The Portland daily press., 1886-05-10
THE METHoDisTs.
Proceedings of the Eastern Maine
Conference.

In the evening they returned to Winterport
and the exercises of the missionary ami
versary were held.
WINTERPoRT, May s.
At o'clock this morning the holiness
meeting was held. 1t was very interesting
At the close of the meeting an association
for the promotion of holiness was formed
with these officers
President-B. G. Wentworth.
Vice President for the Bangor District-A. A
Lewis.
Vice President for the Bucksport District-F. Fl
Vice President for the Rockland District-W. F
Chase.
At o'clock the conference session opened
with a prayer by Rev. A. Church.
Father Randall of the Maine Conference
was introduced by the Bishop. He brought
the greeting of the mother conference to the
daughter.
The report of the committee on the publ
cation of the minutes was adopted. w. H.
Williams and assistants was appointed to
contract for the publication of the report.
The schedule of the committee ON claims
was adopted
The fifteenth question was resumed: Who
are admitted into full connection? Those
continued ON trial are N. L. Marsh and S. t.
Page.
The fourteenth question: What travelling
deacons have been elected? Elders W. Ler-
mond and o. S. Gaham.
The tenth question: What local preachers
have been ordained deacons? Not any.
The sixteenth question; What local
deacons have been elected elders? In the
Rockland district, Mr.. Bickmore.
The reports of the presiding elders were
next in order
Rev. G. r. Palmer having served in the
Bangor district four years, rendered his clos
ing report, which was received with great
emotion on the part of all the ministers. As
he has been transferred to the Maine Con-
ference, this sewers his connection with this
body. Rev. A. d. Prince, in behalf of the
ministers of the Bangor district, presented
to Mr.. Palmer purse of money.
For the Bucksport district Rev. c. E. Libby
reported. For the Rockland district c. A.
Plummer reported.
c. II. Pillsbury read paper in regard to
the proposed history of Methodism in Maine.
DR.. Buckley of New York was introduced
by the Bishop, and spoke of Zion's Herald
and the Christian Advocate.
The committees were then appointed
Invitations for the next session of the con-
ference were received from Rockland, Dover,
Dexter and Bangor. 1t was voted to go to
the Bangor First Church.
This afternoons session was opened by
reading the Scripture, from II Timothy, iv,
by the Bishop, followed with prayer by G.
A. Southland.
1t was voted to extend the thanks of the
conference to Rockland, Dexter and Dover
for their cordial invitations for the next
session.
The eighteenth question CWho are the
supernumerary preachers?) was taken up.
Letters were read from absent ones, also a
letter from II. G. AXte11, isKTng leave to
withdraw from the M. E. Church for the
purpose of joining another. The permission
was granted.
Took up the nineteenth question, (Who are
the superannuated preachers?) and the list
was continued.
f. FL. Osgood was appointed to preach the
missionary sermon next year.
The report of the Freedmen's Aid Society
was made by b. S. Arey, followed by re-
marks on the same by the Bishop. The
report was adopted Report of the commit
tee on Book Concern was read by A. Prince
and adopted. Report of benevolent organ
izations by j A. Morclen was adopted. The
plan for the order of collections suggested
by G. r. Palmer was adopted and ordered to
be published in the minutes and Zion's
Herald.
Prof. Chase was presented by the Bishop
and madesome remarks on the East Maine
Conference Seminary. He was followed by
the Bishop. A memorial service followed.
At6.30 O'Clock there was a meeting of the
trustees of the East Maine Conference Sem
mary at the home of Hon. Fred Atwood. 1t
was reported that the increased numbers
and growing prosperity of the institution de-
manded larger force of teachers, 1t was
voted to authorize Prof. Chase and the pru-
dental committee to procure such help as
was necessary. Later a reception was given
the trustees, "a fine collation. served, and
pleasant social hour enjoyed. Bishop
Warren and DR.. Buckley were present.
At 730 O'Clock occurred the anniversary of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
Mrs. G. R. Palmer presiding. Mrs. Palmer
introduced Miss E. U. Yates of Tientsin,
China, who gave very fine address, and
was followed by Mrs. Palmer.
The prominent visiting members present
today were J. M. Buckley, d. d., New
York, editor of the Christian Advocate; A.
S. Weed, Boston, publisher of Zion's Herald !;
G. r. Magee, Boston, agent N. e. Book Con-
Germ; n Tibballs, agent New York Con-
cern; Prof. Chase and teachers of Bucksport
Seminary; and Miss E. U. Yates of Tien-
tsin, China.
WINrERPoRT, May 9.-The services today
consisted of prayer meeting at a. IN. ;
conference love feast at $50 o'clock, con-
Quoted by c. A. Plummer; prayers by A.
Church and c. Z. Springer, followed by 142
testimonies and 20 songs in quick succession.
At the close II. E. Frohock, I. Ell. Murphy
and w. W. Ogier were ordained deacons by
the Bishop
At1o.30 o'clock there was a preaching SER
vice. with sermon by Bishop Warren from
the text Genesis i, 26
At 3 p. m, preaching service, with ser
mon by DR.. Buckley from the text Isaiah
lii, II. at the close. E. S. Gaham, W. Ler-
mond and S. Bickmore were ordained elders
by the Bishop, assisted by Dr. Twombly and
G. r. Palmer.
Throughout the day the large hall was
filed to oyerfowing by an attentive au-
dience.
At p IN. there was the temperance ami
versary with singing by the children of the
Juvenile Temple, led by A. A. Lewis. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Revs. Knox,
Linling, Haskell and Mills.
At 7.30 o'clock occurred the Sunday school
anniversary, led by S. L. Hanscom, and
addresses were delivered by J. W. Day and
A. S. Ladd.
XLIXth CONGRESS- FIRST SESSION.
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WASHINGTON, May s.
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