Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-22
Most Important Event Of Confer
cnce Forming of New Or
ganization.
WILL HELP WEAK SOCIETIES
"I!Omc Missionary" Work To he Con.
ccntratcd on Strategic Points
Where Methodist Church Leads
Stirring Address Of Bishop
to Probntioncrs.


hard"ick, April l6-A.ter TWO days of
orlaz'e-dra"ole' ram ana ilood the skies
were bright ms morning, ana the spirits
Oh tle Me'hodlsts rose accordingly Al'ef
an interesting prayer meeting LED by the
Kew Dr. mayer or Barre, VINO spoke
on the necessity or positive preaching OF
great truths the conference was called
TO order ny the bishop at nine O'Clock
After the reaoing or the records the
oruer OF the oay was taken up ana inc
following committee made It's report the
Hevs' ~ r. Lowe Wiliam Hha"' WAFER
~ davenport hiweil a. bishop ana Will
nam H. A''e"' 10 tills committee was
ieiei ~" Hapel presented at previous
,V.S'o'' ny '"e rev W. w. i'u''' vi OF
T'o"'S Ieear"i's proposed nome ms
'ion".S SocIe'V 'or vermont heF re-
pOi' III iaHo' w Suc'i an o'san'Ha,'oh'
an N. 'he!' report WIN
~ 'l,o'e' ''S'i'u'lo!i Wn'cii was aoop'e o
v; .'' o''ie' e''',' '''S "c'''" was p'oo-
~ '.'o me- ".Ipo' '."' N."' 1" VIE
".'N' a''" - '"e'H " nave
NeiS ."po' '"hl re"iinR on the future
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W.T. N'nNe "'I,i'''elF i'SS'p'e .r'e
.'"' V'''' IN man! 'o'i,i'iu''''ieS where no"
"o"n S,i'' S'' "ss'e ioI eHis"'ee anu
'." " nv ~ wiz
loNei .''"t ,.''' VI '',~'..o" proposes
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'"e p"'H '''ui ~ VI e'se
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s.,.,..a.,1'' r P''u''e .eV''ess
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7ta at.aa.o.u ...,u -, t''.'.'' "''i''.S
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w.,
- ", ,, ,'''H' "''pn provinces TOT
VI 10 VII u'i = '"e "Is'''c' SUI
and the twelve Remaining n h. civ ~
them pastors and six lavmen, two of
each from each district The directors
are to have entire charge of it's re-
cepts and expenditures and OF all work
Each pastor is to take a collection on
behalf of the society on or before Janu-
airy 1st each year and hereafter it will
have an anniversary evening at each
conference.
Speeches Of force and fire were then
made by the Rev. Ward p. Plat, y. D..
Of Philadelphia on the work Of Home
Mis- ms throughout the church-at- large,
by DR.. David G. Downey OF Chicago
who spoke on the work Of .ha Sunday
schools in the church and the masnif
cent possibilities before the church In
the way of enlargement provided the
society be properly supported by the
Rev. Fred n. Morgan Of Boston. who
set forth tie work and efficiency Of
lions Herald the New England organ
Of MefhodSm' ana Dr. Frank X. STRAIT
.ou W "',o urea a" me
,ers' Roliof associo,ion co-o,or,t,,,o
insurance societv ror Methodist nreocbors
wears.
,o,r,- ,,.,,e,,,x. ~, ~,
~ '''0 !"'''"'e '''e "lHh"p gave a
A.'-' " go vac 'Nd0'o" Ns'"E tI'e
" ''' " III
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t., ,,,,.a,a a,o , 9,.,ls GNU
nv 49,, N.Y. '.' vi
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80 ,ha an1rov. ,roro as cai,nn.s. p'r r,,s
| oh,,ro, to NOV. In s,o,o -, ,ua...;e,
,,,o ,.o,,,, wan 80 to.aa,. ,,,,,s. ,o,a
sn,vo tbo ,ro,,I.n,s r,,ob ,,.i,i ,,,a -
ma, tho church p, ,o.norrou, havoc =
s.,nrcme TASK confrop,s tho nroacb.-s
row ,ssuuinr tho functions ot Two min.
| terry rbe rec.r, pos,op ro,.,,.oI u.bi,o
under Preshvterian ausnices was really