The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-04-14
THE METHoDIsTs AT AUGUSTA.
officers Elected and Business Transacted
Yesterday.

to-day elecUed Ine following OncefS:
Secretary-W. f. Berry.
/ Assistant Secretary-J. Albert Corey.
Historical Secretary-G. G. Andrews.
Statistical Secretary-ThomaS F. Jones.
Assistants to Statistical Secretary-Jame
Wright, c. f. Parsons.
Treasurer-S. Hooper.
The rules of the general conference
were adopted for this conference.
1t was ordered that 1908 be drawn
from the Methodist Book Concern anc
$25 from chartered funds.
Rev. Mr.. McIntire presented a resolu
| ton that member of the conference
class who fails to reach the average of 6;
per cent out of 100 shall not be advanced
Referred to the managers of the timer
ants Institute.
The conference proceeded to consider
the collection of statistics covering the
interests Of Methodism in the State, each
member of the conference presenting his
| figures.
| Rev. D. B. Randall presented resolu-
| ton appointing a committee to take steps
| for the centennial observation of the
preaching of the first Methodist sermon
in Maine at Saco, by Jesse Lee in 1893.
Adopted.
J. S. Breckenridge, superintendent of
the Methodist hospital, from Brooklyn,
spoke in the interest of that hospital, de-
string that the Maine Conference main
tain free bed.
!. Secretary Berry thought that the Con-
ference ought to first extend it's aid to
the Maine General Hospital in Portland.
1t was referred to the committee.
Standing committees were announced
by Rev. J. B. Laphan1. Among them
were the following: Public worship, j.
B. Lapham, I. G. Ross, w. F. Holmes;
education, E. 0. Thayer, E. NJ. Smith, J.
Nixon, W. Ell. Barber; temperance, F. G.
Rogers, G. I. Parsons, c. E. Springer, 4.
p. Adams; marriages and divorces, G. F.
Allen, J. Collins. W. B. Eldridge, G. A.
Radcliffe; observance of the Sabbath, J..
F. Clymer, d. B. Randall, G. Munger, F.
Grovenor; resolutions, w. S. McIntire,
Ell. A. Clifford, E. W. Kenneson; church
extension, A. S. Ladd, A. C. Traitor, d.
Pratt, j. A. Bean; Epworth League, W..
F. Holmes, A. A. Lewis, NJ. B. Pratt.
The anniversary of the Church Exten-
sion Society at 2 p. M, today, was
one of the most interesting events of the
day. Rev. A. S. Ladd presided, and Rev.
I. Luce of Waterville gave an address
which held the close attention of the
conference.
Rev. f. G. Rogers of Auburn followed
Mr.. Luce with profitable address.
At. $50 p. m. occurred the anniver-
Society, Mrs. G. F. Allen of Kennebunk
presiding. The main address was by
Mrs. E. L. Albright of Delaware, Ohio.
| Mrs. E. O. Thayer of Lewiston, cor
responding secretary of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society, reported that
there were "a auxiliaries in the state, with
membership of about 600. The re-
ceipts this year were over $500, an in
crease of about $500.
The local work has been undertaken in
several cities, special funds raised for the
East Boston Immigrants Home, for the
Homes in the South, for the Alaskan
work, for the Lucy Hayes school at
Washington and for the Mothers Jewels
Home. Supplies have been sent to a
needy family on the Western frontier
and to families on our Maine frontier.
| The treasurer, Mrs. /. Luce of Portland,
reported. The business meeting will be
on Saturday afternoon when the election
of officers will occur.
| The committee, consisting of nine cler-
gymen, Rev. c. F. Allen chairman, APP
| pointed to consider the charges preferred
| dSdluSb IeCys ps lbCCO1 u. IOll Clly GU
| Bethel, and ascertain if they are suffi-
Gent to demand a trial, was in session
| this afternoon.
| The Preachers Aid Society held its
annual meeting this afternoon. The fol
! lowing officers were elected:
| President-I. Luce.
| Vice President-W F. Holmes
| Seeretary-F. A Blagdon.
| Treasurer: B: Dunnell:
In MT TT
Committee on Investment--C. E. Bisbee, I.
| Luce, G. C. Andrews.
The proceeds of the invested funds are
| S., O46, of which 5000 will go for the sup
port of superannuated preachers of the
conference.
This evening, at the Congregational
| church, Bishop Goodsell delivered an in
tensely interesting address on his recent
| trip to the Orient. The church, which
seats 1900, was packed. Bishop Good
| sell won the hearts of the entire audi
ence. He is a wonderfully impressive
| speaker.
The programme for tomorrow includes
the anniversary of the Sunday School
! Union and Tract societies and the Bible
| Society of Maine. In the evening will
occur the anniversary of the General
Missionary Society, with an address by
Rev. j. o. Peck, D. D.
Among the distinguished guests who
are outside the conference, but will be
heard at some of its sessions are the fol.
lowing: Rev. S. O. Peck, d. D., CORES
ponding secretary Of the missionary So
ciety; Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, D. D., editor
of the Zion's Herald; Rev. Luther P.
Townsend, D. D., LII. D, Boston Univer-
sity; Rev. j. ]. Berry, D. D., Chicago,
editor of the Epworth Herald; Rev. Brad
ford P. Raymond, D: D., Ii. D., presi
dent of Wesleyan University; Rev. J. Fl.
Mendenshall, D. D., LII. D., editor of the
Methodist Review; Rev. E. M. Smith, d.
D., president Maine Wesleyan Seminary
A, S. Weed, ESQ.,. publisher zions Her
aid; G: R. Maggie, Esq, agent Bostor
Book Depository; L. G. Marsh, Portland
field missionary Maine Sunday Schoo
Association; Mrs. E. Z. Albright, Della
ware, Ohio; E. B. Stilson, Maine Bible
Society; Rev. N. T. Whitaker, Boston
New England Educational Society.
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