Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-30
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OAAA11acOCrAs Apeu 19.-Tno 44sb
sesdea Il ths East Maine Mstbediss con
feRenced hsss teday. Abcst l50 clsfeJ-
nen and iAdiss have arrived and many nore
are expected. B:shop RostaR cans yesses-
day afternoon Examinations Of the vasi-
eus ciasses we're co-dueted yesterday. seven
eeD-ienensppeAf'as for sxaninAsisn in the
class Of the FRA yesf, ten in tss class "
the second year. eisht in tie class Of the
'hifd year and eight Ia the eiAss Of The fourth
J ear. Lsss - nirg lA-ge 1dience gathered
10 eeleb,ats the asnivsrsaPy Of the EpuoFth
League. The meeting opened with apnaipe
service conducted by Rev. ". A. Spencer,
d. D., Of Pbiladeiphla. TIE addfsss Of
the evening vas made by Rev. Jesse L,
Hurib1rt, d. D.. OF New York. The
speaker said that less than sso years ego in
Cleveland. the Epvorth League va organ
ixsd BY ~ men Th-ee veeks sso there
we're 5.l92 leagues, more lsagaes were
organized dafiSg the months Of February
snd March Of this year. than in any
previous months since the organization.
The fret business session Of the conference
sss hsld at 10 o'clock today. Rev. G. A.
Piummef wss chosen secretary for the en-
saipg year, and be selscsed Rev. ". r.
Wsrdwell - assistant and Rev. e. II.
Boynton ~ recording secretary. Rev. J.
w, Day vss elected stafisticai secretary
and he named - his assi.tsnts Revs. Il. E
Frohock and Fl. W. Norton. Rev. W. W.
Oyer WAS chosen TREASURER and Rev. D. B.
Dsv assistant. The bishop then brief
addressed the conference. He called at-
ts ltion to the fact that be WAS as first as
70 kvk
health required = change in the Appointment
and be had taken Bishop GoodelPs place.
who had been assigned to Maine. He spoke
Of the pleasure 1t gave him to make this
fcurt'i visit 10 the conference OF Maine,
and expressed the hope that the conference
would be used bv none ss place Of per-
sopal pro6,, but by ali as season Of re-
rsshing from on high. The following
resolution was presented by Rev. W. I.
jewell and adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That trough ip the providence
Of God we are deprived Of tue presence Of
Bishop Goodsell, yet we hail with pleasure
the coming ard presence of our beloved
Bishop Foster and he is assu,ed Of cur con-
fdence, sympathy and hesry cooperation.
Rev. Sanford Hunt, d. D.. reported the
foaucial aft Airs Of the Book Concern in n
very prosperous condition. II has the best
publishing house in New York, built Of
Maine's granite and entirely without debt.
The Eas. Maine Conference receives % its
dividend this year from the Book Concern
$776, an Increase of S9l over last year.
Kew. D. c. Wentworth, presiding elder of
the Bangor district, presented his report
for the year. On the question Of the ad-
mission Of women, the district was 80 for
and IS against.
AitsInoon Session.
At the East Maine NJ. E. Conference,
Wednesday afternoon ct O'Clock, after
devotional exercises conducted W Rev. C.
L. Haskell, Rev. J. W. Day took the chair
and introduced Rev. DR.. Hurlburt Of New
York xs tie speaker of the afternoon. In
the beginning DIR. Hurlburs referred briefly
to the work Of the Methodist Tract Society
with which he is connected. He then an
rounced as his theme, wherein the Aver
age Sunday School Succeeds" The address
was Of very practical and encouraging
nature, and at its close the speaker
spswered questions with regard 10 The
Epworth League. Tuesday evening the
snniv.r rsary of the Missionary Society was
celebrated, and large audience was pres
ent Rev. s. H. Beale occupied the chsir.
The Scriptures were read by Rev. v. p,
Wsrdweli, and Rev. Mr.. Berry Of the
Maine Conference offered PRAYER. After
singing BY the conference quarset,e,
Rev. s.. &. L. Baldwin, d. D,
of New York -as introduced
A. The speaker OF the evening", and denv-
cred an sole and eloquent address on the
wonderful progress OF the missionary en-
terpriss during the last 60 years.