The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-16
Preachers When they Retire
From Methodist Conference
WILL TAKE ACTION LATER
Vermont Methodist Conferences Second
Day Started Of With Enthusiasm
Mr.. johnson Again Refused
Reinstatement.

Once more Dame Nature was kind and
greeted the waking Methodist with sum
light and good cheer, as they began the
second days work This was happily
auspirious Of harmonious deliberations.
Song and Shout.
! The first session was held at eight.
thirty, under charge Of Dr- BrusIingham
and Prof Hill. All least lsO must have
been present at the close. rhis shows
that Methodists are strong On the deyo-
tionaI as we'll as the practical side oi
church work. One feature of these $3.50
\ services Is the music under charge OF
l Prof Hill, who il not satisfied until every
person in the entire congregation is sing
ling with all his might The enthusiasm
generated by the opening song service
was accentuated BY the address Of Or.
BrsuhinghaIn, until shouts and ~aTnens"
linterspersed his sentences and fused the
audience into glowing emotion
The first address Of the morning was
given by one who represented the Cha
4 tanqua movement Rev. M. n. Duke
SURE VI DdttNu AlltfVuhNcu ~ FtrUlutt1u
Of sympathy with Dr. Charles Parkhnrst,
editor Of lions Herald, which passed.
Rev 4. o. Sherburnc presented the mat.
ter Of memorial to the general confer
ence concerning the better support Of
the superannnates Of the connection,
A Famous Case.
Again the ease Of S. q. johnson, the
aforetime pastor Of the Methodist church
at Northfeld, who was expelled at the
conference at Newport nine years ago
because Of cheating and lying, came be-
fore The conference, this time for the
restoration Of his parchsrents Again
and again this request has been rel
! fused because of a belief Of many in
the conference that the man is still un-
| worthy, but this time it was turned
down hv majority III only one, the
vote for restoring the credentials being
l6 to II.
A Successful Year.
Presiding Elder Sinifhers oft Afontpel-
Her district was passed ii character and
read his report, which showed gDod prog
ress along many lines. Revs Dixon of
Bradford Sherburne uf Bellows Falls and
other preachers had left the state and
several other changes had been necessi-
tated. Many improvements on church
property had been made, most Of which
had been paid for No marked regiyals
have characterized the year, but churches
have received probationers in number
from five to 30, But i've churches have
bona fsic class leaders. though all should
have such an official Three excellent
preachers meetings had been held There
were "A Epworth League and ID Junior
Leagues 0n the district most Df them
fairly prosperous A convention uf the
Knights Of King Arthur had been held
at White River Junction with good re-
suits Woodstock church had celebrated
its centennial while other churches had
celebrated other anniversaries The
financial situation Is a most difficult ono
and some churches will have To be closed
unless some relief can soon he found
Several members had died during the
year the same having been previously
reported in The Times,
Deserving Local Preachers
Presiding Elder Hunt was passed on
character and presented his report The
feature of this report was its recommcH-
dation that the local preachers, not now
legal benedciaries of the conferences
when they retire, be given some aid in
their time Of need, and this be placed
more Oh parity with members of the
conference This recommendation crys-
tallizea in the appointment Of 4 com
mittee to consider the matter and re-
port later The year on the district had
been a successful one with some adj
vance in salaries. an increase of trust
funds for conference organizations, inn
provements on church property I'LL paid
for, and other indications Of progress
were also noted.
No Use for General Conference.
MI. Hunt, in his report, said that the
collection for general conference expenses
had been meet in most charges, but that
one Sunday school superintendent asked
why they colrfd not cut ont the general
conference This raised hearty laugh.
whereat the Bishop told of one quarterly
conference which Thought itself perfect
ly competent to abroaate the entire
discipline or law of the church.
Some Revivals.
Elder Hunt also reported quite re.
viyal interest, with 80 aecessions AZ
Richford. IS at st. Albsns, rs at Enos-
burg Falls and lesser numbers elsewhere
The Epworth Leagues were little ahead
Of last year. The Bible school and
campmeeting were pronounced success
and a source Of inspiration for work
later on throughout the year.
Slashing Right and Left.
The Rev. F. ". Lewis. the presiding
elder Of ST. Johnsbury district, also the
secretary Of the conference, then read
his report. which was not only an excel
lent resume of the work Of the past year,
but laso fine literary production. Mr.
Lewis is past master in the art Of
gentle sarcasm, and delights in pinofing
shans and puneturing faibles. After
speaking of the many changes neeessi-
tatcd bv various causes during the year.
he spoke as follows: 1T may be said
that al the men have done good work
some on hard fields entitled to no less
credit. possibly TO greater. than others
who viii have more to show in tangible
results, because Of more favorable eondi-