The Portland daily press., 1863-04-24
'where Bonapartc was then confined.
Maine Conference Methodist Episcopal
Church.

lReported for the Press by Rev. A. Moore.l
| On Wednesday afternoon, at O'Clock, an
interesting sermon on the Importance and
qualifications of a good soldier of Jesus
Christ, from 2 Tim. 2, B. by Rev. C. w. Morse.
AT 1-2 p. NJ a meeting was held in behalf
of the Preachers Aid Society. Prayer was
offered by Rev. A. Moore, after which adj
dresses were made by the President, A. +.
Barnard, A. Sanderson, Z. G. Richmond. j.
Allen, 4. Hill, Capt. C. Sturdvant, Jas. An
drews, L. Shaw, 5. Il. Leavitt and w r. Clark.
THURSDAY, April 23.-The Conference was
opened with the usual religious services by
Rev. Ii. Lufkin.
After the reading of the journal, the Stew
ards were appointed committee to report a
blank form of estimates and receipts
The Bishop announced the Committee on
| the Biblical Institute as follows Geo. Web
Der, ID. b. Randall, C. w. Morse, A. F. Bar
nard, c. +. Allen, WIN. Il. Clark, Aaron San
derson.
| DIR. Harris, Assistant Secretary Of the Mis-
sionary Society, J. Hartman, of the Z. NJ.
| Conference, j. II. Twombly, of the n. Z. Con-
ference, J. b. Hustled, of the Providence Con-
ference, - Whdden, of the Vermont Con-
ference, and Rev. Mr.. Putnam, delegate from
the Congregationalist Churches of Maine,
were introduced TO the Conference.
d. b. Randall, c. Munger, r. ii. Stinchfeld,
W. II. Strout, p. Jacques, C. Fuller, +. Smith,
G. Holt, U. Rideout were appointed Com
mittee to consider the subject of forming
Domestic Missionary Society within the bounds
of this Conference.
A communication from the Lewiston Dis
trict Association, on the subject of arranging
the Districts, was read and referred to a COM
mittee of five, to be nominated by the presid-
ing Elders.
The Conference ordered a committee of
five to consider the subject of lay representa-
ton.
The report of the Book Committee at New
York and exhibit of the book concern was
read, from which it appears that the concern
is in good condition. The agents report a
net capital stock of s496,96s l4-IO0. The
business of the concern is reyiving
The Conference took up the fourth question,
"Who are the Deacons ?r and G. +. Cobb G.
W. Ballou, A. S. Ladd, J. IL. Newhal, G. w.
Barber, ii. ii. Martin and J. Gibson were
passed and continued.
The flth question was then taken up, "Who
are elected 10 Elders oEders?" and w. n.
Hathaway were elected.
Levi Eldrdge was located at his own re-
quest.
The seventh question was resumed; "Who
are the Superanuated Preachers ?' and F.
Masseure, 7. Grecnhalgh, X. ii. Ford, James
Harrington, S. NJ. Emerson, NJ. c. Clifford, J.
S. Rice, ID. Wentworth, G.. Greedy, p c. Rich
mond, A. p. Hillman, L. Shaw, II. l.. Linscott,
c. c. Covel, c. c. Whitney, G. Stone, S. w.
Pierce, and 5. =. Blake were continued
The rest of the morning session was devoted
TO the examination of the effective Elders in
the Portland and Readfeld districts.
At O'Clock =. NJ. Rev. A. Sanderson
preached very interesting and profitable
sermon from John II, 10. in which he iorcibly
presented the design of the prayer of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and the reasons for His de-
string that His disciples should continue on
earth.
Ecening.-The exercises in the evening had
reference to the educational interests of the
NJ. E. Church, with which the Maine Confer
ence were identified. Prayer was offered by
Rev. S. T. Wetherbee. Rev. S. Allen repre-
scented the interests of the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary and Female College. This institution,
after struggling through many difficulties and
embarrassments, has attained position highly
encouraging to the Church. Its number of
students is large, the moral influence good. the
financial not seriously embarrassing. The
debts Of the Institution are gradually being d.
minished.
About 300 students from this institution
have gone into the ministry, and between
1000 and 5000 have been engaged in the bust
ness of teaching,
Rev. c. Il. Allen, after referring to the early
history of the institution and the circumstances
by which it was surrounded, urged the claims
of community upon the NJ. E. Church to con-
tribute her share ia extending the advantages
of education. The moral and religious intlu-
ence exerted over the youth educated at the
NJ. w. Seminary was excellent and powerful
A good revival has been and still is in progress,
presenting a strong motive to parents and
guardians to send their children to Kent's
Hill,
Rev. S. NJ. Vail called the attention of the
audience to the relation of the Biblical Inst-
tute at Concord, n. ii. In introducing the
| position of Mr.. Wesley, in regard to the ad-
vantage Of sound learning TO an efficient and
successful ministry, DR.. Vail urged the neces-
sily OF learning TO the Christian church, that
the Bible might be well understood and cor
rectly interpreted and explained; that the
| Church nigh successfully go forth in the
work of evangelizing the world and translating
the Bible into the various languages of the
world. Prof. Vail has instructed during the
last fourteen years about 400 of our ministers
in Hebrew and Biblical literature quite a
number of whom have gone to different parts
of the missionary world and are performing
efficient work.
Rev. Mr.. Twombly, of the n Z. Conference
made few remarks in reference to the New
England Education Society, whose object is to
furnish means TO assist INDECENT young men
called to the Christian ministry in obtaining
an education, and proposed to give more ex.
tended minutes in the Conference in the morn.
ing.
LEA new organ in the Music Hall, Bos