Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-19
FINAL SESSIONS.
Closing Day ofthe Maine Meth
odist Conference.
Anniversaries of the Preachers Aid
Society and ep~orth League,
Lively and Protraeted Business Sessions Re
Ports-Resoiu.icns and Discussions.
Monday.

was led by Rev. c. f, Springer
At $50 Bishop GoodSell called the con
ference to order for its final business >es-
sion. The journal of saturdays proceed
ings was read by Secretary Berry AMI
accepted.
The report of the committee on conference
relations was presented. \. X. Sylvester "a
changed from supernumerlry 10 effective.
. \. ID. Gratfan's relations were discontinued
by his request. r. II. klmball was changed
from supernumerary 10 >uperannuated.
W :. Marshall was placed in superannua-
ted relations. Elbridge Gerry was re-
admitted 10 effective connections. The
bishop was requested 10 appoint Ii. Il.
Mitchell 10 s.ion work IN Biddtford,
1t was voted that the committee of CON
i ference with the committee appointed by the
Congregational denomination he authorized
10 present the appeal of this conference to
the Worlds Fair commissioners.
The committee on the proposed Methodist
: centennial anniversary reported that it is
highly cxpcdicnt that such an anniversary
he held and recommended that committee
of one minister and one Iayman from each
district and one minister at large be appoint
ed as committee to make all necessary ar
rangements and that the East Maine Confer
ence be notified of the action of this con
ference and br invited to cooperate.
Rev DIR. Allen for the committee Ia which
was referred the matter of publishing the
statistics on the Maine Conference which
are being collected by Rev. u. Il. Randall
reported that they deemed the matter of the
most great Importance AMI the committee
greatly desire its publication, and il recon-
mcnded that if 1000 copies at 81 go each
could be promised the history of the con-
ference should bc Immediately issued The
report also acknnw lodged great debt of
gratitude to Mr.. Randall for his services in
looking up the statistics of the conference.
The report of the standing committee ON
marriage and divorce was presented hy the
chairman and adopted.
The committee deprecated the simple
securing of divorce to again and Immediately
enter into th, marriage relations.
The report on frcc,iman's Aid and Sonth-
rrn Educational Society was presented hy
the chairman of the standing committee,
1t was a long report aud dealt fully with the
work done hy the society AMI What it de-
srcs to do, and called for the general sup
port of the members of the conference.
Rev. T.. q. Thaycr made some interesting
remark, ON the work of the society.
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SociciN ha, expended between Sl.Guo,uml
and Si.ntn.nD In lS1l th" society was
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| 5000 more churches than are owned by the
Presbyterian society, 1000 more than the
Congregational society. 1000 more than the
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Roman Catholics, In" work was never g
larg,:-and important. It recommended t1e
. passage of resolutions that all pastor take
pains to give their people all the intorma-
(, ton possible regarding the work "t the
society; that wc make strenuous efforts to
. raise the full amount for its surrort; that
W" are always happy to welcome the s"rrc-
. tarics of the Board OF Church Extension
Society to their pulpits
ID. b. Holt, chairman OF the board "t
stewards. presented the report OF that body
:. He suggested that inasmuch a the work
of the board had been seriously mndered
by the interference of the presiding elders
that they he requested 10 keep their hand
OFF the work of the board. The committee
l. asked that careful estimates IN the action OF
!. the quarterly conference he made regard
ing each clam. lie receipts f"r the veal
were Si"S".'i' ana me Disbursements "'f'
+ Si21j. of which S2il1 goes to fup"rannu
atcd fund; So 10 effective fund and si92'
+. to the fund for widows. Inc appointment
to the various claimants was then made am
the moneys distributed
1t was voted that the balance ~ tll'
hands Of the stewards be- placed ID lh'
hands of ih" Preachers Atl society J."
contingencies.
r. \ chang, of officers in the Itincraut, In
>tltnic was recommended hN irNrilh2 ~
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of NJ. {. Penicxter lie appointed \. \