Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-02
Methodist copferenoe at Dover

DOVER. May l.-Thursdsy morning tn,
conference met al 30 Devotional exer
cises were held for half an aour, conducted
by B. b. ByrBe. ID. II. Triboa was added
TO the committee ON education. /. Fl
Wharf made a very satisfactory report if
connection with the publication of lsst
years minutes and dfty dollars from the
recei pts of the same were ordered psd to
the superaanusted fun1. o. II. Fernsld
presented paper from the New England
Educational Society requesting the election
of vice president sad two honorary
directors, which Was referred to The CON-
mittee on education.
The following were continued In ths
snpetanuaated relation S. II Beal, l..
wentw )rth. +. NJ Flower. s. B. Gross, J.
N. Marsh, Rufus Dag, 3 ". Mitchell, +
Bryant, 4 Kendall. W. II. Eidridge and
F II Osgeoi. Reports of Presiding
Elders Wentworth, Haley and Whsrf, re
saectively Of the Bangor. Bueksport and
Rockland districts were then read. A num-
ber OF churches have been built and dedi
Gated. others are rea y for dedication, aud
though work has in all quarters been seri
ously interrupted by la grippe. evidence of
dNu TEN iufhl
ported from all quarters.
In the Bangor district L. P. Murphy
died during the year. and in the Bucksport
district, A. A. Lewis and K l. Mantcn
have been transferred, the former to the
Maine aud the latter to the Vermont con-
ference.
b. s. Arey asked and was 2rarted a su-
persnnusted relation and handsome collec-
ton was tYken for him. I. X. Pentecost
was granted 4 superaumersry relation aud
o Tyler asked aud received location. A.
Church resigned his posit on as me mber of
the board of trustees Bishop Andrews
paid b gh tritute to the value and impor-
tance Of the periodical press in prom ting
the work Of the ehu CHI and Introduced DR.
Chas. Parkburst, edit of Ziou's Herald.
Who addressed the conference in the inter
-: OF the PAPER and presented s266 from
the Wesleyan Association for the benefit
of superanuates o. II. Fernald was ap-
pointed canvasser for the Methodist Re
view. G c. Brag lon presentej the claims
of Laselle Seminary, the Methodist school
for girls only located near Boston.
II B Thayer of Garland was introduced
and addressed the conference as a substi
TUE for DR. Torrey, the delegate from
the Maine Conference.
DR.. A. +. Chase, President of the East
Maine Conference Seminary at BGeksport,
was introduced and made most encoursg
irg report of that schools condition and
prospects. over five hundred pupils have
been in at.enda ce tn, past year.
Thursday afternoon a. two o'clock,
v 7. Wardweli sp ke 10 behalf of mission
ary wrrk At four o'ci eek the annual meet
ing of the Preachers Aid Society was hell
J W. Day, treasurer, made his report in
part show ing that thu interest on the prop
erty of the society am1unts to S2l9 S. II
Beai declined To serve longer ss President
an vote of thanks was passed for biz
faithful performar ce of duties. W. l..
Brown was chosen President, +. II Boyn-
ton Wee President, A. ", C. Anderson
Secretary, J. W. Day, Treasurer. A com
mittee consisting OF Tribou. Anderson ard
Prescott were Instructed to examine the
constitution and report at the adjourned
meeting wha, changes are desirable in or
der that the design of the society may be
better accomplished. The present method
of distributing funds was discussed al
length and some radical differences of
opinion manifested. Adjourned to meet
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock.