Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-29

churches with an estimated property
value of $4,000 an Increase Of si5 800
There is an indebtedness ON churches
and parsonages of slS,1G2
II was voted that every pastor of the
conference should be considered n MEM
Der of the Vermont Conference Historical
society upon payment of 50 cents These
officers were elected President, H. O.
Sherburne; vice presidents, W. $. Smith
ers. Guy i. Crawford: secretary, w. II.
Davenport: treasurer, librarian and cura-
tor. william Shaw The librarian recon-
mcnded that the reports be bound and
said that 50 cents member would permit
of that and other necessary work OF
preservation.
ENDOWMENT FUND COMMITTEE.
Tho commission on conference claim
ant endowment fund a new body author
lied at this session. was constituted rs
follows: on nomination of the Rev.
r. f.. Lowe: The Rev. w. T. Doug
lass. II. c. Whitehlll and the Rev w. b.
Dukeslire of the st. Adams district the
Rev. l.. O. Sherburne. Frank Plumley
and the Rev. Z. w. Sharp of the Mont
heller district: the Rev. f. f. Newell.
d. !. Morse and the Rev. r. F. Lowe of
the St. Johnsbury district, and the fol-
lowing at-large. c. A. Morse Joseph
Hamilton, w. e. Davenport, ". d. Best
and w s. Smthers.
p. A. Smith was removed from the
list of supernumaries at his request and
put on the effective list
The annual report of the conference
stewards included the recommendation
that disbursements be made quarterly
instead of annually as Mt present
The Sustentation Fund society voted
to appropriate from the funds 800 to
the Montpelier district and 5000 to each
of the others, the amounts to he dis
bursed at the discretion of the district
superintendent for the aid of needy
parishes These officers We're elected
President, f. w. Lewis; vicc-presdent
Joseph Hamilton. secretary, W. II. Dav-
export: treasurer, G. a. EdFerton.
These fraternal delegates were elected
Conversational annual conference al
Barre, f. f, Newell; Baptist State con-
vention at burlington. f. r. Clark; Free
Baptist yearly meeting, G. w. Burke
Advent Christian Church, n. G. Guest
New England Educate society, o. F,
Aiken: visitors to literary institutions
Montpelier Seminary, J. r. Gates. +. r
Newell; Boston University, f. l.. NJ
Barnes: Wesleyan University, William
Shaw. Prof II. r. Roberts; Drew Theo
logical Seminary. W. r. Davenport; New
England Daaconcss association, r. F
Lowe; Wesleyan association, f. w
Sharp. f. S. Hale.
When Bishop Cooke concluded his read
ing of the appointments of the confer
ence this afternoon at four o'clock II. Il
Howard, temperance agent last year
preclpitated an unusual scene at Meth
odist conference. He objected to the fac
that he had received no appointment HI
said that a year ago he had asked to b
ASSIGNED as temperance evangelist with
out pay and that few months ago h
had written to all three district superin
tendcnts, notifying them that he ha'
asked appointment to charge as
member of the conference and that h.
had received no appointment. H. aske'
If lie We're not entitled to one and Bishol
Cooke replied that he was. The blsho
finally retired with Superintendent Low
and sharp Superintendent Dukeshlre he
ing i'll and In five minutes returned witt
the announcement of Mr.. Towards ap
pointment to Waites river
Following are the appointments to pas
torates: