Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-04-20
METHOD|S7S HAVE
THIRD BUSY DAY
Bishop Neeley Urges Preachers
to Use Church Ritual in
Its Entirety.
RESOLUTION ABOUT EASTER
Sentiment of All in Favor of Hav-
ing Easter Week at Home
and Conference Time
Changed.
RESOLUTION ABOUT EASTER

Changed.
Waterbury. April 1.-THE third day Of
the session of the Methodist conference
opened with the members tired, but eager
to get all there was, and to be in every
thing that was doing. After devotions
conducted by tho Rev. Sylvester Donald
son of st. Adams, Bishop Neeley gave
l5-minute address upon tn" ritual of the
church, urging the preachers TO use it in
its entirety. and to render IT in all it's
suhlimlty. obeying the rutri In an things.
After the reading of the records licenses
as dcaconesscs were granted to Miss Ida
Farmer and Marion Wilson, and the
feaconess license Of Mrs. Alice Curtis OF
rarre was renewed.
An executive session Of the conference
was ordered for four o'clock this after
noon IN order that the relation of this
conference to the deaconcss work might
he considered and settled. II was also
voted, at the request of principal +. \.
bishop. that the interest OF Montpelier
Seminary be made a special order for to-
morrow at HOO a. m on motion Of the
Roy. II. T. Howard it was voted that the
matter of taking a collection for the
American Tract society be left optional
with the preachers.
ADVANCED IN ORDERS.
The Rev. G. Leon Wells of Wards
horo and the Rev. Fred Williams of
West Burke were discharged from the
course of study, as having completed
IT, and also elected to elders orders.
The Rev. George c. Wocott of Frank
lin. not having completed the course
of study on account of illness, was con-
tinued in the fourth year. The Revs.
Glenn w Douglass Of West Berkshire,
L. II. leighton of Dartmouth College
and John G. Ha2elton of Pittsheld were
continued in the studies of the third
year not having completed all of their
studies, while the Revs. r. r. Currier
of West Enosburg and Arthur w. Hew-
lit of Plainfield were passed in the
studies of the third year and advanced
to those of the fourth.
The Rov. George H. Spencer Of Ever
EFT. Mass, son Of the late Rev. II. A.
Spencer of this conference, and the re-
Gently appointed superintendent OF the
Cambridge district in the New Eng
land conference. was introduced to the
conference, and made a brief address.
Another short speech was made by
DR. Edgar Blake of Chicago, who has
been Illuminating and inspiring the
conference by his afternoon sunday
school addresses Another speech, full
Of fire and force as well as of infor-
nation and inspiration, was made by
DR. Arnold Shanklin, the newly elect
ed president of Wesleyan University.
The ReNs. Geo. n. Lock of Georgia,
Thos. II. Crescy of Alburs, Charles NJ.
Redstone OF sheffield and Arthur Is. Jop-
son or Union village were passed IN the
studies OF the flrSt year and advanced
10 thoSe OF III" second WINE lllS
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ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP.
The chief feature Of tho forenoon was
the address of the bjsbop to the class
aptortno corforonca in RIM connection,
AS usual this was q searching and virilo
presentation Of the fundamental princi-
Piles which underl;e all real success in
! tho Christian ministry. The bishop