St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-04-25

For the second time the annual Yer
mont Methodist conference met at Nor
risvile last week, presided over bv Bis.
hop ]. W. Hamilton, OF San Francisco.
He received dispatch from home Thurs
day morning stating that his home was
somewhat wrecked by the earthquake
but that the family was safe.
These officers were elected: Secretary,
Rev F. w. Lewis, of St. Tohnsbury;
assistant secretaries. Revs. R j. Christie,
of Crattsbury, and William Shaw, of
Windsor; statistical secretary, Rev. Mil
ton II. Smith. of MechanicsVille; assist
ants to statistical secretary, H. A.
Woodbury. and Fred Daniels, OF Me-
chanicsville; biographical secretary, Rev.
A. L. Cooper, Of Randolph; treasurer,
Rev. S. Fl. Smith, of Richford; assistants
to treasurer, Revs. S. 6. Lewis of Barton
Landing. and X Nj. Fowler, of Ran.
doph; railroad secretary, Rev. William
N. Roberts, of Moretown.
The Conference passed resolution of
sympathy with Rev. 7. o. Sherburn OF
Bradford, who is seriously ill and mes
| sage from him was read.
AmOuS LuOSG WDO lOOh LUt duuudl
| examination were Jesse A. Martin Of
Walden, Charles W. Kelley OF Lunen.
burg, and OlafJ. Anderson of St. Johns
| bury Center.
Rev. Jacob Finger, OF Bakersfield, has
been appointed to the pastorate of the
Methodist church at Baker City, Oregon,
to which place he goes by special request
| of Bishop Moore, who presided over the
! last session of the Vermont conference.
Mr.. Fingers salary there will be more
than twice what he has been receiving
here. Rev. W. c. Newell, for the past
tive years the pastor of the church at
Newport, is suffering from an attack OF
nervous dyspepsia, which will necessitate
rest of year.
Rev. c. S. Hubert, Of Essex. will not
take an appointment another year,
family reasons causing him to decline a
flattering offer from his presiding elder.
Mr. Hubert has been pastor at Essex
Center and Essex Junction for FIVE years.
| Among Others dropping out are Fred
| M. Barnes, a graduate of Wesleyan
University, who was obliged to relinquish
his work at Waits6eld during the year
on account Of i'll health; c. C. Whidden,
OF West Burke, who leaves the ministry
for time to accept lucrative offer in
business at Philadelphia. c. w. Gorse,
OF Danville, who leaves the work tenn
porarily to care for his father, who is in
intrm health and unable to carry on his
business; F. Nd. Miller of Hartland, who
has removed to the west on account OF
the health Of his family; w. T. Miller, OF
| Grand Icla vuhn nj hI,caI ta
to Colorado on account of the health OF
his daughter; Albert Gregory, OF Albany,
who has retired from the ministry and is
now occupying farm on one of his for
mer charges; w, H. Atkinson, who was
released from his charge early in the year
and who is not yet certain as to his fu.
ture work; George W. Manning, of East
Burke, who resigned his charge early
in the Conference year and who mas been
transferred to the New England and
Southern Conference; Arthur c. Dennet,
formerly OF St. Abans Bay, left without
appointment last spring to attend school,
and who IS now transferred 10 the New
Jersey conference. where he takes work
amid the associates OF his early life;
Chaplain c. M. Charlton OF the United
States Navy, who sewers bis connection
with the Vermont Conference in order
that be may have his membership in the
New England Southern Conference, as
that is contiguous to his station al the
Naval Training School at Newport, R. l.;
and W. B. Wright, probationer in the
conference, who has concluded to enter
other fields.
On Tuesday evening occurred the ami
versary OF the Conference Temperance
Society, of which Rev. J. A. Dixon ot
Hardwick is chairman. c. J. Ferguson
superintendent OF the Vermont Anti
Saloon League was the speaker
Wednesday evening the anniversary o
the Missionary Society of the Conference
was held with Rev. DR.. E. NJ. Taylor ot
Boston, field secretary OF the general
society as speaker.
Frank W. Lewis, presiding elder of St.
Johnsbury district, read an interesting
report, an abstract of which follows:
The st. Johnsbury district, F. w.
Lewis, extends from Brookfeld and
South Newbury to Canada and embraces
an area larger than some whole confer
ences. 1t contains IL charges manned by
80 members and probationers. Preach
ing has been conducted at 60 places
regularly and occasionally elsewhere
F. 6. Rainey and J.. E. Knapp are among
those translated to the conference above
during the year, also Mrs. Luvia w
Hitchcock of Plain6eld, Mrs. G. l.. Wells
OF Rardwick and Rev. Abner Howard o
81. Johnsbury Center. Because of i'll
health the pastors at Albany and East
Burke have ben relieved. w. c. Newell
OF Newport lays down his work at this
conference for years reluctant rest
leaving united and aggressive church
to regret his illness. Mrs. Hough, the
wife of the pastor at Groton. is still very
ill. One third of the charges on the dis
trict have increased the salaries paid the
pastors, the aggregate amounting to
over 81 400, the net increase being over
81, 100. Better business methods would
produce better results. Inquiry has been
made as to title OF church property and
great laxity has beeu found as to many
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