The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-08
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes Will
Preside at Newport
HE HAS MADE GOOD RECORD
Vermont Methodist Conference Program
Will Open on Tuesday, April g, With
Examination of Candidates and Will
Run to the Following Monday.

Newport, March s.-Bishop Edwin
Holt Hughes, d. d., LII D. of Sar
Francisco will preside at the 6Sth annua
session Of the Vermont Methodist confer
ence, 10 be held with the Methodist
Episcopal church in this place. Rev. C. d
Lance, pastor, April 9-l5. Bishop Hughe
is one of the youngest bishops of the
church. having been elected to that office
in May, 1908 lie has already impressed
| himself on the religions world as one
Of its greatest leaders. He is a brilliant
orator and splendid executive. The con
ference program follows:
Tuesday, April o.
l:30- Examination OF candidates for
the ministry held in the Methodist
church.
| 7;30-Anniversary of the board of ed
ucation, Rev. Il. L. Newell of Waterbury
presiding; address by Rev. Lemuel II.
Murln, ID. d., president of Boston uni
versity
Wednesday, April 10.
S:30-Dcvotions conducted by Rev o.
NJ. Boutwell, of Binghamville.
9:00-Opening session OF the confer
ence, Bishop Hughes presiding; holy
communion the bishop officiating.
;30--Statistcal session.
2;00--Anniyersary of the board of
Sunday schools, Rev. Fred Williams Of
West Burke presiding address, Rev,
David G. Downey, d. d., corresponding
| secretary
$3.50 Memorial service, Rev. 4. J..
IIough OF proctorsvile presiding.
7:30-Anniversary of the board of CON
Richford, presiding; address by Rev Il.
C. Clemmons d. D., Of Chicago
Thursday, April II.
$50 Deyotions conducted by Rev. A.
II. Webb of Mortified,
A;Q0- Business session.
300 Anniversary Of the board OF
home mission and church extension, Rev.
W. f. Allen of Craftsbury presiding;
address by Rev. Ward Plat, d. D., OF
Philadelphia.
3:I5 Anniversary of the Woman's
Home Missionary society.
7:3o- Anniversary OF the Vermont
Conference Sustenation society Rev. f.
w. Lewis OF St. Adams, presiding; adj
dresses by Rev Ralph r. Lowe Of St.
Johnsbury, Rev w. S. Smthers OF Mont
pelier Rev William Shaw of st, Adams,
and Rev. w. r. Davenport of Bellows
Fails
Friday. April II,
$50 Devotions led by Rev. w =,
Dukeshire OF Barton.
9:00-Business session
10000 onyening OF lay electoral con
ference in Baptist church.
ll;00- Meeting Of Vermont Conference
Laymen's association in Baptist church
2:00 Anniversary Of Woman's Home
Missionary society, Mrs. A. II, Webb Of
Mortified, conference president, presid
ing; address. Miss Bertha Fowler o.
Chicago.
$500 -Laymen's banquet in school
hall; address by Rev Fred Fisher, d. d.,
of New York
s:oo--Lecture by Bishop Hughes in
Lanes opera house.
Saturday, April 10.
-Devotions conducted by Rev. F.
W. Lewis of st. Adams.
900 Business session.
2:00-Anniversary OF the Temperance
society of the Methodist Episcopal
Rev NJ. H. Shspes of Bakers
field presiding; address by Rev. Clarence
True Wilson. D. d., of Chicago.
4;00-Pastors' Wives union, meeting
at the parsonage, Mrs. c. D. Lance, host
ess.
7:00-Anniversary of Freedmen's Aid
society, Rev. q. c. Mcdonald of South /
Albany presiding; address by Rev. NJ. c. I
B. Mason, D. d., OF Cincinnati, Ohio.
Sunday, April A.
Morning service in Lanes opera house |
l:00-Conference love feast led by Rev. /
Joseph Hamilton, conference evangelist, 1
and Rev. A. L. Cooper, d. d., of Ran
dolph.
l0:45-Semon by Bishop Hughes.
2:30-Ordination services ordination of I
deacons and elders.
400 Mass meeting for men in the /
church, address by Rev Ed
win NJ, Randall, ID. d., of Chicago.
7;00-Anniversary of board of foreign
missions in the Congregational church.
Rev w S. Smithers OF Montpelier pre-
siding; address by Rev. George NJ. Fowl
ar. d. D., of New York.
S:00-Anniversary of the Epworth
league, Rev f. A. Legg Of Enosbmg
Falls presiding; address by Rev. Edwin
NJ Randall, d. D., general secretary, OF
chicago
Monday, April Is.
S:3O-Devotions conducted by Rev.
5eorge w. Burke of Orleans; closing ses-
sion OF the conference; reading of APP
Miss Margaret Eager of Springfield.
Mass, is in Brattleboro this week Great
ng sentiment in favor of historical
pageant to he given there in. the open
lir next summer. 1t is believed that
IN excellent pageant picturing the early
history of the town could be given at
mall cost. Island Pond park in that
own has been suggested as site for