The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-27
The Vermont Conference.

Conference proceedings up to Saturday |
morning may be found on page two.
That Methodist ministers are as patriotic
as any other class OF men was demonstrated |
by the applause that followed Bishop Vim
cents announcement Saturday morning that
he would read the war bulletins to the con-
ference as they came in.
The committee appointed on general con-
ference representation reported Saturday
morning the following resolution: while
we favor the principle OF equal lay and min.
isterial delegations we deem 1t unwise and
unsafe for the church to concur in the ac-
ton OF the Rock River Conference which
would virtually add 100 TO the already over
grown general conference. That we advo-
cate concurrence in the East Maine propo-
sition to reduce the ministerial delegates to
one for every sixty Of the travelling preach
ers." This resolution was discussed at
some length and was finally tabled. The
committee on re-districting the conference
reported in favor of continuing the present
three districts The conference voted to
publish in the minutes the names OF those
who give q half dollar or more for missions.
The report OF the executive committee OF
the trustees of the Montpelier Seminary was
made by Rev. j. o. Sherburne. Among
other things he said that the current ex-
penses of the seminary for the ensuing year
| will be reduced about 81 900 and that here
after children of clergymen will be obliged
| to pay fifty per cent of the regular tuition
rates. Rev. w. M. Newton, the principal
elect, Hon. W. P. Dillingham;, president OF
the board of trustees, and Rev Dr. H. M.
Smith, retiring principal, spoke hopefully
| Of the future OF the school, showing that
the floating debt of $4,000 has been wiped
out, and that the income from interest on
| annuities is in excess Of 81 800 annually.
Bishop Vincent urged the pastors to do all
their power to help and foster this institu-
ton in which they all had common in
| terest
e. M. Barnes, L. N. Moody and e. j.
Gale were admitted to full membership and
elected to deacon's orders. j. Edmund
Badger, w. M. Morrow and o. K. Aiken
were continued on trial studies of the first
| year. r. n. French was discontinued, Il.
p. Tucker, Thomas lyric and w. M. New
ton were appointed committee for educa-
| tional institutions.
So great was the press Of work that the
entire afternoon Of Saturday was taken up
with business session.
G. w. Robinson, g. P. Fairbanks, E. W.
Sharp, A. A. Esterbrook, q. o. Judkins, b.
II. Rowland were admitted to full member:
ship and George G. Mcdonald was continued
on trial. f. X. Graves was continued on
trial in studies Of the fourth year and given
supernumerary relations. X. F. Lowe,
Guy Lawton, Andrew Gillies and W. P.
Stanley were advanced to studies Of the
fourth year. w. 1. Joseph was continued
in studies Of the third year. John NC
Dougal continued in supernumerary ranks
G. A. Howe was made effective. w. s.
numeraries with request that they take
letter of location. G. l.. Story was made
supernumerary to become field secretary OF
the Vermont Sunday-school association.
Peter Merrill, W. Ell. Wright, M. l.. Wells,
W. d. Malcolm, A. Fl. Honsinger, W. A.
Bryant, Fl. A. Bushnell and c. W. Morse
were placed in the superannuated ranks.
David L. Evans, s. l.. Putnam and j. L.
Reeder were elected to elders orders, q. u.
McDougal was conditionally advanced to
| tr1 ~ ba oaoOpd .Tnhp T.. Rnfar.
L. X. whitman, S. T. Putnam, w. S. Dunn,
j. 8. Burdick, X. M. Fowler and David L..
Evans, G. w. Manning were admitted on
trial.
led by Rev. j. A. Sherburne OF Barre.
Bishop Vincent preached at the Methodist
church, and the other churches Of the viii
lage were supplied by members OF the con-
ference. After a brief session Monday
morning the Bishop read the appointments
Prior to reading the appointments Mon
day morning it was voted to hold the next
session at Newport. A committee on enter
tanning the conference consisting of one
pastor and one layman from each district
was appointed as follows: Chairman, w.
r. Davenport; Montpelier district, Rev. W.
M. Newton and Hon. Frank Plumley; st.
Adams district, Rev. A. W. G. Anderson
and Chauncey Temple; st. Johnsbury dis
trict, Rev. j: o. sherburne and Judge W.
e. Barney. The presiding elders were au-
thorized to sell the church property at Hall
fax. Elder E. P. Brush of the Upper Iowa
conference was admitted to the Vermont
conference and Joseph w. Naramore was
transferred to the New York conference.
George L. Story and w. 8. Smithers were
elected delegates to attend the convention
OF the Anti-Saloon League to be held at
Cleveland, Ohio, next December. The
committee appointed to nominate trustees
of literary institutions reported as follows:
j. o. Sherburne, trustee OF Montpelier Sem
mary; ]. o. Sherburne Of Wesleyan Uni
versity; II. A, Spencer, member OF general
missionary conference. The vacancies on
the board of examiners were filed as fol-
lows w. M. Newton, A. e. Atwater, G. L.
Howe and j. A. Dixon. District missionary
secretaries were elected as follows: st. AL
bans district, A. W. G. Anderson; Mont
pelier district, W. 8. Smithers st. Johns
bury district, A. e. Atwater.