The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-16

ana and one in West Virginia. He
has travelled over two and one half
million miles including many foreign
lands. Referring to the subject of
funds Bishop Goodsell said that his
expenses were usually about 800 per
year and that he used every effort to
keep them as small as possible.
The presiding elders reported that
no deaths had occurred among the
ministers of the district during the
past year. The secretary reported the
receipt of two checks for 1922 and 1923
which were at disposal of stewards
Presiding elder w. M. Newton read
the report of the Montpelier district
taking up the affairs of the various
churches III detail
Presiding elder G. S. Nutter of the
st. Adams district, presented a con-
else report of the condition of affairs
in his district. Miss Josephine Fisk.
superintendent of Deaconness Home
Boston, spoke in favor of the work of
the deaconnesses in an appealing ad-
dress.
A statistical session was held We'd
nesday afternoon.
A large audience was present at the
Wednesday evening session, when
Bishop Goodsell delivered an able and
instructive address on the work of
the church in the South. The work
of the conference is going forward
rapidly and smoothly and the large
attendance at the sessions indicates
the deep intere st among the member
as well as the local visitors.
The second day of the Vermont con-
ference was opened Thursday morning,
with devotional exercises led by Bish-
op Goodsell. The business of the con-
ference was taken up at nine O clock.
The statistical secretary made brief
report and the treasurer called the
list of delinquent charges. Rev. j.
o. Sherburne of ST. Johnsbury read
an interesting report of the work done
in his district during the year just
closed.
Rev. @. Parkhurst, d. D., Of Bos-
ton, editor of lions Herald, was the
speaker of the morning, addressing
the conference at some length. Hav-
ing entered the Methodist ministry
in Vermont he felt an especial inter
est in and affection for the old State,
expressing joy at the improvement
of conditions here and sorrow for the
changes which he felt were deplor-
able. He presented check for $50 to
the conference, portion of the roy
atty given the author, Bishop w. +.
Mallileau, of Boston, on the "Why,
When and How OF Revivals.
The superannuated preachers passed
in character and continued in the
same relation were as follows: A. M.
Wheeler, Peter Merrill, w. H. Wright,
G. L. Wells, w. D. Malcolm, H. A.
Bushnell, @. w. Morse, Joseph Thurs
ton, n. w. Wilder, w. H. Dean, E.
S. Morse, Isaac McAnn, S. B. Currier.
and j. A. Sherburne. The last named
arose after the calling of his name
and gave an interesting talk dealing
with his long connection with the con-
erence, having attended successfully
for fiftyiv years and been present
at every roll call. Today there are
but two members of the conferences
who have had a longer membership
therein, and only one older in years,
Rev. Peter Merrill and Rev. A. l..
Cooper.
The list of supernumery preachers
was called and the following contin-
ued in the same relation: S. S. Brig
ham, j. H. Wallace, o. d. Clapp, A.
b. Blake, S. @. Vail, G. O. Howe,
and II. w. Worthen. w. A. Evans
was granted supernumerary relation
as was also Clark Wedgworth. John
Mcdonald was changed from the SUI
pernumerary to the superannuated re-
latlon f. M. Miller and ID. Q.