The Portland daily press., 1893-06-30
Especial to the Press.1

Officers EIected-The Close of the
Conference. aQ
Especial to the Press1
BRUNSWICK, June 29.-Very few at
tended the meeting of the conference
here this morning large number of the
delegates and visitors having returned to
their homes. The day began with an
early prayer meeting at a. m. This
was followed by devotional service,
after which the business of the day COM
menced.
A resolution favoring constitutional
amendment prohibiting the diversion of
public funds for sectarian purposes was
passed unanimously.
The Question of Sunday Observance.
A resolution was then read expressing
disapproval of the Sunday opening of the
Maine building at the Worlds Fair.
Remarks were made by several mem
bers. The resolution was adopted amid
great applause.
Professor DEMO, of Bangor Seminary,
upon whom, by the way, has just been
conferred the honorary degree of d. d.,
reported in behalf of the committee on
Sunday legislation. He said petitions
had been circulated, and signed by be-
tween 13, 900 and ID, 900, asking for legis-
lation similar to that recently passed in
Connecticut, and presented to the legis-
lature. He suggested that committee.
which should consist of three members
from each religious body represented.
should be instructed to investigate the
condition of the abuses of the Sabbath.
and that the sum of 5000, to be assessed
upon the various denominations repre-
sented, be appropriated for this work.
In few brief, but pointed remarks,
the moderator expressed his hearty APP
proval of the resolutions. He spoke of
the Sunday trains and steamboats,, and
said that while he did not wish to Judge
any man, he would leave it to the con-
ference if it was right to travel Sundays.
when by so doing it deprived some en-
ploye of needed rest. He also spoke in
unmeasured terms of the Sunday news
paper, which he said he was
sorry to admit, was more
generally read in our homes
than the Scripture. He said, speaking
of advertising in the Sunday papers, that
he considered that helping the wrong on,
do VOC AoloW0u NY MI. WOOuDury,
who said that he agreed perfectly with
those who had spoken, but that he
thought there was law enough on the
statutes. He said that the place to be-
gin is at home. ''You can't make men
better by law; you may restrain them,
but you can't make them better.'' He
said that one reason why these Sunday
trains are run is because the people pat
ronize them to go to campmeetings. He
said that as long as they run trains for
Sunday campmeetings trains will be run
to Bar Harbor and other resorts for Sun
day excursions. He closed his remarks
amid loud applause.
Other Business.
Rev. DR.. Mason read resolution ex-
pressing the sympathy of the conference
with temperance work, and offering
assistance in destroying the saloon. The
resolution was adopted.
On motion of Dr. Mason it was voted
after some discussion that the preacher
of the conference sermon should be
taken alternately from city and country
parishes. no minister being eligible who
who has not served in the State at least
a few years.
whether it was best to have the reports
which were made yesterday afternoon
placed on the programme. 1t was said
that they could be put in print, and any
one who would not care enough about |
them to read them would not care to
hear them read. Nothing definite was
done about the matter.
DR.. DEMO announced that at the con-
ference last year he moved that the sum |
of 300 be paid to the corresponding Sec
retary every year during his term and |
the motion was so carried, but owing to |
a mistake in the records, this amount |
was understood to be for one year |
only, and was so paid. DR.. DEMO moved |
that the amount be made as was origi- |
nally intended, and that back pay be |
given for the year past, which it was
voted to do.
The nominating committee reported as
follows and the report was adopted.
For Treasuler-Deacon Joseph s. Wheel |
Anditor-E. F. Rich of Bangor.
Committee on publication of minutes-Deacon |
E. F; Duren,, Bangor; Rey J. E. Adams, Ban |
D. Crane, New Castle
Secretary of Sunday Schools-Rev. B. P. |
Snow, Yarmouth. |
Committee on Sunday Schools-C. A. Wood |
bury, Woodfords; Rev. Il. M. Cousins, West |
brook; Hon; A. r. Bixby, skowhegan; Rev. L. |
Reynolds, Yarmouth; Rev. w. c. Curtis, |
Brownfeld; Rev. B. 2. Snow, Yarmouth; Rev. |
George Lewis, South Berwick.
Committee to visit Bowdoin College-Rev. B. |
S. Rideout, Norway; Rev. R. W. Jenkyn, Rock |
land; Rev. George Lewis, South Berwick
Committee to visit Bangor Seminary-Rev j. |
G, Bumpus B Sherman Mills; Rev; J. I; Jenkins,
Rev. w. G. Wade, Monmouth: Rev. d. 6. |
Wells, Union; Rev. F. V. Norcross,- Andover;
Rev. G. II. Cutler. Bangor; Rev. j. H. Mat |
thews, Madison; Rev. r. T. Hack, Belfast; |
Rev. Alfred Beede Alfred.
Delegates for Corresponding Bodies-Nova |
Scotia and New Brunswick, Rev. c. s. Wilder, |!
alternate, Rev. G. B. Hiscock; Maine NJ E. Con-
ference, Rev. r. B. Matthews, alternate, Rev. |
J. A. Jones; Eastern Maine NJ. :. Confer ence,
Free Baptisr Association, Rev. 7. A. Frey, al, |
ternate, Rev. G. A. Lockwood, Maine Baptist |
Missionary Convention. Rev. C. s. Patten alter |
nate, Rev. G. M. Howe; American Missionary |
Association, Rev. J; s. Williamson. alternate, |
Rev. G. w. Reynolds.
Committee Of Arrangements-Rey.C c. H. Cut
ler Rey. E. B. Mason, ID, Rev. II. L. Griffin. |
Prot; Henry L. Chapman, D. D.. Deacon W. r.
Hubbard.
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