Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
THE METHODlSTS.
Opening Of the Troy Conference in This
City Tuesday.

The first public meeting and address OF
the present session of the Troy Conference
in this city was held Tuesday evening 1T
7:3o In the Methodist church with an ant
dlence which filled the church to its capa-
city. The service was the anniversary of
tho Conference Epworth League. The adj
dress was delivered by Rev. Luther Free
men of Portland, Maine, upon the subject
Sight and Vision" The meeting was OPEN
cd with an organ voluntary played by Miss
Grace Noe OF Rutland. the church org an
list. Rev. j. l., Fort, jr., of Winooski, the
league secretary, presided, in the absence
Of the president A Scripture selection
was read by Rev. G. e. Stockwell Of Ans
terdam. n. y, and prayer was offered ny
Rev NJ. II. Smith of Greenwich, n. y. A
report of the league finances was given by
Treasurer j. c. Simmons of Hoosick Fails,
n Y, and the report of the secretary was
omitted. Two selections We're rendered y
the Troy Conference Glee Club, which fur
nished the music Of the evening. and Rcv.
G. l.. Hall. pastor of the local church
made conference announcements.
THE CONFERENCE PROPER.
The examination of candidates was the
business of the conference during Tues
day morning and afternoon, opening at
o'clock Those taking the examinations
were as follows
For admission to conference are: c. W.
Becker, Lansingburgh; l.. A. Bard, Glov-
ersville, d graduate of Syracuse UniVer-
sity; q. c. Douglass, Williamson
Mass; Donald p. Hurburt Bennington,
VT. w. X. Ryder. Arlington, VT; Il. l..
Thompson. Weybrdge. VT; r. w. Nining,
Edinburgh.
For local orders are: A. ]. Bliss, Madi-
son; Il. T. French, Ausable Forks; L. J..
Thompson, Weybrdge, Vt; VIM. II. Mad
die, of Syracuse University.
For examination in the regular confer
ence course of study are: A. d. Angel
North Creek: +. r. Brown, Fort Plain;
Edward Bowers, Hyndsville; r. W. Blu
chanan, Rouses Point; l.. |. Boclius, WI.
liston; ". II. Cherry, Ellenburgh Centre
j. NJ Cass. Lake George; A. Z. Clapper
Norwich; A. r. Davies, West Sandlakei
f. T. French. Ausable Forks; -. u
French. Knox; S. f. Grant, Champlain
G. T.. Hamilton, Chestertown; C. p. Hogle
Arlington, Vt; j. S. Hunt, Schroon Lake
A. J. Higgins, Petersburg; David Hughes
Ephratah; W. r. Mulholland, Blue Noun.
tain Lake; G. NJ Moody. Rock City Fails
w. y. Parker, Rixford Flats c. II. Quin
Ian, Casteton: H. +. Titus, Clintonvilic
w. J. c. Wilson, Huntersland; J. S. VIII.
banks, Lake Pleasant; l.. w. Ward, Loor
Lake; T. S. Watson, Mendon, VT; c. NJ
Yates Tinmouth.
The examining board are: d. w. Gates
president; t. D. Van Nalkenburg, regis
trar; G. II. Dunton, Henry Graham, N. d
Jump, B. b. LOOMS, F. r. Sherwood, I'd
ward Wilson, c. F.. Noble, r. G. Thomp
son, c. n. Curtis, Eugene Wiseman. II
J. Banker, L. II. Brown, G. II. c. Balm
j. Is. Armstrong, q. E. Stockwell. c. V
Grismer, Lewis Sauerbrer, +. c.. HcaXt.
Bishop Goodsell of Chattanooga Tenn.
who is to preside at the conference, ar
rived in this city Tuesday morning ant
will be a guest at DR.. G. r. f. Sparhawk!
The elders will also stop there ana the cab
met meetings will be held in a room sc
aside for that purpose.
CONFERENCE STATISTICS
An idea OF the magnitude of the matters
with which the conference is intimatel!
connected can he secured from the porusa
of some statistics made up at the las
session.
| During the previous eight years Their,
was a gain Of u chuCch edifices, "a par
sonages and 70 pastoral changes. The NV
erage salary of the pastors declined from
$3.50 as reported in 1890 to 1882 in 1898; Will
at the same time the contribution of tn
conference to the missionary society ha
increased from 5000 to S27,il1, a gain 0
Nl9l. the increase on the several district
being as follows: Albany, s., POP; SaratO
ga, S913); PlattsbWgh, S1,SS9; Toy, sS13
burlington. S6O7 Tho gain in fun mem
| DeTSnlp during the same period was SOL
The value of church property decrease
from s2,3l3,lO to $2,267955. a loss of $40,
O05. Saratoga distglct during the elah
years increased the value OF church prop
erty. S26, $40; Troy, increase, $500: Platts
burgh. increase, 5000; Albany, decrease
s2S 100; Burlington, decrease, $500
The value of parsonage property in
creased from S377,700 to s4f 500, a gain G
$780, 100. Burlington district had only on
charge without parsonage, Troy,
Plattsbursh, &; Saratoga, H. Albany, !;
The value of parsonage property on tn
Troy district was the highest, $1,000 an
that of Saratoga district the lowest, SJ4
$50
The gain of 1921 members was shared b
all the districts in the following order; A
bany, 1880; Saratoga. LA; Plattsburgt
0Gs; Burlington, 537; Troy, 495.
The cities and towns showing the lare
est net gains were as follows; Glovers
Vile, 49, Schenectady, 453; Johnstown, Al
Amsterdam. 240 Lansngburgh, 23s; Nc
Gainesville. 1855; Greenwich, 100; Rals
selaef. lb7, Plattsburgh, 153; Burlington
ho1I