The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-21
HEMMED IN BY FIRE.
SCORE OF PEOPLE
LOST THEIR LIVES
HOLY LAND GAVEL
FOR BISHOP MOORE
Pleasing Part of Vermont Methodist
Conference Was Presentation Of souve-
mir from Wood Secured in
Jerusalem by vermonter.


Enosburg Falls, April II. This morn.
ing session Of the Vermont Methodist
Conference was occupied with the re.
ceiving Of candidates, and with an ad-
dress by Bishop Moore. Yesterday the
bishop was presented q handsome olive
gavel BY M. r. Perley. The gavel Is
made from wood from the Mount Of
Olives near Jerusalem, ana was pro-
cured by Mr.. Perley during his recent
visit to the Holy Land.
The case of S. G. johnson, who was
dropped from the conference roll for
cause several years ago, was called up,
Mr.. johnson having made application
in writing for the restoration Of his
standing IN the ministry. The bishop
appointed a committee consisting of the
Reys. Il. o. Sherburne, William Shaw
and Wilbur S. Smithers to make an
Investigation and report to the con-
ference.
The following transfers were announc-
ed: The Rev. u. A. Bishop, ID. d..
principal of the Montpelier seminary,
to this conference from the Wilmington; !;
Tilt AAtts ~ VI w biQAEtl 1lbHi A1ttluG 10
the Vermont conference The Rev. w.
Z. Stanley from the Vermont conference
to the California conference, and the
Rev. i. Il. Whitman, who is now teach
ing in the Pottstown College, has been
transferred to the Philadelphia confer
enee.
AT the suggestion Of the Rev. DR..
Natter, committee consisting of the
Revs. Il. o. Sherburnc and p. N. Grang-
er was appointed to call upon the ven
cradle Rev. Peter Merrill, who heads
the conference roll.
The Conference Temperance society
held meeting and perfected a reorgan-
ization yesterday afternoon, the follow
ing officers being elected; President,
the Rev George w. Hunt Of Enosburg
Falls; vice presidents, the Rev. j. a.
Dixon Of HardwiclS, for the st. Johns
bury district; the Rev. w. Il, Allen Of
Chelsea for the Montpelier district, and
the Rev. NJ. $. Eddy Of Swanton for the
st. Aibans district; secretary and treas
nrer, the Rev. a. G. Austin Of Geor-
gin.
The evening service opened at 1880
o'clock, the occasion being the nnniver-
sary Of the Missionary society, at which
The Rev. j. A. Dixon of Hardwiek pre-
sided, the speaker OF the evening being
the Rev. Dr, j. g. Floyd, field agent 81
the Missionary society, who delivered
stirring address.
In the course of his report Yesterday.
the Rev. j. @. sherburne of the ST.
Johnsbury district, spoke strongly OF
the necessity Of larger salaries for the
country ministers, stating that it is al
most impossible for such ministers to
live on their present meagre salaries.
1T Is evident" he said, that no
one can support a family and keep d
team, az most pastor must, on a salary
of 5000 on $500, and nobody does it.
Not a man in the ministry in the st.
Johnsbury district is getting d living
by his ministerial income. Either he
is doing outside work, Is drawing upon
a patfimony of his own or his wife's,
or he il doing worse~-running hopelessly
in debt. Twelve are teaching or super
intending schools, a large number earn
q partial living by various forms of
manual labor, and here and there
minister il earning money by coach
ing baseball team or acting as nm
pire.s
The Rev. G. S. Nutter Of the st. All.
bans district indorsed Mr.. Skerburnes
plea, and the Rev. w. NJ. Newton of
the Montpelier district asked for d larg-
er appropriation for the Montpelier
seminary.