Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-04-15
THE CONFERENCE
At Westbrook Still at Work
busy Sessions.
Terrible Death of a Man at Madison
---Mangled by Machinery.
chsstessiIls woman Commits Suicide BY
Hanging Biddsisrd Robbery Case.

PoKrLASp. April li.-Thing. are now
well underway at the NJ ethodist conference
AMI in the remaining few days the dele
gates will show their ability to dispatch
business. Taking committee meetings,
devotional services, business meetings. an
niversary and society meetings, the time of
these Methodist ministers is pretty well oc-
cupied and it is very doubtful if they see
more of westbrook than that portion
lying between the church and their quar-
ters
Today's session opened at O'Clock with
devotional services, conducted by Rev. l.
II. Bean. At $50 the business session
was called to order with Bishop Ninde in
the chair. The records of yesterdays
meeting were read and approved.
Rev. Mr.. Allen recommended that yet
erans' Day" be held on Sunday. Sept. 10
of this year, that date being the Tooth an
niyerssry of the first Methodist sermon
preached in Maine.
On recommendation of Mr.. Randall the
arrangements for the proper observance of
the centennial anniversary Sabbath were
left to the centennial anniversary commit
tee.
On invitation of Rev. Mr.. Howard the
committee voted to hold its next annual ses-
sion of the conference at the Skowhegan
Methodist Episcopal church. The last time
the session was held in Skow hogan was in
1872.
Rev. Mr.. Adams of Winthrop reported
for the committee appointed at the last ses-
sion of tie conference to confer with COM
mittees from other societies in reporting
Sunday law to the Legislature.
After some discussion the report of the
committee was adopted, a question was
raised as to whether or not the conference
was not fighting in a hopeless cause and
The money raised going for naught. TIE
conference, however, seemed to be of the
opinion that they would fight it out on this
plan until victory was scored.
The following committee on education
were appointed
Admission-J. A. Corey, W. F. Holmes,
d. B. Holt, W. S. Mcintyre, J. K. Cliff
ford.
lst year-G. C. Andrews, d. W. Smith,
j. A. Brag1on, o. S. Pillsbury. c. F. Par
sons.
~ year-C. A. Thayer, T. +. Jones, G.
K Palmer, I. G. Ross, Il. d. Lindsay.
81 year-W. +. Berry, J C. .Haddock, F.
G. Rogers, II. Hewitt, f. r. Adams.
9Th year-A. A. Lewis, A. Hamilton, j.
H. Roberts, NJ. c. Pendexter, f. L.House.
Local erders-M. f. King, VIII Barber,
s. Hooper.
At the anniversary of the Woman's
Home Missionary Society was held with
Mrs. F.. O. Thayer presiding. A very in
tercsting address by Mrs. Geo. w. Mans
field was delivered.
At $50 an educational meeting was con-
dueted by Rev. 6. ID. Lindsay with adj
dresses by several distinguished educators.
The following is tomorrow programe :n
Mornings. 90, Devotional service, cor
ducted by o. S. Pillsbury; $50, business
session. 81
Afternoon-2 90, memorial service, con-
iucfed by c. +. Allen; $50, anniversary
of the Womans Foreign Missionary Soci-
ETY. presiding, Mrs. l.. &. Ross; address,
Miss Clara Cushman.
Evening 1.30, anniversary of the
Preachers Aid Society; presiding, Israel
Luce; addresses by J. Benson Hamilton.
u. D., &. ID. Lindsay and +. G. Rodgers.
Rev. ID. B. Randall presented interesting
statistics of the amount of money raised by
Maine Mcthotlists for various purposes.
The following table shows the amounts
contributed. The amounts are computed
fron the several dates mentioned to the
pres mt time: