The Portland daily press., 1899-11-03
Officers Elected and Committees
Appointed.
Elk Mayor Butler Chosen
Moderator.
Meetings of Various Auxiliary
Societies.

Auburn, November 2.-Ths last servios
of the State Congregational conference
olened Thursday m orning with devo-
tional service led by Rev. ]. X. Board
man of Hallowell.
opened. The annual reports Of the visi-
tors TO the Bangor Seminary ana Bow
doin College were read and accepted.
Then came the reports Of committees,
etc.
Hon, A, W. Butler Of Rooklan d, ex-
mayor of the city, has been chosen as
moderator Of the next conference and the
place of meeting will be left to the nom
mating committees.
Rev. W. s. Hawkes.. representing the
French American college OF Springfield,
Mass, made brief address in behalf of
his institution.
Rev. b. v. Hayes, ID. D., Of Lewis
ton, brought greetings from the Maine
Free Baptist A Association.
The committee on credentials reported
the whole number In attendance as 24S;
pastors, 81; delegates, ~; visitors, 81.
The nominating committee reported
and their report was adopted, rs follows:
Conference Treasurer-Dea. Ozman
Adams. Portland.
Secretary Of Sunday Schools-Rsv.
Harry W. kimball, Skowhegan.
Committee OF ments-The pas.
tor of the church, Kew. q. s. Patton and
three others.
Committee OF Nominations-Rev. Q. L.
Parker, Auburn, chairman; Rev. ]. p.
Williams, Winslow; Rev. 2; L Yale.
Sharon, Rev. G. 5. Mills, Belfast; Rev.
q. II. Cutler, Bangor.
Visitors to bowdoin College-Rev. q.
III. Howe, Lewiston; Rev. J. y. Greg
ory, bingham; Rev. II. Il. lombard,
Cherrytield Rev. y. W. Reynolds, Cor
ham; Rev. N. McKinnon, Foxoroft
Committee on Publications-Rev. X. u.
Cousins, Rev. c. ID. Crane, Rev. Charles
Harbutt
Visitors to Bangor Semtnary-Cumbsr-
land, Rev. X. T. back. Portland; Han.
cock, Rev. ]. S. Richards, West brooks
den Penobscot. Prof. NJ. G. Fernald.
Orono; Somerset, Rev. q. +. Wright;
Oxford, Rev. Arthur Marley. Bethel;
Waldo, Rev. q. b. Miller, Belfast; Wash
ington. Rev. II. E Lombard, Cherry
field; Unicn; Rev. ". b; Hague south 1l
Bridgton; York, hev. u. ID. Mills.
Limerick.
Delegate to England and Wales-Rev.
W, II, Fem, Portland.
Delegats TO Nova Scotia and New
Burnswick-Re II. N. Pringle, East
port.
Rev. Israel Jordan. Soarboro.
Delegate to Baptist Convention-hev.
L. G. March, WAterville.
Delegate to Maine Methodist Confer
enoe. Rev. J. L. Quinby, Gardiner.
Delegate to East Maine III. e. Con Ier-
Delegate to Sunday Soohol Convention
Rev. K y. Drisko, Alfred.
: Delegate to Friends Confersnce-Rev.
Z. p. Wilson, Woodfords.
Deiegat, to A. NJ. A.-Rev. Smith
Baker, Portland; alternate. Rev. Il. L..
Griffin, Bangor.
Members Of InterdenominAtional Com
mission-Rev. o. W. Folsom. Bath;
Prof. u. G. Purington. Harrington.
Corporate Memb ers A. b. q. +. NJ
Rev. II. I. Hack, Portland; Oscar Hoi-
way, Augusta. :,
Bean, Blushill; Rev. Charles Whittier.
Deacons-W. p. Hubbard, Bangor
W. A. Robinson. Auburn; J. r.
Thwing, Pennington; Greenlief Law
renee, South Gardiner; S. II. Murray,
Lewiston; J. +. Stearns. Saco.
The report of the committee on the
corresponding sscretary's rapport suggested
that the drop in the finances this year
might be explained by the fact that last
year there was q single gift Of $40 600,
and nothing to take its place in this
years receipts. The report was accepted.
A resolution was reported against the
seating OF Brigham Roberts In the M
tional House of Repre- sentltives.
A resolution was again adopted endor5.
ing the work and principles Of the Chris
tian Civic League of Maine.
The same committee recommended the
appointment Of man to study, during
the year, the civil and religious Sunday
and the observance of the same In our
state. and report at the next session Of
the conference.
In regard to the plan Of the Vermont
conference to SO arrange matters that the
five benevolent societies of the church
shall hold their meetings at the same
time the COMMITTEES advised that the
Vermont resolutions be submitted to all
the local Maine conferences for their con-
sideration and discussion; and that this
conference appoint a committee to rs-
ceive the reports Of the local conferences,
consider the same and report with recon-
mendations to the State Conference at its
next annual meeting.
Then came the papers by DIR. j. L.
Jenkins Of Portland and Rev. o. W..
Folsom OF Bath, after which the session
closed with communion administered by
Rev. K. Bean Of Blue Hin and Rev.
Charles Whittier of Orono, assisted by
the deacons Of the conference.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY.
The Auxiliary held their session We'd
nesday afternoon. The seoretary's report