The Portland daily press., 1886-05-04
THE mETHopIsTs.
Closing Sessions of the Maine Con-
ference at Bridgton.
Full List of the Appointments.
Especial to the PRESS.

WOmen'S Foreign Missionary Society held meet
| ing with crowded congregation. Miss Yates, q
returned missionary from China, was the speaker
and she held the large audience to the closest at
tenton. This organization is doing a great work
| in the Eastern world.
In the evening, the church was again packed
and hundreds could not get standing room, and
went away. The occasion was the anniversary Of
the Church Extension Society, and the address
was by DIR. Spencer, corresponding secretary Of
the great society. He is an eloquent speaker, and
very fine singer, and the services were very In
| teresting, and continued till late hour.
| Sunday morning dawned bright and beautiful
| This is always the great day of the feast at the
annual conference, and tie only real day of rest
| during the year to the weary itinerant, and the
| only Sunday in the year when any Methodist
church is without pastor, or any minister with
| out a pastOrate.
The Episcopal services Of the day were held in
the Congregational church, as it was kindly offer
ed the conference, and is much larger than the
Methodist church.
At 8 o'clock the love feast commenced, conduct
ed by c. f. Allen, Presiding Elder of Lewiston
District. 1t continued an hour and half, and
was season of great spiritual power. Seventy
two testimonies were given and fifteen spiritual
songs of gladness were sung. W. F. Harrington.
7s years of age, made the house ring with some
of the cold time melodies of Methodsm."
At 1890 Bishop Warren preached The ser
vices commenced with an organ voluntary and
"Hallelujah Anthem" finely rendered by the
choir of the church. The Bishop selected his
text from Gall. 6-2 "Bear ye one another'S bur
dens.' No mere sketch can do justice to the SER
mon. He said, in opening: "The student OF his.
tory has sad occupation, as he reviews the past
ages and marks the futile efforts to lift man up in
to higher and nobler life and ending in failure
and deeper corruption. So Rome, Greece, As
syria, and indeed all the early ages and nations
have passed through this experience with the
same sad result. Only one man has succeeded
and revealed the principles on which some sue
cess may be reached-the God man, Christ. He
then proceeded to show the principle on WHICH he
founded his work. 1t was that OF the text, Bear
ing the burdens of others. Down the ages men
have been putting burdens on others instead Of
He exemplified this thought in very impressive
manner, and beautifully illustrated by the exam.
pie Of Christ and from the fs ana results
our lie, and the work of the ministry especially
if we would help others up into higher nobler
life.
At the close of the sermon VIM. E. Morse, John
II. Roberts, j. NJ Buffum, NJ. X. Mayberry and
T. A. Noddage were ordained deacons.
AT 2 O'Clock DR.. Spencer, Corresponding Secre-
tary of the Church Extension Society, preached
him that is rich glory in riches" etc.
At the close of the sermon Walter Canham c.
s. Cummings and Herbert E. Foss were ordained
elders.
conference collection of $40 was raised for
the superannuates and widows of the conference.
Mr.. Knox, a preacher from Kansas, preached i'll
the Methodist church in the evening.
All the churches in Bridgton were supplied
from the conference on Sunday, and specia
train on the Bridgton railroad was run for the
accommodation of those living on the line of the
Ogdensburg road
The conference, and especially its Sabbath, has
been one of the pleasantest we have known in
forty years
This morning the conference opened with the
usual hour of prayer.
At O'Clock the order of business was resumed.
Mr.. Gowell from Wibraham represented that
institution.
Dr. Torsey spoke in high terms of President
Smith of Kent's Hill Seminary and its fiourishng
condition, and Mr.. Smith reported for the Board
of Education. DR.. Bashford, visitor to that nsti-
tuition, reported his views of the school. The
report of the committee was adopted.
1t was voted that a committee of three be
raised to visit Kents Hill the coming year..
After long discussion the following committee
was appointed: c. Munger, 1. Luce and j. w.
Bashford The committee was instructed to re-
quest that w. F. Berry may be appointed ON the
Board of Trustees for Kent's Hill Seminary.
The nineteenth question taken up-"Who are
the superannuated preachers?" ID. B. Randall was
called and addressed the conference.
John Allen addressed the conference in his
usual happy manner. c. w. Morse was reported
in very feeble condition j. S. Rice, +. Smith,
Jesse Stone, Joseph Gerry, c. w. Bockman, j.
Mower, N. Andrews, T. j. True, c. X. Evans, j.
Rice, S. NJ. Emerson, J. Colby, L. G. Sprague. The
character of these aged and feeble ministers has
been pure and spotless during the year.
superannuated relation was granted to N. d.
Center at his own request. He has received a
physical injury which will leave him a feeble man
and is in needy circumstances. conference
collection was taken for him; DR.. Spencer gave
the first ten. The collection amounted to $780,
Leave of absence was granted to j. Gibson, Mr..
Hill and G. w. Barbour.
DIR. Spencer addressed the conference in behalf
of the Church Extension Society.
The conference adjourned finally after very
interesting session in the evening, the programme
of which comprised meeting of members of the
G. L. S. c., over which Rev. Dr. Bashford presided
A programme was outlined for the assembly at
Fryeburg the coming summer, and there was
also an address by Bishop Warren. After this
followed the temperance anniversary with
speeches by John Collins, John d. Knox of Kan
sas, j. w. Bashford, and reading by the Bishop of
the following appointments for the ensuing year;
PORTLAND DISTRICT
VIM. S. JONES' Presiding Elder.
Alfredo. Munger.
Baldwin and Hiram-G. W. Barber
Berwick. I. Jones.
Biddeford-T. Gerrish.
Bowely Beach-A, Turner,
Cape Elizabeth-F. w. Smith.
Chebeague-B. Freeman.
Conway, n. HI. M. Woodbury..
Cornisil-A. Hamilton.
Eliot and 5. Elot-R. Atkinson.
Falmouth and Cumberand-Supplied by W. P.
Merrill.
Ferry vilage-T. p Adams.
Fryeburg and Stow. II. Roberts.
Goodwins Mills-C. E. Bsbee,
Gorllam School-F. A. Bragdon.
Hollis Centre-John Cobb.
Kennebunk-ChaS. f. Parsons.
Kennebunk Depot-S. L. Wetherbee.
Kennebunk Port and c. Porpoise-W. E. Morse.
KeZar FaS-H. b. Mitchell.
Kittery, 1St and I'd church-F. Grovenor
Maryland Ridge-A Cook.
Newfeld-W. +. Marshall.
North Conway and Bartlett-Perry Chandler.
UgunQuit-H. f. A. Patterson
Old Orchard and Saeo Ferry-H: Chase
Portland, Congress St-EZra Tinker.
Portland Island church,. B. Lapham.
Portland, Pine St.-C. j. Clark.
Portland, West End-R. H. Kimball
Saccarappa-Martln.
Shapeigh and W.. New-Suppliedab A. W.
Waterhouse.
So Biddeford Circuit-Supplied by H. T. Lunt.
So. Standsh and Buxton.,S. ID. Brown.
West Scarboro-E. X. Colby.
Woodfords and E. Deering-R. Sanderson
York;. A. Corey.
LEWISTON DISTRICT.
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