Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-19
THE METHODISTS.
Wednesdays Session of Con-
terence at Skowhegan.
Presiding Elder Lapham Reports for
l the Augusta District.
Large tendance-DeIightiui Weather-Great
}fsd5l Interest in All the Exercises.

GfSKowHEGAN. April 1S.-(SpeciaD. The
delightful weather of the past few days had
given romise of bright and auspicous
opening of the 10Th session of the Maine
conference and the promise was fulfilled
! to the letter.
The trains of Tuesday had brought a
large number of delegates and members
and the church was we'll filed this morning,
the people and peachers showing bright
faces, greatly refreshed by the pente costa
service led by DR.. Keen on Tuesday even
ing. The service this morning was led by
Dr. X en- in his usual inspiring manner.
Conf renee was formally opened at 9 A.
\ /, Bishop Fo's presiding. Following the
,acran,ent of the Lords supper the bishop
| made extended remarks upun the present
L nd future work of the church. He des-
ribed II e work now going on among the
Methodists of the world.
Arem irkable work is now being prose-
[cnted among the Japanese of California
aud Or. gon. He predicted that the future
Of the church would show a marked in
crease in missionary work. The church
wonld be factor between wealth and the
masses. When we were taunted with the
fling that we had the faculty of reaching
tue masses, he proposed that we nail it to
our masthead as our flag of glory. The
church that reached the masses today would
tomorrow have all the brains and wealth it
Econldwell take care of.
AT the close of Bishop Foss' remarks the
conference roll was called by the secretary
g .,e cboS
secretary; G. c. Andrews, historical secre-
tsry; T. +. Jones, statistical secretary
James Wright and r. f. Parsons, assistant
STATISTICAL secretaries.
Voted, That conference open at . "A.
M and adjourn at II unless otherwise Or
dered by the conference.
The first seven rows of pews were re-
-erved for members of the conference.
Presiding Elder J. B. Lapham read the
Ia0plnatipns of committees and they were
FdSnkenied as follows.
Public Worship-F. II. Morgan, j. B.
Lapham.
Stewarls-D. B. Holt, G. F. Cobb, M.
c. Pendexter, A. Hamilton.
Education--G. w. Gallagher, G. ID.
Lindsay, A. A. Lewis.
Methodist Literature-J. Nixon, c. F..
Parsons.
Admission to Conference--A. w. Pottle,
S. Hooper, +. Grovsnor.
Conference Relations-E. 7. Adams,
| G. c. Andrews, G. B. Springer.
Frat.rnal Relations-C. Munger, f. W.
Smith, b. Freeman.
Temperament. S. Cummings, J. H..
| Roberts, |. A. Bean.
Marriage and Divorce-W. S. Jones, D.
r. Ford, A. +. Parlin.
Observance of the Sabbath-M. G. Pen
dexter, + C. Strout, J. Wright.
! Bible Cause-O. S. Pill-buty, w. Can
h am, +. G.. Potter.
Sunday School and tratts-J. r. Clifford,
W. H. Barber, J. II. Trask.
Church Extension-T. f. Jones, D..
Pratt l.. II. Bean.
Freedmen's Aid and Southern Education
I. G. Ross, III. A. Clifford, J. II. Remick.
Epworth Lesgue-E. o. Tbayer, f. II.
Morgan, w. B. Eldridge.
Church Aid. Luce, T. Whiteside, w.
Z. Merrill.
Memoirs-C. F. Allen, w. P. Merrill, F..
C. Strout, w. r. Dukeshire.
Publishing of Minutes-W. F. Berry, T,
F. Jones, G. c. Andrews.
Resolutions-F. c. Haddock, II. Chase,
Z. W. Kennison.
State of the Church-F. c. Rogers, II.
B. Mitchell, G. |. Lowe.
Missionary Societies-H. Hewitt, G. W.
Barber, A. X. Bryant.
The Protection of American Institutions
NJ. S. Hughes, f. S. StsckpoIe, A. c..
Trsfton.
Apportonment for Benevolent Collections