St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-04-05
CONFERENCE OVER
Assignment of Methodist Ministers
In This Vicinity--Statistics
For The Past Year

short service Monday morning, after
many meetings of great interest to the
denomination. The report of the stat
isticians showed that in Sunday
schools there was a decrease of two
Sunday schools, increase of 81 officers
and teachers; increase of 113 scholars;
decrease of IA members in home de-
partment; increase of 800 children
cradle roll; decrease of 80 in average
attendance of all grades; decrease in
officers and teachers who are members
of church; increase in collections for
church and Sunday school and a de-
crease in Sunday school offerings for
missions.
There was paid last year for support
of pastors, including house rent $751;
971; for district superintendent, $4,-
55S; for support of bishop, $1,25S; for
support of conference claimants, ST.
344; total for ministerial support, $685.
564.
There were 326 adults and 393
children baptized the past year; the
church membership is 1887. There
are 1909 churches valued at $794,-
$50, 100 II parsonages valued at $780,
500; paid for buildings and improve
on churches and parsonages $500;
present Indebtedness on them SAT-
SAL; current expenses 1881.
The following were elected dele
gates to the general conference to be
held at Saratoga, N. Y: The Rev. E.
w. Sharp of Brattleboro, superintend-
ent of Montpelier district and the Rev.
William Shaw, pastor of the MontpeI-
inT oh al Il
w. N. Dukeshire of st. Adams and r.
F. Lowe of ST. Johnsbury. An assess
ment of rs cents a member of every
church in the conference was voted
without discussion, the amount derived
to be used for general educational
purposes.
Four candidates were admitted:
George w. Turner, Isaac Miller, Rob-
ert Haseltine and Arthur w. Atwood.
and were ordained, Bishop Hamilton
giving them a brief talk
The following were placed on the
retired list: The Revs. A B. Blake.
| S. o. Brigham, F. E. Currier, G. A.
Emery, HI. f. Forrest, A. A Ester
brook, Albert Gregory, Joseph Hamil-
ton, G. o. Howe, G. S. Hubert, F. M.
Miller, G. w. Morse, c. S. Nutter, F.
HI. Roberts, G. L. Story, J. H. Wal
lace, N. W. Wilder, G. H. Wright
Appointment of Minister'S
The appointments for the coming
year were read Monday morning and
included the following:
st. Johnsbury district, r. F. Lowe,
supt. st. Johnsbury.
Adamant, supplied by A. w. Hewitt
Albany. I. 2. Chase.
| Barre, d. G. Lipswy.
Barton, I. A. Ranney.
Bloomfield, to be supplied
Cabot, J. S. Grassland
Canaan and Beecher Falls w. c..
Christie.
| Concord and Victory, Albert Abbott
| Coventry supplied by L. E. Taylor.
Craftsbury, c. d. Pierce.
| Danville and West Danville, M. H.
Sharples.
Derby, o. J. Anderson.
East Burke and East Haven, sup
piled by E. w. Sturtevant
| Evansville and Bloomington Center.
David Hickland.
| Glover. George L. Wells.
Greensboro Bend and Stannard. H.
E. Howard
! Groton, f. w. Lewis.
| Guildhall, to be supplied.
Hardwick. G. H. Redding
Holland and Morgan, supplied by
E. B. Harris.
Irasburg. c. W. Kelley.
Island Pond, o. E. Barnard.
| Lowell. supplied by I. L. Morgan.
Lunenburg and East Concord, John
Robinson
Lyndon, Fred Wilcock.
Lyndonville, r. H. Moore
Newbury and Newbury Center, to
be supplied.
Newport. H. w Hunter.
Newport Center, supplied by G. c.
Mcfarland
North DanvilIe, to be supplied.
Orleans. w. S. Smithers
Peacham. A. r. Greene.
Plainfeld, A. W. Hewitt.
st. Johnsbury, G. A Martin.
st. Johnsbury Center, supplied by
Fred Wilcock
Sheffield and Wheelock, Frank Old
ridge.
South Albany, supplied by I. p.
Chase.
Waits River, ]. Green.
Walden. supplied by J. T. Angel.
West Burke and Newark, G. w.
Douglass
Westfield and North Troy, Frederick
West Topsham, to be supplied.
Westville, supplied by F. w. Lewis.
Williamstown and Brookfield, G. w.
Keeling.
Woodbury.. supplied by o. L. Barn
ard.
d. G. Lipsky assigned to Barre was
received from the Maine conference
| and III. w. Hunter assigned to Newport
comes from the Newark conference.
At the meeting of the laymen's as
ISOLATION and lay electoral conference
of the church the following officers
were elected: President, Senator w
P. Dillingham;; first vice-president
Hon. Frank Plumley of NorthfieId;
second vfce-president, r. N. Millett Of
Springfield; third president, B. F
Moore of Newport; secretary and
treasurer, Sanford A Daniels of Brat
| tleboro.
w. B. Lance of Plainfield and Franz
Plumley of Mortified expressed the
Onf0iOn that ha OanaraI oonfararoo