The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-10
Vermont Methodist Conference
in Charge of Bishop Hughes
WEI COINED BY EX-G0V. CIRCUIT
Organization Was Effected This Forenoon
with Rev. F. w. Lewis of st. AlbanS as
Secretary There Were About zoo
People Present This Forenoon.

Newport, April l0.--The sixty eighth
annual session of the Vermont Method
ist conference opened at the Methodist
Episcopal church in this place this morn
ing, the opening session of the confer
enee proper being held at . o'clock.
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, D. d., Ill. D.,
Of San Francisco, one of the youngest
bishops of the church, is presiding. Open
ing devotions were conducted Mt $3.50
o'clock by the Rev. o. M. Boutwell, of
Binghamville. At o'clock over 200 peo-
Pile attended the service of the holy COM
munion, conducted by Bishop Hughes.
At the close eX-Gov Josiah Grout
gave an address Of welcome. to which
Bishop Hughes responded Sixty-pine
responded to the roll-call. and three
members were reported deceased
The conference then organized by the
election of the following officers Sec
retary Rev. +. W. Lewis of st. Adams.
and he appointed as assistants Rev. /. A.
Ranuey Of Johnson, Rev. G. ID. Pierce Of
Swanton, Rev. +. A. Legg of Enosburg
Falls statistcian, Rev. O. B. Wells of
Rochester; treasurer, Rev. S. III. Smith
of White River Junction; railroad sec
retarv. Rev. w N. Roberts of Stowe.
Bishop Hughes introduced Rev. +. r.
Clemans, d. d., of Chicago, assistant
corresponding secretary Of the board of
conference claimants; Rev. David G.
Downey, d. d., corresponding secretary
Of the Sunday school board Rev. Dan
Il. Drummtt of Chicago, of the depart
ment of circulation of the New England
Book Concern; Rev. T.. A. Dorion, d. d.,
assistant editor of Zion's Herald; Amos
Belts, representing the New England
depository of the book concern; George
4. Whitaker, publisher OF lions Herald;
Theodore a. Hildreth, representing thu
New England Deaconess association;
and Rev. Fred II. Morgan of Zions Her.
aid. These men then presented appeals
for their organizations and works.
Benediction was pronounced BY Rev
Dir. A. J.. Cooper of Randolph, the old
est member OF the conference
This afternoons meeting opened with
a statistical session and at the close the
board OF Sunday schools will observe
its anniversary, this to be followed By
memorial service.
Yesterday afternoon was given up 10
the examination of candidates for the
ministry, as follows:
First year-P. b. L. Sellers of Hol-
land
Second year-G. II. Lock of Georgia,
c. NJ Redstone Of Milton, A. b. Jopson
of Union Village I. Il. Cresey of Al
burg, and J. Q. Angel OF Willamstown
Third year-G r. Crawford Of More
town, {. S. Quiniby of Waitsheld, G. w
Douglass of West Berkshire, and j. c.
Hazeton of Pittsfeld,
Fourth year-A. w. Hewitt of Plain.
field, f. r. Currier of Essex.
Candidate for deacon's orders w. D.
Hull of Elmore.
The following members OF the board
OF examiners were present and conducted
the examinations: Reys. c. ID. Lance OF
Newport, F. A. Smith of Bradford, +. 0.
Thayer, d. d., Of Barre lpresident Of
the board, Il. A. Woodworth of Lyndon.
vile, c. d. Pierce of Swanton, d. G.
Guest of Essex Junction, Robert /. b.
IIlman of Groton, +. A. Legg Of Enos-
burg Falls.
About l75 visitors have arrived in
town and about 800 are expected during
the week.
A large audience was present last
evening at the anniversary OF the board |
of education. Rev. j.. f. Newell OF
Waterbury presided and an interesting
and forceful address on Education" was
given by Rev. Dr. Dan B. Brummitt of
Chicago, of the department of circulation
Of the Methodist book concern.