The Republican journal., 1897-04-29
The East Maine Conference.

The 50th session of the East Maine con
ference opened in the Methodist EPISCOPAL
Church in Calais, April 2lst, Bishop Nal
laHeu OF Boston presided. All the clergy
men in the conference We're in attendance.
After the usual preliminaries the standing
committees for 1887 We're announced. In the
afternoon the annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Home Missionary Society was held
The address was given by Mrs S. B. Potter
of Illinois, one of the field workers of the
society. The address of the Epworth
League anniversary was delivered by
Bishop Mallalieu.
A half hour of the Thursday morning
session given to Fast Day ohservances
A resolution favoring the patriotic obser-
vance of the Fourth of July was unani-
mously adopted. The conference recon-
mended that the day be observed as a spec
ial temperance day. A resolution of appre-
citation was sent to Rev, DR.. Mark Traftou,
who began his ministry in this conference.
The reports of presiding elders indicated an
advance along all lines. The characters"
of the preachers We're passed When the
superannuates responded to their names,
many interesting "reminiscences were given.
The afternoon session opened with an adj
dress by Bishop Malalieu before the Wo-
mems Foreign Missionary Society. No
more interesting meeting has been held
than of the Junior League, under direction of
Rev. T.. l.. Banghart, conference superintend-
ent and Mrs. John Tinling, superintendent
of Bucksport district.
The anniversary of the Freedman's Aid
and Southern Education Society was held in
the evening in the Congregational Church,
the address being by Rev. DR.. j. W. Hamil-
ton, the general secretary.
Friday morning session was occupied
with routine business, etc, and the after
noon session was spent in a memorial ser
vice for ministers and ministers wives, who
died during the year. Two members of the
i
ows have died. This was followed by
business meeting of the Ministers Aid So
ciety. In the evening the temperance ami
versary was held. The address was by Rev.
Robert Sutclitfe.
At Saturday g session most of the commit
tees made their final reports. The financial
report of the Rev. d. b. Dow, conference
treasurer, showed an increase of more than
$500 for the year. The vote on the admis-
sion of women to the general conference
was 80 to Is in favor. The vote for equal
representation of ministerial and lay mem
bership to the same body was "a to Is in IA
vor. Mr.. G. A. Plummer announced that
the trustees had received a check for $500
in behalf of superannated preachers, and
another CT S103 for domestic missions
j. M. Frost presented the report of the
Church Extension Society, and S. L. Hans
com that education. An attempt to pass
a resolution requesting the bishop to ap-
point the East Maine conference in May
failed. In the evening the church extension
anniversary was held in the Congregational
church. The address was delivered by Sec
retary Spencer, who showed the magnitude
OF the work during the past u years, 6, 500
additional churches having been established
in new places, and more than II 900 new
churches having taken the place of old ones
Thirty nine million dollars represents the
gain in church property during the same
period, and the increase in congregations
has been so great that more than 4 1000 are at
present unsheltered. The next conference
will be held at Bangor in Grace church.
Monday morning, after half an hour had
been spent in devotional exercises, the sta
tistical report was presented by o. E. Luce,
and a resolution was adopted requesting the
board OF bishops to assign Bishop Charles C.
McCabe as presiding officer at the confer
ence in Bangor, next year. The appoint
ments were then read, as follows:
BANGOR DISTRICT.
Rev. E. 81. Boynton, P. E.. Bangor.
Alton, Argyle and West Old Town, S. M.
Small.
Ashland, to be supplied.
Atkinson and Sebec, W. Fl. Patten.
Bangor, First church, FL. E. Foss Grace
church, j. NJ. Frost.
Brownville and Henderson, D. R. Pierce
Caribou, w. A. McGraw
Carmel and Levant, Maly Kearney
Danforth, J. w. Day.
Dexter and Ripley, J. F. Haley.
DiXmont, Norman La Marsh.