000 to the society.
Rev. j. O. Sherburne, chairman of the
executive committee of Montpelier semi
nary, reported an increase of students, but
deficit of $4,000 in current expenses.
Rev. w. Il. Davenport said that trustees
of the institution who are not Methodists
would give $1,000 a year toward this deficit,
if the conference would raise the other
$1,000. Mr.. Davenport introduced reso-
luton which was enthusiastically adopted,
that the conference raise this $1,000, the
amount to be distributed pro rata among
the charges.
The treasures report showed the total
amount raised during the year for benevo-
lent purposes to be S14, 1914, an increase of
5000 over last year. The statistical report
showed the amount for pastors support to
be S74, 423; receipts, SI3, 100; deficiency,
S2179; amount for presiding elders, S4l37;
receipts, 5000; probable value of church
property, $5lS, 700; probable value of par
sonages, $40, $50; paid for building and
| improving parsonages, S23, l24; paid on
old Indebtedness, S2246; total indebted
ness, $4,000; number of churches, l49;
number of parsonages, 102; number of
local preachers, 81; officers and teachers,
2l27; number of probationers, 1920; full
number of members, 1853: scholars,
| -, 49S.
The conference came to an end Monday
after the adoption of resolutions to appoint
delegates TO an ant-saloon league to sus-
tain Judge Rowell in the attempt to make
United States internal revenue officers dis
| close the names of holders of revenue
| licenses and to sustain the county court
| judges in holding back the salaries of state
attorneys for non-enforcement OF the pro-
hibitory law. The resolutions irdorsing
woman suffrage in municipal elections
were defeated, as was the constitutional
question of admitting women to the con-
ference as lay delegates-30 to 20. The
conference next year will probably be held
at Springfield,
The following appointments were made
for the Montpelier district:
Presiding elder Rev. l. L. Beeman, Montpelier.
| Athens and Cambridgeport, VI. Ii. Smith.
| Barnard and East Barnard, q. a. Emery.
| Bellows Falls +. w. Lewis
Bethel, to be supplied by +. W. sharp.
| BOndville, supplied by John W. keeden
Brattleboro, Gunford, Green River, J. d. Bee
| man.
Brookline, supplied, .,,.
! Brownsville, II. c. McGautlin.
Chelsea, W. +. Allen.
Cornth Corners, supplied.
| Cuttingsville, supplied by s G. Vail.
Gaysville and Bethel Iympus, l.. n, Moody.
Granville and Hancock, supplied.
| Hartland and North Hartland, +. l.. NJ Barnes.
| Jacksonville, supplied
| Landgrove, supplied by w. a. Evans.
| Ludlow, & H. Ssson,
| Mechanicsville, 5. c. Vail
| Montpelier, Andrew Gillies.
| Mortified and Gouldsve, l.. F. Tucker.
| North Thetford, supplied by j. +, Badger.
lpotf al oh - y
| Perkinsville, supplied.
Pittsford and StockbridRe, supplied by A. W
| Lord.
| Proctorsve, ". y. Roberts.
| Putney, A. c. Fuller.
| Quechee. supplied by +. r. Currier.
| Randolph and Bethel Gilead, F. X. Graves.
Randolph Centre, C. F. Partridge,
Rochester, supplied.
South Londonderry, II. F. Forrest.
South Reading, supplied by H. G. McGlaufiln.
South Royalton, f. w. Sharp.
South Tunbridge, supplied by c. f. Flint.
Springfield II. A. Spencer.
Thetford Centre, A. ii. Baker.
Union Village, j. f. Badger.
Wardsboro, +. II. Bartlett
West Berp supplied by Fred Daniels.
West Fairlee supplied
Weston, w. A. Evans.
White River Junction, A. j. Hough.
| Wilamsville and East Dover, A. A. Estabrook
Wilmington and Nottingham j. f. Farrow
| Windsor and Ascutneyville, Q. o. Judkins
| Woodstock, F. d. Handy.
| Principal Montpelier Seminary, E. NJ. Smith.
W. Naramore r. c. T. Mckenzie, j. II. Rogers.