The Portland daily press., 1895-05-03

II. Hewett spoke briefly in support Of lhe
Herald, saying that these annual ulsoos-
slons could only do harm to ths papell
in which they were all interested, anu
calling the attention to the .IacG tnat
because it printed the Eews in reference
to the so-called higher criticism l6 dld
not thereby endorse the views u quot
ed anymore than the secular press en-
dorsed all the opinions contained III 'Ae
news columns
The hour for adjournment having ar.
rived motion to pass resolution OIL
thanks to DR.. Park hurst tor bis adaress
was ruled out of order by the Bishop.
Lit was earlier in the forenoon that the
organization was effected.
Rev. W. F. Berry was elected secretary
by show of hands.
Rev. q q. Andrews was made historical
secretary and Rev. Il. I. Jones was chosen
| statistical secretary.
Rev. Sylvester Hooper was named for
treasurer. Mr.. Hooper, however, want
ed an understanding before he began MS
work. He said that last year he had
made report in the usual form and the
conference refused to accept it. Now, he
would like to know the will of the con-
ference before again taking up the WORK
of treasurer.
Rev. W. f. Jones stated that the trouble
was due to she failure of the brethen
to make returns to the treasurer, and
also to the statistical secretary. 1t was
consequently impossible to make the
two reports agree.
The Bishop stated thai he had known
the same trouble to arise in other con-
ferences.
Finally the matter was adjusted by
leaving it with the understanding that
the treasurer's report should be audited
and accepted without regard to the
report of the statistical secretary.
!. MIR, Hooper then accepted the Office and
was allowed an assistant. naming Rev.
Walter S. Canham for that purpose.
Revs. d. F. Faulkner, James Wright
and C.F. Parsons were made assistants
to the statistical secretary.
The standing committees were read
and accepted as follows:
Public WorshiI-A. A Lewis, G. r. Pal
mer.
Stewards-D. B. Holt, G.F. Cobb, ME-.
King, M. G. PendeXter, A. Hamilton.
Methodist .Literature-C. W. Gallagher,
j. Ii. Rob oberts, W r. Dukeshire.
Education-G. d. Lindsay, ii. Hewitt,
J. Nixon.
Admission to Conference-E. 7. Adams,
f. Grovenor. j. n. Trask.
Conference Relations-W. S.Jones, g.
d. Holmes, W. r. Marshal.
F'raternal Relations-C. +. Parsons, A.
"a .
Matt S. Hughes. /. 6. Ross,
c. A. Southland.
Marriage and Divoree-A. @. TraftoD,
H. Chase, James Wright.
Observance of the Sabbath-E. S. Stack
pole, G. E. Springer, E. W. Kennison.
Bible Cause-T. Whiteside, W. 3. Eld-
ridge, A. K. Bryant.
Sunday School and Tracts-F. W.
Smith, Henry Crockett, c Purinton.
Church Extension-E. C.Strout, G.I.
Lowe, TN .Kewley.
Freedmen's Aid and .Southern Educa-
tion--E.O. Thayer, W. 2. Merrill, F.C.
Potter.
Epworth Leaque-F. G. C.Rogers, J.R.
Clifford, Walter Canham.
Church,. Luce, d. Pratt, D. r. Forde.
Memoirs-M. G. Pendexter, g. W. Bar
ber, e. Il. Adams.
Publishing Minutes-W. r. Berry, L. T.
Jones, G. C. Andrews.
Resolutions-C. f. ALLEN, I. A. Bean, E.
A. Porter.
State of the Church-W.S S. Jones, lie.
Frohock, John Gibson.
Missionary Societies-H. A. Clifford,
Robert Lawton, G. A. Brooks.
Protection of American Institutions
C.S. Cummings, S. Hooper, HI. A. Peare.
Benevolenees-W. Fl. Barber, 6. +.
Millward, J.R. Remick.
q Auditing-B. L. .Fickett, l. Luce, W. II.
Gowell.
Finance-O. S. Pillsbury, E. Gerry, Il.
H. Bean.
The hour for the daily business session
was fixed at s. 80, the first half hour to
be devoted to religious exercises. The
adjournment will be at 11.45.
This afternoon was devoted to Sun
day school anniversary with addresses
by Rev. S. c. Rogers of Portland and
Rev. C.S. Cummings of Augusta. Mr..
Rogers made an earnest plea for the in
creased attention to the children, argu-
ing that if they were early taught the
truth oe the Christian religion it would
not be necessary to convert them later
in life. Mr.. Rogers believes that 10 or
20 years from now churches will be
built with many small rooms also that
the Sunday schools may be graded and
the classessgiven separated meeting plac-
es, thus doing away with with the babel
of young voices which now mark the
Sunday school, where many are study
ing in one room. Mr.. Rogers does not
believe in too profuse use of prizes as
an incentive to Sunday school atten-
dance. In a nigh pressure church, with
sensational pulpit ana an extravagant
choir, the superintendent says it costs
a considerable sum in candy and presents
to keep the pupils long enough to swell
the totals OF the annual reports. Mr..
Rogers thinks that the Christmas tree
and the picnic have their legitimate
uses, but they may he abused. A boy
receiving the right religious training in
early life will, Mr.. Rogers declares, be-
come a man worth 40 of the best dudes
that ever cut their throats with high
collars and drew nourishment from the