The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-10
SUBJECT UP IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION
New Principal and Senator
Dillingham; to Speak for
the Seminary


ference opened this morning at $3.50 witt
an address by Bishop Henderson on
"Jesus Christ Necessity, Not a Lux
ury.'
At the business session, which fol
lowed. letter was read from Rev. join
A. Dixon, Vermont conference but no"
Of Dayton, O. Mr.. Dixon made an ap
peal for assistance for his church, whicl
was a sufferer in the recent flood. 4
general collection was taken.
Rev. DIR. Il. G. Clemons of Chicago
corresponding secretary of the board
of conference claimants, addressed the
conference on the needs OF his work
Following this, the conference went
into executive session to consider inn
portant matters. 1t is understood the
principal business of the executive ses-
| sion was the consideration of matters
\ relating to Montpelier seminary. There
/ are present here today Rev. DIR. A. W.
/ Hatch, the newly elected principal Of the
seminary. Rev. Thomas Nicholson, ID. d..
| OF the board of education Of New York,
and Senator w. p. Dillingham;, trustee
Of the seminary. They are to make ad-
| dresses to the conference and set forth
luz dtiudl 1A&IS VI tbE StIud~
ton.
Following the addresses in the execu-
tive session the conference voted to o.
ganize conference board of education,
and for this purpose the three presid
ing elders will report to the conference
a list OF nominations to this board.
Late yesterday afternoon. Rev. W. s.
Smithers, superintendent Of the Mont
pelier district read his annual report.
In his report, Superintendent Smithers
had the following to say of Montpelier
seminary:
montpelier seminary il necessary
factor in the promotion Of Vermont
Methodsm. Those who have given ii
thought must see that to it we must
look very largely to furnish men for our
pnlpits. 1t needs. and should have, the
heartiest support Of every pulpit in
the conference Mistakes have doubtless
been made. and Others will probably be
made, but this should not affect our at
titude toward the school. 1t is always
easier to criticise than to propose ef-
fective remedies, or to avoid like err
rors.
"The seminary has a splendid his
tory, it has sent out splendid body
of men and women who are today per
forming a noble part in the worlds
work. and it has, we believe, II its
friends viii rally to its support and be
loyal to its interests, still more glori
Gus future. Principal-eleet, the Rev ].
w. Hatch. ID. d., even with the co-
operation of the friends of the school,
cannot do everything However, his
coming inspires new confidence that the
seminary will stand, and that we may
live to see the day when its debts VIII
be paid. its endowment largely increased, |
and its equipment such as to place it |
upon a basis of equality with the best |
schools Of its grade in the land"
As to financial matters in general, Su- |
perintendent Smithers reported:
''Thc money problem comes often to |
the front in our work, and does not End /
a quick solution. Perhaps we need to |
look deeper for en- answer than to any
method that may be suggested. Be that
as it may, some of our churches. by Civ |
ing more careful attention to the finan
eal side of their work, are rejoicing
in a greater measure of prosperity Sew
en- changes have increased the estimate
for ministerial support. Montpelier and
each 5000, Bethel Sl25, Spring
field and Barnard each 500, Chelsea $50,
md Thetford Center $50.
"Other churches will soon follow this
order. while some Others will be nble
,nly to maintain the present estimate
unless the supporting constituency can
be enlarged. In one or two cases de
,rease of estimate is talked, though not
Usually from necessity. The district is
not rich. but we are confident that
,nly few at the most of the more
generous givers have reached the scrip
ural rule of one-tenth in their giving.
rhe average cash salary paid the pas
ors has been about S625. 1t may be
veil. however. to know that 20 out of 35
pastors receive 5000 or less, fourteen
500 or less. and that II out of the
% must either keep a horse, hire one,
,eg a ride or walk to their second ap-
continent.
"A few charges by adopting better
BUSINESS methods have kept bills paid
ID to date. an outcome satisfactory to
veryone, and honorable to the ehurch."
Pastors Held Experience" Meeting.
A statistical session was held yester- :
av afternoon. At this time the clergy I
ZEN presented to the committee on sta
stics their reports on statistics and
these to be used in making
y the report to be presented to the con- S
renee the latter part of the week.
The pastors of the conference then
eH a meeting ut which took place what
as designated by the bishop as con
ersation on the work of God Said L
ishop Henderson,: Il did not come up 7
ere to make appointments. Your dis o
let superintendents can do that. I ?
,me to study the work OF God in the
ermont conference" The session was a a
-pical Methodist experience meeting, y
leh pastor talking freely OF his SUCCESS q
and failures. his eneouragements and n
An anniversa-y service vas held last
-eninc for the conference claimants. the
er. Joseph Hamiltos % Randolph pre-
ding. The address was given by the y
~. p. e. ClemerN ID. D. II Chicago. 1 y
n anniversary service Of the board q "
reign missions vas also held. The Rev. G.