The Portland daily press., 1897-04-20
JONES and RENT'S HILL.


dent of the school and he gave as his
reason that he could not serve in an in
stitution over which Frank Jones offici-
ated as member of the board of mana
gers and because he could not shut his
brewer. eiF
Rev. DR.. G. W. Gallagher, president of
the Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Female
College asked for this privilege of ad-
dressing the conference which was grant
Ell. He said he had been connected with
the school for four years during which
time he had worked hard and conoisnti-
ously for its best interests and had
grown to love it, Three yenrs of this the
country had been passing through peri
cd of great financial depression and the
school Was meeting its expenses by its
income. DR.. Gallagher said he must con
TESS 10 feeling his position as principal of
Kent's Hill as one of great embarrass-
ment under the present conditions. He
said that he could Justify his action in
speaking as he did because he had al
ready placed his resignation as president
of Kent's Hill in the hands of Mr.. Locke,
the president of the board of trustees.
While he entertained the highest respect
for Mr.. Jones as man he could not
0 ose his eyes to the business ho was en-
gagged in and for this reason and on &C.
court OF the embarrassment of the position
with Mr.. Jones a member of the board
OF trustees Dr.Gallagher said that he felt
called upon to resign. He said be had no
doubt that this trustees in electing Mr.
Jones to the board had believed they
were acting for the best interests of the
school. He entertained the highest opin-
ion of all the members of the board OF
trustees and his relations with them had
always been cordial. In closing DIR.
Gallagher said, ''You may act as your
consclences may dictate. You live up to
your highest convictions and SO do l."
AT the close of his remarks DR. Gallag-
her was heartily applauded by the con-
fer ence.
Later in the day resolutions vera passed
by the conference commencing DR.. Gal
lagher for his action and requesting him
not to persist in leaving the presidency of
Kent's Hill.
This ended the exciting matter and the
conference proceeded to hear the reports
of the various committees which were
hurriedly passed over.
In the evening Chaplain Loziers' enter
tainment was largely attended and the
bishop made known the following ap-
pointments after he had made few
brief remarks. The conference closed
by singing doxology.
The Appointments.
The following appointments were an
nounced:
AUGUSTA DISTRICT.
A. S. Ladd, presiding elder.
Augusta, g. IS. Cummings.
bingham and Mayfield, 4. a. Billing
ton. ~
East I.ivermore amt North Fayette to
be supplied.
East Wilton, Il. A. Clifford.
Fairfield, o. s. Pillsbury.
Harrington, W. b. Dukeshire.
Gardiner. A. A. Lewis.
Hallowell. G. Il. Parsons.
Industry and Starks, supplied nv 7
KaDs's Hill and Readaeld Corner, ].
b. Lapham.
Kingfsld, Salem and Eustis, to be sup
piled.
Leeds and Greene, to be supplied.
Ltyarmore and Hartford, s. e. Leach.
Livermore Falls, g. e. Palmer.
Madison, f. q. Norcross.
Monmouth, NJ. E. King.
Mt. Vernon and Vienna, I'm. Staples.
New SHARON and Pennington Falls.
supplied by II. s. Ryder.
North Arson and kmden, q. A. Laugh
ton. ~
North Augusta, supplied by WI. Phil
lips.
Oakland and Sidney, Cyrus Purintop.
Phillips, supplied by W. A. Nottage
Richmond, Hosea Hewitt.
Skuwhegan, b. q. Wentw orth.
. Scion, W. L. Chapman,
Strong and freeman, Il. N. Kewiey.
Temple, to be supplied.
Watervllle, G. D.Lindsay.
Wayne and North Leeds, d. H. Ford.
Weld, to be supplied.
Wilton and North Jay, B. +. Pickett
Winthrop, Sylvester Hooper,
G. w. Gallagher, president Maine WEES
leyan seminary and fe male college.
LEWISTON DISTRIST.
J. A. Corey, presiding elder.
ADdoyer, W. c. Wentworth.
auburn, Z. S. Sthckpole.
baldwin and Hiram, supplied by r.
s. Leard.
Bntb, Beacon Street, D. E. Miller.
BATH Wesley Church, j. L. Crosby.
Berlin, n. H., A. L. Craig.
Bethel, Mason and Newry, Alex. Hamil-
ton.
RnyHoIrHarl a w pntf1o
Brighton and Denmark, q. b. Holt.
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