Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-04-25
Bishop Berry Pays Touching Trib-
ute to the Late Bishop
McCabe.
PRESIDING ELDERS REPORTS
THE Rev. W. vi. Newton's Naledirtory
As Head of Montpelier District
Second Annual Review by Ell
der Hunt of the ST. Adams
District.

st. Johnsbury. April 1S.-This was n
full day for the Vermont conference
and Grace Methodist Church was filed
ut every session. Bishop Berry pro-
sided nj tho meetings and opened the
morning one with n touching tribute
to the late Bishop McCabc. who had
been assigned to preside at this con-
ference. He said his dominant charac-
toristic was his undying perennial on
| timism, that he was a man of faith
and that no man devoid of faith can
be an optimist. He then told how the
| bishops were arbitrarily assigned to
| their conferences and episcopal resi-
dcnces and said that no preacher ought
TO receive public notice of his appoint
ment without knowing beforehand
where he was going. He believed IN
| the open shop and invited preachers
and laymen to meet him any night this
| week to talk assignments over. He
! said each preacher would be consulted
and know before it was announced
where he was going. This plan, he
added, met with the cordial approval Of
the cabinet and was received by hearty
applause by tho clergy.
The report of Presiding Elder New
ton, who this year completes his sixth
pelier district. next followed, aftel
which he was presented with a sum OF
money from the members of his dis
tr,ct tho brief nrescntation spoech he.
irr made nv tho Rev A IT Webb ot
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