The Republican journal., 1888-04-26
The East Maine Conference at ROckland,


The preliminary meetings of the forty first scs
sion of the East Maine conference wee held at
Rockland April Il. The 18TH the opening day,
was busy one. A meeting for the promotion of
holiness, led by Rev. A. \. Lewis, was held at a..
m. 1t was largely attended, as was the social
meeting at eight o'clock, o. II. Fernald leader
Following the social meeting the conference was
formally opened by Bishop Fowler and sacrament
was mpressively administered to some 200 COM
municants The roll call by Secretary l. II. w.
Wharf showed IS clergymen present. The officers
of the conference are c. II. Fowler, of San Fran
cisco, bishop presiding; !. II. W. Wharf, secre-
tary; v. p. Wardwell, }. II. Bennett, Assistant
secretaries; L. Z. Wentworth, w. +. Chase, II. L.
Frohock, j. II. Clifford, Statistical Secretaries; W.
L. Jewell, Cashier. The usual conference commit
tees were elected.
Presiding Elder Ossood, of the Bangor District,
reported that I. H. Murphy. of Dover, has been
compelled to give UP work for time because of
throat trouble. c. a. Southard, of OrOno, had
been transferred to the Maine Conference and To-
Gated at Biddeford. There had been 2S6 CONVEX
slons III the district: Dds received on probation :;
l66 full membership and Il general increase in the
amount of collections. The First church, of Ban
sor, has shifted its debt of $500 to the should
ers of responsible parties. The Union street
church, of Bangor, has improved its church pro
perty and built chapel at Northport Camp
Ground, has the Belfast society, st. Albans
East Cornth, Trenton Brewer, Winterpcrt, Hamp
den, Searsport, Old Town, Newport. The Dexter
and Dover churches report Improvements in
district and expended was 1896, material gain
over last year. 1t was voted that pledges of aid to
the f. NJ. Conference seminary at Buck sport. he
Kept separate from the general collections for edu-
cationai purposes.
Presiding Elder Haley of Bucksport District, re-
ported Improvement III churches, and revival inter
est at Pembroke, Orland Ca>tinc and Deer Isle,
while i'll Columbia and Harrington sections more
than eighty conversions are reported. There has
been marked Improvement and growth in the
Sunday Schools and supplies of books. The sem
mary at Bucksport has had the most prosperous
year in its history. a. +. Chase, Phi. d., is Prin
cipal, with nine Instructors and Isl students. The
Seminary property is valued ut $50 900 and has an
endowment fund of S25,5Go, with no Indebtedness.
Presiding Elder Haley strongly recommended the
n,tntlom Of theological department in the
from this district the past year to Birmingham,
and ii. Fernald supplied his place at Bucksport.
}. W. Day Presiding Elder of Iioulton district
reported that the facilities for religious work are
inadequate to keep pace with the increase in popu-
!ation. There are only eighteen men in a territory
comprising one fifth the area of the State of Maine
and one ninth of the conference territory Eighteen
men along battlefield 100 miles in extent. He
inade strong plea tor more workers, referring to
one pastor who preached three times sunday and
travelled over wide extent of territory for re
IMMIGRATION of less than 300.
J. NJ. Freeman, d. y. If New York made a plea
for Il sunday School tnlon and the Tract Society,
and in the evening Chaplain McCahe addressed Il
large audience.
The second day opened with holiness meeting
led by :. NJ. Bunton. Elder Plummer read an en-
couraging report of the Rockland District W.
W ogiel, r. NJ. wilkins, I. H. Murphy and H. f.
Frohock were elected to elders orders. W. IL.
Pilsbury and others We're continued ON the super
animated list. DR.. a. W. Spencer Of PhladeIphi:l
made an address on Church Extension.
Rev. i. q: Wentworth led the holiness meeting
the morning of the third day social meeting led
by +. G.. Brown. Several We're admitted to full
connection and elected to deacons orders and
others We're admitted trial DR.. 4. F. Chase
addressed the Conference on Methodism in Maine.
The following were elected delegates to the general
conference. to iiec! at New York, May LIST: j. W.
bay, VI. T. Jewell; {. A. Plun,mer aud q. &.
WnsloW, reserve delegates. The conference voted
to meet next year at Dexter
In the afternoon lay delegates to the general
conference We're elected, and a memorial service
was held The educational report was then pre-,
scented by Prof. A. +. Chase Of Buckslort semi,
nary. The following visitors We're appointed; To
ncr, \. \. Lewis, ". ". Baldwin, i. G. Went
worth; school Of theology, IL. +. Frohock; Boston
Wesleyan AsSoci alton. and others. The following
resolution was adopted:
IL solved, That the trustees of the East Mahe
Conference be instructed at the earliest opportun-
ity To put financial agent into the field to secure
money for new building, and for increase of the
endowment lul't AMI for tie support of the CON
ference
saturday after the holiness ard social meetings
NJ. F. Hridgham presented a report on temperance
and the following resolutions which were accept
cd:
Resolved, That we render our hearty thanks t.
Gcd for all Victories gained and trust His grace
for the time to come.
That the Nj. +, church is opposed to the manu-
fact;lIc ana sale as Il beverage of all lntoNicaGtS
and tiiat prohibition is her motto first, last and al
WAYS.
That we Will support and encourage by prayer
and effort all agencies and organizations for the
eXtirpation of the liquor traffic. and all moral
influence in our power to the fallen and keep
the innocent from falling.
The bcncv client appointments for the ensuing
conference year were reported as follows: Preach
er's Aid Society. $1,000 Missions, S;5.500; Freed
mems Aid. $500; Church Extension, 5000; Tracts
800, Education, - 800; Bible Cause, 800.
The following changes have taken place in the
conference l.. l.. IIanscom and Z. A. Southland
transferred to the Maine Conference; ;. l.. Hang
com TO the Alabama Conference, G. +. Libby to
the Mississippi Conference {. b. Besse to the Ar
kansas Conference: T.. 5. Cummings from Maine
Conference to East Maine.
The educational and temperance anniversary
meetings We're held in the afternoon and evening
The sunday services were very impressive, ser
mons being delivered by Bishop Fowler and Rev.
Charles Parkhurst.
The closing business session was held Monday.
closing with the list of appointments, follows
BANGOR DISTRICT.
+. II osgool Presiding Elder
Argyle Circuit H. b. \utcr.
Bangor, First church, q. II. Lindsay.
Bangor Mon street L. Z. Rogers.
Belfast, B. c. WentWor