Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-05-04
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MAINE DISPATCHES.
EAST MAINE CONFERENCE.
Thfrty.fifth Annual Session in Waldo
bOF0.

The thirty fifth annual session of the East
Maine Methodist Conference met with tie
NJ. z. church in Waldoboro, Wednesday
York, presiding. About one hundred minis
tiers Of the denomination we're present, and
the attendance promises to be large.
At a preliminary meeting Tuesday evening,
DIR. William Taylor, founder of the self-sup-
porting missions in Burmese, India and
South America, preached, and also gave an
address concerning his special work. He re-
ported one hundred and twenty selfsupport-
ing missionaries in the field.
The morning session was opened BY SER
vice conducted by Rev. A. S. Townsend. fol-
lowed by the sacrament of the Lord. supper,
administered by Bishop Andrews.
The Bishop then invoked Gods blessing on
the Conference and all its interests. He then
read a letter from the wife Of Bishop Foss
concerning his ill health, and the Conference
joined with DIR. McCabe in prayer for Bishops
Foss and Bowman.
The following officers and committees
were elected: c. A. Plummer, Secretary
G. X. Palmer and j. II. Bennett, Assistant
Secretaries; Ammi Prince, Treasurer. Com
mittee on public worship, b. S. Arey, C. C.
Haskell; Benev client claims, W. II. Will
liams, A. S. Townsend, s. s. Crosse; Sunday
schools and tracts, c. b. Besse, o. Tyler, G.
NJ. Eldridge; Freedman's aid, W. E. Brown.
s. l.. Hanscom, f. Skinner; Book concern,
j. W. Day, X. A. Morelen, F. A. Bragdon
Education, g. r. Palmer, W. B. Eldridge,
G. w. Hudson; Claims and claimants, A. S.
Townsend, NJ. G. Prescott, j. II. Mooers /;
Temperance, c. A. Plummer. C. L. Haskell
s. NJ. Dunton; Marriage and divorce, N. G.
Axtell, b. M. Mitchell, W. L. Brown
Stewards, S. ii. Beale, w. T. Jewell, w.
I. Gerrish: Bible Cause, A. Prince, L. L.
Hanscom, G. G. Winslow; Statistics, A. j.
Clifford, w. A. Williams. b. c. Wentworth;
Memoirs, w. I. Jewell, Geo. Pratt, A. j.
Lockhart, The conference being organized,
Bishop Andrews introduced the following
visiting members: DIR. C. c. McCabe, Sec
rotary of the church extension society, DIR.
J. c. Hartzell, secretary of the Freedman's
Aid Society, and DIR. WIN. Taylor, member
OF the South India conference. DR.. Taylor
addressed the conference concerning his in
dependent missionary work. The conference
voted to draw on the chartered fund for $50.
Voted to draw on the book concern profits
for Sl2l. A communication from S. p.
Hunt, treasurer Of the book concern was
read, stating his apportionment to this con-
ference for the Episcopal fund amounted to
5000 Referred to the Presiding Elders for
distribution to their various districts W.
w. Marsh, Presiding Elder of the Bangor
district, reported the work in his district
about as usual. He has during four years.
service travelled $4,000 miles, and preached
four times each week, and some weeks as
often as twelve times.
b. G. Wardwell, Presiding Elder of the
Bucksport district, reported no especial
growth during the year. The church in
Bucksport has expended $1,000 in repairs,
and $1,000 for an organ. The church in
Castine has also raised $1,000 for repairs A
church is to be erected at Bar Harbor.
The afternoon session of the Conference
met at p. M. Rev. George Pratt presiding.
Devotional exercises followed, and Rev. w.
l.. Brown invoked the blessing of God upon
the work Of the Freedman's Aid Society.
DIR. J. c. Hartzell of New Orleans was intro
duced and for more than an hour held the
closest attention of all present by his inter-
esting, instructive and eloquent address in
behalf Of the Freedmsn's aid society, which
he represents. He gave much important in
formation concerning the need and work
among the colored people in the South, and
closed with a request for pledges from pastors
to raise at least ten dollars each year to come
to the aid of this work, to be applied in
building the colbert Haven" school of
Theology at New Orleans. The amount
pledged was four hundred dollars.
At the close ,of DR.. Hartzells address, the
East Maine conference Missionary society
held its annual meeting and elected the fol-
lowing officers A. Church, Vice President;
G.. G. Winslow, Secretary; G. N. Eldridge,
Treasurer; A. S. Townsend, W. L. Brown,
f. A. Bragdon, Auditors; S. II. Beale, l..
ID. Wardwell, L. l.. Hanscom, J. A. More
len. Managers. The interest on legacies is
s2l2.
The evening session of the conference con-
vened at Clark's hall at seven thirty. The
hall was filled to overlooking. The meeting
opened with singing, and prayer by Rev.
VIM. Jewell. DIR. c. c. McCabe, Cores
pouding Sec'y of the Board Of Church Ex-
tension, addressed the conference on the work
of that board. The board have BY loan or
grant aided in the erection of thirty-fve hun
dred churches worth five million dollars.
During the year of 1881 four hundred and
ten churches were erected by the society.
The address was pointed, pithy, eloquent and
effective, and pledges we're made to aid the
work, amounting to three hundred and fifty
dollars.
Rev. S. II. Beale announced that a legacy
amounting to fifteen hundred dollars had
been left in his hands for distribution among
various benevolent societies of the church.
He pledged two hundred and fifty dollars of
this sum to the church extension, making .
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