Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17
Vermont Methodist Conference
Revises Its Active and
Inactive Lists.
THE ALLIED ENTERPRISES
Given Hearing at Thursdays Sessions
Address by the Bishop-Missionary
Sermon by X. F. Lowe-Troy Con-
ference Listens to Reports
OF Workers.

st. Adams, April 10.--rhe second day Of
the Vermont Methodist conference opened
at $50 this morning with devotional exer-
Cises conducted by Bishop Goodsell. who
gave an address, his theme being "Humil.
ity and Love the Safeguards against Fa-
nataCism."
The business Of the day began with the
reading and approval of the minutes OF
the previous session.
The secretary called the roll of absentees
from earlier sessions and the follow ing
brethren responded Clark Wedgeworth,
Alfred j. Clough, Alfred II. Webb, Will
liam N. Roberts, Alfred G.. Austin. George
A. Emery, David G. Thatcher, William G.
johnson, II. G.. McGlaufin, Guy Lawton,
George w. Burke, Lewis n. Moody, George
w. Manning and David l.. Evans. 1t was
voted that a further calling of the roll be
dispensed with.
The statistical secretary here read list
of the churches in the various districts
which had failed to report statistics.
The treasurer called attention to the fact
that many of the brethren had failed to re-
port statistics on hand in the morning and
read the list of delinqucnts.
The character of Presiding Elder j. o.
Sherburne was passed and his report WIN n
was a splendid showing of his year work
was approved. The reports OF the various
charges followed.
The Rev DIR. c. Parkhurst d. D.. of
Boston, editor of lions Herald was here
introduced and gave a stirring speech
touching on the higher criticism, polite S
in the State, the interests If the church.
etc; he brought to the conference S100 as
their uroportionate share If profits from
the paper lie also brought n check FROM
1eisbon W y M1lliIaau for so which rem
resented the portion of the royalty on
Bishop Mallileau's book "The When, Why
and Where of the Revival" all of which
rt,,rrt.
ferences for the benefit of superannuated
clerCvmen.
The question of superannuated minis
tiers was here taken up ard the following
were passed in character and they were
cortinued in the same relation: A. NJ.
Wheeler pator Merrill w II Wright
I, Wells W. d. WaIcolm. II. A. Pushncll.
C. w Morse Jctn 'Th,,rston n w vii.
Ger. w. II. Dean. f. s. Morse. Isaac Nc.
Cam. S. b. Currier and J. A. Shcrburnc
The Rev. j. a. Sherlurnc here made a
few remarks stating that this WAS his
55th consecutive conference. which is n
record ure1ua,led nv any CHER ,ncmbcr.
lcsides there is only one other member
Potter Marrill who is cider in yc,re ami
but two who arc cider members of the con
ference tha Rev. peter Merrill and tho
Roy l. C,onor
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