Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-20
Had Two Hours Session at Shell
don Spring ith a Broken
FL .e.
CoNFEREN ORGANIZED
vev. r. W. Lewis Nc-clcctcd secretary
The Standing COmmittcc An
nuumccd--i.ny ymcn Added TO the
Board Of Stewards
ScrN ices Held

Enosburgh Falls, April i9.--W,th large
attendance and fair weather. the tlst
session Of the annual conferoncs is now
vol under way. rhe day has been
busy and particularly hard one for Bishop
Moore. who was obliged to he IN nearly
all the preceding night in order tn get
lerc and to make it worse, the engine
If his train broke down at Sheldon
Springs causing a two hours delay.
Bishop Moore upon learning that he
,onld not reach here on time. tclegra phed
10 The Rev. G. 5. Nutter presiding elder
oi the ST. Alhans district to open the
.onferens. The conference roll was call
I'd by the secretary. the Rev. w. y.
Lewis. of Brattlcboro. 81 members re-
,rondirg. with four reported as deceased |
- follows: The Rev Edward s. Morse oi |
Irattlcboro. Cla rk Wedgeworth of Swan |
'on. ~. a. Bushnell of East Weymouth. |
Mass. and David l.. Evans of Randolph |
Center
'Tne Rev +. ". Lewis. who has neen
secretary of the conference for the past |
,ignt years, was again rendered the |
handsome compliment, Of re-
election by acclamation. The Rev.
y J. ChrNslio or Craftsbury WAS APP
POINTED assistant secretary and the Rev.
board of examination. The Rev. NJ. II.
Smith Of South Londonderry was re elect
sd statistical secretary with the Rev.
Fred Daniels Of Barnard assistant For
treasurer the Rev. s. III. Smith of Rich
ford was chosen with the Rev. T.. VI.
Barnes of Waitstleld assistant treas
Urer. The Rev. Dr. A. l.. toopc- OF Ran
Holph was reelected biographical sccrc-
tary and the Rev. W. \. Roberts of Pitts
held, railroad secretary. The conference
Adopted a resolution authorizing the cm-
| pioynent Of an accountant to ASSIST Tho
statistical secretary in his work and Mrs.
| n. l.. Skinner of South Londonderry WAS
selected for thc position. The time nj
meeting and adjouining was fixed at s:3'
and twelve o'clock, and the bar of the
conference was fixed.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The standing committees as nominated
1T the lost conference were elt ctcd AS
follows: Stewards. l.. Q. sherburnc. g.
W. Hunt and Joseph Hanlton: cducl-
tion. j. A. Dixon. F. NJ. Barnes and |.
YcrKes: Sunday schools. j. w. lllsley,
[. G. Gorsc and T.. r. Wells; church
Extension. Joseph hamilton, A. G. Aus
tin and w. &. Newell; Frcednar's $ Aid,
j. r. Baxendac. a. ". Webb ana ". G..
johnson: temperance. ". T.. Allen, J. \.
Smith and A. J. Housh: tract CAUSE 4.
j. Brown. F.. r. Wells and O. r. Wells;
AM rcan Eihle society. 4. w Sharpe,
q. W. Burke and =. G. Lewis memoirs
". G. Johr son, T.. Il. Currier and W. ".
Douglass; conference relations. +. W.
Lewis. O. NJ. Boutwell,. r. r. Cnrrer, NJ
8. Eddy \. ". chb. II. r. Lowe and
>. Shcrhrrne: church literature, !. :.
,csnlutions a. ". Webb. A. j. Hough and
& :. Hulpert: to nominate fraternal DEL
,.ates and visitors to literary insutu-
tions. i. +. TaplIn. q. T.. Ai"sn and
J. A " codworth; Epworth League, w.
G. Newell. j. NJ Frost and n. :. Eddy;
lnhlic worship. the presiding elder
ot the district and the pastor Of
the church where tho conference is
bod; ON location of conference. the pre-
siding elders on ecclesiastical comfy. tho
presiding elders. r.. T.. Lowe and W. S.
Siithors, on pent"costal services, w. $.
enlith"rs. Joseph Hamilton and A. II
Webb: ,rus'ceship Of church property
The presiding elders: seminary commits
son. ". NJ. Newton. l.. o. Shcrburne, J.
s. Ycrks, T., W. Sharp \. G. Taylor. l.. L.
Northror'. G.. A, Edecr,on. e. s. Nutter
q. w. Hunt. w. :. Smithcrs. +. A. Smith
NJ = forl'y, Hhaunccy Temple. II. G.
Whitchill. J. O. Shorburno. j. NJ Frost, $
q; Lewis. {. g. 'iorsc. n, h. Hall, a. l..
.Aldrich and l.. u. Hanson: commission or
pc't coastal work. n u. Webb, J. NJ
frost. G. u. Lance &. ". Hunt, W. s
smithcrs, Joseph Hamilton. l.. II. Icavcns
A. l.. Aldrich, l.. W. Hanson, 4. y. Asel
tine l.. A. Shaw and II. II. Morgan.
The conference voted to refer to the
IN rala all N
plc;.tio,.s for admission to the conferences
on trial in conference. admission IN full
loo al preachers who are candidates FOL
orders and any members OF the confer
snce who desire a change in relation.
The Rev. w. &. johnson of Barton ant
the Rev p. A. Smith of Morrisvllc th'
Hon Chauncey Temple of ST. Albans ant
the Hon. NJ. +. Pcrlcy Of this town wer
added to the board of stewards. The ad
dtion of laymon To this board is an in
novation. this being the first time that i
Was ever dOno in this conference
The committee to publish the conferenc
minutes includes the presiding elders a
w. Webb OF Bradford. q. w. Manning o
East Burke. N. S. Eddy of swanton an
J.. q. Sherburne Of Bellows Falls.
Bishop Moore arrived at the church a
ten o'clock and was received by the larg
proceeded with the communion service
the sacrament being administered BY hin
to the presiding elders and superannuate G.
clergy bv the elders TO the conference
thcy being assisted by the Rev. +. "
Lewis of Brattleboro.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
The memorial service followed. tn
bishop naming the Rev. W. G. Johnso
ne presiding officer and memorials wer
presented on tho Rev. +. 8. Morse. III
l,.v. II. a. Bushnell. the Rev L. I
tvars. the Rev. Clarke Wedgewortl
Mrs Fannie A. Jordan, Mrs. Anne
Frighum. Mrs. w. ID. Malcolm and Mr.
Daniel Lewis The reports were acceptc
aud adopted
The bishop acknowledged dividend
from the chartered fund of s22 and frol
the book concern skO lie announced tia
the amount necessary fer the EpscOpi