The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-09

sire ordination for herself at present, bui
spoke on behalf Of Rev. Mrs.fJ,rdsn
Mrs. Taylor argued that Il was right for
women 10 to ordained II they had been
called of God. Mrs Taylor showed that
ordination was allowed in other dsnomi.
nations and also In the Advent denomi-
nation in some other states. The question
was then called for and on ballot the mo.
tlon TO ordain women preachers was de.
feated by vote OF II to 10.
AT tho conclusion OF the discussion
President Taylor announced the follow.
Ing appointments which were all oon-
iirmed:
Committee on Oriinations-Rev. o. s.
French. Bath; Rev. o. A. May berry, Old
Orchard; Rev. f.. N. johnson. Bridgton
Rev. A. II. Karney, Dover; Rev. W. II.
jackson, Bangor.
Trials and Appeals-Rev. ID. X. Har.
graves, Pennington; Kew. Stephen lay.
Tor, Byron; Rev. j. II. Clothey. Bidde.
ford; Rev. Hiram Mains, South Portland;
Rev. Ii. 4. SkiIlings, Peaks island.
Committee on Programms--Rev. A.
W. Taylor, Rock land; Rev. j. A. Libby,
West Poland; Rev. E. o. Densmore,
Richmond.
MINISTERIAL Committee Officers ex.
cfficio, Rev. ID. X. Hargraves. Farming
ton; Rev. o. 5. French. Bath.
Delegates to Publication Society--meet-
Ing at Chelsea, Mass. REV. q. S. French,
Rev. J. A. Libby. Rev. A. ID. Kvarnsy,
Rev. f. N. johnson, Rev. A. w. Taylor,
Rev. e. p. Wood ward, Rev. j. n.
Clothley.
Delegates to other conferences--New
Hampshire, Rev. %. S. French; Massa-
chu,stts, Rev. L, P. Woodward; Nova
Scotia, Rev. W. H. jackson; New Bruins.
wick, Rev. A. II. Kearnsy; Rhode
Island and Western Connecticut, Kew.
ference. Rev. +. N. johnson; Vermont,
Rev Hiram Mains; New York, Rev. Il.
p. Woodward; Connecticut, (wsstern
Rev. j. u. CIothey.
The COMMITTEES on resolutions, Rev.
w ii. jackson, Rev. E. p. Woodward and
Rsv. Warren left, presented resolutions.
The principal resolves had to do with the
endorsements OF Law and the question OF
expansion and were as follows:
Resolved-That we re-affirm our former
utterances In behalf OF temperance, inciud-
ing the question Of tobacco using. and we
most heartily deplore and condemn the
notorious laxity In the enforcement OF the
law in our own state, and elsewhere, es-
peciaily law pertaining to temperance
aud morality.
Resolved--That in the so-calied SEX
pansion Policy" Of our government In
common with other nominal Christian
nations Of the earth, we recognize the
trend Of events which will surely and
swiftly result In the coming lime OF
Trouble, and Christians, especially those
who await Earth Coming King, to keep
clear from the growing war spirit OF the
age, that at His coming they may be q
friend OF Him in peace.
The resolutions received unanimous
passage.
In the afternoon the opening address
was by Rev. s. Taylor on sour Work in
Rural and Destitute Towns In Maine.
Rev. A. H. Kearney followed in an ad-
dress on" Adventual "Reminiscences. I" The
concluding speaker was hev. ]. A. Libby
who spoke on ''itinerant Preachers" In
the evening a sermon YVES delivered by
Mrs. Jessie Jordan of Mechanic Falls.
The services conclude today with a social
love feast at Ga. M; preaching at IL q.
M. sermon at y. m, and preaching
service at 2 p. m.