The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-28
TWO DAYS WITH THE Conference
Brunswick Selected as the Place OF
the Next Session.
Interesting Services in the Churches
of the shIpyard City.
Tributes to the Memory Of Members
Who Have Died.
Especial Ioithe Press.l

BATH, April 26-The early morning meet
ing Of the Maine Conference was led by Rev.
N. Q. Clifford, and was very excellent meet
ing. At $50 the conference met for prayer
meeting. which was led by Rev. L. FL. Bean
Of South Portland. 1t was a meeting Of
deep spiritual interest. At O'Clock the
conference was called to order by the
Bishop. Rev. N. T. Whitaker, d. d., pre-
sented resolution of sympathy with Bishop
Fowler, who is sick at his home in Califor-
mia, which was adopted. The Bishop is i'm
proving, and it is hoped that he will be able
to resume his work soon. The conference
then took up the eighteenth question: "Who
are the supernumerary preachers? The
following brethren were continued in that
relation John A. Strout, David Church and
question @ ~ was s taken ap: who are the snper
animated preachers?" the following breth-
rem were continued in that relation: Alva
Cook, Luther p. French, Edmund K. Colby,
by' SiIas M. Emerson, Charles &. Cone, vii
lard B. Bartlett, Charles W. Blackman, jos
eph Hawks, Jabez Z. Budden, Ezekiel Smith
John p. Cole, Alpha Turner, Caleb Fuller,
Jesse Stone, True p. Adams, Joseph Moor,
James S. Rice, Ira G: Sprague, Kinsman At
kinson, Charles K. Evans. Nathan d. Cen
ter, and Daniel b. Randall. The above are
men who by reason of disease are unable to
pursue the work Of pastors. Some of them
have been sixty years in the regular pastor
ate. They are men highly honored in their
retirement
The conference took up the fifth question:
"Who are admitted into full connection"
William b. Eldredge, Eugene w. Kennison,
Insley A. Bean and Thomas Whiteside were
called forward and addressed in very able
manner by the bishop. 1t was one of the
m0ct ahla addrQcQ that has hpQn heard in
this conference for many years. The names
were each called before the conference and
the several committees to whom their cases
had been presented reported favorably and
they were all admitted into full connection
with the conference.
William b. Eldridge, Eugene Remission
Insley A. Bean were elected to deacon's Or
ders. Thomas Whiteside is already an or
dained deacon. Gilbert A. Lowe was elected
to local deacon's orders. Madison X. Mabry
was elected to elders orders.
The Bishop presented the action Of the
general conference to give an equal number
OF lay delegates in the general conference
with ministerial delegates. Rev. Mr.. Hewel
ofMonmouth made speech in favor OF the
measure and Rev; Q. +. Allen, ID: D., spoke
against it, Rev. ID. b. Randall obtained the
floor and was speaking upon the subject
when the conference was adjourned by expi-
ration of time.
The conference resumed its business ses-
sion at O'Clock, and continued the discus
sion Of the resolution. 1t was voted that
they should not so advise-21 to SO. 1t was
decided to hold the next annual conference
at Brunswick. The conference then took up
the discussion of ladies' foreign missions.
and was addressed by Mr. and Mrs. Ross, re-
Gently returned from missionary work in
South America.
In the evening was held the anniversary of
the Church Extension Society, Rev. w. +.
Holmes presiding. The address of the eve
ming was by Rev. DR.. Kynette, the CORES
ponding secretary. He gave a very clear
and fercible presentation of the objects and
work of the society.