St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-21
Vermont Methodist Conference.

The 65th session of the Vermont Meth
odist Conference was held at Hardwick
last week. The roll of membership as
made up by Secretary Lewis for the
Minutes" of official Year Book of the
denomination, contains the names OF 101
full members and eight probationers, 100
in all. Since last Conference two have
died, leaving 1O7 at present. Bishop
Daniel Goodsell who presided is the
senior bishop of the denomination.
Superintendent Lewis of the St. Johns
bury district gave a glowing report
Saturday of the past year saying that
evangelistic services had been held in one
third of the churches, the Chapman
workers going to four of the fields. Very
gratifying numbers of accessions to
church membership had been made at
Newport, Newport Center, Orleans, Bar
ton and Barre, while many other church
es were richer in numbers because of
revival effort. The number of new men,
bers at Newport had been upwards of
80. The sum of $4,000 had been spent
in material improvements on churches
and parsonages during the year, the
largest amounts being spent at Barre
and st. .Johnsbury
At East Burke 81 900 grand piano
had been donated, and at lrasburgh
horse sheds had been erected at a cost of
5000. A new parsonage with all modern
improvements had been erected and paid
for at Lyndon. Debts had been paid at
Concord, Barre and elsewhere. The
camp meeting at Lyndonville had had
tr0 ha 1a, I,fo
being in excess of the near past, and the
interest at high water mark for recent
years. The childrens meeting under the
charge of the Rev. c. w. Kelley had been
phenomenally prosperous. The Ladies'
Aid societies of the district had done
their share of the work, Lyndon leading
the procession. Brotherhoods, Bows
clubs and other similar organizations
were increasing in number and useful
ness, while there would be increase in the
benevolent collections at various points
on the district. The salary at Irasburg
had been increased 5000, and the total
amounts of increase in salaries since the
present superintendent had been on the
district was over So, 500. Most of these
salaries would be paid in full this year.
liz Ildlldu hlSSlOl at NOIlH DdITt ndU
had the most prosperous year of its ex-
istence, and it's present success demands
proper house for its services.
The conference appointments were an
nounced on Sunday and were as follows
for the St Johnsbury district: Frank w.
Lewis, district superintendent, p. O.,
address St. Johnsbury; Albany and
South Albany, G. c. Mcdonald; Barre,
E. o. Thayer; Barton and Glover, w. b.
Dukeshire; Bloomfield, supplied by F. w.
Buck Cabot and Marshfeld, F. Z. Cur
rier; Canaan and Beechers Falls, 0. E.
Aiken; Concord and Victory, NJ. H.
Smith; Craftsbury, w. E. Allen Danville
and West Danville, g. NJ. Douglass; Der.
by, J. A. Martin; East Burke and East
Haven, M. A. Turner; Evansville and
Bloomington Center. w. c. Christie;
Greensboro and Stannard, supplied
Groton and Westville, p A. Smith;
Guldhall, |. P Chase; Hardwick, E. F.
Newell; Holland and Morgan, supplied
by 0. E. Barnard; Irasburgh, Z. E.
Wells; Island Pond, l.. N. Moody;
Lowell, supplied by E. H. Bartlett;
Lunenburg and East Concord, A. B.
Enright; Lyndonville and Lyndon, John
Jones; Newbury and West Newbury, O.
D. Clapp; Newport, c. D. Lance; New
port Center and Coventry, D. G. Guest;
North Danville, 0. ]. Anderson; Orleans,
w. k. Davenport; Peacham, Fred Viii