Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-22
Vermont Conference.


dist Conference covers a period of about
80 years During that time it has enjoyed
the hospitality of the Springfield church
on three different occasions and this
week it holds it fourth session. The last
one was in 1870. There has been u
great improvement in the facilities of
reaching the place. Now the electric
cars take one speedily over the road.
There We're few early arrivals, but the
Methodistc force for the most part put
in an appearance. Tuesday afternoon
the examinations took place in the Con-
gregational church kindly loaned for the
purpose and the pastor. DR.. o. $. Davis
endeavored to have every thing possi-
ble done for the convenience of those in
terested.
A class of ten appeared for admission
on trial in the Conference. Six of these
have been supplying in the work as local
preachers. Tuesday evening, in spite
of the disagreeable rain Il goodly audi
ence gathered at the stone church for
the Epworth League anniversary, Rev.
l.. p, Tucker president of the League
occupying the chair.
The rain continued Wednesday and
was cold and cheerleSs without. but the
Methodist church was well filled. Con-
ference session proper was begun.
Bishop John III. Vincent, ID. d., l.. l..
d. presided, and gavean instructive adj
dress on the significance and value of
the Sacrament he was about to admins
ter, and then conducted the impressive
service OF the Holy Communion, call ing
to his assistance the Presiding Elder
and some OF the older ministers.
Rev. W. r. Davenport was reelected
secretary, and he chose the same asst
ants as last year; l.. L. Tucker, W. M.
Newton and II. &. McGlaughlin, stats-
teal secretary; A. Il. Atwatcr, treas
urer, and w. E. Roberts, railroad secre-
tary.
DR.. Parkhurst, editor of Zion's Herald,
was introduced, represented the paper
and presented the Conference with a
check forS1l0, for WORKOUT preachers,
as its share of the profits of the paper.
Thursday after the preliminary SER
vice tine regular business was taken up.
The Bishop announced that l.. l.. Bee
mon had been transferred to the New
England Conference and stationed at
West Warren, Mass. by Bishop New
man. That being the case he could no
longer act as presiding elder in the Yer
mont Conference. 1he Bishop there
fore appointed w. II. Davenport to serve
in his place during the remainder of the
session. This came as Il surprise to the
Conference.
A resolution was introduced by &. A.
Emery favoring the return to four dis
tricts, as the experiment of reducing
the number and increasing the size had
not proved satisfactory. The matter
was referred to a committee consisting
of A. l.. Cooper, j. O. Sherburne, +. w.
Lewis, a. III. Webb, C. Wedgeworth and
G.. l.. Story. 1t is understood that the
committee will report that it is ineXpe-
dient to change at this time, though a
majority of the committee believe that
the former change was no advantage to
the work.
At2P. NJ. the anniversary of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary Society was
held. Mrs. A. IL. Webb of Bradford,
presidentsof the society presided. After
the preliminary exercises, Mrs. Anna
Beier of Washington, ID. G.. addressed
the meeting. She has recently returned
from six months stay in Alaska, and
gave an outline of her trip, conditions
of the people, etc. She visited all the
missions in the Yukon Valley, going as
far as Dawson City. Her especial in
tcrrst, however, is in the Methodist mis-
sionat Unalaska. where the society have
Il fine work. Receipts were reported AS
$l,ll7.
The preachers of Montpelier District
held meeting aud voted unanimously
to request the Bishop to re-appoint W.
r. Davenport as Presiding Elder for
the next year. F. W. l..