The Portland daily press., 1883-04-28

Special Despatch to the Pressi
LEWISTON, April 81.
The conference prayer meeting was led by
e. W Simons
The committee on Indian affairs reported
the platform Of principles adopted by the
Legislature Of Pennsylvania, and II was adopt
ed as the sense of this conference.
Alexander Hamilton and S 4. Record were
admitted to the Conference on trial.
Report of Committee ON marriage and divorce
was adopted, in which 1t was claimed that di-
vorce except for adultery was incompatible
with correct moral teaching.
Committee on Bible cause reported pledging
the Conference 70 use its best efforts 70 cir
calate the Bible.
Committee on temperance reported to the
Conference for still more aggressive work
against incompetence and thanking the late
State Legislature for its permission to submit
this question to the people.
The following candidates for admission into
full connection were called forward aud adj
dressed BY the Bishop: Joseph II, Snow,
Thos. f. Jones, Wilbur f. Holmes, Joshua NJ.
Frost. In the course Of the excellent, ex
tended and practical remarks Of the Bishop he
urged upon the incoming young men the inn
portance of preaching the word, pure and
simple as Christ and Paul preached it
The fixing the place OF holding the next
conference was made the order Of the day for
II o'clock Saturday.
The trial Of ID. w. LeLaehenr is still in pro-
gress.
The afternoon was devoted to the annver-
sary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society. Services were conducted by Rev. DIR.
Hartzell of New Orleans assisted by Mrs Frse-
man and Mrs. Clifford.
Mrs. Leavilt reported auxilliaries formed at
Bridgton, Wateryille, Kent's Hill and Wood
ford's There has been an additional interest
and an increase in numbers in tho society.
During the year Si,l9S.aS was raised. Total
contribution OF the seven branches Of the
society was sl.56o o.
DIR. Har,zell made an earnest address and
Mrs. Mclaughlin made an eloquent address.
She said who ever undertakes TO be faithful
historian OF the nineteenth century must re-
cord that some where in the century was an
active movement among women in the organ
ization Of benevolent and philanthropic works.
A contribution Of S. was taken at the close.
In the evening a general temperance meet
ing was held in City Hall addressed by Rev.
A. McKeown, NJ. D., N. c. Pendexter, Hon.
Nelson Dngley, Jr., Rev. Mr., Bakeman and
others.
The Conference may adjourn by Monday.
The following is an outline of the address Of
DR.. Torsey on Kent's Hill Seminary:
In an interview that Luther Sampson had
with Ehhu Robinson who was in 1921 master
of a private school in Augusta, Mr.. Robinson
was induced TO remove his school 70 Kent's
Hill, and it was called at first the Religions
Charitable Society. This school dissolved,
said the Doctor, into the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary in 1925. BY advice Of Gov. King
labor department was opened in which the
students might learn any trade the speaker
having learned to paint. II failed to pay and
was abolished. Scholarships were issued which
proved curse of the school. ID. b. Randall
went ont finally and bought up all these
scholarships that he could find. IL was dark
day for the school, and nothing but the favor
of Good saved il. Since 1872 some 1900 stu
dsnts have be6n sos1verseds ard sss@s 200 fsx~e
entered the ministry Tie object Of she
teachers has been TO make, not educated
scholars, but educated men and women. Father
Sampsons plan was TO give religious, intei-
lectual aud physical training. The following
nine principals have served the school: Enos
Caldwell 1887, w. G.. Larrabee and Merrett
Caldwell 1878, Samuel Stevens and errits
Caldwell 1S28-36, W. &. Larrabes 1854, s.
Allen 1914, Fl. P. Jersey, ls44-S2; e. NJ.
Smith 1882. There have been $50 as
sistants and sixteen preceptresses, and 26,000
different students, rs COO Of these being under
DIR. Torsey. In the begenuing there we're only
two departments now there are mind. The
school is now in q most fourishing condition,
having at present go students, and an endow
ment fund Of $4,000
In 1921 cost of ladies' board was so cents
week, tuition Il IL cents week. Gentlemen
at tie same time 81 and tuition 50 cents.