The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-17
ISLAND POND
NEXT YEAR
Vermont MethOdiStS Decide
to Go There
AND POOL THEIR EXPENSES
Elder Lewis Gave a Glowing
Account Of Growth in the St. Johns
bury Distrct--Rain Spoiled
the Quarry Trip.

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Hardwick, April 1.-THE Vermont
Methodist conference decided to-day to
hold its session next year at Island Pond,
the exact date in April to be announced
later A new arrangement win 60 into
effect at that session whereby the tray-
cling expenses Of the preachers, but not
Of their wives, win be pooled and win be
divided equally among the preachers.
This Il because the meeting place as
Island Pond, being in the northeastern
part Of the state, viii make the travelling
expenses from some parts Of the state
50 large.
Devotional services were conducted as
usual this morning by Rev. DIR. Thayer
Of Barre, after which the announcement
was made that Senator Dillingham; and
Congressman Plumley, with others, had
offered cash prizes for the best writings
on Present Methods ia Methodism and
Best Means for Remedying the Faults
To carry out this contest, the Rev W.
p. Dukeshire and r. =. Lowe were chos-
en- as committee in charge.
On account Of the rain this morning,
the excursion to the granite quarries
had to be called OF, but the conference
extended a vote Of thanks to the Hard
wick q Woodbury. railroad for its court.
esy in extending the invitation.
The report Of Rev. F. W. Lewis for
the st. Johnsbury district showed that
good year had been experienced. Aomng
the deaths noted we're Mrs. J. w. spen-
Ger, Mrs. J. L. Wesley, Mrs Abbie B.
Owen, while the Rev. NJ. s. Eddy had
been i'll and obliged to give up his work
at Groton. Rev. and Mrs. George G.
Mcdonald had experienced many narrow
escapes and Rev. Fred Williams had been
married during the year.
The greatest number OF accessions had
been made at Newport, Newport Center,
Orleans, Barton and Barre. and there has
been net increase in membership, ia
spite Of the large changes in membership.
The sum Of $4,000 has bean spent in
repairs. the chief amounts being at Iras-
burg. Barre and Hardwink. while 1t TEas-
burg 4 raw hofaahrd BAD Fru sstes
Il 4 csst 81 f608 Tie TaGrel / seh
am has received $1,000 In a gift Debts
have been paid at Concord and Barre.
Three preachers meetings were held
during tie year: the Ladies' Aid socie- |
ties are prosperinr, the one al Lyndon |
vile having raised $500s brotheThooss
and boys' clubs have been established |
and well maintained; increases in banev,
olences have been noted a new parson
age was built at Lyndon; preachers
salaries have been increased about g 800 1
and the salaries are almost all paid; the /
Italian mission at North Barre has been 4
conducted with surcess.
After reading Of this report, 0. y. I
Wells and Edward w Sharpe were trans
ferred from the effective to the superan-
list, while M. s. Eddy was also
to the same list, with the
recommendation that he be the recipient
1f a dividend from the fund
The following were received into the
conference on trial; Guy f. Crawford
II Moretown, Christopher Quimy of Vol
aott. William G. Christie OF Newport
Center. Arthur B. Jobson Of Wardsboro,
James n. Seaver Of Windsor, Vivian I
Hendee of Bellows Falls. This is con
st1FAtN - Etf ttd1c VI ,f0Al4A AtNDe
The following triers of appeals were
named; William G. johnson, a. Fl.
Webb, Preston A. Smith, Francis Clark
Ind W. D. Dukeshire.
At p. M yesterday afternoon @. J.
Ferguson Of Burlington, superintendent
If the Vermont Anti-saloon league, gave
lis annual temperance address and was
followed at three o'clock by the ami
gersary Of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
iionary society. The speaker at The lat
ter meeting was the Rev f n Morgan
il Boston, returned missionary from
india, who gave an interesting story Of
he work and its needs in his field
Dean Wright Of Cambridge, Mass,
concluded his course Of the three lectures
IN aThe Triology." at four o'clock. In
he evening, the Rev. E. S. Stoke of Bos-
on gave d missionary address, he be-
ng missionary who has served in
ndia.
District Reports.
The Rev. George w. Hunt, district
and the effective elders
i the st. Albans district. were passed
n character yesterday, after which DR..
Iunt read his report, which was full Of
on the whole He said
hat the salary of every preacher on the
ntre district would be paid in full, I,
hough there was general falling be-
ow The apportionment in the matter of
he benevolences This was due, how
yer, be said, to the fact that the appor- /
ionmeuts were too high rather than to
my remissEess ON the part Of the preach ,
re-. Several adult Bible classes had been !
and these would be good +
hing if they were an integral part Of !
he school, and bad thing if they 4
hought themselves independent Of the I
ehool The Bible school at Sheldon had I
ad a year Of increased success, and i
ew and eommodious and modern taber- /
aele had been erected and dedicated I
lore OF less conversions and accessions
Fere reported throughout the district,
hough one preacher said there had been
zone during the entire year. Mr.. Hunt I
houeht it might be a reflection on the
ospol that a whole year Of preaching
nd personal work had resulted III mol
diversions; or rather, that it might be y
reflection on those with whom the ]
reaching Of the gospel was put in S
barge, If a twelvelnonth resulted in no |
eaversiens. Mrs. J. L. Wesley the wife T
{ the pastor at Elmore, had died during q
lie wear. and the wife OF the Rev G. NJ