Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1912-03-20
M. E. CONFERENCE
Annual Session of State Organization at
Newport beginning April 9. Many
Notable Speakers.

Newport beginning April 9. Many
Notable Speakers.
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, D. d.,
LII. D., of San Francisco, will pre-
side at the 68th annual session Of the
Vermont conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which is to meet
April 9 to Is with the Methodist
Episcopal church in Newport. of
which the Rev. C. D. Lance is pastor.
Bishop Hughes is one of the youngest
bishops of the church, having been
elected to that office in May. 1908.
This bishop has already impressed
himself on the religious world as
one of its great leaders.
He is brilliant orator and splen-
did executive. The conference pro
gram follows:
TUESDAY, APRIL 9.
:30-Examination of candidates
for the ministry, held in the Method
ist church.
7:3O--Anniversary Of the board of
education, the Rev. e. F. Newell of
Waterbury, presiding. Address by
the Rev. Lemuel H. Murlin, D. D.,
president of Boston University.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10.
8 8:30-Devotions conducted by the
Rev. O. M. Boutwell,, Of Bingham
VILE
9:30-Opening session of the con-
ference, Bishop Hughes presiding ::
Holy communion, the bishop oficiat-
ing.
1:30-Statistical session.
2:00-Anniversary of the board of
Sunday schools. the Rev Fred Will
liams, of West Burke, presiding
Address by the Rev. David 6. Down
ey, D. D. corresponding secretary.
3:30-Memorial service, the Rev.
A. j. Hough of Proctorsville, presid-
ing.
7:3O-Anniversary of the board of
conference claimants, the Rev. W E..
Douglass of Richford, presiding Ad-
dress. the Rev. E. C. Clemmens, D.
D., of Chicago.
THURSDAY, APRIL II.
8:30-Devotions conducted by the
Rev. A. H. Webb, of Northfield.
9:0n-Business session.
2:00-Anniversary of the board of
home mission and church extension.
the Rev. w. E. Allen. of Craftsbury,
presiding: Address by the Rev.
Ward Platt, D. D.. of Philadelphia.
3:15-Anniversary of the Woman s
Foreign Missionary Society.
7:30-Anniversary of the Vermont
Conference Sustentation Society. the
Rev. F. W.. Lewis of st. Albans.
presiding: Addresses by the Rev.
Ralph F. Lowe of St. Johnsbury dis
I trict. superintendent of the ST.
/ Smithers Of Randolph, superintendent
of the Montpelier district, the Rev.
William Shaw OF St Albans. superin-
tendent of the ST. Albans district and
the Rev. w. r. Davenport, of Bel
lows Falls.
FRIDAY, APRIL II.
8:30-Devotions led by the Rev. w.
( B. Dukeshire of Barton.
g :00-Buslness session.
| 10 :00-Convenicg of the Lay Elect
oral Conference in the Baptist church.
II Meeting of the Vermont Con
! ference Laymen's Association in the
! Baptist church.
2 2:00-Anniversary of the Woman's
Home Missionary society, Mrs. A. H.
Webb of Mortified, conference pre- ST
dent, presiding: Address by Miss
Bertha F FoWler of Chicago.
5 5:00-Laymen' banquet in school
hall: Address by the Rev. Fed Fish
er, D. D., of New York.
8:O0-Lecture by Bishop Hughes il
Lanes opera house.
SATURDAY. APRIL IS.
8:30--Devotions conducted by the
Rev. Frank w. Lewis of st. Albans.
9:00-Business session.
2:00-Anniversary of the Temper
ance Society of the Methodist Epis
copal church, the Rev. M. H. Shar
Piles of Bakersfield, presiding: Ad
dress by the Rev. Clarence True vii
son, D. D., of Chicago.
q :00-Pastors Wives Union meet
ing at the parsonage. Mrs. C.. D
Lance, hostess.
Anniversary Of the Freedman's All
Society, the Rev. G. C. Mcdonald, o
South Albany presiding: Address b.
the Rev. M. c. r. Mason. D. D., o
Cincinnati. Ohio.
SUNDAY, APRIL ID.
Morning service in Lanes oper
house.
9:0O-Conference love feast led b.
the Rev. Joseph Hamilton. conferenc
evangelist, and the Rev. A. L. Coop
er, D. D., of Randolph.
10 :45-Sermon by Bishop Hughes.
2:30-Ordination service: Ordina
tion of deacons and elders.
4:00-Mass meeting for men in tn
Methodist church: Address by tn
Rev. Edwin M. Randall, D. D., o
/ Chicago.
:0O-Anniversary of the board O
foreign missions in the Congregation
al church, the Rev. W. S Smithers
of Randolph, presiding: Address b!
the Rev. George M. Fowles, D. D., o
New York.
8:OO-Anniversary of the Epwort
League, the Rev. E. A. Legg, o
Enosburg Falls, presiding: Addres
by the Rev. Edwin M. Randall, D
D., general secretary. of Chicago.
MONDAY APRIL Is.
:30-Devotions conducted by tn
Rev. George w. Burke of Orleans
closing session of the conference
reading of appointments.
B. A Notes.