The Portland daily press., 1897-04-20

ming.
HILL bHt Notwithstanding this Mr. Jones
| accepted the position which was offered
him and also aided the institution tinar
cially.
1t was about o'olook yesterday after
noon when Rev. MIR. Munger was given
the floor. Rev. l. Luce of this city. the
president of tie conference, was in tbe
chair at the time and the big church was
crowded with people. The resolution
presented by Mr.. Munger was rs foil, ws: !:
Whereas, there has been elected as a
member of the board of trustees of the
Maine Wesleyan seminary and Female
college man whose business is con-
demned by the Methodist church and
this confer ence, so that we, as a confer
ence. cannot consistently maintain any
relation to that Institution, therefore
Resolved, That we do not this wear
appoint visitors to the Maine WESLEYAN
seminary and Female college.
G. Munger.
Mr.. Munger is quite an aged man but
he is very effective speaker and in sup
purt OF these resolutions he made very
hery and eloquent speech which was
frequently interrupted by applause. He
began by reading some editorial com.
ments of religious papers on the election
OF Mr.. Jones as a member of the board of
trustees OF kent's Hill. These editorials
scathingly referred to the. action of the
board of trustees of that institution in
electing brewer rs one of its mem bers
| and condemned the Methodist church of
blaine in SO far forgetting itself as to
allow such thing to happen. Mr.. Mum
ger then said: These editorial COM
inents which have just read refer to the
| embarrassment which this action Of the
board OF trustees brings to the teachers
and principal of Kent's Hill IN the ad-
mlnistratlnn of discipline. How can the
principal of that school prevent your
boy from drinking beer or from smoking
tobacco when the boy can say "Mr.
Jones is member of your board of trus-
tes, I'm as good as he is.' Can this
school well pay the price for $his? Can
this feeling be removed except by max
ing this board of trustees clean of any un-
clean a9t? There is 10 way it can be
done and the least we can do is to pass
this set of resolutions condemning the
action of this board and showing the peo.
pie OF this state that we do not approve
of what they have done. That Jones has
1nsulted the conference of this church
by accepting this position. What can we
do unless We put ourselves squarely on
record and stand firmly for the right
and protest against such an act? cloud
applause.l If we decline to appoint @
board of visitors to the school we viii
show to the world how we regard suoh
a man as Mr.. Jones. how we look upon
| his business. They say that this school
does not belong TO US after ALL and that
it is not our institution, but we hsve
| been mother to it, we have nursed it in
| pleasant and stormy weather and aided
| it too. Let us stand up and protest
against this astounding and incredible
act, protest against eXalting such a
man MS Frank Jones. (Applanse;l
| "Tnerefors'', concluded Mr.. Munger
II move you sir that when the vote on
these resolutions he taken it be taken by
yea and nay vote
Rev. W. K. Berry, the secretary of the
conference was then recognized by the
chair, although there were several men,
bers of the conference on their feet as
soon as Mr.. Munger had ceased speaking
who desired recognition.
| ENIr. Berry said: II yield to no man in
my love for Kent's Hill, and no man in
this conference has more pronounced
views in this conference than have.
While we have strong views on this mat
ter do not see what is to be gained BY
discussing this matter at this time or by
passing the resolutions presented by
Brother Munger. Ihege men who are on
| the board of trustees are most of them
| goud men, but I do not see why we
should be held responsible for their views
on this matter or for their acts But
it will do no good at this time to take
any action on this matter. If we pass
these resolutions it will look as il " g
were pursuing this act with deter
mined spirit. Let us bide our time and
let the question settle itself. I therefore
move that Brother Mungers resolution
be laid on I'll Q table"
The. occurred considerable excitement
and half dozen members of the con-
feI enoe were on their feet at the same
time demanding recognition by the chair,
ecinrirg to make speet hes either for
or against the resolutions and all of
this without regard to parliamentary
rule or method of prooeedure. Mr.. Luce,
the president of the conference attempt
ed to state the motion OF Mr.. Berry.
which had been seconded several times.
Mr.. Munger took the floor and without
regard to the demands Of the chair to