The Portland daily press., 1865-06-29


General Conference of the Congregational
Churches of Maine.
WEDNEsDAY.-A prayer meeting was held
In the vestry Of the I'd Church at ~ o'clock,
A. NJ.
At So'clock the Conference was called to
order by the Moderator, who read the 18th
chaper of st. Lnke's Gospel.
Rev. B. G. Chase OF Foxcraft led in prayer.
A communication from Rev. DR.. Chicken
ing, on the subject Of Temperance, was read
and referred to committee consisting of Rev.
B. G. Chase of Foxcraft, and Rev. j. Burn
ham of Pennington. O II r.
Rev. Mr. Parker of Belfast, made report
In reference to. an amendment of the I'd
Article OF the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mem
bers OF committees and others, honorary MEM.
bers without the privilege Of voting.
After some discussion the amendment was
laid upon the table.
On motion Of Rev. Mr.. Parker of Belfast, it
was voted that after this year the Annual Ser
mon before the Conference be dispensed with,
and addresses. before the administration of the
Lords Supper, be substituted. ssaas e aas'
On motion of Rev. George L.. Walker of
Portland, it was voted that this Conference
commends to the Churches of Maine the
American Missionary Association, as an ap.
propriate agency through which to co operate
10 efforts for the evaugeIization of the Freed
men of the South sa58asA isse ghsaei baae
The following additional delegates from
Foreign Bodies were reported, viz:-Rsv. M.
T. Strictly, from the New York Gen. Associa-
ton; Rev. Charles S. Robinson, from the
General Assembly the Presbyterian Church,
New Schcol). Also the following from
Benevolent Organizations, viz Rev William
U. Child, Am. Tract Society, Boston; Rev. L.
q, Lockwood. Am. Tract Society, New York;
Rev. ID. E. Strictly, Am Home Missionary
Association; Rev. e. S. Raymond, Am. and
Foreign Christian Union; R. f. Butler. Am.
Colonization Society,
A letter was received from Rev. L. d.
Wardwell, conveying the salutations of the
East Maine Methodist Conference. 5 s5 "a
The Treasurer Of the Conference, Deacon ].
S.'Wheeiwright of Bangor, submitted his re-
port, from which it appears that the receipts
curing thepsst year, had been $523.53; Ex-
penditures, $424,l1.
The Conference then adjourned to 8 O'Clock
Z. M, in order to give way for the meeting OF
the, sssst. - 7esa ksaq a9
MAINE MISSIONARY SOCIETY. seaa
The 6Sth Anniversary of this Society was
opened BY singing the hymn: 8
''Great Col, tbs nations / the earth,
are 81 creation thize.' ssg tt.s
The President of the Society, Rev. George
E. Adams, D. D., of Brunswick, read the 10Th
chapter Of Romans, and led in prayer. g ~
The congregation united in singing: Ia
"Lord send thy word and let it fy.'' 9s
The annual sermon was delivered by Rev.
J. Q. Adams of Falmouth, from the text in
Amos 9Th chapter, 18th and 12sh verses. The
theme ofthe discourse was How famine
of the word of God may be prevented
An abstract of the Treasurer's report,
Joshua Maxwell, Esq, Treasurer was pre-.
sented, showing the receipts for the year to
have been S1S,075. and the expenditures thus
far about $4,000.
The Secretary Of the Society. Rev. Stephen
Thurston, read his report of Missionary e.
forts for the past year. 1t appears that the
Society has employed in the feld during the
year seventy-one Missionaries forty Of them
for one year each, eleven for six months each.
and twenty for less periods. ap So s
The congregation united in singing:
Come thou Almighty King:
Help US thy name to sing"
Short speeches were then the order of the
day, the President remarking that the Society
wished to transact four hours business IN
half an hour. assa q. aaa
Rev. Uriah Balkan of Lewiston, after some
animated remarks, presented resolution In
reference to enlarged operations of the So
ciety 1t was referred to committee of ten,
consisting of Rev. DR.. Pond of Bangor; Rev.
David Shepiey OF Yarmouth; Deacon Adams
Of Castine; Rev. ]. K. Mason of Thomaston;
Deacon T. R. Hayes of Portland Rev, G. Ten
ney OF Biddeford; Rev. P. B. Thayer of Gar
land; Deacon Wheelwright of Bangor: Rev.
R. B. Howard of Pennington, and Rev, A. E.
Ives of Castine. .ss..tss. ess,.s
Rsv. David Shepley presented a resolution,
which was unanimously adopted, rendering the
thanks of the Society to the Treasurer, Joshua
Maxwell, Esq, for his gratuitous services dur-
ing the past year. VS.
Brief but pertinent and eloquent speeches
followed from Rev. E G. Carpenter of Houl
ton, Rev. Josiah Brewer of Stockbridge, Mass,
who was formerly Missionary among the
panAhaoofl Tud;orc ond auheao,,ant1x, nE;c
sionary among the Greeks; Rev. Dr. Pond.
President of Bangor theological Seminary,
Rev. DR.. Carruthers of Portland, Rev. Mr..
Wiley of Sumner, Rev. Mr.. Garland of Bethel,
Rev. DR.. Massie OF England, Rev. Mr.. Fellows
Of Kennebunk, Rev. Mr.. Gates Of Iowa, and
Rev. Mr.. Atkinson of Oregon. s
A resolution offered by Rev. DR.. Pond, re-
questing the Local Conferences to each ap-
point committee to aid in exploring the
State, and thus aid the Society, was adopted.
A motion OF Rev. DR.. Carruthers, that the
ministers Of the churches, especially the
strong churches, should spend, at least, two
weeks in each year in visiting the Missionary
field, aud that the churches should supply
their pulpits in the meantime, was adopted by
the whole congregation rising. slsh 9sanls
A contribution was then taken up, aud the
meeting closed by singing: aa'ie1'
'.Yeso1s Of Adam join y s.. -sssFtfs 7
At business meeting the officers of last
year we're reelected.
Deacon E F. Duren Of Bangor, Rev. F. E
Fellows Of Kennebunk and Rev. A. Fuller of
Hallowell, were appointed committee to
nominate preacher and place of meeting feT
next year.
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