The Portland daily press., 1888-04-14
THE MAINE METHODIST CONFERENCE
Continued Yesterday with unabated
interest.
woman's Foreign Missionary and
Freedman's Aid Societies
Celebrate Their Anniversaries with
interesting Addresses.

Cei6DTdto NOeif Anniversaries WiNH
interesting Addresses.
Yesterday was the third day Of the Confer
enee, and. besides anniversary celebrations.
there was considerable important business
transacted. The day dawned bright and clear
and everything was favorable for good at
tendance and interesting sessions.
Forenoon Session.
From o'clock until a. M, conference
prayer meeting, led by Rev. j. M. Frost. was
held, and much interest was taken In the ex-
ercises, which were ably conducted.
The business meeting was called promptly
at o O'Clock. Bishop Fowler presiding. The
10th question was called, but no report was
made. whereupon Cyrus Stone, in behalf Of
the committee on Methodist literature. re-
ported. 1t was stated that the past year has
been one Of marked prosperity TO the pub
fishing interests Of the church. The report
of the Book Concern Industries state that
the subscription lists Of papers and periodi-
Gals have been more than maintained. The
Methodist Review has had a circulation Of
1000 copies. Two hundred and fifty copies
of the New York Christian Advocate have
been sent to Maine, and 1t was recommended
that special efforts be made to increase the
subscription list Of that paper in this State.
The Zion's Herald, however, Is more de-
voted to the local interests Of Maine Metho-
dism, and 1850 copies have been taken by
the Maine Conference the past year. which
is equal to one Herald to every fourteen
members.
The Missionary World, The Gospel in All
Lands and other papers were recommended
as worthy Of patronage by the members Of
| the Conference.
Roscoe Sanderson was nominated as Wis
| itor TO the Wesleyan Association.
The report was adopted Drafts Of S268
| on Book Concern and $50 on church fund
were ordered.
| The report Of the committee on church ex-
| tension was read by the chairman, A. 5.
Ladd, and accepted, the following resolution
being presented:
| ResoEved, That during the conference year, at
such time as think best for the cause, we Will
| preach a sermon at each Of our sabbath appoint
ments upon church extension, ana take cohec-
| tiOn for the same.
/. Luce, on behalf of the committee on do
| mestic missions, presented a report which
| ELECTED much animated debate by Cyrus
| Stone, W. @. Pendexter, A. 3. Ladd, William
| S. Jones, Charles Allen, Ezekiel Martin and
| others.
It was voted to reconsider the report. After
| the report had been amended It was once
more presented and another half hour OF dis
| eussiOn followed, the report as here given
| finally being adopted:
| The most Important interests for the con-
/ siderati0n Of Maine Methodists Is our respon-
| sibility for the development OF strong and
i aggressive form of piety In Maine MethOdists.
| Without considering our interests confined to
i our conference boundaries, we must remem-
| Der that our influence for good abroad will
1 be In exact ratio to the character Of our home
The development Of our home interests Is
| an equal development Of the interests OF the
| whole church, therefore we can do no better
| for general Methodism than TO develop a
staunch, self reliant, self sacrificing, aggres-
| sive and enthusiastic MethOdism at home,
| which, when we have reached, we shall have
become an important factor In general Meth
| odism and In the universal church.
The aim in view was not TO keep alive at a
| poor dying rate every feeble society which
| may have been planted in our borders for
/ time without end but to give temporary aid
to helpful fields, either new ones which give
| promise Of growth or to old ones which by
helpful sympathy may be revived and be-
After dwelling to considerable length on
aims Of the society these resolutions were
| offered:
Resolred, That as a conference we recognize
4 our responsibility Of keeping our MethOdism at
home and abroad up 20 the line OF a selfsacrife-
ing, heroic, enthusiastic, evangalizing force for
Resoired; That we win urge TO more liberal
i giving for the parent missionary society and for
l the equally important missionary work within
/ the bounds Of our conference.
