The Portland daily press., 1872-04-16
THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 1e, 1872.

TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 16, 1879.
Maine Annual Conference.
Reported for the Press.l
GARDINER, April, IL, 1872
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Rev. Stephen Allen, ID. D., preached an ex-
cellent missionary sermon from John II 81. 1t
was one of the Doctors ablest efforts and was
well received by the Conference and the large
congregation assembled to hear it.
EVENING.
The announcement that DR. Tourjee, of Bos-
ton, would be present and conduct a musical
entertainment brought together an immense
| congregation. Every available space was occu-
pied. AT a late hour dispatch was received
announcing the illness of Dr. T. and his ina
bility to fulfil his engagement. The people of
Gardiner were prepared for such an emergency
The services of Mr. Melville johnson, choris-
ter of the M. e. Church, was called into requisi-
ton and there was held Praise meeting in
deed. The exercises were varied by spicy re-
marks by preachers and laymen, recitations of
Scripture texts, &C.
FRIDAY MORNING.
1ne conference was calleu 10 Order at y
o'clock. ls-..
Rev. e. Robinson announced that the Stew
ards were at liberty to draw upon the Trustees
for $3O6.94
The Treasurer was instructed to pay S88 of
the amount to the East Maine Conference for
the benefit of Superanuated Preachers within
its bounds, and $42 was appropriated to domes-
| tic missions within the bounds of the Maine
Conference.
The relations of L. II. McKenney and John
Collins were changed from effective to super
numerary without appointment
Harrison B. Wardwell and Nathan d. Center
were readmitted to the Conference
S. d. Brown was elected to Elders orders.
G. j. Clark was appointed Assistant Statisti-
cal Secretary.
Rev. DIR. Torsey addressed the Conference in
behalf of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary, and
made very earnest appeal for poor students,
and advocated the establishment of Theologi-
cal Department at the Conference Seminary.
The following resolutions offered by Rev. Dr.
Allen were adopted
Resoloed, That in the judgment of this Con-
ference it would be highly beneficial to our
cause for the course of study at the Seminary
at Kents Hill to be extended as soon as practf-
cable, so as to afford the young men who are
preparing for the ministry more ample instruc-
tiOns in the studies appropriate to their work.
and to this end we earnestly advise the raising
OF funds to meet the expense of such instruc-
tion.
Resolved, That we learn with pleasure that
some generous friends of education are con-
| templating the bestowment of funds for aiding
INDECENT and deserving youth of both sexes in
| prosecuting their studies at the Maine Wesley
an Seminary and Female College, and that we
earnestly @ The essablsh%Rent Of
| fund for this purpose, or the endowment of
scholarships for the benefit of worthy students.
AT 10 o'clock the order of the day was taken
up and the Conference proceeded to ballot for
delegates to the General Conference On the
first ballot Sc votes were cast; necessary to q
choice A; Parker Jaques had 5S, Stephen Allen
55 and Charles Munger 45, and were elected
Seba f. Wetherbee, who received AZ Aotes, was
elected by standing vote. HI. P. Torsey and
George Webber, d. D., were elected reserve
delegates
| A motion, requesting the delegates to the
General Conference to use their influence
against the ordination of women, was rejected.
The following additions to the restrictive
rules of the M. E. Church were passed by the
Baltimore Conference, and the concurrence of
the Maine Conference asked:
1st-They shall not extend the time of pas
toral service beyond the present limit. r-
2d-They shall not change the present Con-
stitution and composition of the annual confer
| enceS i- HHE Ha'H
3d-They shall not restrict the present au-
thority of the Bishops
With the first of the above the Conference
concurred. The second was laid on the table
With the third the Conference non-concurred
by vote of Al to 18
j. L. MOrsr was elected reserve delegate 10
the General Z, lference in place of Dr. Torsey,
resigned M
SATURDAY MORNING.
Conference called to order by the Bishop at 9
o'clock.
Peter E. Norton was elected to Deacon's Or
ders. Alva Cook, Leonard B. Green and Gideon
Lambert were elected to Elders orders.
j. r. Day was admitted to full connection.
Took up the 7th question-'sWho are the Su.
pernumerary Preachers?' The relations of e.
Shaw, G. c. Whitney, A. D. Dexter, S. NJ. Vail
G. c. Cone, j. Allen, N. c. Clifford, T. Hill,
J. Moour, w. Wyman, S. NJ Emerson, j. P
Weeks, J.. Armstrong, j. II. Pillsbury and c.
Fuller were continued. .t,. ,.,...5a
The relations of j. c. Perry and f. A. Rob-
inson were changed from supernumerary to
1 effective. 1.t -a.s....- s,.,...-.... "a
Took up the 8th question-"Who are the Su.
peranuated Preachers?' The relations of b
Burnham, d. Copeland, R. J. Aver, p C
Richmond, JSS. Rice, F. Masseure,C. c. Covell
8. W. Pierce, S. p. Blake, j. Gerry, j. Stone
H. L. Linscott, E. Smith, N. d. Witham ant
! A. p. Hillman were continued.
Skowhegan was fixed upon as the place fol
the next injecting of the Conference and as
near the first of May as possible the time OF
meeting.
! D. B. Randall was elected visitor to the Bos-
ton Wesleyan Association and L Luce reserve.