The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-04-28
Methodist Conference Appoint
mentS.

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The Methodist Conference of the
St. Adams, Montpelier and st. Johns
bury districts closed Monday morn
ing at Newport. 1t was one OF
the most successful conferences ever
held by these districts. The main
meetings were held in Lanes Opera
House as the Methodist church would
not begin to accommodate the people
who wanted to hear the bishop and
DR.. Hamilton. A part of the Satur-
day morning session was given to the
Montpelier Seminary and the report of
| the executive committee showed that
the institution was not in a very
fourishing condition, buttons for the
past year having fallen off $110O. 1t
was voted to raise a fund Of $780,
for the permanent endowment of the
institution.
The report of the treasurer showed
that $3.50 had been raised for missions,
$677 for church extension, $136 for the
Sunday School Union, 1921 for the
Tract society, $1062 for Freedman's
Aid society, $685. for public education,
1904 for American Bible society, $1655
for Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety, $775 for Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society, 1890 for other benev-
client purposes, 5000 for general con-
ference purposes, $1235 for conference
claimants and $75S for the Episcopal
fund, the total raised being $14,996.
In the Sunday schools of the con-
ference there has been a decrease of
43 in the number of officers and teach
ers, 1876 in the number of scholars, 81
in average attendance, 2O3 in number
of members in home department, $142
in amount raised for current expenses,
100 in number of conversions, $40 in
number of scholars who are church
members or probationers. The regu-
lar church work shows the following
decrease over last year: Number of
probationers 165. mum Der of full men,
bers 500, infant baptisms 81, adult
baptisms rs, number of officers and
teachers of Sunday schools SO, num-
Der of scholars 996, number of churches
five-sixths of church,
Rev. S. @. johnson of Mortified
was expelled from the Conference for
cribbing in an examination. The of
tense was aggravated by his denial of
the charge in the face of almost GER
tain proof of his guilt.
The appointments in the Montpe-
lier district are as follows: Presiding
elder, Rev. W. r. Davenport, Ludlow;
Bellows Falls, f. W. Lewis; Bradford,
A. H. Webb; Brattleboro, r. F. Lowe;
Chelsea, w. E. Allen; Montpelier, G.
o. Judklns; North Thetford, supplied
by Guy Lawton; Ascutneyville, sup
piled by F. G. Rainey; Athens, M. II.
Smith; Bethel, to be supplied; Bond
vile, E. r. Currier; Brookline, W. E.
Lang; Brownsville, W. II. White; Cut
to be supplied; Gaysville
and Bethel, Lympus supplied by W.
F. Hill; Granville and Hancock, sup
piled by E. W. Sharp; Hartland and
North Hariland, A. G. Denneth;
Heath, supplied by G. HI. Bolster;
Landgrove, supplied by w. A. Evans;
j. E. Badger; Mortified and
A. w. G. Anderson; Per-
kinsville and Amsden, G. M. Charlton;
Pittsfield and Stockbridge, M. B. Par
The presiding elder of the St. AL
bans district is G. S. Nutter, St.Albans.
In the ST. Johnsbury district the pre-
siding elder is j. o. Sherburne, st. |
Johnsbury, and following are a few
in this district: New |
)ury and West Newbury, w. G. John
ION; Newbury Centre and Boltonville
o be supplied; St. Johnsbury, G. W.
Hunt; Waits River and West Tops
lam to be supplied by E. s. Cudworth;
and Brookield, F. E.
5urrler.