Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-04-25
VERMONT N. e. CONFERENCE.
A,ovs, Session OF the Church Body
Held In ST. Johnsburs,

ceased pastors, as follows;-M. A. Evans,
nv NJ II. Davenport; j, %. Sherhurne, ~
l. o, sherburnei W, d, Malcolm, ey A. L.
Egsry noon hour during the week a
meeting for men was held at the Oaslno OF
the Fairbanks Scale works.
The Epworth leagues anniversary ses
sion and banquet was the feature y,
Wednesdays session, fully 40 being sea'eu
at the tables. The session was IN hohs. w
Rev. n, NJ. Randall, ID, d., secretary oi the
general conference, and was held IN fylhlan
hall. A poem ON the Epworth league
Was read by Rev. Alfred j. hongh OF GRO
ton. and Bishop j. r, Berry spoke on the
social side OF the leagues work. Ihe pro-
eession was then reformed aud the mem
hers marched back To the church, where
an address was delivered In the evening os
Rev. Dr. Randall on "rhe Power OF Cur
ture and Righteousness" ,
A statistical session was held In the alter
noon. The conference sermon was then
delivered BY Rev. I. A. Smith OF Morris
Vile, his subject being "lmmediate kesnr-
reelion, or Reasons for Missionary Enter
Rev. r.. O. stair OF Springfield spoke for
the work OF the deaconesses In Vermont.
lie was followed by Miss Mary Anna Tag
CART, superintendent Of the Deaeonesses
home at Boston.
Thursday morning was devoted to
business session, at which the three pre-
siding elders reported.
Presiding Elder W. NJ. Newton OF the
Montpelier district noted with satisfaction
that nartland had cleared its small debt,
and that the only debts remaining IN his
district were small ones ON the froetors'
willie church and the rhetford Center par
sonage. The freeing OF the Windsor
church property from debt, the successful
completion OF the new church enterprise
at Bethel, the remodeling OF churches at
Rochester, Hancock, Granville, Randolph,
Northheld. West Berlin, White River
junction, West Fsirlee, Hartland, Wood
stock, Brownsville. Perkinsville, South
Londonderry and Pittsfield, each recall
heroic effort OF more than ordinary KIND
/ on the rart OF pastors and people.
/ lie said the spiritual work OF the church
I had not been neglected, and evangellsts
had been employed at South Royalton,
Randolph Center, Randolph and Bradford,
I the work in the latter church with Evan
gelist Gillian resulting in 90 additions to
I the church.
/ An experiment in church federation is
about to be tried at Randolph Center.
\ The Methodist and Cong1 churches have
I formed a federation. Each retains its ow n
\ organization and the services are 10 be held
six months az time in each house. But
one pastor Is to be employed. They ex-
pect TO receive a Methodist preacher as
their first pastor,
The presiding elder urged the adoption
OF better system for raising money for
current expenses and said there must bs
an immediate and marked increase in the
preachers salary. He called attention Il
the fact that living expenses were nov
/ from 81 to 10 per cent higher than ffteer
years ago and that pastors could not re-
trench in their domestic economy.
He urged the necessity of a district par
sonage for the presiding elder. He sait
there was pressing demand for more re
cruits iDlthe ministry.
A. II. Webb OF Brattleboro presented
Rev. Mr.. Newton with sum OF money
from the pastors OF the district.
There are 1850 practitioners in the Yer
mont conference and 1876 full members
This is a decrease OF III in the former anc
an increase OF 81 in the latter. There ar
40 local preachers, 232 children have bee,
baptized and 1903 adults. There are Is
Sunday schools with 1,791 officers anc
teachers and 10,63s members. This is al
increase in membership OF 473. There ar
156 churches, valued at $685., $40, an increas
of one church and s25 $40 in valuation
The sum OF S20,137 was spent in the con
ference and debts OF 80 1870 reduced. Tn
present Indebtedness Of the churches q
the conference is 1853. The sum OF $63. 81
Was paid pastors in salary. and the amour
paid pastors. presiding elders and bishop
was sS0,510. The church expenses amount
ed to s13,316, while the total benevolence
were S18.3
OF the 124 pastors in khe Vermont con
ference, only seven receive a salary OF owe
$1,000, while As are paid salaries less thai
$500.
, Principal Bishop OF Montpelier semi
nary thanked all for their part in raisin
the $4,000 pledged towards the 800, 90
endowment. He said SIPS 900 had bee
pledged in the last % months and h
would start next Thursday on a wester
trip to secure more pledges.
The Rev. DIR. z. G. Bass was transferre
to this conference from the New En- CLAN
| Southern conference. A. &. Brown OF tn
Free Baptist denomination, having unite
with the Methodist church, was recog
5 nized as local elder. The Rev. ID. {
| Thatcher was transferred to the New Eng
land Southern conference. The Rev. G..
!. Gone was transferred To the New Yor
I conference. NJ. H. Sharpnells of tn
Primitive Methodist church was admtte,
= 10 elders orders in the Vermont confer
ferred to the Troy conference.
The location OF the next conference wa
: left with the presiding elders.
Revolutions condemning the operation
e OF Vermont liquor license law and de
handing that the next legislature cause
prohioitory law to be submitted to tb
4 people for approval or disapproval wer
v adopted. The doings of the Vernon
Anti-Saloon league were approved in th
G resolutions.
The program for the remainder of tn
DAY included meeting of the conferenc
: BOARD OF trustees, the anniversary OF til
c Woman's Home Missionary society, Wit
an address by the Rev. W. A. FRYE. ID. ID
n OF Trenton. N. j., and the Temperance an
O nlversary, with an address by Clarence
ferguson, secretary OF the Anti-Saloo
!, league of Vermont.
|. Bishop Joseph f. Berry announced thai
while the appointments would be mad
known as usual on the closing day, b
would privately notify each minister som
t. time during the week OF the place wber
g ne would preach next year.
y Az Fridays session, announcement wa
/ MADE OF the following transfers Til
KEY. Y. q. Morse and the Rev. G.. w. StoI
70 the New York conferences; the Rev. {
st w. DEUEL. to the Northwest indiana cor
d ference; the Rev. R. ID. b. Illman from I'D
New Jersey conference to the Vernon
conferences; the Rev I q VerLa a. 4