Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-11
Maine Conference-seyenth Day.
TUESDAY, FORENOON.

TUESDAY, FORENOON.
! Opening exercises conducted by C. c.
Mason.
The Goth hymn was sung.
Scripture lesson, LIST chapter Galations.
Bishop in the chair.
Appointed Examining Committees for Pro-
bationcrs:
r. H. Kimball, J. Collins, G. I. Cobb.
LIST year-.T. Mcmillan, S. f. Strout, T. 2.
Adams.
I'd year,. Hawks, A. Trafton.
Sd ycar-K Atkinson, l. Lord, d. Water
house.
4th years. Allen, c. Munger, w. II. II.
| Pillsbury.
! To Examine Local Preachers for Dcacons
Orders-J, w. Woodbury., J. A. Strout, n.
Hobart
/ Local Preachers for Elders Orders-E
Martin, W. Bartlett, j. +. Hutchins.
Appointed to preach Missionary Sermon
W. S. Jones. Alternate, X. Atkinson.
/ Il port on Amusements adopted.
Rev. w. F. Warren was introduced, who
remarked concerning interests of Ladies Mis-
.sionary Society. as also concerning the Bos-
ton Theological Seminary.
On Lay Delegation-Pasc E. Brown voted
aye, S. X. Bailey aye, j. b. Lapham, aye, ID.
B. Randall changed from naye to aye, S. w.
Russell changed from nay to aye, r. II. Kim
ball from nay to aye.
/ Report of Committee on Memoirs, read by
A. w. Pottle, giving mention of "reminiscences
of Herman Nickerson, Daniel Wentworth, Geo.
Wingate, J. W. Sawyer, and Patrick Iioyt,
deceased.
The Temperance Committee reported
through j. B. Lapham, follows:
Whereas, The Temperance reform is a
direct outgrowth of our christian religion.
each sustaining such a relation to the other
as TO allow the proper advancement Of neither
without being Joined hand in hand; and
whereas the moral, social and physical ruin
so extensively produced by in;emperance,
strikes with terror every reflective mind and
calls aloud for a more earnest warfare for its
determination, Therefore,
Resolred LIST, That it becomes us as Il Con-
ference of Christian Ministers to express our
devotion to the cause of temperance most
emphaticaly. both 10y word and action.
ResSolred, ID, That the only standard that
deserves the name is total abstinence from
the use Of all Intoxicating drinks us Il bey-
erage.
ReSelted, Sd, That we are more than ever
impressed with the Importance of moral in
flucnce in this work, the maintenance of our
disciplinary rules in reference to preaching
sermons ON temperance, the right education
/ Of, ba nd Sis III q Ngmnln a
perance.
ReSolred 4th, That, in legislation, We hold
anything short ofabsolute prohibition. is a con-
ni,ing for the interests of Intcmperance and
failure or tardiness on the part of the Exec
utve in enforcing temperance ought not to
be tolerated by a christian public.
Resolred, 5th, That experience has fully
demonstrated that the laws against the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating liquors can be
more efficiently executed by State Police,
and we pledge ourselves to use our influence
for the establishment of such force IN this
State.
Res0lred 9th, That consistency demands
that we should vote for temperance as well as
speak and pray for it. We will therefore
carry our principles TO the ballot box and vote
| for no man who is not an outspoken and con-
sistent prohbitionist.
D. b. Randall presented resolutions in re-
ference to plan of Lay Delegation, which be-
ing adopted he expressed his readiness to
change his vote.
D. B. Randall, c. w. Munger. S, Allen,
Hon. j. Perry, S. b. Bearce, S. r. Lcavitt,
and DR. E. Clark were appointed to draft
such PLAN and to report next season.
The vote on Lay Delegation stands CT to
IS.
Report on Bible Cause, by C. Munger, was
adopted. On Tobacco, by J. Hawks, was
also adopted.
Amount contributed for Educational Pur-
poses;
For Maine Wesleyan Seminary, 32.5o
:" Boston Theological - 1898
:. New England Educational Society, q Go
Education, miscellaneous ALP