The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-26
AFTER CONSULTATION
HE WAS ASSIGNED
Rev. E. F. Newell Returned
to Barre Church; William
Shaw to Montpelier-Con-
ference Closed Yesterday
Afternoon with Reading
of Assignments

Brattleboro. April 26--An inciden
came up in the closing hour of the Yer
mont Methodist conference yesterda,
afternoon, which was very disturbing t.
Bishop Cooke, who expressed his regre
that it should be an eleventh hour devel
opment, and greatly intensified the inter
est in the final session. Bishop Cooke
read the appointments. among which
was that of Rev. Henry f. Howard to be
temperance agent another year. Mr.
Howard at once arose and asked if he
was not entitled to support the coming
year, and the bishop assured him that
he was. Then Mr.. Howard wanted to
know why he was not given a charge by
the conference. Bishop Cooke did not
know what he meant, SO Mr.. Howard
proceeded to explain.
He said that a year ago he asked to be
appointed temperance agent, without
salary, which was done, his address being
Montpelier. He explained that his re-
appointment carried no salary with it,
trict superintendent for regular
charge and felt that he was entitled to
one, being an ordained member of the
conference. He said that if the confer
ence had anything against him concern
ing his character he wanted to know it.
Bishop Cooke reminded him sharply
that that question was not involved and
should not be brought in, and said there
apparently was involved some personal
matter which he knew nothing about.
"Why have you waited until this late
time to bring up this mattery" inquired
Bishop Cooke. Having asked for
charge, had no reason to suppose that
anything further was required of me"
replied Mr. Howard.
District Superintendent w p. Duke
shire of St. Adams was prevented by
temporary indisposition from attending
Yesterdays session, but Superintendent
+. w. Sharp of Brattleboro and r. +.
Lowe of st. Johnsbury were there and
said they had received letters from Mr.
Howard, asking for charge. Appar-
emily, Bishop Cooke thought the matter
ought not TO be discussed in public any
further. for he announced that the con.
gregstion might sing while he and the
superintendent retired for cabinet
meeting.
The three were out but a brief time.
aud il appeared TO have been decided
that Mr.. Howard was entitled to new
appointment, as his appointment as tenn
perance agent was withdrawn. and he |
was assigned 10 Waits River, in the st. /
Johnsbury district.
The appointments areas follows:
Montpelier District
Edwin w. Sharp, district supcriaten.
dent. Brsttleboro.
Ascutneyville, supplied by r. T. Vol.
colt.
Athens, supplied by II. p. Sweet.
Barnard and East Barnard, J. G. Ma.
zelton.
Bellows Falls. George W. Burke.
Belmont and Cuttingsville, supplied by
G. A. A. Jones.
Bethel, supplied by J. Wesley Miller.
Bethel Gilead, supplied by Guy +.
Crawford.
Bondyille, supplied by Perci,al Hew-
Itt.
Bradford. Y. A. Woodwork.
Brattleb0ro, Thomas W. Owens
Brownsville. 4. J. Hough.
Chelsea, Robert Hazeltine.
Fairlee. A. a. Webb.
Gassrille and Bethel Lympus, to Be-
.upplied.
Hammock and Granville. supplied BY
D r. Wells
Hartland and North Hartland. sup
lied ~ A. ~. RYAN.
lsnderove. supplied b. v. A. Burne.
Ludlow, supplied By Fre1eriek Robin
ion.
Montpclier. William shaw.