Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-19
MAINE DISPATCHES.
EAST MAINE CONFERENCE.
What was Done at the First Days Ses-
sion.

O'Clock Wednesday morning, was led by Rev
A. A. Lewis, and was largely attended a,
was the social meeting at s o'clock, o. II
Fernald, leader. Following the social meet
ing, the conference was formally opened by
Bishop Fowler, and the sacrament impress.
lively administered to some 200 communi.
cants.
The roll call by Secretary J. H. w. Wharf
showed Is clergymen present. The officers
of the conference are c.. ii. Fowler, San
Francisco, California, bishop presiding; J.
Fl w. Wharf, secretary; V. p. Wardwell
and J. II. Bennett, assistant secretaries; B.
c. Wentworth, w. F. Chase, H. +. Frohe-
rex, J. II. Clifford, statistical secretaries
W. +. Jewell cashier.
Presiding Elder Osgood of the Bangor Dis
triet, reported that II. NJ. Murphy of Dover
had been compelled to give up work for a
time because of throat trouble. c. A.
Southard of Orono, has been transferred to
the Maine conference and located at Bidde-
ford. There have been 2s6 conversions to
the district, 22S received on probation and
lG6 into full membership, and general in
crease in the amount of collections. The
first church, Bangor, has shifted debt of
So 800 on to the shoulders of responsible
parties.
The Union ST. Church, Bangor has i'm
proved its church property and built cha p
el at Nor,hport campground, as did the Bap-
tist society. The ST. Albans, East Corinth,
Trenton, Brewer, Winterport, Hampden,
| Searsport, Oldtown, Newport, Dexter and
Dover churches report improvement in
church property. The aggregate received in
the district and expended was 50, 1875, ma
terial gain over last year.
| 1t was voted that pledges of aid to the
East Maine Conference Seminary, Bucks
port, be kept separate from the general col
lectons for educational purposes.
| Presiding Elder Haley of the Bucksport
district, reported the death of Rev. b. f.
Stinson, superannuated minister, in Novem-
ber
The Bar Harbor church has outgrown its
present quarters and is making plans for a
new and commodious edifce. The South
Deer Isle church is completed and is soon to
be dedicated. The Eastport church has
raised its debt. The Harrington church has
taken up its mortgage. The Lubec, West
Lubec. Bucksport Machias and North Bucks
port churches have improved their property
A lot has been purchased for tine new church
at Perry.
! At Northtield an organization of Metho-
| lists has been effected and a revival of in
terest is reported at Pembroke, Orland, CAS-
tine and Deer Isle.
| l.. l.. lIanscom, transferred from
this district the past year to
Birmingham, Ala, Harrington section, re-
ported more than eighty conversions. There
has been marked Improvement and growth
in the Sunday schools and supplies books.
The seminary at Bucksport has had the most
prosperous year in its eqlst-
ance A. +. Chase, Phi ID. is Principal,
with nine instructors and 4sl students. The
seminary property is valued at $4,000 and
has an endowment of SIS, 500 ith no indebt-
edness. Presiding Elder Haley strongly
recommended the establishment of theolog-
cal department MT in this establishment l..
l.. Hanscom, transferred from this district
to Birmingham, Ala, and O. ii. Fernald sup
piled his place at Bucksport. J. W. Day,
presiding elder of the Hpulton district, re-
ported new church at Houlton without debt
bic improvements 10 church property in the
Pattcn and Forest City charges, while the
Vanceboro church was relieved from debt,
In this district the territory is nearly as
large as the State of Connecticut, while the
facilities for religious work are inadequate to
keep pace with the increase of population
only Is men are in the territory, comprls-
ing one-fifth of the area of the State of
ritorv is men along the battlefield, 100
miles in extent. He made strong plea for
more workers. referring TO one pastor VINO
preached three times Sunday and travelled
over wide extent of territory. for remu
neratiou less than $500.
J. NJ. Freeman, ID. D., of New York. was
introduced by the Bishop, as was DIR. w. A.
Spencer of Philadelphia. and DIR. ii. w.
Bolton of Chicago.
DIR. Freeman then made a plea for the
Sunday School Union and Tract Society
There is Methodist sunday school IN
Norwegian village, few miles south of the
,,l, t,i hpm
over that country and in Russia and Switzer-
land. while in Italy they flourish under the
shadow of the Vatican. In China they are
found. while in Japan there is Methodist
~; ss;,o which does great work. In Corea,
n hermit nation. we find Methodist mission
aries and Methodist literature in the native
tongue. South America is also being blessed
in the same way. while in Mexico the work
goes grandly on. In his country three are
Sunday schools for immigrants with % ,ooV
scholars. At the gate of Castle Garden
NJ. f. special agent distributes tracts printed
in various languages. The standing armies
of the Ave great nations of Europe is 2'los'-
600 men while the standing army OF the Nj.
Z. Sunday schools are 2,i5o,ooo. The work
of the book concerns in New York and I'm
c;nnat; were outlined. At
pM Dr. Freeman addressed the Sunday
School Union, devoting his excellent address
to the methods of teaching.
This evening the big auditorium OF the
Pratt Memorial Hall, was literally hlled 70
hear Chaplain McCabe. Mr.. Meeaoe was
suffering from severe illness. Dr. W. A.
Spencer of Philadelphia, occupied the early
mart of the evening by an address on missions
He closed with very impassioned appeal 70