Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01
METHODTSTS IN AN
NUAL CONFERENCE.
Some of the Appointments in the New
Northern District. Superintendent
Shaw's Report.

OulSC EplScOpal cnufcn OF vermont
was held in ST. Johnsbury last week,
closing Sunday evening, with the
appointment of the pastors to the
charges in the new districts. Those
of interest to our readers follow:
Albany, w. E. Craig.
Barton, M. A. Turner.
Coventry, to be supplied. I
Craftsbury, G. d. Pierce.
Derby, Milo S. Eddy.
East Burke and East Haven, supply
J. @. Angel.
Evansville and Bloomington Cen
ter, supply.
Glover, G. Leon Wells.
Greensboro Bend and Stannard,
supply, N M. Share
Hardwick, I. A. Ranney.
Holland and Morgan, w. w. Cook.
Irasburg, S. G. Suiter.
Island Pond, Fred Wilcock.
Lowell, Roy E. Green.
Newport, Herbert T. Coontz.
Newport Center, G. w. Kelley.
Orleans, w. S. Smithers.
Sheffield, Russell Norris.
South Albany, supply, w. E. Craig.
ST. Johnsbury, G. A. Martin.
West Burke and Newark, w. G.
Arnold.
1t was voted to make two districts
of the former st. Adams, st. Johns,
new districts are the Northern and
Southern districts. The former st.
Johnsbury district is included in the
new Northern district and Rev. E. w.
Sharp is the superintendent with
headquarters at st. Johnsbury. Rev..
VIM. Shaw, formerly of the st.
Johnsbury district, is presiding over
the new Northern district with head
quarters at st. Adams. Rev. w. B.
Dukeshire, formerly superintendent
of the st. Adams district, takes the
charge at Enosburg Falls. Upon his
retirement he was presented with
Bible between the leaves of which
were many bills, some of them of
large denomination.
The Rev. o. E. Aiken whose recent
trial in Burlington was sensational,
was expelled from the conference.
He announced that he would take his
case to the conference court of ap-
Boston at date not yet determined.
Mr.. Aiken was found guilty at the
trial conducted by his fellow men,
bers, of untruthfulness and immorali-
ty.
This paper quotes at length from
the report of District Superintendent
Shaw Of st. Johnsbury, who has
charge of the Methodist churches in
this field.
Regarding changes in pastors he
said in part:
"Our church at Sheffield was left
to be supplied and after some time
the Rev. w. G. Johnson, one of our
beloved veterans was able to supply
the church, and in September Rev. A.
E. Schoff, local preacher, was Sc
cured as preacher in charge and has
served the church very acceptably.
Very soon after conference the Rev.
o. l.. Barnard, who was appointed to
supply the church at Woodbury., in
formed me that owing to the condi-
tion of his health he would be unable
to continue the work and the Rev.
Newton M. Shaw was sent to take
charge of the work and lead the
church to victory. The Rev. w. c.
Atkins, appointed to our church in
Danville early in the year informed
me that he had accepted an appoint
ment from the Congregational church
as missionary to Africa. He contin-
ued the work until October 18th,
when the Rev. David Hickland, pastor
of our church at Evansville and
Bloomington Center was appointed
to Danville and the Rev. Oliver B.
Scouten was appointed to Evansville.
Both these changes have proved the
wisdom of the Itinerant system. In
September the Rev. H. W. Hunter,
pastor of our church at Newport,
went to Ohio, presumably for a brief
visit, but continueth until this day.
The Rev. w. G.. Johnson, ever ready
to help, supplied the pulpit until Jan
uary, when the union services with
the other churches in the interest of
fuel conservation made such arrange
ment unnecessary. A few weeks ago
the Rev. H. T. Coontz of Waynesville,
o., was transferred to this confer
ence and stationed at Newport. In
October the Rev. G.. w. Douglas, pas
tor of our church at West Burke,
found 1T necessary on account of the
health of Mrs. Douglas to go South
for the winter and Nov. 18th, the
Rev. w. G. Arnold, local preacher
connected with the church at Stone
ham, Mass, was given charge of the
work. Owing to a combination of
somewhat unfortunate circumstances
Miss Ina Morgan, who has had charge
of the work at Lowell for three years
found it necessary to leave the field
and our people have been worshipping
with the Congregational church for a,
few weeks"
Superintendent Shaw mentioned
the birth of a son to Rev. and Mrs.
Kelley of Irasburg and the birth of a
daughter to Rev. and Mrs. MacFar-
lane of Newport Center. Regarding
sickness he said: "On January 22d,
the parsonage home at Orleans was
plunged into deep sorrow by the in
formation that Otis Smithers, son of
Rev. and Mrs. w. S. Smithers, had
been called home. He was serving
the nation in the hospital corps in the
training camp at Fort Oglethorpe. s.
In July the Rev. G. L. Wells
of Glover laid away the form of her
who was mother, indeed. She had
entered into the city of our God"
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