Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-20
Business and Anniversary Ad-
dresses Occupy Day and
Evening Friday.
Two SOCIAL REUNIONS.
Routine Work In the Morning Addresses
on Temperance by Judge l.. II. Thomp-
son in the Afternoon and on higher
Education by Rev. n. A. Starks
In the Evening.


son of the Vermont Supreme Court gave
an Address which marked the temperance
anniversary and in the evening the Con-
ference EducAt oIIl society ccic GRATED its
anniversary and al address was given by
Rev. II. \. Stalks, ID. D., a former pass
tor of the Methodist church in this city
and now of Wesleyan university.
After the morning devotional service
led by the bishop, the secretary read the
journal Of Thursdays session and # was
approved.
1he special order of the day was taken
up and the conference proceeded to elect
three conference trustees. G.. W. Browne,
W. J. Chapman, Philip Goettei and f.. l..
Ferris and u. f.. Brooks were appointed
tellcrs.
SECOND YEAR CLASS.
The class of the second year was called
as follows:
W. J. c. Wilson, r. w Buchanan. +.
.T. Brown, c. NJ Yates. The bishop after
explaining the significance of the occasion
asked the usual disciplinary questions.
During the asking Of these questions Il
stalking object lesson on the value of in
suuction of children and yoLas
people was given. BY Il test
it was found that more than throe-fourths
of mo congregation were converted be-
fore they were twenty years old. After
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cd the bishop addressed the class on the
Importance of the step about To he taken.
He spoke Of the joyful spirit that has
ever characterized the Methodist ministry
and expressed the hope that it may al
ways continue. He spoke of the danger
of solf-Sceking in the ministry maintain
ing that such expecting led to corruption.
All Methodist ministers rare under author
itY even the bishops thCms Ives Tho ma
chnery of the hurch lays great burdens
on all its ministers and unless the joy Of
tho Lord sust ius them theiC lives viii be
lui of troubie ana discomfort He paid
a high tribute to the Methodist discipline
IA u body of doctrine, and to the poiity
as perfectly adapted to the needs of the
church. He maintain ed that there is as
great need for d horse back ministry as
there was a hundred yeats ago. The ug
gresSivc efforts of the ministry are nee
os.sdry 10 propeG advancement of the
ci.Usc of Christ. lie spoke of the inVen-
ticns that are raising men up from the
position of "lods. TO that of "a higher and
larger manhood, and said that the minis
try of the future must understand these
things and use them for God The COM
ing ministry is to have a gSeater life than
that of the past.
lie spoke of the luminosity toward the
church on the part of many working men,
He did not sympathize with this attitude
but maintained that the church is the
workingman's truest friend. He warned
TIE young men against wordliness and
protested against lowering the standard
indifference to wicko dness in hish life. The
common people must be Chrstianzed or
the republic is lost. We hal rather
not boast of our great numbers any moie
but rather look to our quality. 1t is well
understood that when one Of our minis
ters comes to town that an enemy to the
liquor traffic has arrived. BE in the fore
front of reform Don't let the politicians
get 2head in reform and stand and beck
on for you to come on. He appealed to
the young mon to have high ideals look
ing up to Christ continually.
AT the close Of the ..dGCeSs the class
was called, their characters passed and
their reports made. Tho following were
admitted to the conference in full conncc-
ton T., Y. Brown, w. j. g. Wilson. r.
w. Buchanan, ). L. Grant, g. M Yates.
/ c. +. Hogle }. W. Cass, W 5. Mulhol-
land, We're continued in the studies Of the
second yelr. =. l.. Dow, minister, and
Charles Gibson. layman, We're declared
elected conference trustees. AS two min
istcrial trustees are called for another
ballot was ordered.
1 DR. 5. j. Herbea, assistant editor of
the Christian was introduced and spoke
in behalf Of his papeC. He plead for
greater loya ~ to the church papers.
/ Dr. Joseph f. Berry. editor of the Ep-
worth Herald. vas introduced md spoke
of the growth of his paper Or Berry
stated that the Herald has circulation
of 10000. uses carload of paper "A week.
and turns into the pockets of the worn
out preach rs $4,000 year. Dir. Rciry
said that no man ought to be a member
of quarterly conference who is not Il
subscriber 10 one of the church papers.
/ The conference voted to order the secrc-
tary to cast a ballot in favor Of Or. c. II.
DuntOn FOR conference trustee.
NEXT YEAR AT TROY.
Invitations We're received from State
Street church, Troy, ana First chuCch,
Amsterdam for the next session of the
conference. BY a large majority the in
Vitation of the State Street church, Troy
was selected Resolutions of thanks TO
the Amst Tdam church We're voted.
Eev. NJ. ~ Downing, pastor OF the To-
cal Free Methodist church Rev. G.. W.
Morrow, of the State Anti-Salcon League
and the Revs J. o. Sherburne and O. D.
Clapp of the Vermont conference were
introduced to the conference.
y. 5. Burnham, l.. Madshall. j. l.. Sla-
son, W j. Sands, r. D. Walker. have
died during the year.
THIRD YEAR CLASS.
Tie class of the third year was called
as follows. j. l.. Hunt, q. NJ Moody, c.
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Vanced to the studies of the fourth year.
Hon. ID. klock, Jr., of Troy, treasurer Of
tho board of conference trustees, made
his report and 1t was adopted.
| The Rev. l.. II. Elliott of Waterbury,
superintendent of the Vermont Bible So
cety, was introduced and he made a re-
port showing very largo number of fam
lilies. both Protestant and Catholic in
the State of Vermont are without Bibles
in their homes, Resolutions urged the
conference claimants collection upon the
attention Of the preachers. The case of
Carl Stoecker WAS referred to the COM
mittee on conference relations. The re-
laton of II. - Grant was changed from
effective to superannuate with claims
The relation of EbenezeC Comstock was
changed from effective to supecnumerary.
Presiding Elder Puffer of the Michigan
conference was Introduced
CONFERENCE LIFE ASSURANCE So
'IETY.
The annual meeting of the Conference
Clerical Life Assurance society was held
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
First church parlors. The following off
GERS weVe elected
Presdent-Rev w, II. Hughes, y. D.,
of Mechancsvlle. n. Y.
First vice -president-Rev. NJ. H. Smith