The Portland daily press., 1893-04-18

without fear but without compromise.
Resolced, That all partisan political controi
ana all Secta lanlSm in the management anu
| teaching OF the public schools, and all evidences
| III the structures used, or in the garb OF
teachers that would suggest sectarian relation
ship or hint at the remotest connection OF
church and state must be banished.
| Resotced, That the members of this confer
ence be requested. to keep their people
| upon the public schools, and exhort them to
| loyal and patriotic defence of this vitality I'M
| portant American Institution.
The following officers were elected:
| Maine Conference Missionary Society.
| President Bishop W. X. Ninde, D. D., LII. D.
| Vice PreSident-E. I. Adams.
| Secreiary-F A. Bragdon.
| TreaSurer-W +. Holmes.
| AudJorS-W H. Barber, A. E. Parlin.
Preachers Aid Society.
President-Rev. I. Luce.
| Vice PreSident-Rev. W. #. Holmes.
| Secretary-Rev. f. A. Bragdon.
TreaSurer-J. b. Donnell.
Auditor-Rev A. w. Pottle
Afternoon.
| In the absence of the bishop Rev. G..
F. Allen occupied the chair
The reports of the committees on
Methodist literature, church aid, Sunday
schools, Bible society, church extension,
Freedman's Aid and marriage and di-
vorce were presented and accepted.
The account of the conference pub
| lished in last Saturday S Lewiston Journal
with its accompanying cuts which were
| termed by members of the conference,
caricatures, excited the ire of the confer
ence and Rev. W. S. McIntire presented
re- olution denouncing the paper in Sc
yer ta1p re Tha o1,,ti
was discussed and finally tabled. Sub
sequently Rev. Mr.. Lindsay introduced
| the following:
| RESOLVED, That inasmuch as the Lewiston
Joural is almost always courteous toward
MethOdism we desire to express our sincere
regrets that that excellent paper departed from
on Saturday, April Is, some carricatures of
members of this conference.
This resolution called forth a great
| deal of discussion. Some of the mem
bers thought it beneath the dignity of
the conference to take any notice of the
matter, while others thought it should
be condemned. An hours discussion
did not seem to bring it any nearer set
Element, and after great deal of parlia-
mentary sparring, which was participant
ed in by Messrs. Randall, Bragdon, Pen
dexter, Lindsay and others. Mr.. Lind
matter ended.
After much discussion the vote where
| by the conference decided to assess each
member of the conference SIS for the
| benefit of the fund for superannuates.
was reconsidered, and it was voted that
each member pay to the fund one per
cent of his salary
N. G. Clifford and j. A. Quincy were
nominated visitors 10 Maine Wesleyan
! Seminary.
G. D. Lindsay, W. S. McIntire, E. S.
Thayer and W. +. Berry were chosen as
candidates for election as trustees of the
| conference.
The pastors of the three Portland
churches were appointed committee to
report a set of rules and orders for the
| next conference.
The Appointments.
The appointments have been made as
| follows:
Portland District.
G. r. Palmer, Presiding Elder.
Alfred-T. H. Kewley.
| Berwick-Francs Grovenor.
Biddeford-W. S. McIntire.
| Bowery Beach-John Gibson
| Buxton and South Standish-To be supplied
| Cornish-William Wood.
Eliot-E. A. Porter.
GOOdWin'S MillS-W. III. Barber.
Gorham, North Street, W. KenniSon
| Gorham, School Street--E. G. Strout.
Hollis Centre-TO be supplied.
| Kennebunk and Saco Road-C. F. Allen.
Kennebunkport and Cape Porpoise-G. ].
Lowe.
| Kezar Falls-M E. King
| Kittery, Second Church,. FL. Trask.
| NeWfield Clrcuit-Robert Iawton.
| Ogunquit and Maryland Ridge-To be sup
Piled.
Old Orchard and Saco Ferry-Walter Canham.
/ 1Aon doll
Portland, Chestnut Street-M. S. Hughes and
| Israel Luce.
Portland. Congress street-G. D. Lindsay.
| Portland, Peaks Island-F. w. Smith.
| Portland, Pine street-E. L. House.
| Portland, West End and Knightville-T. F.
| Jones.
| Saco-A. A. Lewis.
| Sanford-G. F. Mllward.
| South Berwick-O. s. Pillsbury.
| South Biddeford crcuit-To be supplied
South Eliot and Kittery First Parish Church
| David Pratt.
| South Portland-Thomas Whiteslde
| Westbrook-A. w. Pottle.
| West Kennebunk-To be supplied.
| West Scarboro-Benj. Freeman.
| WoodfordS and East Deering-HOSea Hewitt
| York-W. P. Lord.
4. B. Mitchell, city missionary in Biddeford
| ference.
Augusta District.
j. B. Lapham, Presiding Elder.
| Augusta-C. s. Cummings.
| East Livermore and Fayettc-To be supplied.
| East Readfeld-To be supplied.
| Eustis-To be supplied.
| Fairfield and Fairfield Centre-Hezekiah
| Chase.
| Farmington-J. r. Clifford.
| Gardiner-F, G. HaddOck
| Hallowell-C. f. Parsons
Industry, Starks and New Vineyard-To be
| supplied.
| Kent's Hill and Roadield Corner-D. B. Holt.
| Kingfeid, Salem and w. n. Portland-F. W,
| Smell.
| Leeds and Greene-To be supplied.
| Livermore and Hartford-C. A. Brooks.
| Livermore Falls-C. Z. Springer.
| Madison-C. A. Radcliffe.
| MonmOuth-W. B. EldrIdge.
| Mt. Vernon and Vienna-Elbridge Gerry.
New Sharon, Pennington Falls and Mercer
! To be supplied.
Norrdgewock-To be supplied.
| North Anson-To be supplied
! North Augusta--To be supplied.
| Oakland and Sdney-To be supplied
| Phllips-To be supplied.
| Richmond-H. A. Clifford.
| Skowhegan-To be supplied.
Sol0n and Ringham-J. r. Remick
| Strong and Freeman-James Nixon
Temple-To be supplied.