Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-04-16
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who has been at Newport. goes to St.
Adams.
Rev. Dukeshire continues as district
superintendent of the st. Adams dis
trict.
Rev. Smithers, who goes to Orleans.
has been district superintendent of the
Montpelier district.
Candidates who took examinations
were: Admitted on trial, R. II. Moore
of North Hero. A. C. Simpson of
Sheffield; first year studies, A. w. At
wood of South Londonderry. H. c.
Hoyt of Randolph Center and w. L.
Sizer of Guildhall second year studies.
w. c. Christie of Island Pond; third
w. Douglass of Bakersfield, G. L. Lock
of Sheldon, G. H. Cresey of West
Berkshire, C. M. Redstone of Milton.
o. E. Barnard of Westfeld, ]. G.
Hazelton of Pittsfeld; fourth year, G.
F. Crawford of johnson and T. w.
Owens of Brattleboro. The examina-
tions for local orders were taken by
c. B. Davis of Georgia and G. A.
Smith of Evansville.
Among the live questions before the
conference were matters pertaining to
Montpelier Seminary The newly
elected principal, the Rev. J. W..
Hatch. the Rev. Thomas Nicholson of
New York, of the board of education,
and Senator w. P. Dillingham; of
Montpelier and Washington made ad.
dresses setting forth the actual finan-
cial facts of the situation.
| Nearly It's delegates were in attend
ance.
Bishop Theodore Henderson of Ten
nessee presided over the conference.
In presenting his report District Su :
perintendent R. F. Lowe of the St.
Johnsbury district said in part:
"No great or striking changes have
occurred in northeastern Vermont dur
ing the present year.
s'The most extensive i'm
provements have been in Plainfeld.
! 1t was declared that not a thousand
| dollars could be raised, but the super
intendent had perfect confidence in the
varied ability of Rev. Arthur Hewitt,
who has shown himself to be equally
at home whether writing poetry,
preaching original sermons, joyously
presiding at mock session of the leg
! lSldLuEO OF, Will CuC hcc1lcI SCIIllCd
of his wit, neatly carving some bluff
ing lawyer into transparent shreds.
About So, 900 has been expended and
everybody is perfectly satisfied. =
Irasburg has accumulated fund of
about 5000, which will be used for re-
pairing the parsonage when spring
opens. = ST. Johnsbury has ex-
pended $1,000 in painting the church
and parsonage and in otherwise i'm
proving it's property. Glover has just
purchased a parsonage at cost of
81, 700 and was able to pay half down.
It is now planning to have pastor all
by itself.
1.-The religious life of the church
cannot be so easily measured as the
material side. 1t does not yield so
readily to external tests. Yet. upon
the whole, feel that the year has
been better than usual.
What we need in many places is not
better preaching but more people tc
preach to.
The Epworth League is whatever the
i local church chooses to make of it ** Its
/ chief value seems to consist in furnish
ing social life for our young people
under wholesome auspices. The Jun
Tor league, likewise, does good work
wherever efficient Leadership can be
found. Very few of the laity appear to
see the value of training the youth.
1.-The campmeeting at Lyndonville
was unique last summer, being less ex-
tensive and more intensive than usual.
1t will be kept UP just SO long as
there are such spiritual results as to
! Justify it's continuance.