The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-04-20
Annual Gathering Of Vermont
Methodists at EnoSburg Falls
BISHOP MOORE PRESIDES.
Roll Coll Yesterday. Followed by vari-
Gus Meetings Through the Day
Sessions Will Continue Through
the Week.

Enosburg Falls, April 20. The Yer
mont Methodist conference is now in
full swing and the 61st gathering OF
Methodists promises to be one of the
most successful ever held. The roll call
yesterday showed 81 members present,
with four reported as deceased, the Rev
Edward S. Morse of Brattleboro, Clerk
Wedgeworth Of Swanton, H. A. Bush
nell of East Weymouth, Mass, and
David L. Evans of Randolph Center
The morning session today was taken
up mostly with q praise service and the
presentation Of reports by the presiding
elders. The Rev. j. o. Sherburne Of the
st. Johnsbury district was presented a
purse, and the Rev. c. S. Nutter of the
st. Albans district loving cup.
The Rey. Il. w. Lewis, who has been
secretary Of the conference for the past
eight years, was again rendered the
handsome compliment of a reelection
by acclamation. The Rev. r. j.. Chrys-
tie ofCraftsbury was appointed assistant
secretary and the Rev. f. T. Clark Of
Windsor as registrar of the board of
examination. The Rev. M. FL. Smith
of South Londonderry was reelected
statistical secretary with the Rev. Fred
Daniels of Barnard as assistant. For
treasurer, the Rev. S. Fl. Smith Of
Richford was chosen, with the Rev. f.
AZ. Barnes of Waitsfield as assistant
treasurer The Rev. Dr. A. L. Cooper
of Randolph was reelected biographical
secretary and the Rev. w. N. Roberts
of Pittstield, railroad secretary. The
conference adopted resolution author
izing the employment of an accountant
TO assist the statistical secretary in his
work and Mrs. M. T.. Skinner Of South
Londonderry was selected for the posi-
| ton.
Bishop Moore arrived at the church
at ten o'clock and was received by the
large congregation standing. He inn.
mediately proceeded with thecommunior
service, the sacrament being admins
tered by him 10 the presiding elders
and superannuated clergy and by the
elders TO the conference, they being as
sisted by the Rev. F. w. Lewis OF Brat.
| tleboro.
| The memorial service followed, The
bishop naming the Rev. w. G. johnson
as presiding officer, and memorials were
presented on the Rev. r. S. Morse, The
Rev. ii. A. Bushnell, the Rev. u. Il
Evans, the Rev. Clarke Wedgeworth
1 Mrs. Fannie A. Jordan. Mrs Anne 4
Brigham, Mrs. W. D. Malcolm and Mrs
Danel Lewis. The reports were accepted
| and adopted
l rttt
! The bishop acknowledged dividends
from the chartered fund Of $22 and from
/ the book concern 5000. He announced
that the amount necessary for the Epis
copal fund was $90S and notified The
conference that it had fallen short $31;
last year.
| The afternoon programme was chang
| ed somewhat, the Rev. w. P. Think
field, d. D., delivering an address OF
the anniversary of the Freedman's AiC
and Southern Educational society. Al
this meeting the audience was favored
with a solo, I'm But a Stranger Here.
| by Miss Anna Mildred Hamilton. The
conference missionary sermon, whicl
| was displaced yesterday will be deliver
ed at two O'Clock this afternoon by th,
| Rev. :. G. Lewis of Barton Land
ing.
AZ 7:3o in the evening the anniver
sary Of the Sunday school Union anc
the board of education were held with
the Rev ]. w. Illsley presiding. Tho
Rev. A. p. George, d. D., of st. Louis
Mo, field agent for the Sunday -schoo
Union, and the Rev. r. w. Anderson. d
D., secretary of the board of education
delivered addresses.