Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17
Methodist Ministers of Vermont
Assigned to Posts for Com
ing Year.
STATISTICS OF CHURCHES
A Decrease in Indebtednsss-s. Q.
johnson Confesses That He Cheated
In Examination-Not Reinstated
a. RsQussted-Troy Confer
ence to Meet at Saratoga.

st. Adams, April 1.-THE 6sth annual
conference of the Mctho dist EpiscoI al
Church has passed hut the great and last
ing benefits derived from its sessions Will
live on.
The last br. mess session orened at 8 80
this morning with prayer and singing led
by Bishop Goodsel The reaching of the
journal of previous Sessions followed and
it was voted to make the printed minutes
the official journal. The committee on the
Fresdmans Aid Society reported and res
olutlon was introduced from the committee
on ohaplains In the navy, asking for In
creased salary and a Letterment Of condi-
tons.
The reports CT the statistical secretary
and the Treasurer we're given, a digest Of
which follows.
Church memt crship: Montpelier district
ISIS; st. Adams district, 1856; st. johns
tury district. Ass, showing a decrease of
70 members from the report of 1901.
Pastors support: Montpelier district
s2l&3; ST. Adams district. slS,c'o; st.
Johnsbury district, s22,315, a decrease of
SIS from tn. previous year.
Support Of presiding elders: Montpelier
district 81 I'll; st. Albars district 81 81
ST. John sbury district 81, 46l.
support Of bishops: Montpelier district.
SS2i: St. Adams district, s203; st. Johns
bury district. $s45.
Conference claimants: MONTPELIER dis.
trict, $3.50; st. Athens district si25. st,
Johnsbury district, 800.
Receipts from collectors: Montpelier dis
trict. s2l 500 St. Albana district SlSats: St.
Johnstury district. S22 400. an increass If
silly ovoc last year.
Ichciency in pastors surrort: Montpel-
lei district 1878; st. Altans district sl2J,
st. Johnsbury district, 1898.
eceivcd for missions: Mcntpelitr dis
trict 81 80; ST. Albars district, 81 2a2. st.
Johnshury district, SAGE, d decrease Of
sGCl from last year.
Church extension: Montpelier district.
Sl0S. st. Adams district. $3.50; St Johnsbury
district. S25S. sn incrensc OF ssG
Sunday School union, Montpelier district,
Ss: st. Adams district, 347; st. Johnsbury
district, 500, an increase Of $40.
Tract society, Montpelier district $36; st.
Adams district s45; st. Johnsbury district
$40. an increase Of 312.
Freedmans Aid. Montpelier district, $34s;
st. Adams district, s573 st. Johnsbury dis
trict. S44S. an increase OF 1914
Educational. Montpelier district, s407; St.
Adams district, $i4s; ST. Johnsbury dis
trict, $653. an increase of S760.
Childrens fund. Montpel district sl&;
st. Adams district, Slss st. Johnsbury dis
triCt, $l73.
American Bible society, Montpelier dis
trlct, slb, 81. Adams district, $242; st.
johnsbury district, $l69.
Woman's Foreign Missionary society,
Montpelier district. 34O7; St. Adams dis
trict, SS42; st. Johnsbury district. S777
Woman's Home Missionary society,
Montpelier district, 325; St. Adams district
S'OS5, st. Johnsbury district, $523, an in
crease of s2567.
The total other benevolent collections
were: Montpelier district, s453; st. Adams
district, 1872 and st. Johnsbury district,
$3.50.
There was paid to conference claimants ::
Montpelier district. S349; St. Albans dis
trict, S435; st. Johnsbury district, $42s.
Episcopal fund. Montpelier district, s206
ST. Adams district. $l95 and ST. Johnsbury
district $40. 1t will be noted that there are
large increases in the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society and the Freedman's Aid
society.
Values Of church property, Montpelier
district, s2o2,3 800 st. Adams district $3.50 20
st. Johnsbury district. $4,000.
indebtedness, Montpelier district, ;3,Sss;
ST. Adams district, 1899; st. Johnsbury
district $9,676; a decrease of $2,479
The reports show that in the Epworth
League there are: Montpelier district, "a
leagues. 1854 members; St Adams district
10 leagues with 677 members; St. Johnsbury
district, 20 leagues. with 1.126 members.
OF the Sunday schools Montpelier district
!
with 4,0l9 members; st. Adams district, S.
schools, 6O2 officers and teachers with 4,3N
members; st. Johnsbury district 81 schoo s.
6o6 officers and teachers with 80 members
/ \ letter was read from S. c. Johnson a
former member of the conference who was
expelled three years ago for cheating In his
examination for promotion, confess
Ing his guilt and penitence and ask
ing that he be restored to membership
The Rev. j. o. Sherburne presented IL reso-
luton against readmitung MIR. johnson
which was unanimously adopted.
f. w. Lewis and George l.. Story were
appointed a committee to draft suitable
resolutions on the death of General j. j
Estey and forward a copy to the bereaved
family
| A. Il. Atwater was granted the supernu-
merary relations and will go to the New
York conference. as will also Charles 0.
Judkns.
The usual resolutions of thanks and APP
probation were passed, as We're also sup
Elementary resolutions to Bishop Goodsell
The journal OF the mornings business was
read followed by prayer by the bishop,
who then read the list Of appointments and
the conference adjourned without date.
| The app ointments follow:
MONTPELIER DISTRICT.
Presiding elder-W. NJ. Newton.
Ascutreyyile-W. Il. Douglass, supply.
Athens-W. S. Dunn.
barnard and East Rarnard-E r. Cur
rier, supply.
Bellows Falls--I. o. Sherburne
Eethel-J. w. Miller.
Bondville-W. +. lin.
Bradford-A. II. Webb.
Erattiebor>-F w. Lewis.
Erookline q. II. Bennett.
| Rrownsville-Guy LawtOn.
Chelsea-W. f. Allen.
Gaysvile and Bethel Lympus-J W
" iller, supply.
Granville and Hancock-Isaac 8. Yerks,
supply.
Iiartlard and North Hartland-F. II.
Roberts.
Lundgrove--F. A. Wccdworth, supply.
Lewist on and Hanover, N. Hill. Il.
Howard supply.
I.udlow-X. NJ. Fowler.
Mcchanicsville and CuttinSsville H. +.
| Forest.
| Montpelcr-L. X. Willman.
Northfield ard Gouldsville-E w. Sharp
| Ierkinsville and Amsdcn--F. VI. Miller