Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
BISHOP LEETE'S
OPENING TALK
Methodist Conference Organizes
With Rev. A. A. Mandigo
Secretary

st. Albans. April 2.-Bishop Frederick
ID. Leete. D. D.. LII. D.. of Atlanta, Ca.
arrived in this city last evening to pre-
side at the 18th annual session of the
Vermont Methodist Conference. Bishop
Leete was the presiding bishop at the
conference held In Hardwlck in the
spring Of 1914. He came here from
Taunton, Mass, where he presided over
the session of the New England Southern
Methodist Conference.
The conference proper opened this
morning. Bishop Leetes opening talk
had as the thought. Put Christ First"
About 175 people partook of the Holy
Communion.
The conference organized with the
election of the Rev. A. A. Mandigo Of
Johnson secretary and the Reverends
d. G.. Guest Of this city, ]. C. Sails of
Franklin, NJ. A. Turner of Barton and
l. Mellor of Isle La Motto assistants
The Rev. ]. C. Hazelton of Browns
vile was chosen statistician with the
Reverepds G. w. Douglass of Lunenburg,
r. H. Moore Of Randolph and E. F.
Wood of Ludlow assistants. The Rev.
c. ID. Pierce of Craftsbury was elected
treasurer and the Rev. Joseph Hamil-
ton Of Randolph biological secretary.
DR.. E. c. E. Dorion of Boston brought
greetings from DR.. Charles Parkhurst
and. representing lions Herald laid a
check for sl06 on the table for the con-
ference claimants The Reverends
c. w. Kelley Of Newport Center and
B. G.. Lipsky Of Barre were excused to
attend fuperals.
1t was announced that nine o'clock
would be the opening hour of the con-
ference and the devotional hour by the
bishop will be held at the close. Fra
ternal greetings from the Baptist State
convention were read, DR.. l.. E. Love-
Joy of the Detroit Conference. repre-
| senting the centenary missionary move
ment. and DIR. p. j. Maveety of Cincin-
natl. secretary Of the Freedmen's Aid
society. addressed the conference.
Bishop Leete spoke on Our Methodist
Episcopal Work in the South" and at
the close of the morning session he gave
talk on THE Dynamic Of Christian
Chcerfulness."
This afternoon statistical session and
a memorial service TOOK place. The Rev.
F. w. Lewis Of Groton preached the SER
mon at the memorial service. The anni-
versary of the general deaconess board
was held this evening at 1880 when an
address was given by the Rev T. P.
| Frost, d. d., of Bradford. and at the
| close the anniversary of the Vermont
Sustentation Fund society took place
with an address by the Rev. William
Shaw, Phi. D., of this city, superintendent
of the southern district Of the confer
| ence.
The memorial service was for the fol-
lowing: The Rev, Albert A. Gregory,
Frederick r. Keller, II. F.. Forest and j.
Henry Bennett also, Leonard Fuller.
probationer, who was killed in action in
France.
Dinner and supper will he served al
the church every day the conference is in
session The women's parlor at the First
congregational Church is used as a rest
room. Through the courtesy of Il. j.
St. Clair, manager of the Franklin County
Telephone company, Il telephone has been
installed in the Methodist Church and
local service is free to the conference
visitors.
All the sessions of the conference are
held In the Methodist Episcopal Church,
OF which the Rev. ID. q. Guest is pastor.
Music for the services is in charge of
Miss Margaret Il. Buckley, the organist
and director of the church choir.