Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-04-20
BURL|NGT0N|ANS'
NAMES APPEAR IN
TROY CONFERENCE
Rev. c. V. Grismer Elected Trus.
tee--Annual Report for
Burlington District.


ted to-day to the Troy Methodist con-
ferences.
/ The following were elected delegates
/ to the general conferences:
Charles w. Rowley of Troy. John L.
Fort of Ballston Spa. Charles NJ stur-
CESS Of Albany. John A. Hamilton of
Pittsield Junius e. Mead of Platts-
burgh and Charles T.. Leonard. princl-
pal OF Troy Conference Academy, OF
| Poultney Vt
| The conference authorized the appoint
ment of q committee to co-opernte with
I appointees Of the Albany Presbytery
Of the Pre- sbyterian Church with a Wow
to combining religious activities in COM
munities where the field is too small for
more than one church.
John NJ Armstrong OF Amsterdam.
! Charles V. Grismer OF burlington and
r. $. Kennedy of Troy we're chosen con-
, ference trustees.
! The lay electoral conference called for
the purpose of deciding upon six laynan
! DELEGATES to the general conference
elected Henry J. Bull Of Saranac Lake,
/ Howard S. Kennedy of Troy. Harvey
NJ. Butts of Albany, \. a. Aseltnc OF
Burlington, Samuel Wallin Of Amster
dam and W. w. Chamberlain Of Johns
town. with Charles r.. Patterson of
Schenectady. Charles A. Hagaman of
Albany and Walter +. Werner Of Glow
ersville as reserves.
The laymen Of the conference went
on record this afternoon as opposed to
n change in the constitution of the
church designed chiefly to permit the
appointment Of negro bishops
At the suggestion of Bishop Hender-
son more than 100 laynen solemnly
pledged themselves to devote two hours
n month for the next year to an at.
tempt to convert non Christian acquaint-
ances.
The Rev. y. NJ Kent of burlington
district submitted his report. He re-
ported revivas resulting in accessions
to church membership, as follows:
East Arlington 81, Fair Haven IS,
Nendon Is. Winoosl;i 10. IIncshurc y.
North Ferrisburg l3. White Creek and
North Bennington 10, Monliton 10. Cas-
Teton 10. Middletown Springs TO- YER
gennes nine, Cambridge eight, Race
willie seven. Salem six. West Hebron six.
Panton six North Hoosick four Wey
bridge three. Shelburne three, Shushan
five, Pownal three Brandon two. South
Salisbury one, Lincoln one, Rupert 10,
Burlington 81
The University of Vermont, a state
institution in the States metropolis,
: Burlington. has as its president the
| Rev. Guy Potter Benton. j. D., LII. n,
a man strong and sanely optimistic, a
great builder and leader, as the follow
!. ing facts cleaned show:
The record of the year shows that 81
per cent. of the student-body comes
from the State 5lS students. the largest
number on record, are in attendance in
the four undergraduates college classes.
, &c students In the College Of Medicine,
and with the 49, enrolled in the last
summer school. the total attendance is
, brought up to 791
5 Beyond what is taught in books the
. university seeks to set before the stu
, dents the highest ideals OF manhood and
womanhood
Middebury College beg leave to
mention, Notwithstanding it is a Con-
glegational institution, because within
4 its walls al the present time are sew
eral young men preparing for the Chris
~ tlan ministry In our denomination and
also because there have gone forth from
this educational center men who have
done and are doing splendid work ir
+ this conference
= The president, the Rev. John NJ
y Thomas, has put the college upon a firm
d basis and all denominations are glad Il
o have such an institution OF learnlnl
e within easy access of the boys and girl.
81 of this section.
z At Bristol, VI, extensive alterations
) have taken place in both church anc
" parsonage totallng a cost OF nearl,
u $500 Excavations beneath the churcl
u have furnished space for largo dnin!
= room, parlor, class rooms, cloak rooms
kitchen with hot and cold water electro
: lights, etc These repairs have made tn
plant one of tn" most complete foun,
/ IN any village on tho district Grea
credit Is due the pastor who has beer
i at the head Of the enterprise and so tact
- fully handled it all as to make it q moan
of grace.
i At Burlington the cushions Of the audi
ence room have been recovered, ney
combination coal and gas range place
in the parsonage, with other Improve
. mcnts costing $500.
- Rutland has remodeled the old par
sonage, thus providing club rooms 70
=, the boys and needed class rooms 70
Sunday schoor purposes Some repair
have also been made on the beautiful
now parsonage, the whole 1T Il cost o
about 500
These TWO churches, Rutland and Biis
tol, have received during the past yea
j. legacies amounting in each case to be
tween 5000 and $1,000 This money
much appreciated by these growing sc
cicties and will be wisely used
st The Nergennes church has receive
1t sons, in memory of Mrs, Nancy Wright
n a small nucleus of an endowment In tn
ID sum of 500 IT Is to be hoped that other
" will emulate this good deed and add to IN
y fund as the years pass
8 North Fcrrisburg has renovated her edl
IF Grating the audience room, which, wit
20 other improvements. total n cost or $50
" The Methodist people Of Lincoln, W
ID look with pardonable pride through heN
e. memorial windows new carpet has ais
@ been laid in the audience room ana IN
,s church painted; total cost $500
Ie At Brandon new heating plant ha
It been installed at a cost of 800, which no
Ia only warns the parsonage, hu' the hear
al of the pastor MS well in appreciation O
10 the soicitude of the people for his com
IL fort
r Willston has gathered the sum OF ST."
!, toward the rcnovating and decorating d
Ia It's church cdihce during the coming sum
J. mer. and OF this sum part has alread