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| evening.of the 9th of May.
l Forty Seventh Session Of the Maine Annu.
nj Conference Of the M. Z. Church.
Held at Chestnut Street Church, Portland, Apri
.srssr 9th, 1871. 81
SECOND DAY-MoRNING SESSION.
The hour from 8 to 9 was occupied in devo
tional exercises under the lead of Rev. c. w.
Morse At 9 O'elock the Conference was call.
ed to order by the Bishop. The Secretary
called the roll Of absentees of the previous day.
The consideration of the 9TH Question was
/ resumed, Who are the Supernumerary
Preachers.
The relations of e. Shaw, G. B. Whitney, J.
! Allen, s. M. Vail, A. d. Dexter, N. G. Cliff
ford, I. Hill, j. Armstrong, j. MOoar and j.
7. Weeks were continued.
j. s. Rice was granted a superannuated re-
lation, j. j. w. Simpson and S. Paine were To-
Gated. sss az s.airFa2sz afs
Took up the second question-Who remain
on trial? The characters of j. HI. Mason, j ames
Nixon, Jr., David Church, C. X. Evans and
.. 2. Cole were passed and they were contin-
On motion of S. F. Wetherbee, the secretary,
and j.. +. Magee were made a committee to
publish the minutes.
The exhibit of the Book Concern was prs-
scented and placed on file. %
Took up the third question-Who are adj
mitted into full connection?
~. CLARK, u. oHallerOn, 0. HI. Stevens, S.
Q. Brown, E. Gerry, Jr., and 1. G. Sprague
were called forward for examination.
The class was very feelingly addressed by the
Bishop, the characters of all were passed and
they were admitted.
The character of Henry Crockett was passed
and he was continued on trial.
james l.. Cummings was reported with
drawn from the cOufprQnoa !
A communication from Rev..S. M. Vail was
read by the secretary. e.5
Rev. Drs. Shailer and Small OF the Baptisa
church, and Rev. Mr.. Gilbert agent of Ameri-
ference.
Took up the 4th question-Who are the Dea-
cons? The characters OF j. Fl. Moors, j. A.
Strout and j. e. Budden were passed, and
they we're elected.
j. H.. Pillsbury was granted supernumer-
airy relation without an appointment.
z. q. Mason and S. Allen were made COM
mittee to whom certain documents in the hands
OF the Secretary were referred, with full power
to preserve or destroy the same.
DR.. Allen, G. G. Mason & d. b. Randall
were made committee to confer with minis
ters of the East Maine Conference in reference
to State Methodist Convention to be held
during the coming year. ah4 i.lr
Rev. Mr.. Gilbert addressed the Conference
presenting the claims of the American Bible
Society. '
A. Hatch, s. Allen, and X. Atkinson were
appointed a committee to whom was referred
the question concerning the publication of tho
minutes, with instructions TO report to-mOr-
row. }e 74E
The present Presiding Elders were made
COM ittee to apportion the Missionary Col
lection to the various charges on the districts.
e. Martin was appointed to take charge of
the devotional exercises tomorrow morning.
Notice was given that the lecture of DR..
Newman will be delivered in the Chestnut St.
Church tomorrow evening, iustead of City
Hall as previously Observation-Disclosures
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Missionary sermon BY w. s. Jones; text,
Psalm 72:16.
The speaker said that the Psalm offered was
prayer for Solomon who was about to ascend
the throne of Israel. David describes the
character of good King and of a happy and
prosperous people. By an easy transition of
thought, he was led to portray greater than
Solomon, and when kingdom and glory should
spread till all nations should call him blessed.
The circumstances attending its Introduction,
its hghness, and its relation to the highest
state of civilization were clearly and .beauti-
fully brought out in the words OF the text.
The facts associated with its Introduction,
were fifty compared to the planting of corn up
on the top of the mountain, circumstances
promising anything but stability and success.
