Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-04-30
BY TELEa GRAPH.
MAINE DISPATCHES.
LEWISTON.
Proceedings of the Maine Methodist
Conference.

The Maine Conference Missionary Society
elected the following officers:
President-Rev. c. Allen.
Vice President-R. Sanborn.
Secretary-W. s. Mcintyre.
Trea.urer-A. B. Lawrence.
Managers-C. c. Cane, A. B. Lapham, A.
Hatch.
The Maine Conference Home Missionary
Society elected the following;
President-Rev. s. Allen.
Vice President-E. Martin.
Secretary-A. w. Pottle.
Treasurer-J B. Denner.
The treasurer reported that he had paid
out during the year Sc $40 and had on hand
1882.
The committee on Methodist literature re-
ported that the practice of reading the litera-
| ture of other denominations to the exclusion
of Methodist publications is suicidal, but the
book concern prices are too high.
The report of the committee on the case
of w. S. Jones was made.
Rev. C. Manger made vigorous speech
| in opposition to Mr.. Jones's admission, but
the conference voted to admit with a few
dissenting votes.
The report of the committee on temper
Bnce was discussed at length, and finally the
resolve condemning tobacco was stricken
out.
The Wesleyan church at Bath was selected
for the place of meeting of the conference
next year.
The Freedmans Aid Society was reported
by Rev T. p. Adams to have worked sue
cessfully the past year and has been made
an additional society of the NJ, E. church.
1t has forty three institutions of learning To-
Gated in the south with $500 students. Res
outions were adopted, one of which urged a
change of the name to Southern Educational
Society. Rev. DR.. Hartwell made an inter-
estng address.
Rev ?. Jaques was granted a superan-
nuary relation.
The case of Rev. l.. f. Lacheur was con-
sidered with closed doors. The report will
not be made till Monday.
At the anniversary of the Freedman's Aid
Society this afternoon addresses were made
by Rev. J. n. Williams, Rev. DR.. Hartzell
At the close the Women's Foreign Mis-.
sion Society of Maine conference convened
Miss Warehouse for four years a mis-
sionary in South America made a very in
teresting address, dealing in missionary
work in foreign lands.
In the evening the church extension ami
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MaCabe addresses were delivered by Rev
o. II. Stevens, DR.. Hartzell and other mem
bers of the conference.
LEWISTON, April 80.
The Methodist conference exercises a
City Hall began at . o'clock with a low,
feast, presided over by Rev. S. Allen, presid
ing elder of the Augusta district Over lO(
testimonies were given.
At 10 o'clock Bishop Foss preached
from Acts v-32; subject-''Does the Chris
tan religion submit to the test of expert
ment."
The following were ordained as deacon
by the bishop: W. F. Holmes, T. +. Jones
J. NJ. Frost, J. II. Snow, J. p. Roberts, C
f. Pearsons and ID. l.. Ford.
At o'clock the missionary sermon wa.
preached by Rev. c. Fl. Fowler, d. d. text
Daniel II-35, 1.-The stone that smote tn,
image became great mountain"
At the close of the sermon the following
elders were ordained by Bishop Foss JOSEPH
A. Carey, E. w. Symme and d. b. Holt.
In the evening the platform service wal
devoted to missions in the home field ant
was participated in by Revs. DIR. Hartzwell
Fowler and others.
Many members of the conference occupied
pulpits in Lewiston and Auburn. The at
tendance has been very large. In City Hal
extra settees were brought in for all the ser
vices.
Monday morning the report of the com
mittee in the case of Mr.. Lelacleur, and OF
application of his church for recognition b,
| the conference, will be made. The hearing
has been private, in fact but a single wit
ness being allowed at time before the com
mittee on the trial and there is no intimatior
of the probable verdict. except that it will
likely be adopted. This may delay the read
| ing of the appointments till afternoon.
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