The Republican journal., 1892-04-28
East Maine Conference.

18th and was in full session the Goth. The
officers of the conference are: President,
Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell, d. ID, presiding
elders-Bangor district, B. c. Wentworth; +;
B1cksport, j. F. Healey; Rockland, L. IL.
w. Wharf Secretary, G. A. Plummer; as
sistant, V. p. Wardwell recording secre-
tary, <. II. Boynton statistical secretary,
j. w. Day assistants, I'll. r. Frohock, IL.
w. Norton railroad secretary, c. S. Cum
mngs; treasurer, w. w. Ogier assistant,
u. B. Dow. Committees We're elected for
1899, on public worship, education, claims,
claimants, and stewards, Bible cause, be
nevolent claims, Sunday schools and tracts,
freemens aid and southern education socie-
ty, Temperance book concern and church
literature, church extension, Sabbath obser-
vance, memoirs, missions.
The sessions of the Goth opened at ) a. M.
by sunrise meeting, under the auspices of
the Conference Holiness Association, led by
Rev. j Il. Clifford, who made short. inter
esting talk, followed by short, crisp, stirring
Testimonies and ferVent prayers. At $50,
assembling of the conference in general
PRAYER meeting, led by Rev. W. =. Jewell.
AT the close of this meeting Mr.. Jewell in
troduced resolution expressing the salts
faction of the conference in having Rev. DR..
Goodsell present. as the president of the
conference. At 9 o'clock Bishop Goodsell
took the chair made d brief, pithy and inn
preSsiVe address and declared the confer
ence formally opened. The sacrament of
the Lords Supper was observed, the Bishop
assisted by presiding elders B. G. Went
worth, j. f, Haley and !. H. w. Wharf,, Off
ciating as administrators. Routine business
followed until noon, in the course of which
Rev. Charles ParkhurSt, d. d.. editor of
Zon'S Herald, Rev. W. \. Spencer, ID. d.,
corresponding seer, tary of the Church EN-
tension Society, and {. X. Magee, Agent of
the Boston Book Depos tory, made short adj
dresses III the interests they represented
The afternoon session included reading of
Str ~ (hanajO u TT Trjl,nn Oft a
Navel Home, Philadelphia; prayer by Rev
o. III. Fernald, of the Normal School, Cas-
tine. The conference sermon was preached
10y Rev. J. T. Crosby, of Ellsworth from
ID MEL 2.20, ''BlesSed be the name of God
forever and forever for wisdom and might
are His The theme was "God, the Sill
preme Ruler of man, the agent of God"
He was heard with close attention and
profound interest. After a hymn, at $50 the
meeting of the Freedman s Aid and Southern
Education Society occurred. Rev. j. Finlng,
of Guilford, presided. Rev. w. j. Kelley
read the parable of the prodiga son and Rev.
{. l.. Haskell offered prayer. Rev. Chas.
Parkhurst, editor of Zions Herald, made an
earnest, eloquent and powerful address He
spoke first of the magnitude Df the work of
the education aud uplifting of s, 100 900 of the
colored people of the South, more than twice
the number of the population of the six New
England states aid one-eighth of the total
population Of the United States. We have
ltl DtSltl 90 tStiIIldut IIe greatness Ol ult
undertaking we have attempted.
The evening session began ut 80. Tie
large audience room was packed. This seS-
SION was devoted entirely to the Methodist
Church Extension Society. After the per-
iminarN devotional exercises Rev. w. A.
spencer, u. d.. of Philadelphia, corresponds
| my secretary of the society. took the plat
form and delivered address, which for
facts, points, eloquence and effectiveness has
seldom been surpassed The aim of the So
cIctN is To ASSIST the weak societies ut I'M
portaut or promising points i'll the building
of houses OF worship. The doctor has been
secretary of the society SiN Years and has
travelled in It's interest over II 900 miles a
year and attended ON an average 30 confer
ences year. The East Maine conference is
the 56th this Year. The Church Extension
| Society has built churches at the rave Of three
a day for the past five Years, one for every
morning, noon and night There at pres
ent 1000 unsheltered Methodist congrega-
tlunS needing churches. We must soon Try
and average ) churches Il day.
Thursday the Conference sunrise prayer
meeting was led by Rev. II. f. Frohock.
The conference met at $50, Bishop Gupdsell
in the clair. The conference PRAYER meet
| ing was led by Rev. Y. =. Wardwel- AT 9
o'clock, conference business was resumed.
Among other matters, AN invitation WAS re-
ceived from the Maine conference inviting
the East Maine conference to unite with that
conference in Il suitable observance of the
centennial of Jesse Lees first visit 10 Maine.
| The VISIT was the introduction of Methodism
| into the state, then province of Massachu-
! Setts \ resolution was passed the substance
| OF which is as follows
''Resoved, That utter our solemn pro-
test against the adoption by the United
| States Senate of the Geary bill which dis
| crimnateS severely against the Chinese
| people, and that the secretary oi the confer
| ence forward copy of this resolution to our
| Maine senators.
| A resolution was passed nStruc1inS the
| scribe of the East Name conference to com
| muncate with the State conference asking
| that body to appoint committee whose
| duty it shall be to secure aInited movement
| ON the part of the different denominations
of the state to secure some action when the
| legis iature meets in the winter of 80 and
! '93 to secure better observance of the Sab
| bath. At this point the conference suspend
| ed business for short Fast Day service
other denominations beiL9 represented and
| participating. Rev. j. ii. Parshley .ot the
First Baptist church offered prayer. Brief
addresses were made by Rev. F. II. Boyn-
| ton of Machias, Rev III. f. Frohock of
! Houlton and Bishop Goodsell The address
| ses We're pointed, earnest and eloquent
| The Bishop dwelt upon the New England
custom of the observance of Fast day and
the evils for which the people have occasion
| to humble themselves before God He Was
| very severe in its hennnciatiun of the n:tt-
| ional and political treatment of the negroes
| and the Indians, hut especially of the Chi
nese, so different from the treatment Mhich
he, the Bishop, had personally received and
| which was accorded to Americans general
| lN in China. He greatly dreaded the effects
of the Geary billion the III sslon work IN, and
trade with, China. if 1T shond possibly be-
| come ii law.
| At > o'clock the meeting of the Wolnan'< :
| Missionary Society was held. with AN adj
dress hy Mrs W. +. Dwight OF Mtlrose.
| Mass, IN which she told the story of the
| work the society is doing in very interest,"
ing and instructive manner. At 80 came
| the anniversary of the Maine Bible Society,
/ RtV. f. b. Stllson presiding. AT = O'Clock
| there WAS II meeting of the ministers of the
conference, at which n.lttt rs pertaining TO
| their own ministerial work We're discussed.
| The evening session, at 10, opened with Il
discussion ON sociology, including ia that
| term ali forms of social life and development
! In this discussion Rev. d. III. Trlhou, Chap
lain lnited States Navy, and several other
prominent rlergymen took part. This MAS
| AIRY Society, Rev. j. o. Peck. ID. d.. Of New
! York. making the only address. The address
WAS nearly an hour long, and traversed the
| whole field of home and foreign missionary
work covered by the Methodist Episcopal
Church. lit was an address of great state
ments and great power.
AT ) A. NJ, Friday, the sunrise prayer
meeting was led by Rev. A. b. Brown Of
Clinton. At $40 the conference prayer meet
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