Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-09
Howard, V. L. Irish, Enosburg Falls.


trict, Robert X. Edison, Montpeliel
II. G. -Whitehill, Waterbury, the Re,
G. w. Mead, Montpelier; St. Johns
bury district, Fred Smith, Lyndon
vile, G.. S. Andrews, Barre, the Re
&. A. Martin, st. Johnsbury.
Publishing conference minutes, Tn
Rev. A. A. Mandigo; Wesleyan foun
dation, Judge Frank Plumley; com
mission on conference entertainment
District superintendent, pastor o
entertaining church, +. l.. NJ. Barne
and Robert Haseltine.
| Triers of appeals, A. w. Hewitt
u. G. Guest, s. G. Suitor, w. f
douglass, G. a. Martin; reserves, W
T. Best, G. c. Wescott.
Inter-church federation council
district superintendent, S. A. Dan
icls, Brattleboro, +. +. DOVE Brad
ford.
Saturday morning the session open
ed with devotions in charge of Area
Centenary Council. There was parti-
cularly no business done during bust
ness session. The coming campaign
to raise $105, 100000 in Methodism
for worldwide missionary work and
reconstruction in war-ridden coun-
tries, was explained by the speakers
and Methodists in Vermont were urg-
ed to push the work of the great UNI
dertaking. The Centenary program
consists of addresses by the Rev. W.
e. Vandermark, ID. d., the Rev. A. c.
Cassidy and the Rev. J. l. Baltholo-
new, ID. d., all of Boston.
The Pastors Wives Union met Sat-
urday afternoon at three o'clock in
the chapel of the First Congregation
al church, the president, Mrs w. r..
Davenport of Springfield, presiding.
After the devotional service the bus
mess session was held and the fol.
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. S. H.
Smith of Bellows Falls; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. l. A. Ranney of Hardwick;
secretary, Mrs. O. j. Anderson of
Richford; treasurer, Mrs. G. L. Wells
of Barnard. Bishop Leete spoke
briefly and helpfully, after which the
following program was given: Piano
solo, Mrs. H. Chester Hoyt; vocal
solo, Mrs. F. A. Bagnell of Adams,
Mass; reading, Mrs. M. A. Turner;
vocal solo, Mrs. G. H. Lock; piano
solo, Mrs. E. L. Goddard.
At $50 o'clock the Montpelier Sem
mary banquet was held with an at
tendance of over 300 people. Bishop
Leete acted as postmaster. At the
conclusion of supper the following
program was enjoyed: Song, "Home
Again; memories of Other Days."
the Rev. Charles S. Nutter, ID. d.;
song, Miss Marion Bickford; "Ripen-
ing Green Fruit at Montpelier Sem
mary" Mayor H. M. brennan, a
member of the class of 1904; "The
Deceased Robert" Miss Mildred Ray
mond; "Life at Montpelier Semin-
ary," Miss Ruth Leach; class of
1928, Prin. J. II. Hatch, ID. d.; song,
Miss Hazel Miles and Paul Hatch;
"a Trustees View Point" the Rev.
Arthur w. Hewitt, 'O4; reading, Clay
ton Tillotson.
The session Saturday closed with
the missionary centenary program,
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of Bos-
ton.
The Sunday morning session open
ed with love feast led by the Rev.
Joseph Hamilton of Randolph. At
the 1870 o'clock service the sermon
was preached by Bishop Frederick D.
Leete, d. d., LII. d., of Atlanta, Ga.
His subject was 1.-THE Opportunity OF
American Christianity"
The ordination service was held at
three o'clock in the afternoon and
Bishop Lecte ordained tie following
pastors: deacons, the Rev. Albert Abb
bolt, and the Rev. w. w. Cook, the
Rev. M. w. Sharp, and the Rev. A.
E. Schoff; elders, the Rev. F. Wilcox,
the Rev. E. F. Wood, the Rev. G. w.
Keeling, the Rev R Moore and the
Rev. John Robinson.
Following the service at 1890
o'clock the annual meeting of the
commission of conference claimants
fund was held with the following
members present: The Rev. William
Shaw, Phi. d., superintendent of the
southern district; the Rev. Edwin w.
Sharp, superintendent of northern
district, the Rev. Mr.. Daniels, the
Rev. w. S. Smithers, the Rev. F. w.
Lewis and the Rev w. II. Davenport.
The report of the treasurer, Mr..
Daniels, was read and adopted. 1t
showed that .$4,7O0 had been paid in
md invested in securities. The treas
lrer was instructed to notify the
pastors that the two per cent. should
,e paid not later than March 20 of
Zach year. It developed during the
Meeting that the names of all delin-
Iuents would be published. 1t was
,oted that sum of $50 as a gratuity
o the private secretary of the treas
,rer for keeping the accounts without
.harge. The reports of Field Secre-
airy Sharp showed that a small
mount of the pledges had been TAX
N. The commission reorganized and
he following officers were elected for
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