Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-01
MAINE DISPATCHES.
East Maine nethodistS Hold ANNA
Conference At Dover.
sseted at Wsdnssday's Session.

DovER. April 30.-The East Maine Con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Churcl
commence its forty third session At tn
Methodist church 1t Dover, Wednesds,
morning, Bishop Andrews presiding. Tn
ROLL call showed about seventy minister
present.
c. A. Plummer was elected SecretA
V. p. Wardwell. Assistant Secretary; J
W. Day. Staiist cal Secretary; Z. p. Boyn
ton, Recording Secretary; e. s Cummings
Treasurer; +. c. Rogers. Assistant Treas
urer.
The regular committees were appointed
for the ensuing year as follows: Public
worship. b. C. Wentworth, j. W. Day
education, G. ID Lindsay. d. B. Dow, J
A. Morelsn; claims. claimants and stew
ards, A. Prince, G. B. Chadwick, J. T
Crosby, +, Skinner, ID. H Trbou; Bibl,
cause. W. L. Brown, W. W. Ogier, W. T
Jewell; benevolent claims, J. Tinling, J
ID. Payson, II. W. Norton; Sunday school
and tracts, J. l.. Hill, J P. Simonton. NJ
+. Brigham Freedmen's southern educa
tional work, 3 l.. Hanscom, J. Bran, NJ
G. Prescott; temperance, Z. II. Boynton
F. C. Rogers, G.. Rogers; book concerI
and church literature, J. ). Thompson, +
F.. WIthsm. C. L. Hsskell; church exten
sion, G. s. Cumming. J. A. MOrelen, J. T
Crosby; Sabbath observance, o. II. Fer
maid. A. W C. Anderson; memoirs, A. J
Lockhart, J r. Clifford, G. g. Winslow
missions, J +. Haley, l. II W, Wharf, b
Col
vas appointed on general qualifications
Bangor district. c. l.. Haskell, F. W
Towle, 6. ID. Lindsay; Bucksport distric.
j. T. Crosby. w. T. jewell. B. 8. Arey
Rocklsnd district. W. j.. Brown, c. 8
Cummings. 8. l.. Hauscom.
DR.. Andrews referred TO the fact thai
this was the first conference at which he pre-
sided sf.er being made bishop aud he spoks
in feeling words Of the late c. B Dunn
and George Pratt. DR.. Kynett Of Phila-
delphia, secretary of the church extension
society, was Introduce ed and spoke in the
interest Of the new bi. monthly "Christiani-
ty in Earnest" and said incidentally thai
there WAS great danger unless great work
was done that the rum power would gain
the ground they had lost through the deci.
sion of the courts. The church extension
society pays more money to this confer
ance than it receives from it. Rev. George
NJ. Hamlin of the New Eogland southern
conference. spoke in behalf Of Mallalieu
Sc ninary at kinsley, Ala. DR. Bfecken-
ridge made al earnest appeal for the Meth
odist general hospital at Brooklyn and res
oiutioss were passed and q committee ap
pointed looking to the aid Of the institu-
ton.
NJ. F. BRIGHAM and J. X. Baker were
continued in the supernumerary relation.
ID Wardwell, A. Church, X. s. Dixon,
and B b. Byrne were continued in tn.
supersnuated relation. Mr.. Church who
has missed bat one conference for fifty
seven yeaes and who is soon to remove to
the Pacific coast made some remarks which
produced deep impression particularly on
the older ciass ~ho have known the vener-
able preacher for so many years.
The Bishop announced that thirty dollar
had been received from the chartered fund
and six hundred and eighty three dollar
from the book concern for the superanuated
preachers Of the conference and wido~s OF
preachers.
AT two o'clock this afternoon at the ami
verssry of the Sunday School Union DR..
W. C. Coke of Iowa was to deliver the ad
dress. but not being able to be here hii
place was taken by DR.. q. W. Gray OF
Chicago, who also spoke in the interest OF
the Freedmen's Aid and Southern Educa.
ton Society.
Al four O'Clock the annual meeting of the
East Maine Conference Missionary Society
was held. c A. Plumer was chosen resi-
dent, W. T. jewell positively declining te
serve longer. Important action was taken
in regard to the by laws.
Several important committee meeting'
have been held today at different places
This evening DR.. J. Kynett of Philadel
phia will deliver an address at the anniver'
ssry Of the Church Extension Society.