The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-27
CONFERENCE IS
WELL STARTED
Delegates to 77th Annual
Session of Methodists
Welcomed
BY CITY OF BARRE
AND CLERGYMEN
Bishop Hughes Presided at
the Opening Session
To-day

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tomary observance of the sacrament
of the Lords supper, followed by the
organization of the conference, an ad.
dress of welcome by John w. Gordon
of Barre in behalf of the municipality,
greetings by fraternal delegates and
| by response by Bishop Edwin H.
Hughes, d. D. LII. d., of Boston.
Mr.. Gordon's Welcome.
In welcoming the visitors to Barre,
Mr. Gordon said in part:
1T is certainly a privilege and an
honor to greet you in behalf of the
city. We hope and shall try to make
your sojourn pleasant. and we know
that you will make it profitable--prof-
table not only to us, to yourselves,
but to the state at large, 1t is an i'm
portant event in the life of our COM
munity 70 be even the temporary cen
ter OF religious thought and planning
We appreciate your purpose. You come
not TO study profits or markets. Your
deliberations will not affect the ex-
| changes OF the world; your message
| will not be transmitted to financial
centers. Your purpose is not political,
commercial, nog institutional-but di
| vine.
You are seeking to make US Law
up more precious treasures than those
of the market-treasure that nei.
ther moth nor rust doth corrupt Con
sulting together. praying together. YOU
seek new courage and strength for the
toll of the vineyard The inspiration
received here, the eounsels given and
taken, will quicken your zeal and aid
your efforts iii the future
Il know of no body OF men or proph.
cts that should be more honored in
their own country than the clergy.
They put the cross, not the dollar sign,
before their careers Your success NAV
sometimes seem small; ears are too
deaf, empty pews too numerous But
after all, it must be remembered that
many more millions of people listen
weekly to sermons than to all other
forms Of public address Tile pulpit il
the most common and universal in
strument of the spoken word Your
opportunity for spreading righteous
ness IL great. There is, therefore. no |
reason for Encouragement in your
work Of building a better manhood. |
No calling is nobler none higher than
that"
Rev. William Men. kittredge pastor
of the Barre Presbyterian church. and |
Rev. Frank l.. Goodspeed, pastor OF /
the Barre Congregational church, ex.
tended greetings to the conference. In /
response to the addresses of greeting /
Bishop Hughes spoke briefly and in /
terestingly, dwelling for the greater
part on the fact that denominational |
prejudice has been greatly exaggerated
and that really between the Protestant
churches hearty cooperation toward
a common end was what was needed
and what should be encouraged. A
wealth of scleyer wit and humor was
evident in All that Bishop Hughes had
to say during the morning sessions.
DR. Allan McRossie of New York
Cty. educational director of the com
mittee on the conference course ST
study, prescribed for ambitious Young
men who aspire % the Methodist min
istry, spoke briefly following the elec-
fion of conference officers and commit.
tee appointments. on the conference
study course. He outlined carefully
the organization Of the course and
mentioned some Of its special features.
He was followed on the platform
ly Rev. Clarence True Wilson Of Wash
ngton, ID. c., secretary of the board Of ,
temperance, who addressed the con
ference. outlinging the recent successes
II prohibition against some of the ,
ater propaganda movements against
'eform.
Conference Organization
At the organization meeting ll3 pas
ors replied TO the roll call by Secre-
ary A. A. Mandigo Chairman Bish.
p Hughes then opened the meeting for ,
lection Of officers for the conference.
Who were unanimously selected as fol :
ows: Secretary, A. A. Mandigo Of Is
and Pond: stsistician. T. C. Hazelton
4 Waitsfeld; treasurer, C. ID. Pierce OF
agent for the Methodist Re
lew. A. +. Schof of Alburg; honorary :
ecretary. F. w. Lewis Of 81. Albans:
biographical secretary, Joseph Hsmil- :,
on Of Randolph.
Committees were appointed a. fol =
lws: Auditing. l. A. Ranney: Bible :.
ause, p. I. Clark. A. J. Anderson: :
difference program, b. g. Lipsky. F. =
Y. Sharp; conference relations, for one !.
ear. B G. Iipsky, q. II Lock. for two =
ears. r. T. Clark. $ q. Suitor. =. l. :,
Barnes. for three years, G. &. Mac
'onald. G A Martin. Robert Hsseltinr
iucation r W Sturtevant, Ell. ".
arnes. r. n Moore; EpwoTth league.
ohm Robinson. 6 W Douglass. Albert +
bbott: memoirs. A. w Hewitt, W y
freednanis ard. A r.
choH. r. r Wood. g. III Redding Il
aneral reference. =. j. NJ Barnes. al. 81
srt Abbott. ". r. Dukeshirc. state er
country and moral reform. C. $ ~
uimbv. II. T Ceontz. ". G. Arnold n
Bmiuatinr % fraternal delegates and b
sitors. g Fl ReddinE. { " Kelley a.
Z r. Best. periodicals.. publications nj
"A collections. q w Douglass. A NJ
arker. resolutions. p T. Talbee and =
l. Wells O.
A committee vas alza appointed 20 Il
tend the Npw Hampshire conference p
followss " r. Davenport. q + Bi
ark and r W. Lewis
Before THE claze q fhe meeting is -
a voted a. have the secretary dra p O.
leitsrs 81 sympathy ao7 sfsf 70 df
d. A b Blake % Barton. who is .