Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-22
THE TROY CONFERENCE.
Session in Troy Next Month Will
be an Important One.
Three of the FIVE Presiding Elders Must
be Succeeded by New Men-Some
of the Changes Which Are Like
ly to be Made.
on OF the Troy


church promises to be a noticeable one. |
somc account of the conference and its
work may not be out of place. The con- !
ference extends from the Canadian line
on the north to. and including few
charges in Columbia county. ~ v. on The
south The extreme western charge is |
Fort Plain on the New York Central rail.
road, and the eastern boundary embraces
that portion of Vermont west of the
Green Mountains and extending from Wi
nooski on the north. to Pownal and STAN |
ford on the SOUTH ana the following app
pointmcnts in Massachusetts, Williams |
town, North Adams, Adams. New Ash !
fcrd, Cheshire. Lanesborough. Dalton,
Pittshcd and Washington.
This territory is divided into FIVE dis |
tricts. The Albany district includes q APP
pointmcnts Is Of which embrace two
churches Rev J. II. Coleman u. D., pos
sibly the most popular man In the con- /
ference, is closing his sixth year as pre-
siding elder OF the district tie will,
therefore. be assigned TO some other dis
trict or be returned to the pastoratc Since
he was appointed to tho district all the
debts on the Albany city churches have
been paid. Because of his success In this
kind of work DR.. Coleman was selected
to prepare the pamphlet on Church
debts" for the twentieth century thank Of
fering commission The following men OF
this district have finished their full term
of five years service: t.. T. SteaVcns, First
church, Albany; c. T.. Hite Trinity. Al
banv and j. G. Russum, Albany street,
Schenectady. Nine men arc on their
fourth year. twelve on their third six on
their second and twentY-one on their first.
w. II. WinanS, member of the state Street
Schenectady quarterly conference has been
for seven years missionary OF the Sunday
School Union for the State Of Oregon
The burlington district includes forty
than one preaching appointment. DR.
George ". Brown is closing his first year
as presiding elder of the district. Dur
ing the past year DR.. Brown has won.
by his brotherly courtesy and great tact
in managing the affairs of the district
the hearts of both his preachers and Of
fetal members while his pulpit mnistra-
tons have been an inspiration to all, Sew
en- OF the pastors are on their fourth year
eight on their third eight on their second
and twenty-five on their first. The fol-
lowing members of the quarterly confer
enceS have appointments other than as
pastors of churches: DR. II. A. Durfeo
principal Of the Troy Conference hcad-
envy; DR. w. c. Kitchin professor in the
University of Vermont, and DR.. G. H.
Dunton, dean of the faculty of Ciatlin Uni
versity.
DR.. J. w. Eaton is closing his third year
as presiding elder of the Plattsburgh dis
ulct' 1t was reported some ulne since
mat because or IMPAIRED health, Dr. Ea-
ton would ask TO be released from the
heavy work OF the district nut later re-
ports are to the effect that his health is
improved and that he will stay at his post
John Dufiied of Port f;enry is finishing
his NTH year. Six men are closing their
fourth year eleven their third. fourteen
their second. and eighteen their first. Dr.
j. T. King. the veteran educator of the
conference. has been appointed for 46 sue
cesslve years president of Fort Edward In
stitute. There are Il charges in the dis
trct, twelve of which have more than
one preaching place.
Rev. j. II. Brown is closing n very suc-
cessful term as presiding elder of Sara
toea district During his term the inter-
est of both preachers and churct,s have
been carefully looked after. Mr.. Brown
has been especially sucC, sSful in awak IL
ing a revival interest and a al for the
missionary cause. The district embraces
80 Charge Nine of these are circuits The
men on the district who are finishing fun
terms of service are t. II. Brown, Free
mont street. Gloversville: Eugcu, Wise
man. Green Island. ana II. q. Thomson.
Jamestown. Two men are finishing Their
fourth year. six their third. is their seq
ond and u their first Dr. J. f. C. Saw
Yer il serving his eighth wear as editor Of
the Northern Christian Advocate. d. W.
T. Coddington his six since joining this
conference, n professor in Syracuse Uni
Vcrsitv ana y r. Ioonris H. d. hl5
served one year as financial agent of Re
American I'niversitV
DR. T. 4 Griffin is closing his sixth war
az presiding cider of me Troy district D.
Griffin has also served A term as preSidius
elder ON both the pluttslurgh ard ,hp
Saratoga districts. He has ,ulcial ato i'll
cations for this uoculiar kind of work Not
a SINGLE charge On MS district failed 20 -
port last wear the pastnrs' salary paid in
full and IL is needless 10 sax thut his
nreocbcrs orn so,r,. mis- tern, of service il
so soon ia close rne resolutions recently
passed hv the quarterly conferences fndi
ra,o tbnt bo j. also rnnul.,, with tbn |. -
mon 'rh.r, arc 10 cha rgas i'm tho distrir,
The na..tots Of cicot of these have AN ont
side apnointmunt 4 NJ Hur,ts nag sprv-
ed his nyc wears as associate uastor ar
pittstield T., | Nick, rn.u has n.-n ms
tor ror I'VE years ot Iivinps tray " II
Waebburu. u II Trinity TROY aud {;
ara ~, ,b.i, fourth ,nar II an thnir tl,i,d
- on ,b,ir second and l. an t,air h,..l
Dr Uomer EATON il serv,np. his mn var
ae opant or mo Rook rnncern nj Nov
Work Dr samuel Mexican his nfth a.
president or M E.nsso,,r Comfy Dib,c
rociotv ( r; Avr,s his ION as lib,ori.,n
or brow Th,oloaical seminar " ~
FORSTER IT, u u his s,rond ne most
AN, of p,,s, I.ui,.rsit,. I r. Mitcd,f
Oh II HE G,s, nc rbanj,in ~ ,gi,tou
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