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N. {. CONFERENCE
EXAMINATIONS
Missionary Society Anniversary
League of Nations Ad-
vOcated

st. Adams, April 4.-Bishop Frederick
d. Leete d. d., LII. D., of Atlanta, Ga
presided at the morning session Of the
third day of the seventy annual Yer.
| mont Methodist conference. The roll cal
was omitted and the Rev. d. G.. Guest
of this city. read the minutes Of Thurs.
days session, which were accepted by
the conference. The greater part of this
mornings session was taken up with the
conference examinations which were held
to determine those who will be entered
into connection and those who will be
ordained Sunday afternoon. 1t was
decided to hold the next conferenc in
Springfield The motion to hold the con-
vention not later than April Is was
tabled. At the close of the session the
/ Rev. j. w. Hatch, ID. D., the Rev. Will
liam Shaw. ID. D., the Rev. w. G. Meade,
d. D., and Dean Kelley spoke in behalf
of the Montpelier Seminary Institute
The Rev. Rockwell Clancy. D. D., re-
Gently returned from missionary worl,
in India, Spoke few words to the con-
ference.
This afternoon the anniversary Of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society was
held, Mrs. o. B. Wells. presiding. The
Rev. Rockwell Clancy, d. D., gave q very
interesting and instructive address on
THE Orient and the War" The meeting
was followed with stereopticon lee
ture. In the evening conference enter
tainment was given by the faculty and
students of Montpelier Seminary. The
proceeds will DO for the conference ex-
penses.
The following men were graduated and
ordered ordained as elders G. w.
Keeling. John Robinson, Rutherford II.
Moore. Edward f. Wood, and Fred Will
cox. The following were advanced to the
fourth year Of study: William E. Craig,
Ashfeld. Ashford and Thornton Stead.
Herbert r. Lavender was advanced to
the third year. Those advanced to the
second year are as follows: Willard C.
Arnold and Allan f. Schoff Mason w.
Sharpe was elected to the deacon's or
der. Those continued in the fourth class
are: William c. Christie and John f..
Taylor; those continued in third class
are; Arthur w. Atwood and Roy E.
Green; continued in the second class,
James Dunbar, E. Z. Hanscom, William
Mcfarland and Frank Goodrich; those
continued in the first class are: William
A. Moore. E. Llewellyn Goddard, r. O.
Norris and Richard A. Burns were or
dered discontinued. Clarence A. Davis was
Robert A. Num- and Frank E. Toby
were recognized as elders and admitted
to the conference. The concert by the
FACULTY and pupils of the Montpelier
Seminary consisted of musical and
literary selections. Those who took part
were Prof Leonard w. Gay, Miss Marion
Cheney Bedford and Miss Marion Ray
mond. The students taking part are Miss
Hazel Miles, Miss Ruth Leach, Paul
Hatch and Clayton Tillotson.
This morning at $3.50 o'clock the session
will open with devotions in charge Of Area
Centenary Council, which will be followed
by conference business. There will be ad-
dresses by the Rev. w. E. Vandermakr.
ID. d., the Rev. A. c. Cassidy and the
Rev. j. /. Bartholomew, D. d. In the aft
ernoon there will be a meeting of the Lay
mems association at the First Baptist
Church with addresses by Bishop Fred
erick d. Leete, ID. D., Ill. D., of Atlanta.
Ca, Frank c. Dunn, of Gardner, Mass,
and the Hon. Frank Plumley of Northneld,
who Is president. The Montpelier Semi
nary dinner will be held at $50 o'clock, the
Rev. j. w. Hatch, d. d., will act as toast
master. In the evening there will be an
address by Bishop Edwin Holy Hughes of
Boston.
Sunday the conference love feast Will be
held at nine O'Clock in the morning. The
sermon at the morning service will be
given by Bishop Leete. At three O'Clock
in the afternoon the ordination service
will be held. Bishop Leete will have
charge. The Epworth League anniver-
sary will be at seven o'clock in the eve
ming with an address by the Rev. Charles
+. Guthrie. d. D.. Of Chicago. ILL.,, and at
s:15 O'Clock there will be the anniversary
of the board of Sunday schools, with an
address by the Rev. l.. o. Hartman, D. D.,
of Chicago.