Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-10
ORGANIZATION.
Vermont Methodist Conference
Has Chosen Permanent
Officers.
A YEAR WITHOUT A DEATH
Not q Break in the Rank OF the Preach
ers-Rev. F. II. Lewis Elected Secrs-
tary and l.. o. Shcrburne Treas
urer-Doin9s of Methodist
Conference at Saratoga.

st. Albans, April 9.-The formal sessions
OF the 5Sth annual Vermont conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Churches opened
in the Methodist Church here this IN rn-
ing with the greater part of the minis
terial and lay delegates accredited to tie
conference in attendance. he con1erehC-
opened promptly at nine O'Clock with
communion service conducted by b op
Daniel a. Goodsell who was assisted by
the presiding elders; large number par
taking of the sacrament.
Bishop Goodsell at the conclusion Of the
sacramental service, said among other
things that he felt that he was coming
to one of his fathers homes when he ceme
to ST. Adams as in 1924 and 1925 his father
was presiding elder of the district, his vi
its extending down both sides of Lake
Champain. lie spoke Of his early life and
preparatory work for college, all of which
was accomplished in this vicinity.
After the bishops interesting and enter
tanning talk, the conference roll was CalleI
by W. f. Lewis secretary of the last con-
ference and members answered to their
names as follows: Isaac p. Chase, Alanson
J. Cooper, George l.. Story, Joseph A.
sihcrburne. john L. BaXendale, William
j.. Malcolm, Henry II. Howard, Pliny n.
Granger, Wilbur S. Smithcrs, Caleb L.
Taplin, James S. Allen. sylvester Donald
sen, William Il. Douglass, Joseph II mil
iOIl, SutIleS r. ftl tiluSc, JcuS'ietl H. 49,
man, Fred E. Currier, George l.. We.ls,
Albert Gregory, james L. Knapp. WiL-
lam T.. Allen, Joel Q. Sherburne, Robert
T. f. Mckenzie, Ephraim ii. Bartl, IT,
George II. Wright, l.. Olin Shcrburne. Will
liam IL. Atkinson. Archibald r. Enrlght,
Francis 4. Clark, Frank w. Lewis. NJ 10
$. Eddy, Walter r. Davenport, John a.
Dixon. Chauncey S. Hubert Marcus b.
Parounagian. Orlando +. Aiken, -Ad lb rt
! A. Estabrook, j. Edmund Badger. Villa n
NJ. Newton, Preston a. Smith, Seymour H.
Smith. Charles G.. Gorse William H.
White, Frederick NJ. Miller. Ralph f.
Lowe, VIII S. Dunn, Charles S. Nutter
Xenaphon NJ. Fowler, Edwin w. Sharp,
Leon *. Whitman, Albert II. Baker. Geo.
| C. McDougall, Eldrcd l.. NJ. Barnes,
George w Hunt, George w. Burke, Will
lam +. Miller, Edward J. Gale, Frederick
G. Rainey. Charles o. Judkins, William
Il. Mathcr, Milton II. Smith, Arthur C.
bennett. Isaac S. Yerkes, Frank II. Rob
erts, John II. Bennett, Wilbur c. Newell,
| w. o. Allen.
| The permanent organization of the con-
ference was now perfected with Bishop
Daniel y. Goodsell. ID. D., LII. D., of Chat
tanooga. Tenn. president; Frank II. Lewis
of Bellows Falls. secretary; Leon X. Will
man of Waterbury, John A. Dixon of Hard
wick and Ralph +. Lowe of Brattleboro,
assistant secretaries; |. S. Ierkcs of Ro-
chester, statistical secretary; NJ. ii. Smith
of Wilder, A. c. bennett of st. Albans
Bay. o. r.. Aiken of Cabot and l.. j. Gale
of Island Pond assistants.
Leslie Olin Sherburne of Enosburgh Falls
was elected treasurer with Preston a.
