St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-03-13
Grace Methodist Church
to Entertain Gathering
DR.. HUGHES PRESIDES
The Officia1ssProg Gives Prom
ise Of Many Inspirational
Addresses

me seventy -1tfSt annual session OF
the Vermont Conference Will be held
with Grace Methodist church April23-
os. Bishop Edward II. Hughes, D. D.,
lIl.. D.. of Boston will preside and two
other bishops viii participate in the
program. The Conference and ST
.Johnabury, as well, again welcomes
back to Vermont Rev. Dr. 7. p. Frost,
now OF Bradford and former pastor .--
Grace Methodist church. Rev George
\. Martin has prepared a rich program
and a most profitable conference is an
ticipatcd. Following is the official pro-
gram, subject to some changes and ad-
ditions later:
Tuesday, April %.
1.3O. The Conference Board of Ex-
aminers in the Junior Sunday School
r0om
2.00. Registration.
7.30. Illustrated lecture by Rev. Fred
Il. Morgan of Boston, field secretary of
lions Herald Subject. "The Building
Of an Empire"
Wednesday, April "a.
900. Opening Of the seventy-Grst
annual session of the Vermont Confer
enee. Bishop Hughes, presiding. Sac
ranent of the Loi4i's supper. Roll call.
Organization. Business.
12.5o. Dinner in the assembly room.
l.30. Statistical session.
200 Memorial service. Sermon by
Rev. Willard B., Dukeshire Of St Al
bans. Music by the Conference male
qnartette, Rev. William T. Douglas of
Enosburg Falls, presiding.
3.15. Organization Of Conference
committees.
7.3o. Anniversary Of Conference
Sustentation Society, Rev. Frank w.
Lewis Of Groton, presiding. Addresses
by Rev. Willard B. Dukeshire, Rev.
Edwin W. Sharp of Brattleboro and
Rev. Dir. William Shaw.
$50. Anniversary of the Board Of
] Temperance, Prohibition and Public
Morals, Rev. John B. Magee of st. Al
bans, presidin@. Address by Rev. John
NJ. Arters of Washington. D. c.
Thursday, April 20.
$50. Conference quiet hour, Rev. T.
P. Frost of Bradford, leader. The gen
eral theme of these addresses will be
"A Spiritual Ministry Of the Word
900. Conference session.
1890. Fraternal greetings. Response
by Bishop Hughes.
1870. Dinner in the Assembly room.
200. Anniversary Of the Home Mis-
sionary Society Presentation Of the
Centenary program. Addresses by
Bishop Joseph I. Berry of Philadelphia
and Rev DR. Fred Fisher of New York.
$50. Conference committees in ses-
sion.
7.3O. Centenary program. Address
! BY Bishop W. L. Oldham.
Friday, April 26.
/ $50. Conference quiet hour. Adj
dress by Rev DR.. 7. P. Frost.
/ 900. Conference session.
/ 10.30. Conference claimants
/ 1890. st. Johnsbury district meeting
Of the Womans Foreign Missionary
! Society.
! lo..3o. Dinner in the Assembly room
/ 1.30 Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society. Address by Miss Clentine But
/ Ter of Boston.
100 Members of the Conference visit
nv invitation the scale works.
800. Woman's Home Missionary
Society Address by Miss Grace M
Roraback Of Chicago, national heid
secretary.
4.15. Pastors Wives reunion. At the
home Of Mrs. David Williams l.
! Church street.
500. Lecture by Bishop Hughes on
4The Children Of the Manse-"
Saturday, April 27.
$50. Conference quiet hour led by
Rev. 7. P. Frost.
/ 900 Conference session.
9.ao Montpelier Seminary.
i 1920. Address to the entering class
by Bishop Hughes.
1870. Dinner IN the Assembly room
j 80. Laymens Association.
$40. Opening meeting of the Lay
mems association and the Conference
4 SEQ Educational banquet in The
Assembly room.
! 7.ao. Anniversary of the Board o.
Education, Rev NJ. a. Turner OF Frank
lin. presiding. Address by Rev. DR.
John w. Haneher of New York
Sunday, April %.
600. Conference love feast, led bS
Rev. Joseph Hamilton of Randolph.
10 80. Morning worship. Sermon b!
Bishop Hughes.
800. Ordination service, Bishol
Hughes presiding.
7.so. Closing session of the Confer
ence. Sermon by Rev. DR.. T. T. Frost