Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-17
CROWDED HOUSES
MARKED SERVICES
Last Day of Vermont Conference
at Richford-Meet in Hard
wick Next Year.

church I'm the afternoon, the latter serv-
&C.. being held in connection with tho or
dnation service OF the Vermont confer
cnco At nine o'clock a love feast was
held Mt Aver hall. led by the Rev. a. f.
Cooper, II. D, and the Rev Joseph Ham
ilton Of Randolph. The hall was crowd
ed long before bishop Henderson preach
ed or the stage with him were tie three
district superintendent the Rev. d. G..
Guest, the pastor, DR.. Cooper and the
choir, which, under the direction of Z. ].
Corliss, has rendered excellent music
throughout the conference. The Baptist
Church was closed this morning to join in
the service. Bishop Hendersons text was
St John III, third and fourth verses.
At the ordination service this afternoon
the bishop was assisted by the district
superintendent, the Rev. F. A. Smith OF
Bradford and the Rev. William Shaw Of
Montpelier Seminary. The sermon, es-
pecially for those to be ordained. was
from Acts VI, third verse. The follow
Ing Were ordained: To be elders, tho Rev,
Guy =. Crawford OF johnson and the Rev.
George ~ Smith of Evansville; deacons,
the Rev, s. F. Cooley Of Alburg and the
Rev Rutherford II. Moore of North Hero.
Miss Marriott Of China held largely
dttHTleu service LOT CnlIdren at the Az
won't Christ Church this afternoon.
rne conference closed this evening,
when Aver hail was again filed. RE
Rev. {. r. Wilson Of Topeka, Kans., gave
temperance address.
bishop Henderson declined to read the
appointments this evening and announced
that they would be given out tomorrow
morning.
NEXT YEAR AT HARDWICK.
An invitation for the conference to hold
its 10th annual session in Hardwick in
1914 was accepted.
At second business session last even.
Ing at the Advent Christian Church the
Rev. L. o. Sherburne of Burlington took
the place of the presiding bishop Reports
of the various State committees were
presented and accepted. Among them the
one on moral reform was included
1t was voted that the first Sunday ir
November be observed as Vermont
Methodist Episcopal day and that on tha
day the pastors preach on the progress!
and needs of Methodism in Vermont
Delegates to the fraternal bodies wer,
elected as follows: CONGREGATIONAL Stat,
conference, the Rev. Peter Black Of St
Johnsbury; Baptist State conference, tn
Rev. +. A Woodwork Of Lyndonville
Advent Christian conference. the Re,
W. Z. Douglass of Waterbury.
1t was voted that the secretaries o
the conference be paid for their services
and that an expert accountant be en-
gagged for next year to assist tn
statistical secretary and treasurer.
The board of education has approve
the recommendation to set apart June "A
Ia,
Montpelier Seminary, and welcomed tn
coming here during the proposed cam
paign of such distinguished educationa
leaders as Bishop Henderson, Bisho
Hamilton. DR.. Nicholson, Councillor job
W. Hanchor and Presidents Murlin an
Shankln The board also recommends
that a minimum of $4,000 be raised -
the purpose of iquidatng the present in
tcrest-bearng debt and any possible an
nual deficit.
George II. Bickford Of Hardwick wa
elected q trustee of Wesleyan University
following a short talk to the conferenc
by the Rev. W. F. Sheldon, secretary o
the alumni council of the university.
ANNIVERSARY MEETING.
Yesterday afternoon the anniversary O
the Woman's Foreign Missionary socet
took place. Mrs. j. NJ. Jeffords of Enos
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Iost e,a,,irq Tho ornivars,rtos or ;,
board of Sunday schools and the Chur
Temperance society were held Tho Re
r. y. Lance of Newport presided ov
the former service and an address W
given by Rev. /. O. Hartman. D. D..
Chicago, secretary Of the board Of Su
dav schools At the temperance am
yersary Rev. NJ A. Turner of Frank
nresidcd and an address was given
Eov. Clarence True Wilson Of 'ronel
J>ans. secretary of the society.
The Pastors Wives Union held a ,
lightful informal gathering at the spacio