Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-10
CONFERENCE OPEN
Vermont Methodists Holt 3 An
nual Gathering in "
A'''''' :
BISHOP GOODSELL PRESIDES
Programme for the Five Days Session
Examinations Begun Epworth
League Anniversary
District Methodists Attending
Conference at Saratoga.

st. Albans, April S.-The 5Sth session of
the Vermont annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church Will convene
here at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning,
and its sessions will be presided over by
the Rev. Bishop Daniel y. GoouseH OIL
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Wednesday morning holy communion
will be administered under the direction OF
Bishop Goodsell, followed by the org&nlza-
ton of the conference and routine bu mess.
In the afternoon there will be statistical
session and the anniversary of the deacon-
ess work. Miss Josephine FISK, superlh-
tendent De1cuuesS Home, Boston, VIII ue.
liver an address. Miss Mae Chisholm Will
assist. In the evening Bishop Goodsell Will
deliver an address i'll the Methodist CHurcu.
Thursday morning will be the regular
conference session. In the afternoon the
missloncry sermon will be preached by the
Rev. r. f. Lowe of Brattlcboro. Memorial
service will be held. NJ. 5. Eddy presiding g
At $50 the educational anniversary Will he
observed with addresses by the Rev. w. +.
Mcdowell, Il. L., and the keN. Il. M.
Mills, -. D., of New York.
Friday morning Bishop Goodsell Will ad-
dress the class entering in full connec-
ton. Anniversary of the Woman FOR
cirn Missionary society will be observed i'll
the afternoon with an address by KEY. ..
l.. Baldwin of New York and solos by Mrs.
L; F. Stevens and Mr.. Ih9Ner of Boston.
This meeting will he followed by meeting
of the Pastors Wives association in the
parors of the ConEreg gational Church. Ihe
anniversary of the Church Extension So
cioty comes in the evening with an address
by the Rev w. w. Ogier of Camden, Me.
Saturday morning the interests of Mont
Keller Seminary will be talen up.
The arniyarsary CT the Women's Hon:
Missionary Society will be Observed IN the
afternoon with an address ty X. ,. Dcu3
n
Mrs. George NJ. Hogan VIII be the scloists
The Rev. Charles Roads, d. ID, OF PM
ndclphia Wli deliver an address at th'
anniversary of the Sunday School tniCn.
The anniversary of the Temperance So
ciety comes in III. evening with addresses
by G. w. Hunt of st. Johnsbury. ana \
O. Judkirs Of Montpelier.
Sunday Ill be observed at the Methodist
Church. This will be Love Feast: led py
the Rev. H. o. Sherburne, followed ny the
conference. Sermon by Bishop Goodsell
D. D., at 1C 30 There will be sermon a
O'Clock followed by the ordination OF dea
cons AMI cid, rs by the bishop. At Z y. nj
the anniversary of the Missionary Societl
will be observed with an address by ;h'
Rev. E. NJ Taylor, u. D., Of Boston.
At the Congregational Church there vii
be a sermon by the Rev. Il. M. Taylor, y
D., at 1890 and at p m. an address by tn
Roy. Charles Roads. D. Dot Philadelphia
At the Baptist Church the Rev. Charle
Reads, u. D., will preach at 80 a. m
and the Rev. L. X. Wilman at the Uni
Ners3uist Church.
Monday morning there will be devo
tional hour followed by closing bushes
and reading OF the appointments.
There will be special music each evenn
by a chorus choir led by +. w. Bsset
The choir will be assisted hy the follow
ing soloists: Miss Katherine Bryant, Mis-
Gertrude Woodard. Mr.. c. II. Anderso
ana Mr. Lee 5. Tllotson.
The various classes for examinations {
candidates for membership in the confer
oncc We're held in the church vestry be
ginning at 30 this afternoon and WI
participated in by the following: Fir.
year class, Carol ID. Lance of Sheffo
and Frederick NJ Baines of Boston Tn
vcrsitY: second year class, Wilbur y. Hi
of Pondvile. Oscar +. Wells of Westoi
William Shaw of Georgia and George /
DcWcll OF Montgomery; third year clas
Charles q. Morse of West Burke, Geore
G. McDougall of Holland, Arthur c. Del
nett of st. Albans Pay, Isaac $. Yerkes
Rochester, fourth year class, Kenopho
NJ. Fowler of Ludlow, Orlando T.. Alike
of Cabot and J. Edmund Badger of Wait
field.
The following were admitted on tria
C. +. Flint of Guildhall, +. b. Blodgctt
Cabot and G. y. Pierce of HighGate.
Fully three quarters of the delegates ha
arrived last evening and the Auditorium
the church was rled at 7;3O last nigl
when the Rev. DIR. j. f. Berry of Chicag
editor of the Epworth Herald delivered a
address on the work of the Epwort
League, it being the anniversary of tn;
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