Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-07
M. e. CONFERENCE.
The 6oth Annual Session--Appoint-
ments for Montpelier District.

| "ees TOT montpelier District.
The Goth annual Vermont conference
of Methodist churches opened in Mont
peller wednesday morning. Mar. 80
roll call.
Rev. +. W. Lewis was reelected sec
rotary and named as his assistants
Reys. L. X. Whitman. J. A. Dixon ana
X. d. Christie NJ. ii. Smith was elect
ed statistical secretary; /. II. Smith.
treasurer; DIR. A. L. Cooper, biograph-
ical secretary, and w. n. Roberts, rail-
road secretary.
The following transfers were made ::
The Rev. w. III. White to the Genesee
conference; the Rev w. +. Badger to
the California conference; the Rev. G.
y. Webster 10 the South Dakota con-
ference and the Rev E.O. Thayer from
the Maine to the Vermont conference.
and stationed at Springfield. The Rev.
NJ. Is. Parounagian of Sheldon asked
for transfer to the Indiana conference
and will be stationed at Muncie, Ind
Bishop Charles II. Fowler arrived
the first day to preside for the second
time over Vermont conference, his
previous visit having been eight years
ago when the conference met in Barre.
The bishop presented TO the confer
ence a draft for 1882 from the Episco-
pal fund.
Presiding Elder w. NJ. Newton of
tne Montpelier district presented his
annual report, which showed that SO
preachers are preaching in 81 places in
that district. Reference was made to
the death OF the Rev. j ID. Beeman of
Union Village and DR.. ID. r. Webster
of Brattleboro, TO the golden wedding
OF the Rev. and Mrs. A. l.. Cooper OF
Randolph.
Thursday, March 81, IN behalf of the
conference the Rev. A. l.. Cooper ac-
knowledged the receipt of $500 from
Mrs. Amy s. Aspinwall Bond OF Chi
cago in memory of n. w. Aspinwall,
her father, a former member OF this
conference. This is 10 be called the
n. w. Aspinwall fund and the in
terest is 70 be turned into the confer
ence claimants fund Geo. +. Whit
tiker, publisher OF lions Herald, adj
dressed the conference and stated that
/ the Wesleyan association which pub
fishes the Herald, cleared during the
past year $50 600 and he presented 20
the secretary of the Vermont confer
ence a check for 1854 this being its
share IN the distribution
A resolution was adopted providing
that the presiding elders be appointed
a committee 10 secure needed change
in legislation in regard to trusteeshiD
Of property in the Methodist church
This committee was instructed TO ask
the next legislature 10 make such
changes.
The question as 10 where the next
conference shall be held did not bring
out an invitation and the matter was
left with the presiding elders with au-
thority TO act BY vote of the confer
ence the board OF bishops will be re-
quested 10 fix the date for the next an
nual conference not earlier than April
IS.
A. NJ. Walker who had been on trial
as a candidate Tor membership, was
discontinued at his own request o..
b. Wells and G.. c. McDougall were
elected by the conference to ell
ders' orders and ordained by Bishop
Fowler.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne presented the
report of the trustees OF Montpelier
Seminary and stated the following
facts :-Tha: the annual average deficit
for the last twenty years is So, 800.
This years deficit is 81 800. The real
estate held by this institution is con-
stantly increasing in value and is in
good demand This has been a sue
cessful year in school work and in bar
monious administrative work. II has
been an excellent year in general
health and strong teaching work. A
vote of thanks was given Bishop Fow-
Ter for the donation OF a portion of the
proceeds OF his lecture to the seminary.
At the suggestion OF Bishop Fowler
the conference pledged itself TO raise
81 per member OF each Methodist
| church in the conference during the
coming year. or about $4,000 TO be
applied on this deficit and in extin-
guishment of the debt.
The relation of the following preach
ers was changed as follows Rev. +.
N. Granger. from active TO superannu-
ate Rev. NJ. c. Charlton was made a
member of Union Village Quarterly
conference. The Rev. q. NJ. Burdick
was appointed missionary to Korea.
Rev. c. +. Partridge from active to
supernumerary also Revs. ID. c..
Thatcher and w r. Mather.
The committee on temperance
adopted resolutions ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
greSs to support the responsibilities
bill relating TO the control of interstate
traffic in intoxicating liquors, asking
the general conference to memorabilia
congress and to prohibit the sale of IL
toxicating liquor as beverage in the
territories, islands, District OF Column
bia and all other places where the fed
eral government has police control and
placing the conference on record as in
favor of repeating as soon as possible
the license law in Vermont.
Friday, April l, draft for $50 was
received from Bishop W. F. Mallalieu
from the proceeds of the sale Of his
book to be devoted TO the worn out
preachers fund. The Rev. Joseph
| Hamilton Acknowledged the receipt