Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-15
ANNIVERSARY DAY
At the Maine Methodist Con-
ference Thursday.
Reports Of EIders--Reception of
fraternal Delegates.
Interesting Anniversaries Brilliant Addresses
Lively Meetinss Of Conference Societies.


The Thursaay sessions Of the Conference
were opened a, O'Clock in the morning
with half hour devotional meeting led f,v
Rev. W. s. NeIntire of Biddeford.
At $50 O'Clock the business Session va.
called TO order and the journal read by See
rotary Berry. I; was approved The roll
of members who were absent from we,lnt.s-
day. session vas read and two respon,le,i
The reading Of the roll will be omitted here
after, the conference 80 voting.
Rev. l. Luce read a resolution on the
Domestic Missionary society calling for
the appointment Of the manager. of the
society standing missionary committee
Of the conference to aci in conjunction with
the presiding eItcrs. The passage of the
resolution vas defeated.
The question Of the merging Of the
Domestic Missionary Society into the Maine
Missionary Socicty va. discussed At lengfh
and IL vas moved a. substitute
To Mr. Luce. resolution that th.
attention Of those who were intending to
make bequesis To the society be- called to the
proposed discontinnance Of the society and
that they be invited TO transfer their bcqne.,.
10 the trustees of the conference b. vote
Of the conference the entire matter va
tabled.
Rev. VI. G.. Pcndcxtcr introduced re.o-
lation that the bishop be requested to make
no transfer. from this conference unle-s on
the basis Of an equivalent exchange and il
was adopted.
Following the discussion on the adoption
of this resolution Bishop GoodaeE gave
some valuable information a. regars his
rights in the matter of appointment and
transfer Of ministers in general and 20 par
tcuiar churches. The bishop regarded the
resolution just passed fencing ia of
those nov in til" conference and fencing out
Of those out Of the conference. AMI he
feared that in the future the passage of the
resolution would drhar many Of those voting
ia ~ favor from making 4 change that they
very much desired
With the new hight thrown upon the mat.
ter by the explanation Of the bishop, a mo.
ton made by Rev. Mr.. McInurr 10 recon
-idrr the passage of the resolution was
passed and On motion the resolution vas
tabled
The dcIConnCs- work was, Oh motion re-
frrrcl Ia the standing committee On the
Woman Home Missions
The manager of the I,inerant'- lnsfi-
tutc to whom Wa- referred the reso-
luton presented "Wednesday, relating To
The per cent required in examination. of
candidates to advance them to succeeding
class reported resolution calling for an
average rank OF - IN all studies and rank
uf At least - in each separate study in order
to receive the advancement TO the -uccced-
ing class. 'fhe resolution uas adopted.
The standing committee on publishing
minutes through it, chairman, W. + Berry.
presented a report. Thu. total receipt. from
the sale of minutes, advertisements. etc.
vas s@li -, disbursements >23I *: bal
,nrt in treasury, April II, S-i.I7. The
committee -tat,d that the minutes of tins
conference W1uil be- ready for distribution
10 four weeks aud made the following rec
Communications That the committee lie
authorized to send three copies nf the min
tes for every 500 of salary ami Gvr to
zach Of the presiding elders that the pub
Usher Of the minutes be- paid within ~ day,
from publication and that the balance nov
in the hands of the treasurer be- allowed to
rrmain there t. working capital and TO
meet necessary expenses, instead of being
expended A. has been customary. If this
b, done 4 large sum may bc thus expended
next year
ia accordance with the usual cu,tun the
character of the ministers was then passed
upon and aS the roll of the Lewiston district
was called the ministers made their reports
an the amonnt- raised NJ the collections
taken for the Maine Missionary Society for
the supcranuatel preachers and for the
Domestic Missionary Societies. The fol
lowing il a recnptulation of the reports.