Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-19

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Rev. Mathews $. Hughes Of the Chest
nut street church. Portland was the spea-
ser. Mr.. Hughes said have no svrapa-
thy for this poor house and paHper reference
a. applied TO tine sBpersnnuate,f ministry
have no syuaaihy for the brother who re-
ports the sI25 or $50 for missions and
only 81 for saperaDnuatcd ministers. We
want to bring cur church up to as proper
place in what We do for our mission. at
home. We must remember the past Of au~
aged brethren. Their personal disconforts
and sacrifices were not the greatest .acrifce.
that they made. 1t IL harder far to DENY
his loved ones the comforts and pleasure.
they so much craved. Here We are az
family ami IL seems 10 me the ties that buid
together Methodist ministers are in., A.
.scre,i az the family ties.
As / visited Togls today I co1id not helm
wishing that the grand old soilier. Of Neth
oiism had Togus where they could pa.
the declining years Of their lives. There
would be no need Of the card table, no need
VI tie billiard table, bat there wOubl b.
need Of great prayer megfing room where
they could talk over not the victories Of the
bloody battles. bat the victories that came
rhen they, like Jacob of old. wrestle,i with
God and men TO the saving Of s0El..
would also ike to the collection for Con
ference claimants put on the same basis a.
the claims for the presiding elders and the
Epi.c0pacy.
AppOrtlOn tic amount necessary to MAIN
tain these fathers and make il compulsory
upon the several charges. Mr.. iiughes' ad-
dress was throughout a most touching ap-
peal for the silver grey" of the Maine
Conference. AMI the audience felt their
hearts grow warm toward the. cause that the
young man ~ elOqucntly espoH.c1
+. {. Haidock Of Brunswick WAS in
troluced and most ably seconded the re-
marks Of the proceeding speaker We
oagbt 10 DO better We can do better with
he conference claimant fund than xc are
doing. wish to say to all the layuen that
80 dreiunspcakably di-Zraeed if We ito not
rise 70 the level Of justice aud have made.
IF possible, morc' holy every pulpit Bib.
throughout the Maine Conference. Broth
crs. you have had your day Of the active
work Of Maine Conference You have
passed through the kcenest SORROWS, but il
j. almost over. Ont OF all thosc tasks and
suf- ring. comcs that which Won can onls
,4iur on the tomorrow. 4. the memories
of IN, past zip farther and farther away. YOU
ar, but brought nearer and nearer 70 that
recognition for which your hearts often
80 deeply yearn ! have been Methodist
for Ave years aui I have looked on the
collection for conference claimants As one
Of the best best duties of its ministry
Father Randall spoke words Of thank, for
ihc sympathy and kindness Of those Who had
.pokcu. lie reviewed his life with it, ,ig-
nrou. youth and the cufochlcment of old
agr. an uf this weakness the result of his
cfOrt- ia preaching a. minister of the
Methodist church.
Brief remarks were made bf Benz. Free
man regarding the necessity OF large collcc-
ton. for the conference claimants
\ ; Mcintre spoke IN support of the
resolution presented thi- conference looking
10 IN, making of the contribution for con
farcncr claimants a subscription rather than
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