Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-04-28
Tie Methodist Congress in Eastern Maine


try than the chief legislative body OF the
nation now in session at Washington and
some Of them have even greater powers in
shaping the destiny of the republic than
has our national assembly of senators and
representatives. The office Of the Con
gress of the United States is to enact laws
TO govern the people. The Office OF the
other congresses is to make unwritten
laws which may be not less potent in con-
trolling the people than are those national
enactments which are placed upon the
statute book
One Of these congresses was in session
last week at Rockland. II is better known
by the name Of The East Maine Conference.
1t l., and has been for years, q most poteu-
tisl agent in making what the law books
cali unwritten !aw-not in just the sense
That the words are used by opponents OF
the law, but in higher and better sense.
The men who constitute this congress are
not elected by the people. directly or indi-
rectly, but are commissioned, as they
think. by the Most High. Their poiity is
the law Of the Lord.
The members of this congress are Meth
"jist ministers who have the courage Of
Their convictions and mean to be found on
The GIT side Of all the great questions of
the day. Every one Of them places him
self square.y on the side of prohibition and
J. not afraid TO say 50; every one Of them
believes To promoting virtue and suppress
M N.te. by whatever name it i known
ami 80 Il comes about that these annual
meetings ~ our Methodist friends are lev
ero ny The all Of which The world i lifted
Att.e nearer toward, heaven.
From the K,ckland Tribune of last
week, which had an Nccllent report Of the
meeting. we copy s. follows
The last Maine Conference is 40 as-o-
citation OF aA the Methodist Episcopal
ministers and churches within its lerr.tori-
81 i!mlt> for purposes Of mutual AMI dc.
nomluatiuual leipfulue,s II was organized
% ~ because the Maine Conference, in
t.4Au- al the churches 81 the State had
become unwie!dy. IL celebrates thi- year
- 43tA anniversary. 1t ia. l33 churches,
wiiI 40 e~tlmated totai value OK S4G2 0uu;
aht 4" pAI~HhaSrs, Na.uel 81 So 2ttf- he
TT - lsi'p q lHe chutcnes :
me ano1nt r.54 ~ salari..of rpi,i.,..,.
tie ia~' year Wa Stu.5e6. There are lg5
Sunday schools within the boundaries OF
.-' '-,c' WIKI. an 'ur""ed u'elhper
a,t war S9'eIt ~ ,nt..t,r. .,,t a. "a.
f9r 1hr Conference claimants I he Won
an Foreign Missionary Society has
,i'''''0'' =, 'nI-' 'i'- a"A''' sile' III 'He
Society t,as f.w.r auyirsrj.s hnr tba.a
were recently established and only need
proper nurture. he cause OF temperance
gaS I'laCe IL. ~ III 'Ie ""fA 81 me churches'
rna C,,,f,.r.rc. ,,.t'Ia ~, p- -aa,t'..-,
-a'.r men, ',''.'.uS sita4 sa'aF'ts'
w.rk -, stflt.,l,..,. 80 ~, r',r'
ference include, ali The churches east Of
the kcanebec river. Some Il The most
ttLi.'i!''''3 men 10 Mv'h'''>tn nr>' -" me
,Ts-t y II ,ts. r.''iT. No., ~. ,..',t ~,
born 90 Mt Desert Island: J. VI. Smart.
~ y brtrr.' Conference: !. K. Day u
~ "ultI't'', = y >iI"trs'
Townsend If rh4 p.S.,p -,;,..--,.,.
Last. but not least. the veterans. who.
though Of u, have gone far away; Albert
"IIO !, aud y y Marsh I'D 'auiornIa and
faithful Elective service Their Influence
i blessed contribution to general Meth
EAST MAINE VETERANS.
Able preachers. faithful pastors. and
greatly beloved Benz. ;. Arey, - years
- 'n' Iii'"'N'IN HrlA IL beate' % wears
y.sT. = 1'.r4..r.;Yn.'. ,Jh,r, t'l'..., ~
wears; Rufu- Dsy. co wears. Rufus :
Dixon, - Year, W 3. EldrIdge ] q wears
w conference: +. NJ Fowler, - years;
I, ~ ih'"'a'' ~
in cOnf-rence:) Ammi {. Prince. 40
NeaF- Lewis "ent~orth, - year L. u.
last week WEIR several w.,l. krouo
IN Elder Haley was there and labored