Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-04-21
METHODIST
CONFERENCE
ANNUAL AsSEM6LAGE HELD AT
ISLAND POND.

80 A~Ht1e8
Showing Of Montpelier Seminary
DO You Use Tobaeeo7" Is Asker
Candidates for Ministry. Confer
enee Fsvors Montpe
iier District Appointments.
The Goth annual session OF the Yer
mont Methodist conference was opened a
Island Pond last week Tuesday at the 10
eat Methodist church OF which the Rev
L. \. Moody is pastor.
The day was largely taken up with tn
welcoming Of arrivals by the local com
mittee and seeing them to the place
where they are to be entertained.
The conference business was the exam
ination Of candidates for the ministry
Those who took the examinations were
First year, W. Z. Chrystis Of Evansville
second year, 4. r. Currie Of West Enos.
burg, w. Douglass OF Danyille, ]. c.
Hazelton Of Pittsfield, o. IL Layton OF
Walden; third year. E. p. Wells OF
Wardsboro, Fred Williams OF Peacham.
George c. Wescott OF franklin; fourth
year, L. +. Newell of HardN lex, +. w.
Kelley Of Sheldon; on trial, o. f. Barn
ard Of Holland, g. II. Lock OF Bingham
vile, Z. NJ. Redstone OF Sheffield, W. L.
Sizer OF Waterbury Center, A. Mandigo Of
Richfor6, Il. II. Cressy OF Alburg.
Tuesday evening the anniversary OF the
Epworth league was celebrated with an
address by the Rev. DR.. Edwin NJ. Ran.
dali Of Chicago, general secretary OF the
league.
The presiding bishop OF the conference
was the Rev. Robert Mcintyre, who
gained some Newspaper notoriety recently
by his denunciation OF Archbishop Ire
land Of the Catholic church. Bishop Nc
Intyre is resident OF st. Paul, Mimi,
and came to Island Pond from Saratoga
Springs, N. y, where he had been pre-
siding over the Troy conference.
The first regular meeting OF the confer
ence was held Wednesday morning. II
was an eyangelistic meeting with an ad- |
dress by the Rev. Fred A. Wells OF Ran
dolph Center on Faith. This was fol- |
lowed by the formal opening of the con-
ference by Bishop Mcintyre, assisted by |
the district superntendents and the pas
tor OF the local church.
The roll Of the conference was called by
the Rev. William Shaw OF Enosburg
Falls, assistant secretary of the last con-
ference.
The following officers of the conference
were elected Secretary, Rev. William
Shaw OF Enosburg Falls; assistant secre-
taries, Rev. /. A. Ranney of johnson and
Rev. G. d. Pierce of Swanton; statisti-
clan, Rev. Fred Daniels OF Chelsea; assist
ant statistieians, Rev. +. A. Legg {
OF Bradford and Rev. I. A. Woodwork
OF Ludlow; treasurer, Rev. s. II. Smith OF
Rochesteri assistant treasurer, Rev. j. w.
Miller of Bethel; railroad secretary, Rev. I
w. N. Roberts Of Williamstown; official
reporter, Rev. w. r. Davenport OF Or
leans.
Several addresses we're then made, the
first being by the Rev. Theodore Hildreth /
OF Boston, representing the New England {
Deaconess association.
Rev. Dr. Il. M. Randall OF Chicago /
spoke on the circulation OF church litera- /
ture, the Epworth league and the devel- 5
opment OF the Laymen's Missionary s.
Movement. t
Rev. g. W. Hunt Of St. Adams, made \
an appeal for funds for the monument t
which is being erected for Barbara Heck.
one OF the pioneers OF Methodisfn. and p
The conference gave him S73. q
The matter of pooling the expenses of g
ne preachers attending the conference
vas taken mp and committee appointed 10
EADE0HG
qualize The " hole M
The superintendents Of the st. AIbaus. b
Il. Johnsbury and Montpelier districts 55
eported. Rev. W. s. Smithers, super N
ntendent Of the Montpelier district, re- 10
'orted THAI no extensive building work in
ad been done within his jurisdiction the th
ast year. A pipe organ has been installed
Bellows Falls. WilliamsYille has ex. pr
ended $500, NorthGeld $500 and other W
harges have laid out in improvements th
300 or less. There is little indie btedness tai
nd uosl OF the property il in good con-
ition. tin
The estimates for pastors salaries will III
paid IN most cases, although some Of ST.
iem are pitiiulIy small aud many Of the tht
largos are growing weaker. owing in ia
art to the increased cost Of living. The str
snevoent offerings remain about the an
me as in former years pa
Churches reporting large aecessious ed
ON egangelistic work are Athens, Barn ore
ID, Bradford, Brattleboro, South Royal va
N and White River junction. The SUI Gle
regrets that the quarterly orc
Getting, loyeteast and class meeting OF fro
rmer years are now almost unknown. Oh
be Epworth league is active aud useful ate
some charges but it is doubtful il there !
e half as many leagues as there we're Is the
ars ago and the Junior leagues are also fra
" in number. The Bible schools are pas
creasing in their attractiyeness for men. va
he Ladies' Aid is in nearly every charge inn
e most efficient agency for securing gre
nds for church purposes. OF
In speaking Of Montpelier seminary the wit
perintendeut mentioned the successful ina
orts OF Or. E. A. Bishop, the principal, al
raising an endowment OF sl5O,O0O and rea
wing all debts. The school has enjoyed !
rear Of prosperity under the able super the
sion OF an excellent corps Of teachers. spi
Wednesday afternoon a memorial ses- cid
N Of the conference was held under the SEQ
-ection OF the Rev. q. A. Legg of Brad kir
"a, chairman Of the committee on mem. and
q. This session is always attended in
th deep feeling, and eulories are pro- Me
uuced over the fallen heroes aud hero fat
Is Of the itinerancy. T.
Rev. o. D. Clapp died at his post in plei
w bury hut a short time before confer illu
oe, literally giving himself for his peo- Pro
;, having contracted a fatal disease gre
Tile nursing sick parishioner Dur Sell
: bis ministry a new church cdilice had rea'
"a built AZ Coventry and Windsor and the
was also the founder Of the society at
ventry Over 30 years had been given woG