The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-04-21
DoINes OF THs METHoDlsTs.
officers Elected Yesterday Great Audience
Hears Rev. Matt s. Hughes.

NICHOLS, CnarleS Ii. Jones and William Is.
Middleton were admitted to the conference
| on trial. T. N. Kewley and Charles A.
Burke were admitted to full membership
and the latter was elected to deacon's
orders, the former already being deacon.
Bishop Foss gave very impressive charge
to the members admitted.
Resolutions were passed providing that
candidates for members of classes except
the second and fourth years who fail to
reach an average rank of 65 per cent shall
not be advanced. Candidates failing to rach
55 per cent in any study may be advanced
on condition that the study be made up {;
also that committees on examination report
the average rank of each member excepting
|sthe class for admission.
DR.. Charles Parkhurst,a editor of Zion s
Herald, was introduced and spoke in the
interest of the paper.
Christian greetings were received from
the Maine Baptist convention by Rev. DR..
G. V. Hanson of Sowhegan, from the Maine
Congregational conference by Rev. r. B.
Matthews of Skowhegan, and from the In
terdenominational Commission of Maine by
Rev. j. S. Williamson of Augusta. These
gentlemen spoke briefly. Letters were read
from Rev.Dr. Whitman, president of Colby
University, in behalf of the Inter-denomina-
tional Commission of Maine, and from Rev.
A. E. Cook of Steep Falls, representing the
Maine conference of Free Baptists. Bishop
Foss responded to these addresses and
letters.
A committee consisting of Revs. Charles
Munger, H. Hewett, w. s. Jones, E. O..
Thayer and II. A. Clifford was appointed to
consider the relations of Zion's Herald to
the conference.
Memorial services were held this after
noon presided over by Rev. DR.. @. F.
Allen. Prayer was offered by Rev. N. G.
Clifford. The committee reported six
preachers of the conference and nine wives
of preachers deceased during the year, and
brief obituaries were read of f. "A. Bragdon,
who died in April, 1898, aged 46 years; Chas
G. Gone, May, 1898, 81 years, the Oldest
member of the conference Ezekiel Smith,
July, 1898, 70 years; Joseph Colby, Septem-
ber, 1893 81 years; James S. Rice, Septem-
Der, 1898, 81 years; Kinsman Atwood, Febru-
ary, 1894, GA years. The nine wives of mem
bers were Eunice Rice, widow of James S.
Rice; Mrs. A. W. Langsel, widow; Mrs
Joseph Gerry, widow; Mrs. Martha, wife of
II. D. Mitchell Mrs. Mary W.. wife of VIM.
B. Edridge; Mrs. Eunice, wife of Thomas
Greenarch; Mrs. Mary E., widow of James
G. Perry; Mrs. Elizabeth j.. widow of R.H.
B. Abbott; Mrs Parmelia Thurston.s IA male
uuartette from the East Maine conference
provided music for the occasion. The
officers of the Conference Missionary
society were elected as follows: Cyrus D.
Foss, (Bishop) president; E. T. Adams,
vice president; W. II. Porter, secretary; j.
H. Roberts, treasurer; W. P. Merrill, A. E.
Parlin, auditors; NJ .Pendexter, "A. Corey,
E. o. Thayer, H. Chase, managers These
officers of the Preachers Aid Society were
elected: l. Luce, president; E. T. Adams
vice president; W. Fl. Barber, secretary; :.
B.Donnen, treasurer; CIV. Barber, auditor;
W. Canham, D., B Holt, Fl. Chase, managers;
Luce, G. Adams, G. f. Cobb, committee on
investments. The trustees of the annual
conference were elected as follows: d. B.
Randall, president; G. G. Andrews, secre-
tary; W s. James, treasurer; 1. Luce, auditor;
A.W. .Pottle, c. F. Allen, C. Pendexter and
CD. Lindsay.
These committees on examination were
appointed: On admission on trial, F. G.
Rogers, A. Hamilton, J. II. Roberts, M. c..
Pendexter; first year, ~. r. Clifford, D. B..
Holt, H. A. Clifford, A. S. Cummings; !;
second year, G. G. Andrews go. S. Pills
bury, G. f. Parsons, F. G. Potter; third
year, I. F. Jones, I. G.. Ross, G. D. Lind
say, E.O. Thayer; fourth year, w. f. Berry,
H. Hewitt, f. G. Haddock, E. 7. Adams
local orders, A. A. Lewis, A. E. Parlin.
James Wright.
The Methodist church was crowded to the
outer doors this evening to hear Rev. Matt
Hughes. of Portland, deliver the annual ad-
dress before the conference Epworth
League 1t was the largest meeting of the
conference thus far.