The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-18
'METHODISTS
WANT REPEAL,
LIQUOR LAW

/ following Endorsement Of the Vermont
Issue was added to the regular report
as a part OF the action Of the conference.
The editor Of the Issue is Rev, w. II.
Davenport, formerly Of this city.
"And also desire to express our hearty
appreciation Of the able and efficient edi-
torial management of the Vermont Issue,
the official organ Of the Vermont Anti
Saloon League"
The report Of the committee ON church
literature was presented BY Q. d. Lance
and adopted.
johnson Case"
| On report OF DIR. G. s. Nutter, chair
| man of the special committee TO consider
the petition Of S. c, Johnson, reported
in favor Of granting the petition. Rev.
P n. Granger presented minority re-
X port unfavoralbc to his petition. Mo-
j tions were made pro and con and an
executive session was finally ordered for
300 o'clock this afternoon
Routine Work.
\ Urban II. Layton of Canaan and Fred
Williams Of Troy were admitted to the
conference on trial, Mr.. Williams being
received on credentials from the Method
ist church Of Canada. and placed in the
second years studies with possible con-
editions to be made up.
! The case of J. Ii kaloria, who desired
to secure recognition OF his orders, was
referred to the committee on conference
lrelations to report this afternoon
Fred A. Wells was discharged from the
studies Of the fourth year and elected to
elders orders.
/ Douglass g. Guest was also elected to
elders orders, as was Jesse A. Martin.
A Tall vermonter.
| Rev. Homer Eaton D. d., one of the
publishing agents Of the Book Concern,
an ex-Vermonter, tail and straight as a
sycamore, was introduced by the Bishop
as the tallest specimen Of the general
conference. DIR. Eaton spoke of the
great prosperity Of the Methodist Book
/ Concern and OF the marvellous work ac-
complished in the I20 years of its exis
! tence. and urged the preachers to support |
this house by using its publications in |
/ their churches The net profits Of the
| New York concern alone were oyer $I09, |
loco last year, and the net profits for
| The last four years have been S735,000. |
i The dividends to the preachers of the |
Eanmual conferences this year are $780,, |
1000 The Concern now has a surplus of |
S6000 900 in interest bearing securities, a |
surprising showing
The Next Conference.
| BY invitation OF Hardwiek, as voiced /
10y Secretary Lewis. the next session OF /
the conference will bc held at that place,
the vote to that effect being lmahimous.
WI G Iohnson. M s. Eddy. "A. III.
Webb, i. O. SheFburne and T. A. Smith |
were appointed as triers OF appeals
The committee on aggressive eyangel |
lism was also elected as follows: Il w. /
| Lewis, j. M Frost, G. ID. Lance, Fl 0. i
Thaver, F. L. White, w S. Smithers, |
Ia. H. Webb. Joseph Hamilton, r. Jill
| lChrystia G. w Hunt, G. " Burke, Will I
liam Shaw and II. f. Lowe.
| On motion Of Presiding Elder Smith |
ers the Bishop was requested to appoint /
Rev. Joseph Hamilton conference evan |
tgelist.
Rev. Il. q Sherburne for the board Of I
| stewards, reported receipts OF S3,529 dur
ing the year, Just about one-third what |
they needed
| Rev. ID II. Strong, pastor Of the Con. I
lgregational church at Wiliamstown, was
introduced to the conference.
Montpelier Seminary.
DR.. u. A. Bishop, the popular principal /
of the conference school, was introduced /
! and made vigorous and logical speech, |
showing the need of such a school in the |
fact that over 35 per cent. OF the Young |
people OF the state must 90 away from
home somewhere If they are 10 got any
thing beyond that furnished in the nine |
grades OF the district schools. Dr. Bish |
Top spoke of the successful work in the |
school during the past year in class |
room, dormitory and campus, spoke Of |
the able teaching force, and announced |
that he had not resigned the principal /
ship, but had simply asked the trustees
to elect competent vice principal to
have charge of the government during |
his absence. The report was adopted |
with cheers.
Rev. Il. Il. Lowe then introduced q
resolntion proposing an assessment Of
~ 600 Oh the churches Of the conference |
/ to help keep the institution from running |
behind until such time ais the proposed |
endowment can be completed This mo-
| tion was supported by the mover. A. J. |
Hough. G w. Hunt, w. Mt. Newton. p. |
A. Smith, W. r. Davenport and Bishop |
Cranston, who said that it would be an
Everlasting disgrace to the conference to |
see tho school down The resolution |
was then unanimously adopted. after |
which presiding Elder Hum presented
resolution, which was adopted, urging |
those who had pledged conditional sums |
to the endowment fund to waive the |
conditions and pay tile entire amounts
now. the income only of all such sums /
paid to be used for current expenses.
Routine Business.
Reports were next in order and were
presented as follows: Foreign missions,
| Rev J. Nj. Frost deaeonnsss work, Rev |
j. Q. Sherburne; said reports being
adopted G. G. Wescott was reported |
as having passed in one additional study. /
Rev. William Shaw reported for the
eomIHittee to nominate ffaternal dele I
gates, report being adopted with a re-
commitment OF certain section. The |
completed report is as follows.
State convention Of Congregational I
lchurches, j NJ Frost; State Baptist as
sociation. X. r. Love; Free Baptist |
meeting. w r. Davenport Advent Chris
tian church. p. A. Smith; Montpelier /
seminary, Fred Daniels and wife. +. j.
wells aud wife. NJ. s Eddy and wife: /
Boston university. T. 7. Clark; Wesleyan 4
university. o. b Wells; Wesleyan asso-
citation, n. H. Smith; as lsyman. DR.
II a Smith of Tx1,8nnVine. Drew Then. 4