The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-04-26
G. Haddock, F. L. Adams local orders.
A. A. Lewis, \. W. Parliu, Jane

loot OF available space, including ai-les
aud vestibule assembled ffidag evening
10 listen to the address OF Nh fiagbe-
of Portland. ut the conference auH54ef-
-ary III Epworih League. Ihe adafe--
M one ol great power aud inlerest
The Methodist conference Nts pre-i#i-
81 OYER saturday morning, BY Presiding
Filler g. X. Palmer by appointment ii
Bishop laoss. he being slightly indi.Pa.
ed. 1he conie enee trustee. reported
invested funds 81 1,3i9l3, interest so
%. Di.bnrsementS-East Maine CO..
ference. sl1; Home Missions. ~ -.
stewards OF Maine conferences ST. II
The board Of stewards reported r.
eeipt, Tor superananated preachers am
widows sl.30i5 from The following
sources Chartered fund, 81: book eaa-
Urn. Ss0i Wesleyan association. sol -
-; Conference Trustees. ST. IL:
Preachers aid .oeielY. ss60; circuits AID
stations, sls0,5l070. Appropriations
0ere made Tor >uperauHuated preaehers
OF S2,Sl2: far widows, Sl.6lO.
Ilp committee on the relations 81 liz
EDITOR al Iion's Herald reported thai
Whilf deplorng certain Ambiguous STATE
Wents in the paper which the editor him
SELF regrets, they do not find him guilty
If heresy, The report WAS signed bY
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tour oil the committee, Key. has. Nun
ger Pi'tesl'lg aSa'hst II: me ieiioNlhs
WIS adopted IL a substitute for the re-
port.
hes9lt,9' W we accept the apollo
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nl,oratces III me ZION iieia'd'
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educational institutions of the denomi-
nation. the Maine Wesleyan seminary,
WESLEYAN University of Connectieut and
the Boston Theoloujcal school DIR. Gal
: laghcr. of kents I'LL. Rev. II. Uewett
and II, II. Shaw of Portland. addressed
the conference e0rctiyelv ON this sub
iect.
, The resolution for the division of the
conference into two instead of three dis
triets WAS referred to a committee to he
made up of one preacher and one law
member from each of the three districts
to report next year.
The relations of c, A. Southland were
changed from supernumerary to active.
James NJ. Woodbury. from elective. TO
supernumerary, W. II. Foster from
supornumerarv to superannnatcd.
Saturday afternoon reports We're re-
ceived and adopted from committees
On observance of the Sabbath, the
Bible Cause. Church Extension, Metho-
dist literature, Epworth League, Freed
mans Aid, state of the Church. and pub
: lichtion OF the minutes.
Inc treasurer OF the conference MIS-
slonary society reported receipts OF the
year, VIZ: warren lund, si33; augusta
district, 81 ,ool Lewiston district
81 .29oi Portland district, Sou.
The statistical secretary reported num-
Der OF churches IN conference II. AN
: increase OF for the year membership
; lo,9ll, Increase OF III; propatlons, le9o'
, increase 332 local preachers. II. increase
, value OF church edlllers. SUI loo
parsonages 20, value - lo,33o; sunday
,, schools, l3l scholars l2,lso; benevolent
contributions, sl4.s33; decrease from
former year SLID: Tor ministerial
, support, SUNDAY schools expenses I'll
churches, etc, sll3.55i, decrease from
last year s3,29s.
I Key. l. Luce was appointed hallfoad
secretary \. e, 'liiiorn' fact agent.
Revs. +. .. lhaver, Il |. Adams anc
{. +. Allen were appointed committee