The Portland daily press., 1899-10-07
Ordination Of Women Preachers
Voted Down.
May Come Up Again
Today.
Officers Elected for the State
Society.

The second days ssEsion of the Maine
Advent Christian Conference convened
! riday with the Berean Advent society Of
Weftbrook. A prayer meeting WAS held
at a. III. led by Rev. A. :. Bisbee Of
Brunswick. A business meeting Of the
conference was then held. The business
meeting was presided over by the presi'
dent, Elder X. W. Taylor. Reports were
received from the several preachers Of the
work icing done In their respective
Q iurches. Reports of delegates as to
lchurch work were also received. The an
lnual election OF officers resulted as fol-
lows:
lresidsnt-Rev A. W. Taylor, Rock
lid.
1 Vice President-Rev. ]. A. Libby,
seorstary-Rev e. P. Dinmore. Rich
mond.
the morning hours were devoted en-
TREY to the reading of reports and dis
cussion Of the same. Inc motion laid on
the table ct Thursday's session relative
to the ordination of women preachers was
called up, but on count IL was voted by
a narrow majority not to take 1t from the
table. Rev. Mrs. Sarah X. Taylor Of
Rookland then moved that the confer
srce consider the request of the church at
Mechanic Falls for the ordination of
their pastor. Rev. Miss Jessie Jordan.
Mrs Taylor spoke briefly on the subject
ana said she hored IL would be oonsid-
cred at this conference.
key. +. p. Wood ~srd OF Portland said
that at conference held about five
years ago it was voted to be inexpedient
to admit women preachers to ordination.
He said further that he was willing to
have the question discussed when there
was ample time to discuss IL but did not
favor discussion then as the question was
not called up until nearly noon time.
| MIS- Taylor said that she hoped the
lquestion would not be crowded out of the
conference as 1t had bsen on previous
occasions. A motion to adjourn was then
made and carried. The question of the
o -dination OF women In the ministry 10
70 aud con, and 1t Is quite likely to be
discussed at the meeting today.
The afternoon session of the conference
was devoted to the interests OF the Maine
x ission society. The work being done
and under contemplation was ably pre-
sented by Rev. h. 4. Skillings of Peaks
Island. the president of the society, and
Rev. +. N. johnson of Bridgton, the
secretary.
Immediately following the missionary
ne ting BUSINESS meeting of the society
held at which the following officers
we're elected.
President-Rsv. H. 4. skillinGs,
Peaks Island.
Vice Prssident--Rev. A. II. Kearnsy.
Dover.
secretary-Rsv. +. N. johnson, Bridg.
ton.
Treasurer-L. d. Small, Esq, Bow
Assessors and Auditors Rev. A. Il.
kearney, Dover; Rev. W. IA. jackson,
Bangor; stephen Taylor. Byron.
Revs. A. II. Kearney, A. W. Taylor
and Il. p. Densmore were appointed
committee OIL resolutions and supsequent
ly submitted report embodying the fol-
lowing: One on the death OF Rsv. l.. c.
Putnam of Dickvale, Me-, former direc-
tor of the so,iety another recognizing the
hearty cooperation and support OF mis-.
sion work In Maine. Two resolves of
considerable Importance were also unani-
mously passed, taey being as follows:
Resolved, that we as q society express
frank words of Bro. f. l.. Piper in rec
ent issue of the Worlds Crisis, concern
Ing the use Of tobacco and deprecate the
Of the Lords money among
Adventists for that which pollutss the
body and supplies the mind, and urge
upon all tobacco users among US, the
|proprisJy Of abandoning the habit and
turning the money expended for 1t into
channels OF mission work.
The second resolve of Importance was
las follows;
Resolved, that wo deprscate the Lax
land partial enforcement of law In our
state, esl eoially those laws prohibiting
the manufacture, importation or sale Of
Intoxicating liquors. and the law against
the sale Of tobacco to minors, also the
substitution of fines instead OF imprison-
ment in cases Of liquor selling. thus
making the law which prohibits In spirit.
Ia low license In operation"
Rev. E. p. Woodward OF Portland spoke
at some length on the question OF proper
tionate systematic giving to missions.
Rev. p. 5. Maybsrry of Old Orchard
also spoke along the same line, and said
he thought that the Advent society as q
whole, gave as much in proportion to
their sizs as other denominations for mis-
donary purposes. The afternoon session
ADJOURNED at $50 O'Clock.
| In the evening meeting was held, adj
dressed by Elder o. S. French of Bath
and other clergymen.
The programme for today is as follows:
Business meeting from to 10 a. m.