The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-07
DR.. BOWS REPORT
Presiding Elder who May Be 5ennIns'
ton Pastor.

Rev. Z. l.. Dow, who has been pre-
siding elder Of this district OF the
Saratoga Methodist conference for
the past few years retires this year
and il is expected that he Will be ap-
pointed pastor of the local Methodist
church which has unanimously lnyit-
ed him 10 this parish DR.. Dow's re-
port of the work in the Burlington
district of which this parish Is a
part was made Wednesday at the
meeting of the conference at Saratoga
and was In the main as follows.
THE year now closing in Burling
ton district, while not marked by ex-
ceptlonal events. has been one OF
measurable prosperity giving cause
for enlarged appreciation OF services
rendered by the ministers OF God who
have earnestly endeayored to carry
forward the work assigned While a
more than usual amount OF sickness
during the winter lessened church at.
| tendance TO some extent, we are
thankful to record that there has
been no fatal illness in any pastors
family.
THE Rev. w. ID. Hull, who supplied
the Monkton charge last year but who
did not take work this, was bereayed
by the death OF his wife, who on &C.
count of sickness was unable 70 move
at conference time and passed TO her
reward from the parsonage May 10,
leaving husband and three little girls.
The Rev. T. A. futile, supply at Bird
port, was Frustrated by fever in the
fall and after recovery did not con
to hat ha gaI
has been unsupplied since.
Spring Grove Meetings.
THE meetings at Spring Grove
were of high order. The Young PEG
pies assembly opened August Is and
continued over Sunday Among the
speakers were the Rev. o. S. Baketel,
d. d., Miss Emma Robinson Of Chica-
go, the Rev. Ward Plat, d. D.. Clar-
ence j. Ferguson, the Rev. II. II.
Brown ID. d.. and the Rev. Peter ia
cobs of Silver City, Mo. The study
classes were conducted by the Rev.
r. NJ. Bishop, the Rev. f. w Gould,
the Rev. c. N. Curtis, and the Rev b.
c. Dahms. The District Epworth
League convention was held on Fri.
day of that week The address of
the afternoon was given by the Rev
Peter Jacobs In the evening a ban
quet was held with plates laid for
200
The camp meeting followed the
Young Peoples assembly. A large
number of ministers from the district
were present Rev. c. r. Hawley of
Saratoga Spa conducted the chapel
services and Rev. Il. H. Brown, d. d.,
of Albany preached Saturday evening
We consider Spring Grove camp
ground with its present arrangements
for Young Peoples assemblies and
camp meeting services of inestimable
value to the cause represented by our
church.
Troy Conference Academy, our
own institution, has had a good year.
The number of students has been up
to the average. The hope for the
boys dormtory brightens with
every successive week owing to the
response given to its representation
| by Dr. c. l.. Leonard, who is busily
moving among the churches inform
| ing the people concerning their insti-
| tuition and its needs. Principal
Charles H. Dunton, d. d., widely
known and greatly beloved, is serv-
| ing with undated interest.
Gift Of 500 Acknowledged.
The preachers Institutes were
held respectively at Poultney in May
and Rutland in November These in
stitutes were well attended, the pro
grams were OF a practical and helpful
character At the institute in Rut-
land the district superintendent, who
had been somewhat affected with
cold, was treated by the ministers of
the district through the Rev h. Z.
Stevens, ID. D.. to a gold potion to the
amount of 500 / make record that
he quickly and fully conyalesced and
! feels grateful for both gold and recoy-
cry.
THE condition of the Epworth
League chapters throughout the dis
trict is varied, but on the whole en-
couraging while some chapters Ian
guish others flourish The Rev S S.
Cobb president has given much time
to league work.
The Sunday schools are doing
good work: interest in this depart
ment is deepening Organized Bible
classes are increasing, the graded
system is quite largely introduced
The Ladies Aid societies have
| helped in some places to raise the sal
aries, in others to repair parsonages
/ in some places they keep up the in
surance or help to pay off church
! debts and in some instances they
have acted as pastors helpers in look
ing after the sick, needy. and stang
ers Their reports at quarterly con-
ferences have indicated much and
good work done.
Il desire to make mention of two
sisters, Misses Nancy and Fanny Ry-
an late of Burlington, who maintain
ed themselves by dressmaking and
who by hard work and most rigid
economy accumulated enough to pur-
chase a house and had some money
besides, leaving at their decease the
property for the support of deaconess
work in connection with our church.
The interest on the money is suffici-
ent to pay the deaconess, and the
house is so rented to the family oc-
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