The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-24
THE METHOOISTS IN SESSION IN BATH.
Services Of the Opening Day of the
Maine Conference.
The Convention Organized and the
Committees Appointed.
1t Gracefully Adopts Baths Hobby
Local Time.


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BATH, April 23.-The sixty-sixth session Of the
Maine Conference of the M. E. church commenced
at Beacon street church in this city today Bishop
L. G. Andrews, d. d. presiding.
On calling the roll of the conference all the
members answered to their Names Two have
died during the past year, viz, Rev. John Mitch
ell and Rev. o. ii. Stevens. The preachers were
generally in good health and spirits. Some aged
and infrm brethren who have not been pastors
during the year are here, and although in fee.
BILE health they were greatly interested in the
progress of the business.
The conference was opened by the administra-
tion of the Lords Supper, Bishop Andrews pre-
siding, assisted by several of the elders. Nearly
200 received the sacrament.
The conference organized with Bishop Edward
G.. Andrews presiding. By acclamation, Wilbur
Il. Berry of Pennington was elected secretary,
L. Bisbee conference treasurer, with power TO
choose assistants. The Bishop announced diyi-
dends to this conference of $50 from the char
tered fund, and $3.50 from the Methodist Book
Concern, and drafts for these amounts were or
dered.
On motion of I. Luce, Friday morning. at IL
O'Clock, was selected as the time for the reception
of fraternal delegations
The following standing committees were an
nounced:
Public worship-E T. Adams, T. whiteside A.
Stewards S. F. Wetherbee, G. f. Cobb. j. b.
Lapham, NJ. L. King, NJ. G. Purington.
Education-N. I. Whitaker Z. NJ. Smith, p.
Methodist Literature-J. Nixon, H. Hewitt, W.
f. Holmes, A. @. Trafton.
Admission TO COnference-A. s. Ladd, j. ii.
Roberts, W. f. Foster, L. III. Bean.
Conference Relations-A. X. Sylvester, o. s.
PIsbury, I. Grove, G. D. Holmes, g. Hoitt;.,
Fraternal Relations-I. Luce g. Munger Il. w.
Smith, ii. b. Mitchell, d. Pratt.
Temperance-D b. Holt, G.. II. Palmer, G. 4.
Marriage and Divorce. H. Trask, ]. Collins,
j. w. Smith, A. Hamln
Observance OF Sabbath M. c. Pendexter, G. +.
Bible Class-A W. Pottle, W. Canham, II.
S Sunday G Schools @ % and Tracts@H. &C i. foss, II. A.
Clifford, ID. B. Ford, j. r., Masterman, A. L. Par
Church Extension-J. A. Corey, F. A. Bragdon,
S. Hooper. B. Freeman, I. 2. Adams.
Tree@aRs Adg Mood5nrS g. Joss y NJ FfosJ
'GbeSi pemesc s. M MssonsW SESpary McdSire " Ber
ry. F. G. Haddock X. Atkinson, j. Cobb.
Church Add. B. Randall II. +. A. Patterson,
Memoirs @. F. Allen, II. B. Michel, J. b. Lap
ham.
Publishing of Minutes-w. F. Berry, I. F.
Resolutions H. Hewitt, q. Muager, J. NJ Frost
At 2.30 o'clock the church was filled, when the
Rev. Mr.. McIntire delivered an excellent mis-
SlOnary sermon
This evening DIR. Gray spoke for the Free Mems
Aid Society. At $50 tomorrow morning there
VIII be a social service conducted Dy A. ). Ladd,
followed at $50 by a business session. At 2.30
in the afternoon the subject OF the Preachers
Aid wi be treated by g. 5. Inge, j. M. Frost and
". S. McIntire.
The conference runs its business on local time
as y is known perhaps that the good people OF
Bath their several interests on both local and
S andard time. But little business of general in
terest was transacted at the sessions today.
Yesterday the several can iidates for admission
to the conference and for ordination etc., appear
ed before the several committees to pass theiI
examination with reference to their knowledge of
the studies which they were directed to pursue.
On Tuesday evening was held the reunion prayer
meeting, which was a time of very great interest.
The brethren who had been separated from each
other for the year were rejoiced to meet and re-
count the moral battles they had fought and the
victories that had been wOn The past year has
been year Of considerable prosperity to the Nj.
E. Church within the bounds of the Maine Confer
ence.
The weather has been very favorable for the as
sembling OF the members OF the Conference which
has been very highly appreciated by them.