Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17
Impressive Ceremony at Yester-
days Session of the Vermont
Conference.
METHODISTS IN PULPITS
Addressed Large Audiences in st. Al
bans - Appointments Read Monday
Morning-Four New Members Ad-
mitted-Truetees Give Salts
factory Report OF Seminary.

st. Adams, April 13.-At noon tomorrow
the conference of 1907 will have passed into
history. The work of the conference is
practically finished and but little remains
to be done With the hearing of the statis-
teal and treaSurer's reports, the reading
OF the appointments and the passage of the
usual resolutions, the session Will be dis
solved
The morning dawned dark and dreary
with cold rain, but nothing seems to
dampen the pervading spirit of the confer
cnce for when the love feast, led by the
Rev. l.. @. Sherburne began ut 0 o'clock,
the church was nearly filed with a large
congregation who were charged with re-
ligious fervor and enthusiasm.
The services at all of the Protestant
churches in the city We're presided over by
visiting cergymen. Bishop Goodseil de-
ivered magnificent address at the Meth
dist Church, taking his text from First
Corinthians 49, II. The church was packed
to the doors and many were turned away.
Foundations of the Church of Christ
second Timothy, .: 10, was the subject of
an address by the Rev Leon Is. Whitman
of Waterbury, who supplied the pulpit of
the Universalist Church on sunday morn
ing. Mr.. Whitman is one of the rising
young men of the conference an able
sermonizer and brilliant speaker. lie has
been called to the Passionate of the church
in Montpelier to which he will without
doubt be appointed.
The Rev. Charles Roads ID. d. of Phila-
delphia preached at the Baptist Church at
the morning service, taking his text from
Luke "a: 80, his subject being Jesus the
Perfect Teacher
At the First Congregational Church the
Rev. Charles o. JudkinS of Montpelier
preached at the morning service. deliver
IN, .a,,I al
sound and practical sermon on the subject
1.-The Church that Is fit to be a part of any
home and every homes need of n church
The text Will be found in John 1j12.
Mr.. Judkins has received and accepted a
call to the Methodist church at Glens
Falls, N. Y. and the Vermont conference
thereby suffers the loss Of one of the
brightest and best of its members.
One of the most solemn and impressive
services in the ritual of the church was
held in the Methodist church at O'CLOCK
in the afternoon when seven young men
were ordained as elders and two as dea
'c The sorvices onoroa wit, tno singing Of
pray for the peace of Jerusalem after
which George Il. Deuel. and f.. r. Cur
rier were inducted into office and presented
with their credentials as deacons.
A solo, 80 Jesus, Thou Art Standing
was rendered by Miss Gertrude A. Wood
ard and the ordination of the elders fol-
lowed. As their names called.
George M. Burdick of Williamsville. Memo
phon NJ. Fowler of Ludlow Orlando +,
Aiken of Cabot. William r. Mather of
Croton l. Edmund BADGER of Waitsfield
Adelbert A. Estabrook of West Fairlee
and William O Allen of Springfield od
vanced to the front of The churcb where
Risbon Coodsar assisted NV presidine ri
ders Nutter Sherburro and Newton NO
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