Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1908-04-20
M. E. CONFERENCE CLOSES THIS
MORNING.

The last session of the Vermont
Methodist Conference was held in
Barre to-day and the appoin tments
for the entire district were given out
this morning. The Monitor gives those
for this immediate vicinity, as read
this morning, on page one. Tuesday
evening from seven to eight o'clock,
a reception to Bishop Cranston and his
cabinet, consisting of the presiding
elders, was held in the Epworth
League room of Hedding church. Fol-
lowing the reception the anniversary of
the Epworth League was held, the
speaker being the Rev. DR.. Fred Her
ben of Chicago, editor of the Epworth
Herald. Conference opened Wednes-
day morning. Following are the prin
cipal events of the week by days.
WEDNESDAY
Conference opened Wednesday morn
ing at 9 o'clock, Bishop Earl Cranston
officiating and delivering an address.
According to a long established GUS
tom, final examinations for the year
for admission and for local orders were
held Wednesday afternoon, the session
being in the Congregational church.
Before final ordination the candidate
must pass five successive eXamina-
tions. The candidates this year are as
follows: First year studies, G. Leon
Wells, Wardsboro; G. w. Douglass,
Danville: G.. C. Westcott, Waterbury
Center; second year studies, Charles
Kelley, Sheffield; E. R. Currier. Will
JAMESTOWN; third year studies, I. A..
Ranney, West Topsham; M. A. Turner,
Newbury; E. A. Legg, Bradford
George C. Mcdonald, Albany; fourth
year studies, Fred A. Wells. Randolph
Center. Among those to join on trial
: are Arthur w. Hewitt, Glover. Mr..
Hewitt,,is called the best Greek student
ever graduated from Montpelier semi
nary In the afternoon a statistical
t session was held and the annual mis-
. sionary sermon was preached by the
s Rev. C. D. Lance of Island Pond. This
S was followed by the anniversary of the
i Woman's Home Missionary society
S Mrs. w. E. S. Celley presiding, ano
h an address was given by the Rev. DR.
f J. H. Fitzwater.
THURSDAY
The first session was held at 80
! under charge Of Mr.. Brushingham ane
Prof. Hill. The first address of tn,
:, morning was given by one who repre-
. sented the Chatauqua movement. Rev
W. B. Dukeshire of Barton introduced
. resolution of sympathy with DR.
! Charles Parkhurst, editor of Zion
i Herald, which passed. Rev. L. O
\ Sherburne presented the matter of
;s memorial to the general conference
concerning the better support of tn
J superannuates ,of the connection
- Again the case of S. C. Johnson, tn
=. aforetime pastor Of the Methods
. church at Northfeld, who was expelle
- at the conference at Newport min
years ago because of cheating and ly
:: ing, came before the conference, thi
time for the restoration of his parcl
ments. Again and again this reques
~ has been refused because of belief c
- many in the conference that the ma
W is still unworthy, but this time it WE
turned down by majority of only on,
:, the vote for restoring the credentia
being 16 to II.
:. Following this was the report of tt
81 presiding elders. The following regar
ing the report of Presiding Elder Lev
is of this district is copied from
nc Barre paper:
The Rev. F. w. Lewis, the presidir
,ur elder of st. Johnsbury district, all
.ho the secretary of the conference, thu
read his report, which was not only {
Ter excellent resume of the work of tt
St past year, but also a fine literary pr
A duction. Mr.. Lewis is a past mast
40. IN the art of gentle sarcasm, and d
lights in pilloring shams and punctu
Id ing foibles. After speaking of t
ore many changes necessitated by vario
be- causes during the year he, spoke as fl
-, lows: 1T may be said that all the m
nave done good work some on ha
hat fields entitled to no less credit, perha