Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-15
Bishop Berry of Buffalo Is Presid-
ing and Announces No Sc
cret Sessions.
THE BURLINGTON DISTRICT
Supcrintc ndcnt =. T.. Dow Reads His
Rcport-ShOvs That Churche. Are
Paying Debts aud Making Inn
vcmcntS-lIopcS Ntnis-
tcrs May Get Raise.

tcrs May Get Raise.
Gloversville, y. Y. April little 77th
annual session of the Troy Methodist
Episcopal conference convened at the
Fremont Street Church IN this city to-
day. Bishop Joseph +. Berry OF Buffalo
residing. Nearly two hundred members
responded to roll call at the morning
session. The morning session was de-
voted to the election of officers and the
appointment of committees of the con-
ference. The annual reports of District
Superintendent =. L. Dow of the Bur
hngton district and l. u. Van valken-
hrrgh of the Albany district were pre-
serted.
Hishop Berry made an excellent i'm
preston and struck d responsive chord
IL his opening address when lie stated
that there would he no secret cabinet
| sessions at this conference.
In the afternoon the Rev D. H. Coilran
aeivcred the missionary address and the
evanGelistc service. conducted y the Rev
W. f. Stewart. -, D.. of Detroit. was
an innovation introduced at the Glovcrs-
| Ville conference.
At the evening session the Conference
Veterans association anniversary eX-
orcises were held. The to.ic was The
| Methodist Preachers and addresses were
made by the Rev. Henry Graham on His
Sacrifice" the Key. i. w Gates on
| His Work." and the Rev ". II. Hughes
! on His Pay
| BURLINGTON DISTRICT
| In his report for the Burlington district
| Superintendent Dow said in part:
| The experiences of the year now clos
ing have been quite similar to preceding
ones and yet there have been many
changes. Among which it is my sad
duty to record the death Of Mark A.
| Roberts, one of our vOunc minister's.
| left without charge at the last session
| OF conference, who was hopeful of re-
gaining his health, but such was not to
be for lie gradually grew weaker and
passed away in the autumn. leaving wife
| son. mother. sister and brother to mourn
| their loss
| Brother Howard ]. Selleck who was
I stationed at Hampton, was compelled on
! account Of impaired health to give UP
| his work.
MINISTER'S ARE HEROS
The rest of the pastors have not been
| hindered by sickness from doing full
| work. the import of which is too little
appreciated Our hearts kndle as we
| read of the heroic work of the athers,
but there Is just as real self-sacriticing
| heroic work being done by ministers on
| burlington district as was done in the
| early days
| There is as real "A demand for faith.
courage genius. tact patience and en-
terrrse on the part of the ministry
as in the days of Jesse Lee. and the
demand Is being met. The work is be-
| Ing manned. The cause is being ad
vanccd. sinners are being converted.
Believers are being purified. The mis-
sionarY and other benevolencesary in
creasingly supported.
The ministers are living or at any
rate keeping within their means. 1t
some times seems to mean that some
have TO. II will be glad day when
the spirit 70 brother prevails lay
an on the district. who says. Il want
my minister to live as well as | do"
and let me say that that would be
good enough for anyone and If Gods
people gave in the same proportion to
|
be no unpaid minister. or poorly sup
ported charge.
| THINKS SALARIES WILL. BE MET
think that salaries Of the pastors
will be fully met, though | fear that
| the benevolences may be affected by
| the general business depression, by
the drouth which curtailed the reve-
nues from the dairics and also In some
in some instances by church debts.
IMPROVEMENT AND REPAIRS.
Improvements and repairs have been
made In many charges. East Arlington
has expended for slate roof on church
and repairs IN parsonage $500 Brdport,
~: Bristol for a bath room and electric
lishts in parsonage, sl93 Cambridge. $50;
Cestleton. electric lights In church. $50:
Ripton. slate roof on church and repairs
On parsonage Slsl; Fair Haven. church
and parsonage Sl53: Hinesburgh. painting
parsonage and steel ceiling In lecture
room Si~ Mendon has expended s56 in
Guiding the exchange of an exasperating
patience-trying cook stove for new
cre that is heater. a baker and n
comfort. Middletown Springs. ssS. North
| Fe-risburgh. $63: North Hoosick has in
StdIItu u new Tot air furnace IN parSOn-
age. S45: West Addison. on church and
parsonage SIT; Pittsford for memorial
windows, $60o: Poultney has installed a
hot water heating plant in parsonage
ord repairs on church. $685. Pownal on
church $3.50. Rutland, $50; Rupert on
parsonage $50; Salem, sl5; Shushan on
parsonage 500; Sheburne memoria
windows $500; Vergennes. for improve
mcnts. $GS. West Rutland. carpet in
church and repairs on parsonage. s1ls;
Wells, memorial windows. sl75; West
Salisbury, on parsonage and church. 500;
Weybridge, painting church. steel cell
ing and repairs on parsonage. $24l North
| Bennington has expended on church $50.
and lns on hand SIPS waiting to be used.
White Creek. parsonage. s52, and com
InuIion table purchased by the juniors.
so; Williston, on parsonage, SIS,
PAYING CHURCH DEBTS.
Something has been done on church
debts, Bennington has paid N,ll4 on its
inr,sbtedness besides expendng s6e5 in
constructive work.
Bristol has reduced its debt by s4OO