The Republican journal., 1883-05-10
Methodists in Council.
THE EAST MAINE NJ. +. CONFERENCE AT SEAR



and Mapeton. During the year the Presiding Ell.
der travelled over 5000 miles and preached POO Ter
mons. The report of the Bucksport District sh pw-
ed a net gain of IS members and l22 probationers.
During the year convenient chapel has been bhilt
at Back Cove and the ediiice at Bar Harbor ii so
far finished as TO allow meetings to be held Within
it. improvements have been made at Searspbrt
Harrington Centre and Penobscot to the amount of
Sll,14. The Eastport Church has received leg-
acy of $1,000. The conference ordered draft of
$50 from the trust fund. Rev. B. +. Stinson Mas
continued as supernumerary and ID. F. Sawyer
changed to effective work. At the annual meeting
OF the Conference Missionary Society A. Church
was elected Vice President, e. q. Wnslow SEQ ne
tary, {. y. Plummcr Treasurer, y. 5. Townsend, f.
A. Braglon and w. L. Brown Auditors: s. H.
and L. ID. Wardwell Managers. \ semcentenIial
sermon was preached in the afternoon by Rev A.
Church, of Camden. 1t was an interesting review
of the work for fifty years with lessons I'd be
derived from the experience Of those years. In
the evening the anniversary of the Freedmen's Ala
Society was held, the Rev. DR.. Hartze of New
Orleans, delivering an address which held The
close attention of the audience for an hour anil
half.
THURSDAY, May 3 At $50 a. m. a local ser1 ice
was held, {. \. southland presiding after which a
business session called, at which ii was voE ed
that all funds collected for educational purpo ses
20 TO BuckspOrt Seminary. c. A. Plunimei da,
elected to preside at Northport Camp Meeting. the
proposed Indian policy, as submitted by REV.
James " \. Newlin, was referred TO the following
committee C. Il. Dunn, w. w. Marsh and {. Il.
Besse Report of book concern received and J T..
Magee addressed the conference in the interests
the same. \ Prince asked for reading matter For
the Maine state Prison James Alexander with
drew from the ministry and membership Of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Enoch NJ. foW ler,
" H. Pillsbury, Rufus Day, Lewis Wentworth
W. II. Crawford. y. Norris X. : Dixon, A. KIN
dali, }. \. Marsh, Hiram Murphy, A. Church i4nd
ID. Il. Thompson We're continued as suptlmunkr-
aries. +. W. ToWlc, W Baldwin, Rufus Gardner,
l. L. Pentccost, {. A. Maine, j. Il. Clifford, A. N.
{. Anderson and Frank u. Handy were reported
rs having passed satisfactory examination in
studies, and We're advanced to the position Of dta-
cons of the second class J. :. Allen. John Tin
ling, l. H. W: Wharf, Emery A. Gliddcn, + }.
Haley, Frank ii. Osgood, A. W. q. Anderson, pts
sed a satisfactory examination and were elected to
elders orders. Alexander Prot,lnan Ciisc3n-
tinned at his request Wilson LermOnd. +. : pa,
han were continued On trial in class Of - year g.
u. ChadWltk was continued in class OF ~ yehr.
Il. l. Norton and l.. ~ Gould were elected lutal
deacons, Voted to hold the next conferences at
Camden. Key. e. \. Punmer was appointed to
nave charge OF the Northport camp-mttting ttlls
fall. Rev [. +. Bcsse delivered d very able mis-
>ionary sermon in the afternoon. 1t was earn
est plea for aggressive work to spread the GOSPEL
throughout the world. At the annual meeting of
the Preachers Aid Society, called at r. NJ, = ll.
Beal was elected President, ID. p. Thompson Zee
Ircelbelt J.. l.. lialScom secretary, amt \. ;.
townsend treasurer. In the evening. instead OF
the meeting announced in the printed programme
rou-ing temperance meeting was held, Rev. g. f.
Libby presiding, with addresses by Rcy>. c. "a.
N"utiaru, o. hockand, {. Is. Dunn. OF Dama1lN
GOTTA, VIM. l., Brown, OF Waldpb"ro, ami H. l..
lanstom, of Orono. Rev. ;. l.. IIanScom of Oroto,
presided.
FRIDAY, May I. Ihe morning prayer meeting
was contuctei by Rev +. II. Boynton Ct Nas>itl-
horo. Business of the conference was resumed at
A. NJ. Bishop foss announced the transfer to this
yrhltiJnct"l !u>uh SpaultlnS thompson from lle
West Wisconsin Conference. Voted that the rdla,
tlon OF Ephralm Bryant he continued; also that OF
Moha"h H. smith, and that ne pc requested to lo-
cate. Committee ON Claims reported claims uIon
ine lu!S 0l M cHnltrtmce, rtGhiihS upon jht
PASS "l S-o4 lHii CiNn' " 49, l9tMhuen ~ 1nI-
lows W. II; Ilii'hlily, X ;. Dixon, Wlillam ll,
II ivr - ~ afSh, atuiu7 y, Apnott Cntlfn'
H. Murphy, WIDOWS liatcheldtr, SprdSut, StroNt,
W the O
= luII Tltll' ~ ~ tdch LEWIS wentworth ~
hthiaH; WIDOWS li4Tuord CraWtori, and halfy.
