Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-17
AYMEN' s DAY At
Vt. CONFERENCE:
Largest Attendance Of Week
Report of ST. Adams District
Many Addresses.

RchforG. April 1.-THE largest at
tendance OF the week marked to.day's ses-
sions of the Vermont conference of the
Methodist Church. Thc report Of the st
Adams district was read by the super
intendent, the Rev. w. +. Dukcshirc of
ST Adams and Bishop Henderson NJ 'h'
opening session gave an interesting al
dress on THE 10 per Cent Increase in
Membership" The Rev. L. c. Z. Dorian
assistant editor OF Zion Herald also
spoke
The laymens meeting was held this RI.
ternoon at the Advent Christian church
and was in charge Of the president '.
A. Irish OF EnoSburc Falls. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. w o. lIingl"y, pastor
of the church The following officers were
elected: President V. A. Irish; first vice
president. \. &. Clark "f Newport: second,
Dr. G. B Wilson Of Bradford third, a..
A. Aseltlnc of lnoshurg Falls: secretary
and treasurer. I. VI Barnes or Richford.
The subjects discussed at the meeting In
rluded Progress fer Montpelier Seminary"
hy the Rev J. W. Hatch, principal. There
were talks on "Echoea Of tho General
Conference" h. W II. Loclln OF Rich
ford: what Impressed Me Most 81 tho
General Conference" by W. &. Lance ~
Cabot; Tho Relation II the Official
Board 70 the Pastor by the Rev William
Shaw o' Montpelier: "Thc Relation Of tn"
Pastor to the Official Board" by nr. l..
W. Hanson Of Montpeicr; The Relation
Of the Official Board 10 the Prayer Mcct-
ing" by The Rev. \. !. Hough Of Prcctors
Vile. and "Eettcr Business Methods in
Finance" by \. .. Clark.
"vermonts Liquor Problems, Viewed
Nocntionally' was tho subject discussed
From the Educators Standpoint 10y
Principal H. W. McClelland Of Rchford
From the Merchants Standpoint" ny A..
A Aseltlne of Enoshurg Falls. From the
Womans Standpoint" Ivy Mrs. Annette
W. Pa-macc OF Enosburg Falls. From
the Lawyers Standpoint" hy W. V. Lock
In OF Richford.
The laymen adopted a resolution nledg
ing unstnted support to pr. Hatch in
his work for Montpelier seminary
LECTURE IN THE EVENING.
Aver hall was filled this evening. when
IN interesting and impressive lecture was
given by Bishop Henderson on The Home
by the Side of tho Road" He was intro
duced by Superintendent W. Il. nukeshirc,
o classmate at Wesleyan University.
The following members Of tho confer
ence were continued on the retired list ::
The Rev. c. W. Morse. Newport Center !;
the Rev. w. H. bean. Ferrisburg tor
dained deacon 40 years ago in Rchford) :;
the Rev y. w. Wilder. WATERFOWL the
Rev. Or. a. l.. Cooper. Randolph; the
Rev. +. G. Vail Corinth. y. Y. the Rev
J. II. Wallace. Richford: the Rev. s. s.
Brigham, Fairfax: the Rev. q. L. Blake.
Barton the Rev. &. q. Howe, Randolph
the Rev. F. NJ. Miller. Highland. cal
the Rev. George l.. Story. Burlington the
Rev. II. +. Forrest, williamsburg Mass
the Rev. Adclbert A. Esterbrook. Sterling
Junction, Mass. the Rev. Milo Eddy. West
Glover; the Rov. Frank II. Roberts
Greensboro; the Rev. George H. Wright
Waterbury. Conn; the Rev. Charles S
Miller, Boston.
Some of these were present Mt the con
ference, among them being Doctor Cooper
who was 50 years old last month and who
Joined the Vermont conference 60 years
ago He served IS years as IA pastor. l.
as a presiding elder, and five as confer
encc evangelist. Slice he retired. when
he was so years old he has supplied for