The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-26
Herbert l.. Nichols, VIM. II

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Middleton.
III, committee on examination report
ed upon The NANTES oi tfarle, T.. Jon
Nm H.. Middleton, ). I. we-thofer and
Herbert l.. Nichols, aud Hey were adj
mitted on trial.
chas. H. Brooks aud Thomas VI. KEW.
ley were introduced and admitted int
full connection.
PRAYER was offered by Bishop Fo,,
and he made appropriate remarks eX-
pressing the thought that the minister Of
the gospel should be a man of high
ideal The Model Minister should be
first truly converted man; second. lac
must he holy man, pure. cultivated.
perfect in love- ihid. he must be II Di-
yinely called man, onc who gels into the
ministry any other way Is ont OF his
plaee; fourth, he must be 4 man Of one
work, WHO makes the ministry his Who'll
purpose
Thi, charge of Bishop Foss was a gem
a such. and impressive 10 high de.
gree,
Rev II. A. Clifford. visitor to the Wes.
leyan Association frem tie last confer
enee. made favorable report. DR..
Chas F. Parkhurst, editor of lions Her
aid. was introduced. related his Christ
ian experience and represented the work
of his paper. Half the profits of the
paper are divided among the confer
ences. This conferences proportion
this year was over $500.
Rev. NJ. {. Pendexter presented a res
olution calling the attention of the
bishop to the ACCESSIBILITY Of reducing
the number of districts from three IN
two, thus disposing OF the expense OF
the support of one presiding elder. y
motion to lay the resolution upon tn
table was lost. After considerable dis
cussion the question WAS postponed for
the reception of fraternal delegates.
DR. {. Y. Hanson, pastor OF the Beth
any Baptist church, Skowhegan, repre-
sehting the Maine Baptist Convention,
was introduced and made a pleasing adj
dress.
Rev. Il. B. Mathews. pastor OF the Is
land Avenue Congregational church,
Skowhegan. warmly greeted the mem
bers of Maine conference as a delegate
from the General conference of Congre-
gatona churches of Maine.
Rev. j. 5. Williamson of Augusta,
representing the nterdenominational
Commission, presented the work of the
commission This association was or
ganized for the purpose of promoting
cooperation in the organization and
maintenance of churches in Maine; to
prevent waste of resources and effort in
The smaller towns, and to stimulate mis-.
siouary work in the destitute regions
The commission was FORMED in Decem.
Der. 1890. and it has met yearly since
Wm. DeW. Hyde is president, Rev. f.
T. Adams, vice-president, Rev, \. T.
Dunn. secretary aud treasurer.
Letters were read from Rev. Dir. b. L.
Whitman. Pres. of Colby, and from Rev.
\. b. Cox, representing the Free Bap
tist Conference of Maine.
Bishop Foss happily responded tc
these greetings from other organi2a-
tons.
\ special committee WAS appointed
consisting of Chas. Munger. IL. Hewitt
I. +. Jones, +. O. fhayer and IL. a
Clifford, to consider certain objections II
the management of lions Herald. The
report of the committee on missionary
societies was presented by Rev. II
Hewitt and adopted by the conference.
Memorial services We're held in the af
ternoon presided over by Rev. DIR, c. +
j An.n I'm. NV Wa - -. y
~ niiol"' Inv eo.'ln''.'es iepo' 'e'
Una. SIN l,e"eaiels VI NV eonnei1nee a,,,
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,,",%'S re cad VIZ r Rr,qdon die,
Anril lso3 AGED 4G wears. Charles e
Cone Nav ISM 81 vears the oldes
namher IF rho conference. Ezellie
smith Jnlv lso3 20 years. .Josrnl
colby Snnlembpr. 1893. 81: James :
Pice Sonti.n,her iso2 =. kinsman At
wood. February. 1891, "a.
The deceased wives of members were
/ Eunie Rice. widow of James s. Rice
Mrs. A. Z. Iangsel, widow; Mrs
Joseph Gerry, widow; Mrs. Martha
wife of IL. - Mitchell; Mrs. Mary W.
vile oil Nm /. fldrldge; MIS-. Eunlce
wife OF Thomas Greenarch; Mrs. Mar,
l., widow oil James I. Perry; Ellzahetl
J., widow OF II. Is. Abbott, ana Mrs
Parmelia ihnrstoh.
y male quartet from the East Mann
conference provided music Tor the oecaS
/ ion.
Officers OF Conference Missionary so
clelN we're tltcitu as lolloNs F. NTus -