St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-04-20
Vermont Conference.
Annual Sessions at Island Pond Last
Week.-Next Year Will Meet at
Waterbury.-The Assign
mentS.

mentS.
The sessions of the Vermont conference
of the Methodist church closed at Island
Pond, Monday morning. 1t was an
nounced that the next conference will be
held at Waterbury. On Thursday, Dis
trict Superintendent Lewis of St. Johns
bury was passed in character and read his
report. All of the effective elders of that
district were then passed in character re-
porting their collections. MIR. Lewis re-
port follows
ST. JoHNsBURY DISTRICT.
The Rev. F. w. Lewis, superintendent
of the St. Johnsbury district, in his
report made mention of the death of the
Rev. John Thurston OF South Walden,
the Rev. o. D. Clapp of Newbury and
several lay members. During the year a
change has been made in the pastorate
at Derby, the Rev. ]. A. Martin going to
the New England southern conference,
and his place being filled by o. J. Ander-
son. The Rev. !. M. Frost has been
transferred to Maine, and the pulpit
thus made vacant has been supplied by a
different man each Sunday since Christ
mas.
The aggregate increase in salaries in
the past year is about $500, advances
having been made in Newport, Irasburg,
Canaan and Beecher Falls, Holland and
Morgan, Evansville and Bloomington
Center and Peacham. The average pay
of the pastors in the district is much
better than five years ago.
More than $13 900 has been expended
in the past year for the better housing of
pastors and congregations. Among the
churches making greatest property i'm
provement are Williamstown So 1900,
Groton LOO, Newport $1,000, New
port Center $76O, Canaan and Beecher
Falls So, 500, Hardwick $500, Orleans
5000. Benevolent contributions have
been well maintained and some charges
report large increases. Barre fell off
500 in this respect because of the strike.
Evangehstic work has been carried on
with considerable degree of success,
Irasburg leading with so additions to
church membership and Evansville tank
ing next with %.
The Revs. J. A. Martin, R. ]. Chrvstie
and w. E. Newton were reported as hav-
ing been transferred to the New England
southern conference and ]. M. Frost. to
the Maine conference.
E. Ransom Currier of West Enosburg
was passed in character and studies and
elected to full membership in the confer
ence. Glenn w. Douglass of Danville
was passed in character and studies and
elected to full membership and deacon's
orders. ]. c. Hazelton was passed in
character and studies and elected to full
membership and local elders orders. Ar
thur w. Hewitt of Plainfeld was passed
in character and studies and elected to
full membership and deacon's orders. E.
F. Newell was graduated from the
conference course of studies. Charles W.
Kelley of Sheldon was graduated and al
so elected to elders orders.
Following is the list of appointments
for the St. Johnsbury District:
Frank w. Lewis of ST. Johnsbury dis
trict superintendent.
Albany, G.. c. Mcdonald.
Barre, E. o. Thayer.
Barton, W. B. Dukeshire.
Bloomfield, supplied by E. B. Harris.
Cabot, F. E. Currier.
Canaan and Beecher's Falls, o. E.
Aiken.
Concord and Victory, 1. P. Chase.
Coventry, supplied by D. 6. Guest.
Craftsbury, w. E. Allen.
DanviIle and West Danville, A. B. En-
right.
Derby, c. ]. Anderson.
East Burke and East Haven, M. A.
Turner.
Evansville and Bloomington Center,
W. c. Christie.
Glover, supplied by W. B. Dukeshire.
Greensboro and Stannard, supplied by
o. L. Barnard.
Groton, P. A. Smith.
Guildhall. to be supplied.
Hardwick, E. F. Newell.
Holland and Morgan, o. E. Barnard.
Irasburg, E. E. Wells.
Island Pond, L. N. Moody.
Lowell, to be supplied.
T,1uenhurC and East Concord Albert
Gregory.
Lyndon and St. Johnsbury Center, M.
H. Smith.
Lyndonville and East Lyndon, John
Jones.
Marsh6eld, supplied by F. E. Currier.
Newbury and West Newbury, supplied
by S. F. Cooley.
Newport, c. D. Lance.
Newport Center, D. 6. Guest.
North Danville, to be supplied.
Orleans. q. w. Burke.
Peacham, E. II. Bartlett.
Plainfeld, Arthur w. Hewitt.
St. Johnsbury, H. Peter Black.
stShefie1d and Wheelock, c. M. Red
one.
South Albany, supplied by G. c. Nc
Donald.
Topsham, to be supplied.
Waits River, West Topsham and East
Orange, to be supplied by S. M. Harris.
Walden and South Walden, supplied
by F. w. Buck.
Aviation