Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-05-14

uQtUc COposS' sSS IN
The forty fifth session of this Confer
ence was held at Saccarappa last week.
and was attended with unusual interest.
1t closed on the sixth day. when reports
we're made and finally acted upon, as fol-
lows: M
The committee on Lay Delegation re-
ported through its chairman. Rev. G. G.
Cone, approving the plan adopted by the
last General Conference. The above was
set aside, and report slightly modifying
| it MAS presented by Rev. c. w. Munger,
which was adopted.
Rev. r. Jaques offered resolution
That inasmuch as an effort is being made
to influence the vote by party representa-.
tons, Bros. c. w. Munger and s.. Allen
be committee TO furnish to the people.
by circular or otherwise, statement of
lacts bearing upon the question at issue"
The resolution was adopted.
Rev. J. +. c. Sawyer, of the Commit
tee on Temperance, presented series of
resolutions. extremely radical in their
character. which after some modification
were adopted.
Augusta was fixed upon rs the place of
the next meeting of the Conference.
Geo l.. Kimball, Esq, agent of the
Asbury Life ms. Co. made a proposition
10 insure lives of the members of the Con-
ference at uniform rate. Wonder if
he will insure ministers of all denomina
tons.
Appointments were made 10 churches
in this County, and vicinity, as follows:
Cornish to he supplied
Baldwin, supplied by j. IL. Griffin.
Porter. G.. W. Barbour.
Conway and Bartlett, ;. +. sirout.
Fryeburg and stow, 4. Hatch.
sweden, Denmark and Lowell, supplied by A. II.
William.
Harpswell j. c. Perry.
Lisbon, TO be supplied
South Auburn, J. Moor.
Lewiston, L. Martin.
Auburn, ID. Il. Randall.
Monmouth T.. Hcyt.
Leeds, Il. Lufkin.
Pownal, j. Cobb.
Durham, j Gibson.
+ Poland AMI Minot, J. Rice.
North Auburn, w. Strout.
Mechanic Falls. J. Hawkes..
Oxford ) Paine.
south Paris, &. + Cobb
Norway, TO be supplied
Naples, y. Andrews.
Brdgton. NJ Il. Cummings.
Waterford J 1 Cummings.
OtisteA, 20 be supplied
south Harrison to be supplied
Wood stock, l. Lord.
RVmford, +. Groyenor.
Bethel IInl, TO be supplied
Ncwry and Meyalloway, : u, Brown.
Gilead, Mason and Albany, II. j. True.
Gorham, y. II, IL. Il, Mitchell
H Torscy, President, h \. Robinson and j
l. Morse, Professors, In Maine Wesleyan semina-
~ and Female College.
C. + Alien transferred to +. Maine Conference.
l. L. KEYS " New York
J. r c. sawyer" F" Providence q"
The following resolutions, presented
by Rev. j. E c. Sawyer, editor of the
Riverside Echo, at the session of the
Maine Conference held at Saccarappa,
were unanimously adopted:
Re>olrcd. That esteeming it the duty of
Christian men 10 vote as they pray, and
viewing the ballot-boX as one of the most
appropriate and powerful instrument
tslilies that can be made use of in the
interest Of morality, we will neither vote
ourselves, ror encourage others 10 vote,
for any party. measures, or men, not
practically devoted 10 the cause OF pro-
RcS0lred. That the course taken by the
and the Chief Executive of
this State. during the past two years. has
- crippled and destroyed the influence of
the Prohibitory law, that it Is no longer
enforced except in rare instances, and
there accordingly prevails such an amount
OF degradation and crime as must fill with
sorrow and Indignation the heart otevery
true friend of Temperance.
The following. which was presented
as the third of the series. was
rejected:
RcSoircd, That we look forward with
interest TO the approaching session Of the
State Temperance Committee. and give
earnest expression to the hope that the
result OF its deliberations will be the
calling of a State Convention, in which
the political duties now deyolved upon
the friends of this cause may be duly con-
Sidered.