Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-04-09
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VERMONT METHoDIsTs MEET.
Gleanings of Local Interest from the
Annual Conference.

AAAN scNh tEulOnI MGInO0-
ist conference was held in St AIhans
last week, presided over by Bishop
Leete.
f. W. Sharp was reappointed su-
perintendent of the Northern District
and appointments of Methodist pas
tors in this part of the state were as
follows:
(Stars denote changes this year.)
Albany, w. +. Craig
Barton, NJ. A. Turner.
Bradford, O. ]. Anderson.
Coventry, to be supplied.
fCraftsbury, o. b. Wells.
Derby, NJ. s. Eddy.
East Burke and East Haven, sup
piled by J. Q. Angel.
Enosburg Falls, w B. Dukeshire.
Evansville and Bloomington Cen
ter. w. W. Cook.
Glover, to be supplied.
Greensboro Bend and Stannard. w.
L. Bradford
Hardwick, /. A Ranney.
Holland and Morgan, A A. Platt.
Irasburg, S. G. Suitor.
Island Pond, Fred Wilcock.
Lowell, H. E. Howard
Lyndon, and East Lyndon, Z. W.
Sturtevant.
Lyndonville, W. J. McFarlane.
montgomery. hON AHreen.
Morrisville, W T. Best.
Newport, H. T. Coontz.
Newport Center, c. W Kelley.
Orleans, c. d. Pierce.
*Richford, G. Leon Wells.
Sheffield, TO be supplied.
south Albany, supplied by w. E.
Craig.
St. Johnsbury, George Martin,
st. Johnsbury Center, supplied by
E. w. Sturtevant
West Burke and Newark, supplied
by w. F. Hill.
Westfield and Troy, to be supplied
Woodbury., supplied by l. A. RAN
ney.
Rev. w. S. smithers, who has been
at Orleans for several years was left
without appointment for years
rest.
1t is noted that several women well
known in Orleans county were proni-
nent in the Pastors Wives Union
meeting. Mrs. /. A Ranney, former
ly of Barton, was made vice-president
of the union, Mrs. o. J. Anderson,
formerly of Derby, was elected secre-
tary and Mrs. G. L. Wells, formerly
of Glover, was elected treasurer. At
the meeting Mrs. NJ A. Turner of
Barton gave a reading.
On the standing committees of the
conference for 1919, Rev S. G. Suitor
of Irasburg is a member Of the COM
mittee on triers Of appeals. Revs. A.
W. Hewitt and G. w. Douglass. both
former pastors at Glover are on this
committee, also. Z. w. Hamilton Of
Newport, a school superintendent is
a lay delegate on the board Of edu-
cation. Rev. c. w. Kelley of New
port Center is on the board Of Sun
day schools. Rev. NJ. A Turner Of
Barton is on the board of nomination
of fraternal delegates and visitors.
Mr.. Kelley of Newport Center is also
on this committee and Mr. Suitor of
lrasburg is on the second year con-
ference relation committee. Rev. II.
/. Coontz Of Newport IS on the COM
mittee on state and county reform
The report of Superintendent f. w.
Sharp Of the Northern district of the
Vermont Methodist conference, Of
which Orleans county is now a part,
says, regarding pastoral support:
THE splendid laymen of this dis
trict are alive to the fact that TO de-
mand efficiency in the pulpit and the
parish, they must provide better
support for the pastors. j have TAX
en- this matter up with the laymen at
nearly every charge in the district,
and have urged an advance in salary
with the following results: Irasburg,
under a union effort previously ar
ranged, has advanced the salary 800;
advanced $500; Sheffield
began the year at an advance of S465;
East Burke volunteered an advance of
$50; Morrisville, ST. Johnsbury, VOL
colt, Island Pond, and Sheldon, 5000
each; Montgomery, Graftsbury, Bar
re, Bradford, Barton, Swanton, New
port Center and South Albany, 800
each; Peacham, Holland and Morgan,
West Burke, Bloomfield
and Plainfeld, $50 each; Williams
town advanced $25. This makes a
total Of increase in pastoral support
this year on the Northern District Of
go $40. Several small places have
agreed 10 advance their pastors sal
airy $500 each next year, which is
gravitating in the right direction"
On the subject Of debt raising supt-
Sharp says:
"St Johnsbury has raised 81 300 TO
apply on their church debt. Crafts
bury has taken care Of the entire in
debtedness on their church property;
Orleans has paid of a long-standing
debt Of 81 900; Island Pond sold their
old parsonage, bought new ard
much better one, and had enough
money left 70 clear up their church
debt.
fs,The most outstanding achievement
was accomplished at Newport. Here
he situation was critical. A debt Of
- 800 and the church under made
quate leadership until last March.
Hhen the present pastor arrived. This
iebt became = burden and dlscOurag-
- the most optimistic.
The time seemed ripe 20 make q
iriye % liquidate the debt, and the
pastor and superintendent set out %
10 or die. A carefully prepared pro
yram of pabllclty. prayer leagues IN