The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-25
METHODISTS MEET .
At WHITE RIVER
Annual Session of Vermont
Conference Opens
There Today
EXAMINATIONS
NOW IN PROGRESS


WashingtOR-BishOp Mcconnell Pre-
sides-SessiOns Continue Until Sun
day Evening.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, April
25.-Bishop Francis J. Mcconnell, Pitts
burgh, Pa, presdes at the Vermont Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. which opened here this morning
Examinations for undergraduates in
the conference courses of study of the
Methodist church are being held. These
examinations are under the direction OF
the board of examiners of the Vermont
conference.
The course of study formerly was
merely a system of examinations. 1t
has now been transformed into a real
school,-a course of training. The change
has made it real correspondence course,
with written work eliminating in exam
nations at conference time.
The members of the board of examiners
of this conference who have this work in
charge are: Chairman. DIR. f. I. Clark,
Mortified: registrar, DR. g. c. Melon
aid. West Berkshire; DIR. +. l.. NJ.
| Barnes. Fairlee; DR. c. ID. Pierce, Or
( =
G. l.. Wells. Richford; DIR. l. 4. Ranney,
Hardwick DR. q. ii. Redding, Montpel-
! ier; DIR. q. w. Douglass, Lunenburg ;
| DR. H.. T. Coontz, Newport; DIR. B. q.
Lpsky, Barre; DR.. w. b. Dukeshire,
| EnoSburg Falls; DIR. II. G. Martin,
| Springfield; DIR. q. f. Hylton. st. Johns
! bury; DIR. Ralph StoOdy. st. Adams.
! This evenings session will commence
| at $50. with the anniversary of the board
of temperance, speaker, Rev. {. c. Rar-
! lex. d. D., Washington. ID. c.. assistant
| secretary. subject: The Principles of Ma
| tional Security, with Rev. F. E. Talbee
/ presiding.
Wednesday morning at o O'Clock Holy
! Communion will be administered by
| Bishop Mcconnell and the district super
! intendents At 9.45 the organization of
| the conference viii take place.
/ At Ills addresses of welcome will be
made bs Leonard j.. Wheeler and ex-
! Gov. s. l.. Pingree OF White River JUNG
/ tion, with response by the presiding
| bishop. At > p. m. viii be the memorial
| session, the speaker being Rev. George
| Mcdonald, Rev. Ralph StOody. presid
| ing. At 3 p. m. anniversary of American
| Bible society, Rev. J. L. Mclaughlin
| ID. d. of New York. speaker. and Rev. +
| T. Clark of Springfield presiding.
At 730 the evening session will ope1
| with the anniversary of the Board ol
| Education for Negroes, addressed by Rev
Patrick J. Maveety. ID. D.. general see
retary, Cincinnati. Rev. \. Il. Schoff pre-
siding. At $50, anniversary of the BoarC
of Sunday schools, with a stereopticoI
lecture by DIR NJ. !. Trenery. Chicago
and Rev. Bailey g. Lipsky presiding.
Thursdays Session.
The session Thursday will commence
at $50 with devotions. conducted by tn
presiding bishop. At II a. m. reception
of fraternal delegates. Congregations
church. Rev 4. $. Cole, Hardwick. Bap
tist church, Rev. w. A. Davidson, ID. ID
of Burlington. The afternoon session vii
commence at O'Clock with the anniveT
sary of the WOman'S Home AIissionar
society Rev. Walter Van Kirk of Need
ham Heights. Mass, will be the speake
F and Mrs. II. \. Stevenson of st. Alban
, will preside. The evening session wi
, open at 6 o'clock with a banquet in tn
, Methodist Episcopal church in the inter
est of Montpelier seminary and BostO
university. President AIurln and tn
executive secretary, Mr.. Harper. win
among the speakers. At 7.30 the after
dinner exercises win be open to all.
: Friday morning at 10 O'Clock the Lay
mems association will meet in Gate
Memorial library. At 1915. Rev. c. y
Mcconnell of Philadelphia win speak o
z lsOur Rural Fields, with Rev. K. II. Moor
, presiding. At 11.30 Rev. John W. Hatcl
\ ID. D., principal of Montpelier seminar.
4 will deliver an address.
f Clergy and Laity to Meet.
5 The afternoon session viii consist of
d joint meeting of the clergy and lait
= The speakers will be Rev. l.. H. Murli
/ u. D., president of Boston universit
l. Bishop T.. q. Richardson. u. D., of A
= lanta. Ga, and Frank \. Ryder, Co
bleskill, y. Y. Tie evening session wi
include lecture in Gates opera house /
Bishop f. J. Mcconnell.
Bishop Mcconnell will deliver an a
p dress to the class entering the conferen
in full membership Saturday morning
~ 1890 At , O'Clock win be the meetil
y l of the anniversary board of hospitals al
! homes, with an address by Rev. G.
Davis general secretary, Chicago. Re
,e George II. Redding of Montpelier w