The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-04-13
HARDWICK is
NOW INVADED
Methodist Hosts Take Town
by Storm
FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Preliminary Work Was Started To-day,
and the Official Program will
Be Opened Tomorrow
Morning.
FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE


Hardwick, April ls.--For thc FIRST time
! in its. history, the annual Vermont Meth
odist conference meets at this place.
Most communities Of lis size have enter.
tanned the conference from one to four
times, and It has often assembled in vii.
lagos Of much smaller population. But
the growth Of Hardwick has been recent,
and its ability to entertain largo eccIe-
siastical body has not long been what
il Is. Besides this, the growing cost Of
living and the increasing style generally
adopted in entertaining cause it to mean
much more 10 take in large company
Of visitors for a week than it did when
it signifed little in addition to putting
on few extra plates and tea cups.e
According to the directory issued BY
the Rev. Dr., E. ?. Newell, the pastor Of
the local NJ Il. church, ia, preachers, 90
preachers wives, and 10 official visitors
are expected. These l03 arrivals will be
largely augmented by the laymen, or
members OF the ecclesiastical lobby
who come partly to look out for good
preacher for their churches. and partly
to enjoy the oratory and fellowship Of
the conference. Thus from $50 to 275l
people from Vermont and the regions
beyond will be registered IN Hardwiek
before the dawn Of the coming Sunday
greets the eyes Of the tired natives
A Methodist Parson on an Automobile.
Already the hosts Of visitors are be.
ginning 70 put in their appearance. They
come by train, BY stage, by team, and
on foot. Thus far no one Of the preach
err has astonished his brethren by ap
pearing at conference In an automobile, |
though rumor has it that one Of the
preachers has been won't 10 ride to and
from bis preaching places in one Of these
wicked machines And the remarkable |
fact is that his name Is not only Yves
ley" but also John Wesley though he !
Is not a descendant Of his iIIustrious pro. |
totype, as the original John left no chill T
dren However. lest the general public /
est Az exalted idea Of tile income OF /
she pFTat~tfs i sszy Ie sd $ss4t ftA
fortunate p0saeksar of an automobile did
not purchase It from the proceeds Of his
Sunday sermons. but the rather from
his week day labors with one Of the larg
est corporations In the state.
Taking Their Exams.
The examinations Of the ssundergradu-
atesp Of the conference is taking place
this afternoon under the direction Of the
Rev. Francis T. Clark Of proctorsYiile,
the registrar of the board Of examiDa-
tion. The following preachers are sched
uled to take examinations: in the first
years course Of study, Artiair w. Hewitt
of Plain6eld, Urban T. Leighton Of Can
aan, John G. Haxelton Of Weston, Geo.
G. Westcott Of Waterbury Center, and
Glenn w. Douglas Of DanYille; IN the
second years course Of study i. Ransom
Currier Of Brownsville, G. Leon Wells Of
Wardsboro and Fred Williams Of Troy;
in the third years course OF study,
Chas. w. Kelley Of Sheffield, Alvin WI
Ford Of West Enosburg and Elmer f.
Newell Of Hardwiek; in the fourth years
course Of study, Irving A. Ranney Of
Waits River, George G. Mcdonald Of Al
bany and Milo A. Turner Of East Burke
Very likely some may also come to
take examinations for admission to con-
ference on trial, one such, William g.
Cristie Of Everett, Mass, having already
promised to put in an appearance. Some
may also come to be examined for local
preachers orders II is proving more
difficult to ret an adequate supply Of
young preachers than formerly, the de-
mand being greater than the supply in
most parts of the country. As d conse
qnence. some Of the smaller churches
sometimes have to 90 without preaching
for at least d part Of The year.
A Noted Orator to Speak.
Rev. Franklin Hamilton, Phi. D., D. D.,
of Washington, D. c., the chancellor Of
the American university, projected
Methodist institution, il to give an adj
dress before the Epworth Leagues of the
conference tonight, and to give lecture
on 4The Cup Of Fire" tomorrow night.
DR. Hamilton Is a brother Of Bishop
Hamilton Of Boston, and il one Of the
best platform speakers Of the entire de-
Tomorrow morning the
conference will officially open under the
Of Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell,
ID. d., LII. D., OF New York. Bishop
Goodsell presided over the sessions Of
the Vermont conference at st. Albans
in 1902, and made an excellent impression
by his dignity, urbanity, iirmness and
Laymen to Have Innings.
On Saturday afternoon Of this week,
d laymen,s association Of some kind will
be formed. The various churches Of the
conference have elected delegates who
viii then meet, carry out prearranged
program, and provide for permanent
Of some kind This will be
Of great advantage, it is thought, in
that it win give the laymen greater re-
and greater opportunities.
and win thus tend to develop additional
loyalty. DR., 1. w. Hanson Of Mont
pelier, formerly Of Barre, win preside
over the opening session Of this body.
An octogenarian Pastor
Two deaths have occurred in the men,
bership Of the conference the past year. 81
Rev John Mcdonald. superannuated
member residing in Glover, passed away /
full 81 wears and honors, having been {