The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-18
Declares Bishop CranStOn
Speaking Of MethodistS
HE SHOULD BE SUSTAINED
In His Warfare Against Trusts and in
His Demand for a Square Deal" for
Both Labor and capital--A Wo-
mans Eloquent Address.

Bishop Cranston spoke at some length
at yesterday afternoons joint meeting
Of the ministerial and the lay confer.
ences OF the Methodist church, and
among the things which he said was his
own belief and the belief 0f AIetliodists
in President Roosevelt Nothing was
said about that other Methodist, Chan,
cellor Day Of Syracuse, who believes dit
ferenhly, but it was evident that what
the Bishop said on that matter was more
or less Of a direct hit at Chancellor
Day.
At 500 o'clock, Bishop Cranston rap
ped for order Tor the joint session. This
Is an event which comes but once In
four years, az the lay electoral confer
ence meets only quadrennisIly, and Ii all
ways an occasion Of much interest. Seat
ed with the Bishop on the rostrum was
the Hon. NJ. r. Perley OF Enoshurg Falls,
the president of The Law electoral confer.
ence. and Judge S. D. Hobson and Q. 5.
Andrews, the lay delegates to the gem
eral conference. Prayer was offered byI
Rev. Joshua M. Frost Of ST, Johnsbury,,
and the great audience heartily joined in
singing songs Of fellowship President
Perley spoke few words and introduced
Judge Hobson, who declared himself to
be no speech maker, but promised to
vote right z. s. Andrews OF Barre. tho
other delegate, made a brief speech and
announced that he favored the retention
Of paragraph 24S Of the Discipline, that
being the section devoted To amuse.
ments. Concerning other debated ques-
tons, Mr.. Andrews did not commit him
sell, but said that he and Judge Hobson
would consult together and act according
to their best Judgment.
Episcopal Counsel.
Bishop CraHston then spoke somewhat |
mt length and said that there were too
many occasions when the interests OF
preachers and laynIen come in conflict. |
The oftener they can meet for mutual
consultation the more nearly and quickly |
all antagonistic trends might be har
monized. The Bishops only complaint
against the laity was they too often |
make the personal popularity Of the |
preacher the basis of subscriptions To \
tile work and appropriations for the /
work They should also give the preach
efs appreciation in their work, follow
ing hearty welcome To the work. Lay. /
men first Of all make the preachers, they
should later on stand by them.
Dancing, Etc.
THE Bishop evidently favored the RI.
peal 81 paragraph 24s. though lie did not
distinctly say ~. HE was also opposed
to nj elective presiding eIdeFahip, save
as the laymcn might have equal power
in the making Of nominations or voting
IN elections. Even then he feared eccle
siastical politics.
A contented People.
He also believed that the Methodist
polity produced as large degree III con-
tented preachers and congregations as
any system as well as giving to every
preacher a church and every church a
preacher. Methodisfs believe some
thing among other things that Presi-
lent Roosevelt should be sustained IN his
warfare against trusts, biz demand for
IA square DEAF both for labor and capi
AL They also believe the Apostles
Creed A man without creed ii like
! biped without spinal column. Slaves
% political platforms and prevalent fash
ons are the loudest in their yociferationi
against "man-made creeds.
No Methodist Bosses.
I'll the Judgment Of the Bishop there
] but little exercise of arbitrary author
TT Oh the part Of either presiding elder
II Bishops Neither can afford to 10
his lest he be dethroned. Most Of them
ave no desire to do this.
Better Salaries Demanded,
Many churches ought to gige a better !
financial support to their pastors, and
,ften would 40 SO ii they knew all the
Preachers and people
hould love each other better, help each
,ther more, and stand by each other
ietter The whole occasion was one OF
,reat interest.
lest Orator Of the Conference, Woman.
The best orator oil the conference week
vas woman. Aliss Mary A. Danforth,
sho spoke for the Woman's Foreign
Visionary society IL the 200 o'clock /
ession yesterday afternoon. Miss Dan