The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-13

Treasurer Abel D. Russell next re-
ported receipts of $$49 9S during the year,
and $53. 4S on hand three cents less than
last year.
Election of officers next resulted as
follows:
President-Hon. F. Fl. Nickerson, of
Brewer
secretary-Ca Carrie E. Miller, of Lewis
ton.
Treasurer-William Wood, of South
Portland.
Vice Presidents-Frank M. Strout, of
Portland. Mabel Sawyer, of Dexter, Jen-
ME M. Colby, of Gorham and q. =.
Written, of Dover.
Supt. of Junior Leagues-Mrs. Ada
May Pierce, of Brownville.
The Secretary was thanked for her SER
vices and it was voted that the society
pay her expenses to the convention.
Mr.. Nickerson, the new president, is
Mayor of Brewer and as such has closed
up the saloons and stopped the nickeI-1n-
the-slot gambling machines. a-T g.
n Rev. Mr.. Thayer, of Gardiner, exhorted
the League to send delegates to the N. b.
District convention at St. Johnsbury in
October
BUSINESS OF THE AFTERNOON
was the choice of place for the next
meeting. Urgent invitations were re-
ceived from both Houlton and Rockland
but Rockland was selected by vote of
about three to one.
The time of tho convention will be
changed to the last Wednesday and
Thursday of July. This change is made
SO that the schools shall not Interfere
with the attending delegates
The first address of the afternoon was
by Rev. W. F. Berry of Waterville, on
Individual Responsibility.
"Waiting for the Perfect Man," by
Rev. S. r. Westhafter of Bath, came
next on the programme.
He was followed by Rev. E. S. Stack
pole of Auburn, who spoke on Christian
Service.
Rev. c. W. Parsons of Portland, who
had place on the programme was I'M
able to be present. So the report of the
committee on resolutions was next in
order These resolut ions, after thank
ing Mayor Cutter, Rev. G. C..Phelan,
Pendexter Chapter, the railroads, Hooper,
Son & Leighton, the newspapers, etc,
etc., went on as follows:
That while we cordially approve the
great work being done by the Christian
Endeavor Society, and the kind spirit IN
which the famous memorial is addressed
to our general conference, we are fully
persuaded that the Epworth League, pure
and simple, is the society for the train
ing of the young life in our.church, and
that we urge upon all our churches
and chapters the extension of this move
ment. (Applause).
Resolved, That we, the delegates of the
State Epworth League Convention, not
only declare our total abstinence princl :.
pies, but here record our open hostility to
the rum traffic, the open saloons or our
state.
Resolved, that we regret and condemn
the officers of the law whose laxlty In
it's enforcement leaves so many open
saloons in our state (Applause.)
These resolutions were reported unani-
mously from the committee and then
adopted unanimously by the convention.
Mr.. E. R.. Drummond, who reported
for the committee on resolutions, also
read this resolution:
Resolved That we will not support any
man or party at the ballot box unless
known by us to be in fullest sympathy
with the law and its enforcement
MIR. Drummond said that this resolu-
ton did not have the unanimous endorse
ment of the committee on resolutions.
..Then began an
ANIMATED DEBATE ABOUT PRO
HIBITI ON.
Rev. Mr.. Berry of Waterville said he
was opposed to the resolution. The Re-
publican party of the state did not en-
force the prohibitory law; but he did not
favor such resolution because it would
not amount to anything.
Rev. c. C. Phelan of Westbrook said
the officers had said that they would
seize liquors whenever the people de-
sired it. And they had shown that they
were telling the truth, as on Wednesday
night on complaint of the citizens they
seized 90 barrels of beer in Westbrook,
and placed the dealer.behind the bars.
The resolution meant nothing and
bound nobody.
Rev. Mr.. Stackpole of Auburn, called
attention to the fact that the resolution
speaks OIL men kuOHH " w Ill
sympathy with the law. How are we 60
ing to "know'' about candidates. We
have often elected men whom We sup
posed all right, and have been deceived.
We would better substitute the word 'sbe-
lieyed'' for '.known.
Rev. Mr. Jones of Orono, favored the
resolution.
Mr.. e.. W. Lord of Ellsworth, said that
as the League had only 5000 members it
would be better to keep out of politics.
Rev. Mr. Wentworth of Skowhegan,
favored the resolution in order to put on
record the League
Rev. Mr.. Berry of Waterville, said that
no mans in Maine of the dominant party
who has political ambition, dares to COM
nit himself to the enforcement of the
law. The only way to make these men
act is to unite and act for ourselves. But
the Maine Conference has ad opted that
resolution time after time and then has
gone out and forgotten it, But he was
ready to stand nv nriocin1as