Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-17
AFRICAN BISHOP
HEARTILY GREETED
Tells Troy Conference of His II
Years of Labor and Spread
Of Christianity.

Saratoga Springs, April l3-The pul.
pits Of q number Of Troy churches were
occupied to-day by preachers and repre-.
sentatives of the Young Mems Christian
association, who are attending the Troy
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church in session here Among the
preachers was the Rev s. s cobb of
vergennes, Vt, In the evening at Trinity
Church.
RevDrr. f. ". Harmon Of Brooklyn
opened the session OF tine conference yes
terday morning with an address on Prog.
ress In the Christian Life
At the beginning of the business sos
sion the pastors of the conference made
their reports and were passed in charac-
tor The Rev. Or. j. r. G Sawyer Of
pittsford the Rev Or. George W Brown
Of Round Lake, the Rev, W. j. Chap
man Of Casteton, Vt. and the Rev. /,
II. Robinson of Stamford, Vt, were grant
cd q retired relation to the conference.
The Pastors" Wives association mot at
the baptist Church for the annual rc.
union md banquet The following Off.
GERS were elected President. Mrs r.
r. Gardiner Of Cobleskil; vice-presidents,
Mrs. +. L. Dow Of Remington. Mrs. =.
| W. Adams OF Schenectady. and Mrs. 7.
| Z. Horton of Pouitney secretary, Mrs.
F, r. Sherwood of Fort Plain, and treas
urer Mrs. Luther A. Brown of Ballston.
Among the prominent laymen present
at the conference are F. e. Dyer, Sails
bury; e. " Carpenter. Brandon; Ira
Tucker. Balston; Howard s. Kennedy
Troy; r. L. Cole, South SALISBURY W.
NJ. Chamberlain. Johnstovn, and l.. A.
Pauley, Gloversville.
| The Revs. G. F. Wilcox Of Troy. L. l.
| Baucus of Schenectady and Howard T.
Selleck of Glens Falls are to be notified
by the secretary that next year they may
be located by the conference. They have
! already been four years in the super
numerary relation.
BISHOP HEARTILY GREETED
Bishop Joseph c. Hartzell Of Africa was
| introduced and spoke OF his II years Of
| labor in that country The bishop was
| heartily greeted by the conference. lie
| explained at length the political situa-
ton in the East, and expressed his be-
lief that present events would result in
the extension Of the Christian faith. This
fall at Augustine he will organize a Metho-
dist conference,
The following clergymen were received
into the conference on trial, Harold S.
! Metcalfe. Erastus L. Brownell. Vincent II.
Van Horne. Roe r. Mitchell, Irving w.
Arnold Roy T.. punckle and William r..
Marshall. These men are coming to the
conference from the theological schools.
The Rev Arthur II. Robinson was an
nounced as Withdrawn to enter the Meth
odist Church. South.
The Rev. G. W. Lewis. a Baptist clergy
man. had his orders recognized and the
Rev. $. !. Liberty of the Wesleyan Churct
received the same recognition
The Rev Marcus W Fuller was locat
cd by the conference az his own request
The Rev T. W. Hallowell was entered
as withdrawn from the ministry. TIL
Rev. f. j. Guernsey Of Ticonderoga wa:
granted retired relati/l. on the oc
caslon OF their retirement. the Rev. Drs
Sawyer. Brown and Robinson made feel
ing addresses
ORDAINED As ELDERS.
The following clergymen were elected r.
elders orders and were ordained This af
ternoon The Revs. F. NJ. Hagadorn
James A. Manning, John A. Perry. George
| H. RODDlnS, lnOuldS II. iNclHndrt huN 'hJ
u. McChesney.
The finance commission for Burl,ngtor
district consists cf F. w. Hewitt, Gran
Vile; the Rev. John H Coleman, Rut
land, Vt: the Rev c. V. GrisrTler. Bur
lington, Vt: F. l.. Cole. South Shafts
bury: the Rev. X. II. Washburne Bran
) don, VT Henry Spahholz. Poultney.
The Sunday school anniversary was hell
Friday afternoon with the Rev Dr. Ere,
. Winslow Adams OF Schenectady presld
ing The principal speakers were the Rev
F. O. Hartman OF Chicago. who spoke OF
The Art of Teacher Tyranny" He wa
followed by the Rev. DR.. Joseph Clarc O.
Albany, who spoke on his purposes 20
work In New York State
The session of the Ministerial Insttut
was presided over By the Rev. L. L
Decker, u. n. Of Gloversvillc. He intro
duced the Rev. r. W. Harmon. D. n, o
: brooklyn, who spoke on Pastoral Evan