The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21
CONFERENCE Is CLOSED
Long List OF Ministers and Their
Field for Ensuing Year Announced
Wilbur 5. Smithers District Super


Island Pond, April 17.-Today
closes a remarkable week in the re-
Iigious annals of Island Pond with
ideal weather and great crowds the
Methodist conference has been a great
success Bishop. Mcintyre has inn
pressed all as a perfect gentleman
profound scholar. a great orator
and a kindly soul who wishes well to
all. The official visitors from abroad
have mostly been men of large cali
hire, as we'll as of broad experience,
and the anniversary addresses given
have been of a high order of merit
Methodistism has been digni6ed b.
the presence of some of her chief
men and the prestige of the denom-
tnation has been greatly EXCHANGED.
Al o'clock this morning the al
nual love feast was held at the oper'
house under charge of Rev. w. Il. AL
len of Craftsbury. Hundreds of peo-
pie related their christian expert
other rapidly as varying moods were
touched by the different speakers.
Following this Bishop Mcintyre
preached a never to be forgotten SER
mon on the fatherhood of God Con-
frasting that with the idea of God as
a creator only, as a king only as UNI
0-nnu~n h1o nd Tbic
illustrated with views and pictures
which will long he remembered and
impressed the great audience as
great message from a great man. At
2 o'clock the bishop gave most I'M
pressive charge to the class which
had united with the conference in full
membership
The salient points of this charge
were that clergymen should preach
Il holy Bible, be guided by the holy
spirit, proclaim the doctrine of scrip
tural holiness and be themselves holy
men. Whatever the theme of the SER
mon it should ultimately lead to cal.
vary. At 10 tonight another great
audience filled the opera house to lis
ten to DR., Spaulding of the Boston
Preachers meeting as he discussed
the problems and possibilities of the
South, and set forth the great work
being done 10y the denomination
among the colored peopl Elm giving
Them the christian religion and a
Christian education coupled with
which was industrial execution. DR.
Spauiding is forceful speaker and
all were sorry when he had finished
At the conclusion of the sermon
the bishop in accordance with pre-
vious vote, related the appointm ents
and disappointments for the follow
Ing year whic hars as follows:
Montpelier District-Wilbur 5.
Smithefs. district superintendent.
Montpelier. Athens and Cambridge
port, supplied by H. P. Sweet; Bar
nard and East Barnard, H. E. How
ard. Bellows Falls. W. R. Daven-
port; Bethel supplied by j. Wesley
Miller Bndville supplied by f. D.
Simpson; Bradford, E. A. Legg, Brat
tlebOro Fred A. Wells Brownsville.
supplied by NJ. H. Ryan; Chelesa,
Fred Daniels; Gaysville and Bethel
Lympus. supplied by W. E. Lang;
Hartland and North Hartland, sup
piled by FL A. Miles; Ludlow, F. A IF.
Woodwork; Mechanicsville and Cut
tingsvllle, TO be supplied Montpe-
Her, V. F. Hendee; Mortified and
Mortified Falls. A. H. Webb; Per-
kinsville and South Reading, supplied
by l.. F. Holway; Pittsfield and Sotck-
bridge, j. c. Hazelton; Proctorsville.
"A. j. Hough; Putney, supplied by E..
W. Sharp; Bethel Gilead, Joseph
Hamilton; Rochester, Granville and
Hancock, r. |. B. Illman; South oLn-
donderry, supplied by G. H. Sisson
South Royalton, r. L. NJ Barnes
Springfield, w. H. Butler ;Thetford
Center and West Fairlee, supplied by
J. r. DIN; Union Village and North
Thetford, A. b. Jopson; Wardsboro
G. Leon Wells; West Berlin, r. G.
II. Mckenzie; Weston and Landgrove
supplied by ]. w. Brease; White Riv-
er Junction, S. H. Smith; Wilder, to
be supplied; Williamsvlle and East
Dover, supplied by o. f. Newton
Windsor and Ascutneyvile, George
M Davis; Woodstock, f. T. Clark
Worcester, supplied by G. Smith, f.
A. Bishop, principal of Montpelier
Seminary w, o. Allen, professor
Cornell College L. o. Sherburne
secretary Vermont Bible Society. j.
A. Dixon, missionary in Oklahoma
X. M. Fwler, principal of Malalieu
principal of Malaleu Seminary, Do
than Ala. A. W. Ford, chaplain
State prison Joseph Hamilton, con-
ference evangelist. f. NJ. Baker, U.
H Layton and j. N. Seaver, elected
without appointment to attend some
of our schools.