The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-16

day afternoon and interesting services were
held at the City Hall Sunday forenoon,
afternoon and evening. There was large
attendance at all the sessions. and many
prominent preachers from other states we're
present.
Saturday Forenoon Session.
During the thour. beginning at So'clock,
a conference prayer meeting led by Q. Mum
ger, was held and helpful remarks and pray
ers were offered At o'clock the business
session was called, Bishop Fowler presiding.
The 10th question was called but the report
was deferred.
The reports Of the different standing COM
mittees were then ordered, and the first
presented was that of the Bible cause which
was as follows:
The Bible cause Is one Of great Importance.
The dissemination Of the word OF God Is OF
inestimable worth to our missionary. efforts.
In this work of extending the knowledge OF
the Holy Scriptures in the world, the Amer
ican Bible Society is accomplishing much.
In our own State the Bible Society Of Maine
is earnestly and effectively engaged, with the
purpose to supply every family with the
word Of God. This work is being pushed
with full endorsement Of the American
Bible Society, which has relinquished the
entire work here to the State Society; there
fore,
Resolred, That this conference is highly pleased
with the work Of the American Bible Society and
Of the Bible Society of Maine.
ResolUed That we earnestly advise that an an
nual collection be taken In the church OF the con
ference at as early date as may be found ex-
pedent the same to be forwarded 10 Rufus II.
Hinckley or his successor, the treasurer OF the
Bible Society Of Maine, instead OF TO the American
Bible Society who viii return receipt therefore as
a.yOucher to the conference OF such money paid.
The conference also bespeaks for the Bible work
ers employed by the State Society the cordial CO.
operation Of all pastors ana others "ith whom
Resolved, That we viii persistenty resist all
attempts TO have the Bible removed from the
public schools
The next report was that made by the COM
mittee on temperance, it being presented by
K. Atkinson, chairman Of the committee, as
here given:
1t needs no argument Of ours to show that
the liquor traffic and its inevitable product
the drinking saloon are the most gigantic and
formidable foes Of our Christian CIVILIZATION,
the sworn, bitter and persistent enemy Of the
Gospel of Christ; the destroying angel, blast
ing the home, and social life I; the worm that
never dies and the unquenchable fire, eating
away and consuming by lingering torture the
very life of the nation; the personifcation
of almost all evil, paralyZing the right arm
of the church; the deadly miasma injecting
all the vital sources of social Chritian life ;
the many headed monster crushing beneath
his iron heel, and strangling with his demo-
niacal grip the great parties of the land,
which lie so PROSTATE and helpless in the
tolls Of the rum power, that the tears, signs
and pleadings of the agoniZed wives, moth
ers, sisters and daughters of its victims,
even when voiced by the most benetclent
and heavenbOrn organization of the W0m-
ans Christian Temperance Union fail to dis
turb the sea of political agitation aud strife
for party power by so much as single rip
pie Of compassion, or provoke one effort
from either Of them for the prohibition OF
the liquor traffic or the suppression oil the
liquor saloons.
''In the judgment Of your committee, the
prohibition of the liquor traffic IS the most
Important and vital issue before the Ameri-
can people.
Whereas, The supporters Of the rum power
protect 1t by refusing to vote for any party or per-
SON committed to prohibition. therefore
Resolved, That we viii not support, In national,
state or municipal elections, any party or peIsgn
who is not thoroughly and unequiyoeally commit
ted to the principle and practice Of prohibition.
On motion of Rev. w. S. McIntire the fol-
lowing additional resolution was adopted;
Resolved, That a committee of two be appoint
ed with such as the Woman's Christian Temper
persnce ECO Committee S eco Of t the Legislature and urge
such amendments to the Prohlbitory Law as may
be agreed upon by this committee.
The question of admission to conference
was taken up and after having been fayora-
bly, reported William Eldridge, f. w. Ken
nison, /. N. Bean, Charles A. Racklef,
Thomas Whiteside and w. u. Dukeshire,
were admitted.
Edward c. Strout, Of Utah, was elected to
elders orders; Daniel X. Ford and John p.
Roberts, to local elders orders, and William
III. McAllister to local deacons order.
Bishop Fowler then introduced TO the con-
ference Rev. D. III. Tiffany, ID ID. I; Philadel-
phia; Rev. DIR. Day, New York; kev. r.: i.
Bayley and DIR. A. X. p. Small Of this city;
Rev Mr.. Cousins, Saccarappa; Rev. Mr.: Al
len, formerly of New York conference; Rev.
Mr.. Paine Of the st. John conference, Flori-
da, and j. M. Freem N, ID. d., New YORK.
A memorial service followed. Rev. q. +.
Cobb presented a memoir OF Rev. John Al
len (Campmeeting John Allen who died on
lowed by Rev. N. L. Whitaker and Rev.
Charles Munger, who told Of their former
acquaintance with the deceased.
Rev. A. Pottle read memoir OF Rev. Al
yah Hatch, who died at Saco. and Key; MI
Randall spoke of his memory OF MI Hatch.
Rev. Sylvester Hooper read memoir
of the late Rev. Mr.. Andrews and Rev. A.
r. Sylvester followed with remarks.
Rev. G. +. Allen delivered memoir upon
the late Charles Morse. The Rev. Stephen
Allen and Rev. A. s. Ladd followed.
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell spoke in memory OF
Rev. Luther B. Knight, Rev. A. w. Pottle
in memory Of Rev. Isaac Downing.
Bishop Fowler was requested BY the con-
ference to appoint Rev. G. j. Clark financial
agent of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary.
The motion of w. S. McIntire that sec
setary be appointe to whom shall be read all
the reports OF the conference before Sald re-
ports are published, was laid on the table.
No other business coming before the con-
ference it was voted to adjourn until p: IN.
Rev. ID. b. Randall presented a resolution,
calling on the Evening Express to make
conspicuous the correction OF an error in its
report of Fridays session. This gave sew
eral members of the Conference chance to
express themselves in regard TO the reporters.
Rev. N. I. Whitaker stated that he had been
told by the reporter who made the mistake,
that he. the reporter, understood the state
ment when made to have been the same as
that which appeared in the columns OF the
paper which he represented, and that he
would see to Ii that the mistake, which was
unintenti0nally made, was corrected: Con-
sidering this, Mr.. Whitaker thought that the
passage of the resolution was entirely un-
called for, and urged that 1t be withdrawn.
The Conference, however, seemed to think
Mr.. Whitaker was wrong, and in spite OF his
remonstrance the resolution was carried,
whereupon Mrs. Try0D, wife Of MIR. James
Tryon, night editor of the Argus, who was
present as representative OF that paper,
begged leave to speak, and upon being grant
ed permission, addressed them in manner
that met with the approval OF many who
had listened TO the proceedings In regard TO
the passage Of the resolution. Mrs. Tryon
stated that If the reporters had been extend
ed the usual courtesies in the matter OF the
secretaries minutes, they would not have
been so liable to make errors.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session opened with prayer
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