Ttu!mter "i ol7itL lopNtnS anu 'hirI OF T.
MY ltoH 4 n'ii !i'I 81 9lVV ta'l ~" y r. if
w IT3l tI .l'lii Vi ;'V l.tH' D. = AieN, re-
5llg hl'Grol lhe i'pcklanu District Wno !d bJtn
detained ny SICKNESS arriving, question twenty
",'S ies"'ie''i Wa te ChaI'CltI on ttl Pttt ef
dI az 'ili PltCliola VI II uistllci "ffc
4ia5eu. 9a'Hugi l. rASe, Chuies T. hnghi'it ;4ii
itl' tu IL ->c"t"n "elE tillltteu on 'fl'u' lht
ot'+a IL Tli79l"n ny" w @
u I,G LoIioN my ~ A. Lewis I. L. hlila ana IN,
~ i,,' MY 'iIgt - Wy "t'i, ",l1 a; Ni!H
eH9Nt t",IesN 'e!iNtItu !" LIth w blsI'P
De, 9VtJe lfdi u 5iie "u!u' M ~ " TlSlt'
l-u{lI7 = Iii'iIl' 'oil T. llShi' ira H. Ia "a
AND oscar g. Nrausel were discontinued. James
w. llTSihs !lisiCrrt" To New England Conltr
Gh'e' JoIh N. Conner was trnllhueu on tllai, KY
~ >"uif from lIpH lohItIence' WIZ hlroautf'i.
l-tNl 9oui' ~ formerly lhelhutf ol tnl> Cohtff-
rnrr, ahn ltfi II fNentTtW wears rs" at seSrIon
holden III TINS town. Drafts were ordered on 4he
trustees as Iuio"1 f"l 'tomeslic missions; S4f,-
~ supcraMhuated preachers, ~ ~ IN lhr pr
cfnOOh the lNtlHdrN OF sunday school and Tract
societies, cohauctGd hy "; /. Brown and Rev y.
T. thdse' was t'EitsseLl w r. y. bilStlOh, ;. L.
ildnsc0m ana = l.. fiaehCL ne e'Iu'allohai lne tt
lh9 ~ we evening l. T. " W narh presalng' pray
er anu scripture feaIlng oy W B. tlt1ldgc, was
i'"ite7t5 y MISE y W. " ileoh' hre'tpIfess, IrI1
lark ana fcV: Maurace FRINGE, prcccptor all OF
hucksPori seminary, aue icy. W w Marsh.
9Alt lI'Al' May D. Aiter dey"uonal service, cd
by Key H. l.. liAnScom the business of the Conftr
enc Wa VA resumed Al y; NJ hlshoP ross preset
liS; Ie t'se 81 W =. wright Wa recohslneNed
lt' He va c~ntl5oe' On tra ana transferred I"
Ue New hhSIal" southern Conference. L. -.
MarNWeIl Wa gl'nlcu suptrhumeIary relAt1oh
Without "h appointments anu on peilatf OF qle
pftaeners u i5u'haport District VA presyn 1ed
WIN sum ol money rs 4 token 81 their esteem.
y; = W ett agent OF lions Herald, was lntrodtc-
e't ana addressed me conference concerning the In
ierest7 OF me Herald anu KeVs ;. n Beai, a.
FNhrc' H. T. thompson and W l. Brown It 50
SPOKE II llaJ ptHill. rev NJ W PRINCE deIEtItd
4 lolelble address III the interests of Buck.pfrt
SEMINAR; II WAS voted to request the Bishop 10
appoint tht meeting Of TINS Conference n'Nt oar
ON the same cate as that OF the Maine Conferenc.
which VIII probably be about the middle Of April,
rs me General Conference meets May Isl, Is !, 1t
f'mlade!phA. Ia the afternoon the annil ersNN"
he Ladies Foreign Missionary society, Mr.. Il ~.
w. l. Jewel presldlns, was addressed by MFs.
Berry, OF Camden, Mrs Curtis and Mrs. Pamcro
l;anSor, Mrs Brown Of Waldoboro', Miss Beal of
mon, lteVs. 1. Gerlsh and {. a. Southard. AZ
meeting held in the evening, Rev \. Church pie
siding, memorial service was held, addressed Ply
ReNa A. Prince, James Bran and W. w Marfh,
Committee ON Memoirs. Appropriate renatkS