The Portland daily press., 1880-04-17
Especial Despatch to the Press.l

Especial Despatch to the Press
SAco, April 15.-At last evenings session
the church was filled at 7.30, when the ann.
versary of the Sunday School Union occurred.
Rev. o. NJ. Cousens, chairman of the Sun.
day School committee, conducted the exercises
and read the Sd chapter of I'd Timothy.
Prayer was offered by Rev. W. j. Murphy.
After brief introductory remarks by the
Chairman, Rev. j. w. Freeman, D. D., of
New York was introduced and delivered an
able and interesting address ON sThe relation
of Sunday Schools to Conversion"
Rev. A. j. Church, D. D., of Providence, a
former member of Maine conference followed.
He paid an affectiouate tribute to those of his
old co-laborers who have been removed by
death, and made an excellent speech on the
Importance of Sunday School training.
This morning the devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. Isaac Lord.
The Bishop took the chair at o'clock, and
the roll was called
The St wards were requested to prepare
blank for use in representing the condition of
Conference claimants.
The 4th question was taken up, "Who are
admitted to full cennection?''
The candidates for admission were called
forward and very feelingly and appropriately
addressed by the Bishop.
The usual disciplinary questions were pro-
pounded and satisfactorily answered.
The characters of Gardiner D. Holmes, Geo.
L. Burbank and Everett S. Stackpole were
passed; they were admitted and elected to
Deaoons' orders
The character of William F. Marshall
passed and he was admitted, he having been
previously elected to deacons' orders.
The character of VIM. Harper passed and he
was continued on trial.
Rev. Jason Mariner, delegate from the
Free Will Baptist Church, was introduced and
presented the fraternal greetings of that body
c. f. Allen, 1. Luce and F. C. Rogers were
appointed a committee ON "The duty Of
Christian citizens
At 1890 o'clock the order Of the day was
taken up, it being the election of delegates to
the General Conference to convene in Gin
cinnati May 1st. The ballot resulted in the
Clark.
By vote, Rev. Isaac Lord was invited to
preach a semi-centennial sermon at the next
session of Conference, as at that time he will
have completed fifty years in the itinerancy.
Rev. DR.. Hunt of New York addressed the
Conference in the interest of the American
Bible Society.
A. W. Pottle and c. F. Allen were elected
reserve delegates to the General Conference.
The following was adopted:
ResolUed, That we recommend to the
various charges of the Conference that the
Presiding Elders and Bishops claims, be here
after included in the estimates for current ex-
penses, instead of being made the object of
special collections.
Congress street M. E. church, Portland, was
fixed upon as the seat of the next session of tie
conference.
At the afternoon session the church was
crowded at 230 o'clock.
The opening religious exercises were con.
Quoted by Rev. A. W. Pottle, who read the
Goth chapter of Isaiah and offered a fervent
prayer.
Rev. E. 7. Adams of Bath preached an ex-
cellent missionary sermon, founded upon
Isaiah 11-9 and Mark 1915.
The anniversary of the Womans Foreign
Missionary Society followed. The meeting
was conducted by Rev. G. F. Allen.
Prayer was offered by Mrs. N. G. Clifford.
Mrs. G. W. Reyes of Pennington, Secretary
of the Conference Society, presented her an
nual report.
Miss Hastings, returned missionary from
Mexico. delivered an address, which was lis
tened to with great interest.
This evening the anniversary of the Domes-
Tic MissionarE Saaiats- aaaassaa- 20 IL
DIR. Stephen Allen, President of the society,
directed the exercises. J. Hawks offered
prayer, DR.. Allen stated the purpose and work
Of the society.
Revs P. Jaques, A. J. Church and c. F.
Allen addressed the meeting, earnestly and
eloquently pleading for more generous sup
port of those who are laboring in the sparsely
settled portions of the conference
FRIDAY, April 16
The opening religious exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. W. B. Bartlett.
The Bishop took the chair at o'clock.
The conference ordered draft for $50 ON the
chartered fund.
The Sth question was taken up-"Who are
the supernumery preachers
The characters of the following were passed
and their relations were continued: S. M.
Vail, G. Fuller, L. P. French, c. c. Cone, J.
R. Masterman, G. Fl. Zimmerman, N. C.
Clifford, G. K. Evans, II. F. A. Patterson, J.
W. Smith, J. Mitchell, j. A. Strout.
j. P. Weeks was reported withdrawn from
the conference.
The relation of F. A. Robinson was changed
to effective.
G. W. Averill was located at his own re-
quest.
The case of Silas M. Emerson was referred
to committee on conference relations.
Nathan Andrews was granted a superannu-
ated relation.
The stewards reported the basis of claims
for conference claimants which was adopted.
Rev. Mr.. Southworth of the Congregational
church was introduced and addressed the con-
ference in behalf of cooperative missionary
work in Maine.
C. F. Allen, S. f. Wetherbee, and Perry
Chandler were appointed committee to act
with those appointed by other bodies upon this
matter.
The Trustees of Conference reported funds
on hand as follows:
For Maine Conference .......... .......... S244.4O
E. Maine ...................... $500
sss2.4o
1t was voted to draw on the treasurer of the
trustees for the above amounts.
F. K. Stratton of the New England Confer
ence was introduced and advocated the in
terests of the New England Me thodist.
j. Colby and R. Sanderson were added to
the committee on conference relations.
Resolutions were adopted commanding tn Q
Maine General Hospital to the favorable con-
of our churches and people.
The characters of the superannuated preach
ers were examined, passed and their relations
were continue d.