Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-16
MAINE DISPATCHES.
MAINE METHODISTS.
Proceedings of Saturdays and Sundays
Meetings OF the M e Conference.

PORTLAND, April Is.
The Methodist conference continued Sat
urday morning with it's usual prayer meet
ing, business session was held at nine
O'Clock. A resolution was presented by the
committee temperance to the effect that
''as conference, we do not support any par
ty at the polls This was discussed.
Rev. Mr.. Pratt moved an amendment that
q Committee be appointed to present certain
necessary amendments to the Maine law TO
the committee on temperance of the next leg
sature.
Rev. Mr.. Ladd moved an amendment that
a committee be appointed to co operate with
the W omens Christian Temperance Union
and Good Templars To urge The passage of
amendments to the law by the next legisla-
ture.
Rev. Mr.. Allen thought that carte blanche
orders should not be given TO any committee
Rev. Mr.. Ladd said that the w. C. T. U.
may have been ndiscreet but if they are
over Jealous there are enough to hold them
back.
k7Rev. Mr.. McIntre said there was no dan
ger of political entanglements. He had seen
a rumseller in Portland jailed who had been
before the court nineteen times and had just
got to Jail. He wanted law that woLld send
him there the first time.
Mr.. Ladd's amendment was adopted and
then so was the report with the resolution in
cluded.
The committee on presentation and candi-
dates for preachers reported the names of
W. b. Eldrch, +. w. kenneson, +. n. Gu
ley, J. A. Bean and Thomas Whitesde, who
were admitted, and c. A. Rackliff whose case
was laid over. c. A. Laughton. was not ad-
mitted, bnt is to be employed by the presid-
ing elder.
Edward c. Strout was elected to elders
orders in two years. Daniel X. Ford and
John =. Roberts were also elected to elders
orders
w. II. McAllison was elected to local dea-
cons orders. Rev. DIR. Day and Rev. DIR.
Tiffany of New York, Rev. Mr.. Bagley Rev.
DR.. Small, Rev. Mr. Cousins of Portland,
Rev. Mr. Allen of New York, Rev. DR..
Paine of Florida, and Rev. DIR. Freeman
were introduced.
Memorial services followed Rev. Mr..
Fuller presided. Addresses were made by
G. F. Cobb, in memory of John Allen; Rev.
C.. A Munger, in memory of the same ; Rev.
\. W Pottle, Rev. J. W Randall in mem
DRY of Rev Mr.. Hatch of Saco; Rev. Mr..
of Rev. Mr.. Andrews; Rev. c. F. Allen and
Rev. Stephen Allen, in memory of Rev. C.
+. Morse; Rev. Mr.. Mitchell, in memory of
Rev Luther b Knight Rev. A. w. Pottle,
in emory of Rev Isaac Downing.
The bishop was requested by the confer
cnce to appoint Rev. C.. j. Clark, as financial
agent of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary, The
conference then adjourned.
The Methodist ministers supplied nearly
all of the city churches today In the
Methodist churches, 10 services where held,
all uniting in union service at City Hall.
a love feast preceded the regular service.
kcV. stephen Aiten preached AT l''oo
AMI Rev. DR.. J. Il. Day of New York read
the scripture Then a liberal collection
taken for the % superpumerated ministers
and 32 widows under the charge of the
Conference, Bishop Towler then preached
for over an hour from John 20. 81 After
the sermon the ceremony of ordination of
dcacons took place. Six were ordained as
follows: Thos. NJ, Kewley, Thos. Whiteside,
Henry T. Winter, W H. Barbone, W. ii.
II. McAlistcr and W. Is. Eldrieh, At the
afternoon service Rev. w. :. Jones presided.
Rev. |. Luce read scriptures and Rev. John
Collius offered prayer Rev. DIR. .. IL.
Tiffany. OF New York, preached powerful
sermon from Revelations l2:ll. The fol-
lowing elders were ordained Cyrus A.
Laughton. Daniel X. Ford and John p Rob
erts In the evening Rev. W, IL. Spencer,
director of the society of church extension,
made a plea for that branch of the work.