The Republican journal., 1892-04-28

Ton, president OF the lay conference, ad-
dressed the conference. He was followed
| by NJ P. c. Withers of Bangor. The bishop
then made an address to the lay delegates
in his happiest vein, treating OF the laity as
i the fountain of the church and the ministry
and the Importance of lay representative in
| the councils of the general conference. At
the close Of the address the members of the
conference, including the lay delegates, We're
introduced to the bishop and the three pre-
siding elders. 1t was announced that Rev.
A. F. Chase, principal of the seminary at
Bucksport and Rev. G, G. Winslow, Of Bar
Harbor, had been appointed ministerial
delegates to the general conference.
The evening session was devoted entirely
to the Epwortl League anniversary with AN
! address by Rev. n. T. Whitaker, ID. d., of
Lynn. Mass.
Saturday morning Rev j S. Breckinrdge
made a plea for the Methodist Hospital at
Brooklyn, \. ", saving that $4,000 endows
a free bed. During the year Mrs. Mary A.
Lille, of Woolwich, Me, has given $4,000
toward free bed for the East Maine confer
| cnce, and a resolution was passed to-day to
| endeavor to raise the other s. 900 during the
| coming year. Two churches at once pledged
S225 of this sum. After considerable dis
| cussiun it was decided that the next annual
conference should be held at Machias. Five
churches extended an invitation, Houltun,
Grace church, Bangor, Oruno, Searsport and
Machas. Tie final Vote was for Machias.
The conference met there 20 years ago.
At the afternoon session memorial ser
vices in con.memoration of those who have
died during the year, We're held. The com
mlttee reported the following names: Mrs.
w H. Pillsbury, widow Of one of the oldest
and best known ministers of the conference
Deacon ID. w. Warren, of Bangor; Rev. \.
Il. Turner and O. Tyler. At the close Of the
memorial service the report on the Freed
man $ Aid and Southern Education Society
was read, highly commencing the great and
good work it is doing and pleuging con-
tnued support of the conference. Rev II
L. Fuss, of the Committee on Sabbath OBJ
servance, presented his report. 1t contained
among others the following resolution: One
deprecating opening the gates OF the Coluln-
han exposition on the Sabbath an insult
To the moral and Christian sentiment of the
country and pleading with those having the
decision of this matter in their power not
to shame the nation in the eyes of the
tlonS who will send thousands to our shores
requesting our Senators and Representa-
tiNes in Congress to prevent nat ona aid to
the exposition except on condition that the
fair shall not he opened on the Lords day.
The other resolutions deprecated all Sun
day trains, boats, mails and public business,
as unnecessary and even holding over camp
meetings and temperance meetings on the
Sabbath where the running OF trains and
boats is involved and the co-operation Of
this conference with other religious de-
nominations securing stronger legislation on
Sabbath observance and appointment of
| committee to confer with committees ap-
pointed by them.
Strong resolutions We're passed ON the sub
iect of temperance, pledging the members
| to vote only for men opposed to intemper
| alce and tne liquor traffic and uenOnncing
the Judge of the Supreme Court of Penob-
scot county at the February term and urg-
| ing a Legislative inquiry in relation to his
course in practically nullifyiug our prohh-
| torN statutes by his decision III the liquor
cases al that time.
| The following We're elected TO ordination
| ,> deacn,s: j. A. Weed, Nathaniel Il. Cook,
| j. T. Moon, Charles w. Lowell, l q. Lyons,
George J. Palmer, Wesley c. Haskell. Those
| elected t" ordination as elders We're: Thco-
| dore 5. Ross, Preston \. smith, Thomas j.
| Wright, WilIiam j. Kelly Wlliian II.
| Pow stand, NJ. II. Siprela, Nelson Il. Pear
som AND Nj. w. Newbert.
| The closing sessions Of .oult!.ty, ;ud SER
mon 10y Bishop Goo,lSell. which were held
| IN the Opera House, We're cruW,lt,t. III was
one of the most eloquent sermons ever
heard in ltorkland. In the afternoon there
| was ii sermon by Rev. ii. L. Fuss, of Grace
church, Bangor. The following appoint
| merits were read at the early session Mon
/ day:
BUrKSPoKT DISTEhT.
