The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-13
CONFERENCE
OFFICIALS
We're Elected at Island Pond
Today
BISHOP MCINTYRE THERE
Memorial Service Was Held This After
noon--Repcrt Of Montpelier Dis
trict Shows Many Improve
ments.

Island Pond, April l3.-The formal
opening Of the Vermont Methodist con-
ference az nine o'clock this morning was
preceded by service at $3.50 in which
Rev. Fred Wells oi Randolph Center
spoke on ~Faitb ia God and MAN. lie
taking the place Of Rev DR.. Stewart.
Bishop Mcintyre presided over the open.
ing session of The conference, and at The
roll call, presented BY Rev William
shaw. the assistant secretary, Is mem
bers responded as against 50 last year
Then The following officers were elect
ed. Secretary Rev William Shaw of
Enosbnrg Falls; assistant secretaries.
Rev. "a. T. Ranney Of johnson and Rev
Alf Pierce al Swanton; seatistieiau, Rev
Fred Daniels 81 Chelsea assistant stats.
tieians. Reys. +. A. Legg Of Bradford and
i. A. WoodHorth of Ludlow; treasurer,
Rev +. ~ Smith of Rochester. assistant
treasurer, Rev. J. w Miller Of Bethel;
reporter Rev NJ. T. Davenport Of Or
leans; recording secretary. Rev. William
Roberts Of WIlliamstown.
The remainder Of the forenoon session
was taken Up with presentation 81 pre-.
siding elders reports and talks.
The report Of district superintendent
of Montpelier district, after expressions
Of personal thanks, took up the question
0f ministerial changes during the year,
and instanced the reappointment, IN mid.
summer, Of Rev Z. G. T. Mckenzie to-
West Berlin, and the raising Of the sal.
airy from $500 70 $500, phenomenal
advances the stationing of Reys. A. S.
Charlton at Weston aud landg7ove, G.
S Northrup at Jacksonville for the
summer 0niyl Rev. II. G. Hoyt OF Mt.
Hermon at Bondyilie (for the summer
onlyl. and other minor changes.
Many cases Of severe Illness among
the patronage dweliers were noted. Mrs.
G ls Wells 81 Wardshore, who went to
Barre for hospital treatment. Mrs. ~.
f. Fill o. Prnet0rsvile sgiil Ia a serious
condition. Mrs y. @ Sherburn 81 Mont
pelier shut IN all winter. Rev n. A.
Niles of Hartland ii Hanover hospital
For treatment Rev. G. A Emery of
Brownsville forced to retire from the
work because oi failing health, Rev y.
III HeHdee If Bellows Fails laid bv with
serious aesl3ent emo fnaly he death
IF Mr. heGae s daughter bad been
born to Rev. and Mrs z. Al. Legg If
Bradford and 2 sau 10 Rev aua Mrs
r. j Chryetie Of Woodstock. wlale Rev
i. &. Hazslton 81 pittsaeld had entered
the ranks of the beae3iois.
At Bellows Falls a new pine organ
has baen placed ID the church, At VIII
Evansville $500 has been spant IN cor.
struetiug a bathroom and other parsoa.
aye Improvements. al North6ela much
new furniture has been added fo the
parsonage, while 500 had been expended
IN rebuilding the horse sheds and lesser
amounts spent at other places.
Pastoral salaries win usually be paid
in fnll although they are often piiifmiv
inadequate whcn tie increased cost of
living IS taken into account There viii
not be much change n the amount raised
for bsneyolences. TIE amounts raised
for these causes largely depends upon
The courage and versatility and resource
fulness 81 che PASTORS
The charges reporting the largest &C
eessions to church membership ara Ath-
ems, Barnard. Bradford Bfattleboro 80.
Royalton and White River Junction.
Some churches report no additions sad
state Much more might as accomplished
by united and faith-flled effort.
Glass meetings are going into innocu.
ons desuetude and the EpWorth leagues
are IN danger Of following suit. the mem
bership on the district being only about
so per cent af what /, onea was Small |
families Is one cause for this. but lack
OF intelligent interest and activity prove
greater hindranee Mems Bible Glasses
are being increasingly formed and with |
beneficial results Ladies' aid societies |
are Of vast value, and everywhere pres
ent.
The multiplied activities outside the
church render increasingly necessary in
creased activity on the part Of church /
n this connection the ina. |
proved interest apparent III the Glare
mont eampmeeting IS especially gratlfy- |
iue. The diemond jubilee Of Montpeielt
seminary was an occasion of great In
terest, and the early subsequent com
pletion Of the endowment fund is an
occasion for profound gratitude
Mr.. Smithers seems 70 occupy a large I
place III the hearts Of the laity and /
preachers alike, and his coming Is every /
where welcome
The Neurology Of This Year.
.At two o'clock this aftsFnoon. me
mortal session 81 the conference was
held the same being under the direction
of Rev E A. Legg Of Bradford. chairman
Of the committee OIL memoirs This ses-
sion is always attended with deep feel
ing and enogies are pronounced over
the fallen heroes and neroines Of the
itineraney. Rev @ j. elapp died st
bis post il NowbuFY but short time
before conference, literally giving him
self for bis people having contracted a
fatal disease while nursing q sick par
isbioner. During his ministry new
church ediilees have been built al Gov
entry and Windsor and be WAS also tie
founder Of the society at Coventry
over 30 years had been given to the work
Of preaching The gospel with converts
II constant evidence
Rev s. B. Currier who built the Gle.
CAN'T brick church al Barton and left 9th.
y monuments. material and spiritual 81
lis work in various parts Of the confer
aHce had been on the superannuated
list for many years, and died ~ extreme
lce at Tarpen, Fla Rev John Thurston
snrhed life's battle al South Walden,
after 4 quiet career of usefulness.
Nfs w j. Kidder of Mortified ard