Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-14

II Wa voted that the election Of dele
Gates To the National Conference be the or
her of the day vt 1870 y NJ FRIDAY. and
that ,hc lay electoral conference meet at
lo-,o \ " an the same day
Rev W = MCINTYRE of BiidcfOrl pre-
,,nted a resolution 10 the effect that no can
di'iat, for admission in any class who did
not secure an average of - per cent in each
of thc studies should hs al, anccd It was
referred to the managers at the ltinrrants
Institute
! : Rnsck,uridgc supt OF the Mrtho-
dist Hospital At BROOKLYN. y. t.. Wa pres
'nt and presented tn the conference the
claims of thar institution. Efforts are being
made To establish fund of 5000 Ia
maintain q Maine conference bed at the
hospital. Immediately following him Rev.
4 : l.add of Gardiner presented
a resolution calling for tho appointment vi
o committee consisting of the three presil
ing elders 10 confer with Mr. Breckenridge
regarding the means necessary to the cstab-
lishment of the he'd and also thanking
Charles pa,cppoYt of Bath for the cuntri-
hutton of the >.,6i necessary Ia the maint,-
nance OF the he'd the past year
The reception of fraternal delegate, was
assigned to THURSDAY ut II \. VI.
Rev, Messrs Brooks and Hanscom of the
last Maine Conference and Rev. DR.. Pen
ne, of the FRYE Baptist church of this civ
we're introduced Ia the conference.
\ resolution was introduced hy Rev. u. b
Randall for the appointment of a committee
of i've 10 consider the aayisah.litN of hold
ing centennial celebration in cnmmemora-
ton Of the preaching of the first Methodist
sermon in Maine which was delivered in
Saco in lT93 by Rev. .iessc Lee. Thu
resolution was given passage
\ committee of nine consisting of Chas
+ Allen John Cobb, u y. Holt, W. =
Mclutire. \. {, Traftou q. W. Barber,
r tirovenor. \ :. i.add and ]. II. Roberts
was appointed 10 examine the charges pre-
ftrred against ;. /. Record. with 4 view of
ascertainiug il they were sufficient to nece.-
state a trial The committee was in session
in the afternoon taking eN,leas' in the
matter.
The following appointments were male
On the committee of examination in the
ltinsrant'> Institute
First year, T.. q. Thayer. chairman; 7.
F. Jones, q. r. Palmer. /. Il. Ross.
Second year, W, F. Berry, chairman; +,
c, liaddocS, r, e, Rogers, Hosea Hewitt.
Third wear, W. :. Jones. chairman; VI.
{. Pensiexter- \. Hamilton. {. +. Allen.
Fourth wear. W. =. McIn,ire, chairman,
ID. b. Holt. W. +. Holmes, !. \. Corey.
Admission on trial e.. {. Andrews. chair
man; q. :. Pill>burs, +. W SMITH
Local orders. NJ. +. King, chairman: W.
II. Barber. :. Hooper.
Afternoon Session.
The first hour of the afternoon service
was devoted to the anniversary of the Church
Extension Society. Rev. \. $ I.aid of Gar
Older presided. The service opened with a
fifteen minute song service. The sith Psalm
was read rs Scripture lesson. and PRAYER
offered by Rev. W. +. Holmes of iIallowell.
Rev, A. ;. Lald spoke of the Church Ex-
tension Society as the leading suh-depart.
ment of the church. The idea of this soci-
ETY. Is 10 build or help build churches thar
will he respectable and tina, every body oughi
to be welcome to the church. Every thiri
christian church in this country was buil, by