j. +. Haley, Presiding Elder, T. .. ad-
dress, Ellsworth, Me. Addison, supplied by
| II. b. Haskell; Alexander, Cooper and Med
| dybemps, supplied by j. ID MrGrass: Bar
| Harbor &. &. Winslow: Brewer, j. T. Cros-
| by: BrookSNille and Brooklin, j. T. Moore:
Bucksport, f. III. Boynton; Buckspurt Cen
| tire, f. 5. Gahan; Calais, FIRST Church, j.
| H. Irvine: Calais, i<ni light Memorial Church,
\. w, Z. Anderson: Castine. a, II. Fcrnad :
| Cherry field. A. j. Lockhart Columbia Falls
| and Columbia, Mabrv kearntN: Cutler SUP
piled by H. n. Jones; Deer Isle, David
Smith; East Machias and Whiting, +. A.
| Glidden: East Buckspor1 and Dcdham. sup
| piled by \. b. Carter: EaStp"rt, {. l.. Has
| kell Eddlngton and NealltN's Curner w.
| L. Jewell: EdmundS and Marion, f.. w
| Berher; Ellsworth, G. Il. Ehadwlck A.
| f. Chase, principal East Maine Confer
ence Seminary, Buckport ID. II, Tribou
| chaplain of the United States Navy, Naval
Home, Philadelphia: d. IL Sawyer, Profes-
sor Rust University. HollN Springs Missls-
sppi.
| BANGOR DISTRICT.
| B. {. Wentworth, Presiding Elder. F. o.
DEXTER, Me. Alton, Argyle and Costigan
j. w. Price; Ashland. to be supplied B an
gor, FIRST Church, j. NJ. Frost; Bangor.
| Grace Church, H. +. Foss: Brownvillc and
| Sebec, supplied by ). T. Page: Brookton
and TnpSiieid, G b. Gears. Caribou, q. H.
| Mckinney: Carmel and LtNant. to he sup
| piled Dantorth, +. w. ToMlr: DEXTER Fred
| +. White: DiNnont H. +. Dunnach Dover
| NJ. b. Pratt: East tornth and Cormth, j .
| NJ Day Easton and South I'rcsuue Isle.
| X. Pearson Exeter, C"rina anl Ripley, G..
| H. Hamilton: Fores, City, supplied by Is. $.
| Arry Fort Fairfield, A T.. hnell !: Guilfurd
and Sangtrvllle, John TiMlng: Harmony
ana Athens, L. G.. Lyons Hart and and ST
| -Albans, p. \. Smith H"dg'I,n and LinnellS
i NJ. W. Newhert Honlton, H. +. Frohurk ;
i .kingman, to be supplied: Llmestont, +. o.
/ Smith Lincoln, H. B. Nltier- Mapeton and
! wv Mashburn, |. II. Lidst"ne. Milo and Atkln-
son, supplied by c. III .j"rhonlle1t ;IMonlice-
| lo, supplied by y. f. Luce: Moro and Smyr-
ma, supplied by q. f. Lily: Newport and
| Detroit, w. IL. Dunnach OId Town and
| Saltwater, j. p. Simontnn Orumu Fred /. .
| Morgan; Patten, {. l.. Banghalr. Pittstied
anl Palmyra Wilson L"mond: N;urtburo
and Lambert Lake, NJ. II. Siprrllt: G.. ID.
| Lindsay, transferred to Maine Conferences
goes to Congress Street, Portland: j. r. C!if-
ford TO Name Conference, goes to Farming
! ton: &. \. Name, transferred 10 Detrult
| Conference, Michigan.
RotKLAND DISTRICT.
l.. IL. NJ Wharitf =. f. p. o.. ThonaSton
| Me: Belfast, j. l.. HanScum Boothhav Har-
| hor. j. +. Haley: Bremen and and West
Waldoboro, j. a. Marotn: Camden. C.. T.
| Ph@lan: Clinton, Benton and Burnhan. w
| L. Brown; Gushing, supplied hy w \. Ne
serNeN: Dalnariscotta and mills, ID. B. Dow :
Dresden, J. H. Bennett East Boothbay and
| South Bristol, ". 7. johnson: East N;,ssal-
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