Christianity came in direct antagonism to the
teachings and practices of both jew and Gen.
tile. But it Overcomes all these obstacles be-
cause the Gospel like corn has in it an inner
ent principle of vitality and was assimilative
and propogative in its nature and freely
adapted to the nature and wants of man. 1t
freely revealed that nature. 1t declared that
the true life of man was moral principle and
divine assimilation, and according to the Cos
pei consisted in truth, holiness and love. Prin-
ciples never die, though there is deadly an
tagonism of moral principles these shall tri-
umph, for as in the material SO with the moral
the stronger absorb and destroy the weaker.
The contest between holiness and sin, truth
and falsehood, virtue and vice was nothing less
than contest between God and Satan, and
who shall vanqush the Almighty? &
The speaker then gave statistics showing the
triumphs already achieved. These however,
| were only prOphesy of what was to be done,
| kingdoms of this world are become the king
doms of our God and of his Christ and He shall
reign for ever and ever.
Yet Notwithstanding this success there are
| some who tell US that Christianity is destined
| to become obsolete. That it will prove incapa-
| tibe with the discoveries of science and the
progress of literature. But he thought the
| text taught that thelhighost civilization was de-
| pendent upon Christianity for its life and pow
er. That Christianity had obtained lodg-
existing with it's influence proved at least that
| it did not collide with the civilization found
therein. As general statement containing
an incontrivertible fact, he said nations flour
ished in their material life Just in proportion as
religion permeated and controlled the life in
the city, and cited in proof the places where
| Christianity earliest found its jhome
as well as the nations Of antiquity; showing
that their decay and destruction was occason-
| ed by wide and persistent departure from the
principles and teaching Of the word of God
stated that true civilizations comprehended the
progress of society and of the individual but
that social progress depended upon the pro-
| gress of the person, and the progress OF the
Il lad tho L;prv of EI,rio
tianty. Took for examples the Apostles and
showed how they thought the mission was a
personal one, and turned the word "atpside
| dOacn."
That Christianity is the only power capable
of this because it alone Is the basis of true liber
| ty; it alone cultivates and expands all the eie.
| ments of mans nature; it alone meets the long
ings of mans soul;it alone reveals to man his
true destiny.
| lions in reference to the Gospel and supply
| them. Having such basis to work from, such
| mower TO work with, such an end to work We
| need not fear for the issue. Christianity will
gather to itself every revelation OF science ever!
discovery of art, by its hallowing influence up
on the literature Of the world will present be
fore the throne of the Eaternal Father the con
summate1 and eternal union between all thes'
| and itself
After the sermon a meeting was called t.
consider the propriety of holding State Gam
| MeetlnR LOT the prOmOCIOn Vi HoHhcoo ~
motion of Rev. L. A. Helmershausen OF TN
East Maine Conference, it was unanimously
Votea TO hold such meeting.
hevs. e. Martin. G. Munger, and j. Is
napnam OF the Maine Conference, and Geo
. nratt, .; w. Day and VIM. Marsh of the Eas
8 Maine conference, will chosen a committee t,
{ CONFER Win the Kennebec Valley District Com
mittee conceflng the use of their ground will
fulI power 10 hx the location of the meeting.
On motion of Rev. G. Munger. II was vote,
q | to organize Maine State Association for tn
| promotion of Holiness ''' ="
G. -. Clark was appointed Secretary of tb
n | present meeting. " VII
+ Rev. Geo. Pratt was elected President Of tb
. | Association and G. Munger Vice President.
ID. B. Randall, HI. B. Abbott and r..
q | Helmershausen were appointed committee 1
4 | nominate a permanent camp meeting con
4 Mittee.
4 This committee presented the names of {
Munger, E. Martin, S. Allen, N. Hobart, j. ]
n Lapbam and Pascal f. Brown of the MAR
y Conference, and G. F. Allen, L. d. Wardwe
= VIM. II. Jewell, A. Prince, A. s. TownseI
! | and s. s. Gross, of the E. M. Conference, fl
: the said committee and the nomination WI
confirmed
d. B. Randall was appointed committee {
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Socie
= held its anniversary in the evening.
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