The Portland daily press., 1874-05-09
Reported for the Pressl
Maine Conference.
THIRD DAY-FRIDAY MORNING.

After an hour spent in devotional exercises
the Conference resumed the order of business
at nine o'clock and voted to dispense with the
calling of the roll during the remainder Of the
sessions Communications were received from
our educational institutions and were referred
to the Committee on Education.
A request was read from j. H. Bennett ask
ing the privilege of canvassing the Maine Con-
ference in behalf of the church in Patten.
deeply in debt. S. j. Wetherbee and H. b.
Abbott were appointed special committee to
which the request was referred
resolution was offered by I.Hill in relation
to the church in West Watervile.
DIR. Warren, President of the Theological In
stition in Boston, was introduced and address
ed the conference on our educational interests,
especially that in Boston Rev. Mr.. Cummings
of the Little Wanderers Home inoBoston, was
introduced.
DR.. Eddy addressed the Conference on some
points of special interest to the missionary
work. His remarks threw much light upon the
various and complicated matter of the work.
| The Doctor is the right man in the right place
| and whereihe is called by his duty he is "per-
| feetly master of the situation" At the conclu-
| sion of his remarks, j. r. Day, j. w. Smith,
| r. Vivion and j. e. Walker, candidates for
Deacon's Orders, vera called to the altar and
most solemnly addressed by the Bishop on the
responsibilities of the steps they were taking
and the responsibilities they were assuming.
At the close of his remarks the Conference
adjourned for an excursion to Old Orchard
| Camp Ground.
| ,---re-.a ~ AFTERNOON. t-e n
/ At 1915 the members of the Conference with
their wives and friends to the number of 800 or
more, took the train for Old Orchard and as
sembled at the boarding house kept by Mr..
Reed of Boston. Hot chowder, coffee, pie,
cake, Sc, awaited the hungry crowd. The
dining room has accommodations SO that the
whole company was seated at the table at the
same time. After dinner Camp Meeting John
Allen gave an amusing part of his early Chris
tan life He was a happy old man he said,
and all who know him believe him. He was
followed by Mr. Randall who presented some
statistics of early Methodism,as this is the semi
centennial anniversary of the Maine Confer
ence, Only five or six of the original members
of the Maine Conference are now living Bish
op Simpson followed in some beautiful and ap'
l
in health, timid by nature, and his first circuit
had thirty preaching places, received little for
his services but they wentworth but little. He
did not then expect Methodism would ever be
what it is. Yet what has God wrought; what
progress; what triumph. In all lands it is tax
ing deep root and sending its branches in every
direction. He wanted all this glory, this sue
cess this wealth and all these hearts we have
gained to be laid at the foot of the cross q
After singing, Bro McCurdy of the New
Hampshire Conference, followed with a string
speech of olde,a time. e fFE4
| D. Copeland, an old member of the Confer
ence from the far West, was called upon and
responded with some "reminiscences of the ear.
ly years of Methodism. His voice was too fee
bleto be heard by all present. tt-
proposal was made by A. S. Ladd that a
hundred persons present should give SIS each
for the Preachers Aid Society, but "a only
responded to the call. rsfgfg r5tfw -
The services closed the company rambled fol
a little season on the camp ground We took
the cars at half-past four and returned to the
city in very happy frame of mind. Sd