The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-28
FIRST DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

| hO iOii was Cdll6u ny Vie StCroIdry Ol
last conference and Sc members answered t
their names.
G. j. Clark was elected Secretary, A. "
Pottle Financial, and W. S. Jones Statistics
Secretary.
$50 O'Clock a. IN. and II m. were fixed upo
as the hours of meeting and adjournment.
The following standing committees wer
nominated by Presiding Elders and approve
by the Conference:
Public Worship-Parker Jaques, A. S
Ladd, G. J. Clark, j. +. HutchiHs.
Stewards-S. f. Wetherbee, Isaac Lord, A
S. Ladd, NJ. c. Pendexter.
Education-C. F. Allen, G. Munger, B
Freeman, III. p. Torsey, A. W. Pottle,
Chandler, J. B. Lapham, A. R. Sylvester.
| temperance. Hawkes., S. ID. Brown, e
Martin, A. Turner, W. j. Murphy, d. w. LIE
Lacheur, X. Atkinson, G. F. Cobb ID. Perry
John Collins, F. Grosvenor, f. w. Smith, 6
c. Cone, j. e. Buddtn.
Divorce-I. Luce, G. D. Lindsay. Jos. Col
| by, r. Sanderson, I. P. Adams, j. r. Hutch
| ms, L. Lord, o. H. Stevens.
Freedman's Adv. M. Sterling, D. B. Ran
| dali, III. B. Wardwell, John Gibson, Thoma.
Aillman, j. FL. Trask, o. II. Pillsbury, Geo
Holt.
Church Extension-w. W. Baldwin, R. II
kimball, G. L. Burbank, d. Pratt, Jr., E. w
Simons, S. Hooper, e. X: Colby.
Conference Relations-J. B. Lapham, G. W
Barber, w. S. Jones, E. w. Hutchinson, W
Il. Foster, J. NJ. Woodbury., G. G. Andrews,
D. Waterhouse, R. sanderson, John Cobb.
Pratt. ST., t. p. Whittier, D. Church, f. c.
Rogers, L. H. Bean, Jas. Nixon.
Memoirs-A. r. Sylvester, I'll. Chase, c.
Fuller, A. B., Lovewell, A. G. Trafton, G. w
Blackman, FL. F. A. Patterson, E Shaw.
Bible Cause-E. S. Stackpole, j. A. Strout,
~ pt.,hn Cn,
~, Jr., w. B. Bartlett, W. f. Marshall, N. c.
Clifford, G. D. Holmes, A. Cook.
Methodist Literature-W. S. Jones, II. B.
Wardwell, FL. B. MITCHELL f. A. Robinson,
3. r. Pease, w. S. McIntire, c. w. Bradlee,
M. E. King, j. l.. Morse.
Duty of Christian citizens-C. Munger, G.
". Morse, E. Smith, A. B. Lovewell, G. G.
Covell.
Pastoral Address for 1851 Luce, C. J.
Clark, A. c. Trafton.
The Stewards were made committee on
claims.
A draft was ordered on chartered fund for
$50.
The Treasurer of the Board of Trustees re-
ported the following:
FUNDS FOR DISTRIBUTION.
For domestic missions. ........... -. IS 1900
East Me- Conference claimants. ..... $500
Me. Conference claimants. ............ 232.52
Total ...... ..... ........ 1852. so
The Treasurer was directed by the Confer
ence to distribute the funds according to report.
The 18Th question was taken up-Hho are
the supernumerary preachers?
The characters of the following passed and
their relations were continued:
Caleb Fuller, Luther P. French. Charles G.
Cone, Nathan q. Clifford, Chas X. Evans, III.
f. A. Patterson, j. w. Smith, John Mitchell,
Emerson I'll. Mckinney, Ira G. Sprague, John
A. StrUut.
The character of c. H. Zimmerman passed
and his relation was continued with a request
to locate, and the Secretary was instructed to
inform him of the action of the conference.
Took up The 18th question-Who are the Su.
peranuated Preachers?
The characters of the following passed and
their relations were continued:
Daniel B. Randall, John P. Cole, John AL
len, Charles W. Morse, James S. Rice, Henry
l.. Linscott, Samuel P. Blake, Abner P. Hill
man, Christopher G. Covell, Ezekiel Smith,
Jesse Stone, Joseph Gerry, John Rice, Eaton
Charles w. Blackman, Alpheus B. Lovewell
Theodore HILL Joseph Mooar, Nathan An
drews Thomas j. True.
The character of A. Hatch passed and his
case was laid over for future action.
The following visitors were introduced by
the Bishop:
e; W; Bolton of New England Conference;
b. g. Wentworth, G. G. Winslow, A J. Cliff
ford, M. G. Prescott, of East Maine Confer
ence; N. A. Soule, New England Conference.
The characters of the effective elders were
examined and passed as follows:
IEwISToN nrcTpIrT
Charles G. Mason, 1. Luce, j. B. Hamilton,
W. S. Jones, j. Gibson, D. Pratt Jr., G. D.
Linday, W. S. McIntire, A. W. Pottle, E. T.
Adams, III. Chase, E. Gerry, T. Hillman, A.
r. Sylvester, N. d. Center, B. F. Pease, j. e.
Budden, G. w. Barber, A. G. Traitor, G. e.
Bisbee, HI. G. Sheldon.
o. NJ Cousens' case was referred to COM
mittee of trial, said committee to consist of Is.
The following were nominated to serve as the
committee
S. f. Wetherbee, Joseph Colby, W. B.
Bartlett, JOS Hawks, e. Il. Adams. A. G.
Trafton. W. H. Foster. G. f. Allen, E. w.
Hutchinson, b. f. Pease, B. Sanderson, E.
Martin, j. B. Lapham, Ell. Chase, A. r. Syl-
vester.
D. B. Randall was appointed by the Bishop
chairman of the committee.
w. S. Jones and A. w. Pottle were assigned
as counsel for o. M. Cousens l. Luce and D.
w. LeLacheur were appointed to represent
the church.
Chas. w. Bradlee was elected Assistant
Secretary and assigned to take the minutes of
the trial.
The transfer of j. B. Hamilton to the Provi-
dence conference was announced by the
Bishop.
AFTERNOON
A large audience assembled at $50 p. IN. to
listen to the semi-centennal sermon by Rev
Isaac Lord who has been fifty years member
of the conference.
Rev. A. Hatch assisted in the Introductory
services.
The preacher took for his text Numbers %,
%, and preached very interesting discourse,
Astounding in incidents of personal and his
torical character.
The anniversary of the Freedman's Aid So
ciety occurred in the evening. The church
was crowded at an early hour. Rev. W. NJ
Sterling presided and announced the 563d
hymn. which was sung with spirit.
Rev. f. c. Rogers read part of the Sth
chapter of Mark, Rev. L. II. Bean offered
prayer, and the 933d hymn was sung.
The chairman. in few well chosen remarks
introduced the Rev. DR.. Butler of Whining
ton, DEL, who delivered an exceedingly in
teresting address, which held the close atten-
ton OF the auden CO fol- about an hour A col
lection was taken at the conclusion in behalf
of the freedmen.
The following is the program me for today:
a. m, conference business; $50 D. M,
Sunday School anniversary, addresses by Rev.
b. K. Pierce, d. d., Rev. B. f. Tefft,sD. D.,
and others; 7.30 p. m.,' anniversary of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, address
es by Mrs. DIR. Butler and others.
The Skating Carnival,
The roller skating season came to brilliant
close last night at City Hall. The skaters
were for the most part in fancy dress, and pre-
scented picturesque az pearance on the floor
There were many of them, including visitors
fro, bon psn1-,