Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-19
Methodists do Not Believe in
"Black Lists" in Tenn
perance Work.
CONFERENCE HAS CLOSED.
Ministers Have Received Their APP
pointments For Another Year-His-
torical Society Elects Officers
Short Addresses on Need of
Money in Foreign Missions.

Bellows Falls, April 16.-The last session
of the Vermont Methodist conference was
opened at 5 O'Clock this morning and al
ter short devotional services business was
taken w.
The Historical society elected as officers:
President, \. l.. Cooper; Vice-presidents,
Rev. q. l.. story and Rev. j.. Q. Shor-
burne, corresponding secretary, Rev. W.
nj. Newton; recording secretary, Rev. W.
Il. Davenport. The secretary road the re-
port of the committee on missions when
was adopted. The aggregate of benevo-
lent collections was slt,oSI, with claims OF
the conference fund.
Rev. H.. w. Parker. u. D., of India brief
~ addressed the conference on the foreign
work and the great need of money to pur-
sue the work. He said 1870 men had been
Withdrawn for lack of funds TO continue
them. lie urged pastors to have cgular
collections for this purpose and after read
iue the reports themselves to give the
people facts concerning the need and
work being done and the people would re-
ypond generously. Make a point of get
ting something from every member.
The secretary of the committee on tenn
perance read its report with the rcsolu-
tons.
A very animated discussion arose as 10
the adoption of the resolution in regard to
the Anti-Saloon League. While its good
work was generally conceded the methods
by which II reached the desired results
were very much criticised, in other words
IT was not right for any organization to
resort TO low measures or to do wrong.
The work of the league in publishing the
so-calisd "Rlack List was severely de-
nounced ny many. It was stated that the
names of many conscientious temperance
men were on that list and that it was
liDelous to attribute low motives 10 such.
kpma fhnIIrbt the Sfnta A~nfi-SA!OOll
League did not endorse methods adopted
by local leagues and on the strength of
this argument the resolutions were finally
adopted.
Following is the list of appointments for
the year
ST. ADBANS DISTRICT.
Presiding elder, c. S. Nutter, st. Adams;
Alburgh. w. T. Mills: Bakersfield, j. S.
Allen; B~inghamville, II. 5. Fuller; Cam
bridge and North Cambridge, g. Nj. Bur
dick: Colchester and West Milton, to be
supplied; East Gilmore, supplied by Il. 3.
Wheeler; Eden, to be supplied; Gilmore,
supplied by c.. W. Sanborne, h~nosburgn
Fails. l.. O. S%herburne; Essex ana ESSEX
Junction. A. E. Emery; Fairfax, supplied
hy \. w. Ford; Franklin. c. 5. Hurlburt;
Georgia and North Fairfax, william
Shaw: Grand Isle and South Hero, &. w.
Ross; Higngate, IL. T.. Howard; Isle La
Motto. W. :. punn Johnson. Hyde Park,
WaterVille; Il. j. Christie; Middiesex, sup
piled by NJ. II. Ryan, Milton, clark
Wedseworth; Montgomery and South
Richford. c.. f.. Deuel., Moretown and
Duxbury. D.. c. Thatcher; Morrisville, NJ.
). Eddy: North Hero, supplied by j. q.
Angel: Richford. T.. a. Smith; st. AL
bans, w. s. Smithers; St, Adams Bay, IL.
". Worthen; sheldon, c. NJ. StebbinS;
stowe, supplied by .. l.. Barnard; swan
ton. :. II. Smith; Cnderhill and Jericho,
- u FTa,Iir. NFnifGttA'1 and EuNSfnH- i
T.. Badger; Warren, to be supplied; Wat
crburv. J.. Is. whitman; Waterbury Cen
Ter, to be supplied 10y G. Ii. SlSsoh, West
berkshire, East and South Franklin, W.
=. Stanley; West Enosbureh and North
Fairfield. q. W. Burke; Westford. sup
piled by fl. :. Fuller; WoIcott. supplied
iy {. y. Pierce. Worcester, W. II. Atkin-
son.
MONTPELIER DISTRICT.
Presiding elder, Rev. w. e. Davenport,
Ludlow; A~scutneyVille, TO be supplied;
Athens. to be supplied, w. L, Lang;
barnard and East Barnard, to be sup
piled. 5. L. Fairbanks; Bellows Falls, Rev.
+. W. Lewis. Bethel, supplied by f. g.
Raincy; Bondville, supplied by f. r.. Cur
rier; Bradford, a. H.. Webb; Brattleboro,
r. T.. Lowe, B%rookline, supplied by w. II.
Lang, Brownsville, w. IL. White; Chel-
sea, w. e. Allen; Gaysville and Bethel
Lympus. W +. Hill; Hancock and Gran
vile, supplied by T.. W.. sharp; Hartland
and North IIartland, A. G., Dennett;
Heath, supplied; L~andgrove, supplied by
w. A. Evans. Ludlow. Y. NJ. Wheeler;
Mechanicsville and Cuttingsville. H.. f.
Forrest; Montpelier, G. O, Judkins; North
field and Gouldsville, a. w. c. Anderson;
Perkinsville and Amsden. G. NJ. Chsrl-
ton, Pittsfield and Stockbridge, NJ. b.
Parounagian; Proctorsville. A. c. r. Nc
henzie; Putney, j. II. Bennett; Quechee,
supplied by W. L. Douglass; Randolph
and Bethel Gilead, f. q. Rainey; Ran
dolph Center, J.. y. Moody; Rochester. T..
w. Sharp; South Reading, supplied by &.
II. Bolster; South Royalton, j. ID. Bee
man; South Tunbridge, supplied by j. d..
Beeman, Springfield, +: F.. Rowland;
Thetford Center and North Thetford,
Guy Lawton; Union Village, w. n. Rob-
erts; Wardsboro, +. II. Bartlett; West
Berlin. supplied by G. L. Wells; West
iairlee and Copperheld, A. H. Baker;
Weston, O. b. Wells; White River june
ton, A. J. Hough; Wilder and Lewiston,
NJ, II. Smith; Williamsville and East Do
Yer, A. A. Estabrook; Wilmington, l. S.
Yerkes, Windsor, ---; Woodstock, G..
F. Partridge. W. NJ. Newton, principal
OF Montpelier Seminary and member Of
Trinity (Montpclier) quarterly conference.
A. L. Cooper, conference evangelist and
member Of Randolph quarterly confer
enCe; II. l. NJ. Barnes, left without APP
pointment to attend school.
ST. JOHNsBURY DISTRICT.
Presiding elder, j. O. Sherburne. St.
Johnsbury; Albany, A. q. Austin; Barre.
A, Il. Atwater; Barton, W. {. johnson,
Barton Landing, j. A. Dixon; Bloomfield,
supplied by j. l.. Wesley; Cabot, o. f..
AIKEN Canaan, C.. w. Kelley; Coventry,
supplied by !. +. Chase; Craftsbury. sup
Piled by q. G.. Mcdonald; Lowell to be
Danvillc. 5. q. Lewis; Derby, G. II.
Wright; East Burke and East Haven, AL
bert Gregory; Evansville and Browning
ton, 5. c. Vale; Glover, supplied by II l..
Alexander; Greensboro and Stannard,
supplied by N. 4. Ross; Groton, w. r.
Mlther, Guildhall, supplied by w. X. Pet
torson; Hardwick, q. o, Howe; Holland
and Morgan, g. c. McDougall; lrasburgh,
j. r.. Knapp; Island Pond and East Char
lesion, T.. j. Gale; Jay and Troy, sup
ElnDIlelt IOMHl TO Ln SnnnlIGl