The Portland daily press., 1883-06-22
THE FREE BAPTISTS.
annual Session of the Maine Western
Yearly Meeting.

SoUrH LIaINGToS, June 20, 1888.
Tue annual session of the Maine Western
Yearly Meeting convened at this place this
forenoon. The meeting comprises the quarter
~ meetings known Jas Cumberland, otisfeld,
Parsonsfeld and York tounty, and more than
a hundred sessions have been held. The min
listers conference which was to be held yester,
day afternoon az o'clock was adjourned unit
s a. 10. today, as but few had arrived on &C
count OF the rain.
A social meeting was held last evening, in
stead Of preaching services, conducted by Rev.
w. s. Smith OF Limerick,
Among the ministers present are Rev. j. NJ.
Lowden OF Portland, Rev. j. NJ. Bailey of
Saco, Rev. f. e. Dawson OF Biddeford, Rev.
@. E. Blake Of North Anson, Rev. d. Water
man, Dover, n. H., Rev. III. Parsons, Saco,
Rev. f. G. Bradeen, North Berwick.
The ministers conference was organized at s
a. M with Rev. w. j. Twort as Moderator and
Rev J. NJ. Bailey, Clerk.
After a session OF an hour the conference ad-
iourned to the call Of the Moderator without
transacting any business Of public Importance.
The Maine Western Yearly meeting conven-
gu WIN - III. DtlltA VI cAOu1 SAcths III tuc
chair. No. 80 Gospel hymn was sung, after
which prayer was offered by Rev. G. f. Blake
OF North Anson.
Rev. I. Il. Maxim Of South Limington was
made Moderator, who upon taking the chair
made appropriate remarks The records Of the
last meeting were read and approved.
On motion Of Rev Mr.. Blake of Steep Falls
it was voted that the Clerk be added to the
Moderator as a committee to supplyehs desk
during this session.
On motion of Rev. j. NJ. Bailey of Saso ii
was voted the Chair appoint a delegate from
each quarterly meeting, and they select one in
edition to constitute a business committee
The Chair appointed from Cumberland Rev.
j. NJ. Lowden ofsPortland Parsonsiield, Rev.
w. T. Smith OF Limerick; York, Rev. Il. e.
Dawson Of BIddeford; sotisfeld, Rev L. w,
Raymond of Harrison; at large, Rev. w. j.
Twort OF East Otisfeld.
on motion of Rev Il. Blake 1t was voted
that the nomination OF delegates to other bod.
les be referred to the business committee.
GA motion of Rev e. Blake it was voted the
nomination OF the several committees on reso-
lutions be referred to the business committee
ING lteAoN5tE ISpott0u that tho tcVctpts VI
the past year were S67si; tho expenditure;
800 80 leaving balance Of S473l,
Letters from the following quarterly meet
ings give the following delegates and stats.
ties
rsonsneld--Delegates Ministers T. f.
Maxim II. w. Towne, j. c. Adams, w. T.
smith; laymen A. 5. Hilton, y. f. Haley. A
Cobb and Il. Durgin. Added by baptism 3, by
letter g. dismiss ID /, erased 8. died Z; resident
members 800, tnou-resident members 271, in
churches not report I'd %; whole number GOO
Observation-Disclosures, Ministers j. M
Bailey j. nj. Lowden, Remick, Twort, Worm
wood. Wakeley; laymen, sR. Deering, L. Per
| kins, l. Small, j. u. Stanton, J. Il. Fellows
| A. Plummer. Churches %, ordained minis
ters To- licentiates 4 added by baptism 40, by
let or 81, dism sed 20, excluded /, died "a, resi
dent members 1924, nonresident 5l5; wholt
| number 1880; Sabbath School scholars 1915.
York Delegates, Ministers II. G. Bradeen
| j. w. Parsons H. E. Dawson, J. NJ. Pease e
| Tuttle, j. q. Osgood; hymen II. J Reed, n
| Milliken, Alonzo Hasty John Hall, VIM II
| Neal, j. l.. Small. Churches To- ordained
ministers II, licentiates /, added by baptism
4 10, by letter %, dismissed Ii, excluded ?, dice
J 2S, resident members 1875 nonresident COL
whole number l7l3; Sunday School scholars
1901.
Mr. Bradeen inquired why the Cumberland
meeting with membership OF 1889 had u dele
gates, and York with membership Of Ill;
ton, VIZ, 2 TO zach lC0 members and addi
tiopal TO each 2G0, oue~half laymen.
On molten OF J, W. Parsons it was voted the
delegates from tho several quarterly meeting'
( nominate heir quota of delegates to the gen
| eral conference.