Resolved; That we recommend that domestic
missionary board OF managers to select such neld
for their larger appropriation as give promise OF
the largest return In material growth and spiritu
/ al power.
the Domestic Missions Society OF the Maine Con-
ference, by the managefs OF said society, should
be subject to the approval Of the conference after
ment OF funds OF the Preachers Aid Society.
| Rev. William Heaven, by consent Of the
| conference, was here introduced by Bishop
| Fowler, and he spoke to considerable length
| in behalf Of the New England Educational
Society and the Young Peoples League:
L He said: The New England Educational
i Society was founded In 1855 and for 80 years
| it has been a society In our church life. Dur
ing that time II has done a vast deal Of good.
Its purpose has been TO aid our young men
| here In New England In their study for the
| ministry. In this S56,OO0 have been expend-
| ed and nearly 800 young men have been
1 helped by it, The maximum amount given
any one man Is $50, but 800 Is more. COM
| monty given. Seventy-five dollars Is the
| amount given young men rho have not been
/ graduated at our academies. Some Of you
may think that it Is better for most young
men TO scratch or die in getting an educa-
i tiOn. | think that the bulk Of our ablest
| ministers Of to-day came from homes
i of comparative obscurity and poverty
| and were helped by relatives, by friends OF
| by the ministry to an education. You should
| precah one sermon a year for their cause.
Do not let the society die. The speaker
| referred finally to the Young Peoples
| League which he urged should be supported
The following was unanimously adopted;
Whereas several women have been elected lay
| delegates 20 the General Conference; and
Whereas we consider that the action OF the
/ General Conference Of lS6S-lS72 has settled
the question that women are eligible as eandl-
| dates for election to the General Conference as
whereas some Of our.ofheial periodicals have
| more than intmated that women are not eligible
for election as lay delegates to the General Con.
ference and that those women already elected
| should not be admitted to seats; therefore
ResOired That our delegates to the general
i conference be instructed and directed TO use their
i influence and votes in favor OF admitting 70 seats
i Of lay delegates to the general conference the
women who have been' or may be- elected 10 that
/ conference.
| The following resolution was presented by
/ NJ. G. Pendexter, and adopted by the Con-
/ ference:
Resolved, That We, as a conference, disapproye
and protest against the practice OF changing pull
| pits with unevangelical ministers.
The stewards reported through Rev S. f.
Wetherbee, but after considerable discussion
| the whole report was recommited and as
| presented the second time, after having
| been amended 1t was adopted. 1t recon-
/ mended $3.50 for superannuated preachers,
| and S1050 for widows.
The trustees reported as follows;
Amount raised for stewards. s.............. $3.50 96
/ For East Maine Conference. e.-............. 5000
Il For Domestic Missions. 3o.2o
Total raised. s6OS.7l
/ The report was accepted:
| The chair appointed j. b. Lapham, Fran
| els GrovenOr, Perry Chandler and q. ID.
/ Holmes to collect the ballots for two dele
/ gates TO the General Conference. After bal
| loting four times Q. j. Clark and T.. Il.
i Adams were elected.
/ A. w. POttle and Roscoe Sanderson were
/ elected alternates. ,,,. 4. -.
| The chair appointed the following TO con-
/ stitute the State church committee: q. N
/ Allen, w. Fox, M. Smith, Cyrus Stone, H.
| @. Bass, A. W. POttle, Roscoe SandersOn,
i ID. B Randall and Q. Munger.
| 1t was voted that when the COniernce al
| iOurn they adjourn TO D. m. 10 receive INTO
/ the body of the Conference the Lay ElectOral
/ Conference, and f. Martin, l. Luce and u.
i f. Cobb were appointed committee Dy tne
| chair to inform the Lay Conference OIL the
/ action taken. The forenoon session then
/ ended.
Afternoon Services.
At O'Clock the afternoon session began
| with crowded house. The exercises began