Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-20
|ddress by Rev. Aaron Hall Who
Joined the Conference 65
Years Ago.
SOME SUPERANNuATlONS
~. J. NJ. Applcmnn Of Hincsbursi
Placed ON the List-C0n ference
Has Reached The sum Of
70,0OO-Treasurcr's Report.

Saratoga. y. Y. April 13.--An address:
the Rev. Aaron Hall of Greenwich
superannuated minister who Joined
conference 65 years ago. was fea.
re of to-days session of the Troy
Inference of the Methodist Episcopal
urch.
The session was opened with devo.
NAL services conducted by the Rev
enry Graham of Albany.
At the business meeting which fol-
we'd. the Revs. r. a. Braman OF
henectady, and Jacob NJ. Appleman
HinesburEh. Vt, were granted sup
ann uated relations.
The Rev. John r. Mcfarland OF New
rk addressed the conference in the
ferest of the Sunday School union
d the tract societies. He solicited
operation and gave suggestions to
bmote new work of societies.
The Revs l.. T. Backus of Burnt Hills
ID Albert II. Nash of Ellensburg were
hnted effective relations. The Rev.
Joel w. Eaton Of Syracuse, after IS
prs of service, was granted super
1uated relations.
he cases of the Revs. Otto Goebel Of
Facuse, Charles II. Church OF North
dson and Wallace n. Spencer OF Ben
!, VT, were referred to Il committee on
Inference claimants endowment fund,
pwn of Round Lake. reporting on the
Inference claimants endowment fund
bounced that the fund now amounted
$4,000 and said that he hopes to
Sc It to $1CNnoO Conference Treasurer
bson reported receipts of sso,O73 during
past year. The disbursements were
81. leaving balance Of $7s,SsS, which
ludes real estate. mortgag es $4,000 and
h in banks of $2.10S.
he annual meeting Of the Clerical Life
surance association. Of which the Rev.
NJ. Smith Of Ballston Spa, is presi-
ht. was held to-day.
he committee on conference trustees
orted nomina tons as follows:
tinisters Rcvs. Purcell l.. Dow. Philip
ktel and Eugene Wiseman of Troy.
as n. Dunton of Poultney, VI, Irving
Van Valkenburgh Of Amsterdam. and
os. G. Thompson of Gloversville. Lay
Chas. Gibson and John w. Emory
Albany and Chas. NJ. Fort of Me-
hnicvillc.
blk concern addressed the conference
the Rev. Il. X. Tindall tonight de-
bred a lecture.
EPORT FOR BURLINGTON DIS
TRICT.
he report OF the Burlington district
read yesterday by the Rev. DR..
bwn. the presiding elder. The report
Is;
the limited time at my disposal it is
an easy task to recount years
tory of half hundred churches.
ny items worthy of notice must needs
pa ssed over in silence.
burlington district Is mainly rural. and
efiy in New England. and we are re-
family compelled to admit that Meth
SIN has failed here to maintain its
ustomed triumphant stride. Jesse Lee
b he found New England "a hard bit
oil to cultivate" and Bishop Maillalieu
b recently, 'Methodism has never
nd "A more sterile soil nor a more in
pitable climate
here has been a large decrease in the
al population. one town in my district
now but half the population il had
~ years ago. The abandoned farms,
empty stores the unused schoolhouses
alas the deserted churches bear silent
emphatic testimony to changing con-
Ions. Not only is there a decline in
buation, but there is a change in it's
racter Many parts of New England
fast hecaming New France. New
gland has gone West and Europe and
nada have moved in. This western
|dus. the flight to the cities. and some-
ng akin to race suicide have reduced.
W Enelanders Of the old stock to
1ority in the land of their forefathers
gradual change is going on which low
the moral tone. In many sections with
going of the American population
ngelistic Christianity went.
FROM COUNTRY TO CITY.
ne new population retards temperance
rk. desecrates the Sabbath. ignores