Smith of Richford and Seymour III. Smith
of Swanton as assistants.
The following standing committees were
adopted:
on stewards-A. l.. Cooper p. N. Gran
ger, j. d. Beeman and F. A. Smith.
On education-F. +. Clark, c. q. Judkns
and l.. X. Willman.
| on Sunday schools-Guy Lawton, II. G
| McGlautin and j. w. Illsley.
| Church eXtcnsion-A. Il. Enright, o. ID
Wells and Joseph Hamilton.
Freedman's aida. H. Webb, A. B. En-
) right and c. q. Gorse.
Tcmperance-George l.. Story, +. N
Granger and T.. w. Sharp.
. Tract cause-J. E. Knapp, w. N. Rob-
2 erts and a. c. bennett
American Bible society-W. r. Mather
d. G. Thatcher and r. f. Lowe.
G Memoirs-M. S. Eddy, S. onadson ant
a. l.. Cooper.
Conference RELATIONSHIP s. Smithers, f
e W. Lewis, o. n. Boutwell,, +. f. Currier
t NJ. S Eddy, l.. 7. Clark and y. IL. Webb.
I Church literature-A. H. Baker, Prestor
a A. Smith and Guy Lawton.
Eesolutions-S. II. Smith, sylvester Don
. aldson and .. ID. Wells.
A 10 nominate fratcrnal delegates and Wis
= itOrs to literary institutions-C. +. Par
= fridge, Sylvester Donaldson and A. ii. la
ker.
= Public worship-The presiding elder o.
. the district and the pastor of the churcf
y where the conference is held.
Epworth Leaguc-l. L. Chase, r. c. L
C. Mckenzie and II. E. Howard.
= 10 preach the missionary sermon-R. f
Il Lowe.
i The bishop said that he was asked to sa,
f,.1 oh Of iGh
d W hich he explain ed in dctaii and said tha
d owing t. the death IF Pishop Nye thd
$ there was no deficiency in the Episcopl
L FUND.
o a communication was presented from TIN
be ok concern whit h stated that tie con
$ ference was entitled to So and also fcOn
1t the chartered fund for $22, which money i
l. opplied to the support OF supcrannuate
l. ministers.
t. No deaths CT preachers have occurre
n curing the year from tho MontIolItr, 81
/ Alhans or St. JohnsbUry districts
is The Rev. w. M. Newton cf Randolph
y Iiesio'ng elder of the M.ntpelier districl
PRESENTED his report. after which the re
ports of the nemters of the district wer
j. received.
y Tho Rcv. John L. Sewell of the Firs
& Congregational Churcn was here intro
y dLced, expr, ssed his pleasure at moetin
* the irembers Of the conference and ~
l. people and himself. and also rendered tn
I. Use Of the church and Nestry to the ladie
rs of the conference during their stay.
g. ihe Rev Homer Eaton. ID. d., Of Ne
II York, reprerentirg the Methodist Boo
r Concern, gave an entertaining talk Of ha
| All hour.
is The report of the Rev. DIR. c. S. Mute
e. pr,.i1ing elder of the St. Albans distrir
was received and the ICll Of the distri'
ly called.
IN Miss josephine Fiske, superintendent {
he the Eeaconess Home in Boston. Was hri
a introduced and made strong and earnc!
n appeal 10 the conference to do somethin
as IIaot.o az for the Home In connection wit
r. to pital work. DR., Eaton pr bounced IL
r b'nediction and the conference ok a r.
cess Until the afternoon meeting.
I'd At two o'clock in the afternoon the col
in ference assembled for the statistical se
q sion and listened to the reports of the va
lg ious churches for the year. The Rev. A.
a. Cooper presided in the absence of BishC
" Goodsell. who was comforting with pr
siding Elders Nutter. Newton and She
burne.
r. Miss Josephine Fiske. the superintel
ic dent of the Deaconess Home of Bosto
WAS next presented and gaye u IerSI- Int q