Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17
Bishop Goodsell Urges the Meth
odist Ministers to Fight
Liquor Traffic.
THE ANTl-SALOON LEAGUE
Promises Active Temperance Work ir
Present Political Campaign-Anni.
verssry Of tho Woman's Foreign
Missionary society-Procesd.
ings Troy Conference.

| st. Adams, April 1.-the thlrd DAY SeS-
sion of the Methodist Conference opent q
| this morning at $3.50 o'clock with the usual
devotional service led by Bishop Goodsell
His theme was Some Phases of Christian
| Perfection"
| The work of the conference began at 8
o'clock. The reading of the 1o'lrrpi
| of the previous session was read ana ap-
| proved The statistical secretary reported
| that oil reports of churches were now ii
| The committe tee on conference relations rec
commended that ID. c. Thatcher be made
| GfIeC tive. which recommendation was en-
! dorsed by the conference. The commit @
also recommended that Clark WedSeworth
be granted the superannuated relation
which was granted.
| The registrar here reported on those who
had been continued on trial and by vote of
the conference Fred Daniels, Carol ID.
| Lance, +. Nj. Barnes and Charles W..
| Kelley were advanced to the continuation
of studies of the third year. Wilbur II.
hill was continued in the studies of the
second year.
The class entering into fun connec ion
with the con- eronce were callet and an
able explanatory address 0CilVeici to them
| by the bishop. The members of the class
are William Shaw, George e. deuel. and
! Oscar Il. " ellis. The bishop made a strong
| plea for the sustainance of the prohibito
! law and the active and agSraa-
sive prosecution of temperance work IL d,
spoke on the benefits Of sobtiety over in
temperance, and stated that even amc ng
| the laborers in the great beer factories,
! that those who drink do not pro lIlc" as
much as those who abstain; also that It
was universally Acknowledged that when
| n Methodist minister got into town,
whether he arrived on a bicycle or dropped
| cut Of Il balloon, that everybody khe W
l that an unrclenting enemy of the demon
rum was there and something was goin :
to happen. The bishop said that once when
in San francisco, Il reporter in the coul Sc
of general conversation asked him if h
i had always followed the discipline Of the
1 church. never got drunk. played Ca:d dis,
smoked attended theatres, etc, to which
the bishop replied that he never had AMI
| was told that he must have had a du
time in life. The bishop said that he knew
that none of these things would
lonethcn his life, add to his culture or re-
hnement. make him a better man, keep
his conscience in a better condition or ket y
l him along in any way on the road to the
royal path of life. and that therefore ii
vas better to avoid those things which are
harmful rather than helpful.
The interests of Montpelier Seminary
i were voted as Il special oIdc" FIR 3:3J
o'clock on Saturday morning.
The Rev. DR.. s. l.. BALDWIN of New York,
recording secretary of the Missionary so
ciety, was introduced at this point and
gave 4 brief tall; on the work.
The Rev. ". w. Ogicr OF Camden, NJ :,
IL member of the Maine conference, w g
now introduced. bringing the greetings OF
the Maine brethren and presenting luci, l.,
the efforts and claims of the Church EX-
i tension society.
The name of l.. Il. Currier was prcse nte 4
| for dcGcon's orders for local preacher, by
Presiding Elder Newton of the Montpelier
district ana the conference endorsed the
recommendation.
The presiding elders Ires ntcd the fol-
| lowing names of those to serve as trio RS
! of appeals: f. w. Lewis, G.. W. Hunt, NJ.
;. Eddy, w. c. Johnson, j. n. Granger,
i. A. Smith and a. III Webb, and tn y
| were confirmed by the conference.
The Rev. w. II. II. Avery, d, D., of thi
city. fraternal delegate from the Nerm mt
! Baptist State convention, was intro .uc, d,
| rendering Il hearty welcome to the {, n cr-
I cncc both on behalf Of the convention he
| represented and his people. He strongly
emphasized the doctrines, principles nj
usaees in which all Christian churches ar
| united for common end as being of Oh ef-
\ est Importance.
The Rev. George w. Morrow, pres dent of
the Vermont State conference of Christian
churches and superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League was presented and reported
progress of the league. lie said that it
was proposed to enlarge very much on the
ly during the time between now and the
meeting Of the State political conventions,
when fully 200 meetings would be held,
which will be addressed by 60 prominent
speakers who have been enlisted in the
grand cause of throttling the disgraceful
Illicit traffic of liquor.
l Bishop Goodsell responded fittingly to
each of the speakers.
| William Shaw was confirmed as the off,
cial canvasser of the Methodist Review.
The case of William S. Dunn was re-
ferred to the committee on conference re
Ilations.
i 1t was voted to elect a committee on
"chaplains of the navy and A. II. Webb,
S. Donaldson and S. II. Smith We're APP
pointed such committee.
The afternoon session. opening at two
o clock was devoted to the anniversary Of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary society
and was presided over by Miss Mary Pome-
roy. The service began with the singing
OF Hymn 81 soon May the Last Glad
Song Arise" which was followed by a
Ircadng of the scriptures by Mrs. Carol
ID. Lance of Sheffield. A prayer was made
by the Rev. S. IL. Smith and then came a
choice treat in the singing by Mrs NJ. \.
! Reynolds, contra!to of There is IA Green
Hill Far Away" An address fun of inter-
est followed by the Rev. s. J.. Baldwin
J of New York, recording secretary of the
missionary society on the work of the So
Ciety which was a relation of facts de
rived by himself in the inaugural and sue
cecding work in many foreign ports.
Herbert Thayor of Boston followed with
a spendidly rendered solo Il Heard the
Voice Of Jesus Say" after which Miss NJ
| IL. Holt OF Boston, treasurer Of the New
| England Branch of the Womans Foreign
| Missionary society, gave an entertaining
talk on the work in her branch of the So
ciety This very interesting session closed
with the singing of the doxology and the
benediction pronounced by the Rev. AL
bert II. Baker OF Fairfax.
The Pastors Wives association held
their annual meeting in the parlors of tn
Congregational Church. at o'clock, at
which there were 35 members and several
guests present. The ladies who received
were Mrs. c. s. Nutter. Mrs. j. o. Sher-
burne. Mrs. w. S. Smthers, Mrs. X. M
Fowler. Mrs II e. McGlaufin, Mrs. c. d.
Lance and Mrs. Folsom.
After greetings had been said, there was
prayer by Mrs. Knapp, followed by a mes
sage OF welcome to the visitors by Mrs
Nutter wife of the presiding elder There
was a piano solo by Miss Perry. the read
ing of the secretary's report and the eec.
ton of officers. who are: President, Mrs
Wilbur S. Smithers of st. Adams; vice,
pre- sident, Mrs. X. M. Fowler of Ludlow
secretary. Mrs. ii. G. McGlaufin of Ign,
don; treasurer. Mrs. c. ID. Lance of Shelf
field.
Mrs ]. l.. Badger rendered a solo and
dainty and delicious lunch followed. pre-
; sided over by Mrs. X. nj. Fowler, who act.
lad