The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-04-26
THE EAST MAINE CONFERENCE.
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The morning hour of the East Maine Con-
ference, from s to 9 o'clock, each day, was
devoted to a devotional service, with the
business meeting Immediately following
Friday Rev W. A. Spencer, ID. d., adj
dressed the ltnerantS Institute at the morn
ing service on 1.-The Ministerial Outlook :"
The Itinerants' Institute is an organization
of the ministers of the Conference having
charge of the examination of candidates for
the ministry. \ man wishing to enter the
Methodist ministry is first examined for ad-
mission on trial. in which examination his
age, health, education, conversion, charac-
ter, finances. etc. are carefully enquired in
to. After being admitted on trial he is as
signed to work and prescribed course of
study of four years. The Itinerants' lnsti-
tute assigns the examiners for the various
studies. If student fails to pass in any
years work he is continued in that grade
another year or as many years as is neces-
Sary to make up the studies. After success
fully passing the second years examinations
the candidate is admitted and ordained as
Deacon, which makes him member of the
Conference, and entities him to administer
the rite of baptism, and to assist at the
Lords supper but not to administer it, At
the end of the fourth years studies he is OF
dained Elder, which makes him fully quail
itied minister of the Gospel. Seven candi-
dates were admitted this year to Deacon S
orders and We're ordained by the Bishop
Sunday forenoon. Following are the newly
ordained Deacons: NJ. S. Hill, Arthur +.
Moore, Albert f. Morris, Charles B. Morse,
Edward t. Smith. Oscar ID. Barnard, John
r. Rich. J. w, Price, who was ordained
Deacon in another conference several years
ago but suspended his studies for a time on
account of i'll health was admitted. Horace
B. Haskell was admitted to become a Mis-
sionary.
The following were ordained as Elders
Sunday afternoon by the Bishop: Mllridge
T. Anderson. Horace B. Haskell, Chester +.
Butterfield Arthur d. Carter, Robert A.
Colpitts, Albert II. Hanscom, Leonard G..
March, Benz G. Seaboyer.
The Lay Electoral Conference met in the
Baptist vestry Friday forenoon. This is
composed of the lay delegates from various
churches and its only function is to elect
lay delegates to the General Conference,
which meets once in four years-ths year in
May in Chicago The following We're
elected: A. W. Harris, Orono, W. II. Mich
OILS. Calais; reserve delegates, V. \. Plum
mer, Harrington. f. H. Nickerson. Brewer
The Conference elected the following
ence: W. W Ogier f. II. Boynton: reserve
delegates. l. II. W. Wharf, II. f. Foss.
After the election of delegates Friday the
Bishop addressed the candidates for ordina-
tion.
Rev. G. G. Win SLOW was elected financial
agent of the 3ucllsport Seminary.
FRIDAY afternoon the anniversary of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society was
held, with an able address by Mrs. Mary
Leonard Woodruff. She referred to the
growing influence of woman in all the walks
of life, in religion, in moral reform, in social,
literary and industrial works and gave a
history of the Womans Home Missionary
Society. and its work among the various
classes in all sections of the country 1t has
labored successfully among the poor whites
and negroes of the South, the Indians of
the West, the Chinese of the Pacific coast
and the large cities. the Mormons of Utah.
and others. She showed the conditions met
with among these various classes. what has
been done and What still remains to be
done.
This meeting was followed by an educa-
tional meeting. with addresses by the Bishop
and DR.. Spencer. and remarks and reports
by others. The following facts were shown
in relation to the f. NJ C. Seminary in
Buck sport grade academic, college prepar-
atory and commercial; principal, j. +.
Haley; seminary founded in 1850, number
of instructors, ): number of students, 312 ::
value of grounds, buildings and furniture,
S3o.ooo; endowment, 10000 volumes in Ii
brary, 5000; value of apparatus $1,000 :;
number Of specimens in cabinet, 1900; in
come from tuition, $1,000: Indebtedness,
5000.
The Friday evening meeting was address
ed by Rev. ". A. Spencer, ID. D., of Phila-
delphia on the work OF the Church Exten-
sion Society.
At Saturday mornings devotional service
Bishop Mallaeau called for the singing of
the old hymn, so, thou in whose presence
my soul takes delight stating that probably
the Oldest person living had learned it from
his mother when child. Rev. c. B. Piper
of Belfast stated that he learned it from his
mother when he was years old; he is now
Ss and has sung it every year since. Other
old men gave similar testimony and the
hymn was sung over and over again.
Rev. William Mcdonald, ID. d., of Bos-
ton was introduced and spoke briefly, He
stated that he was converted in Belfast 90
years ago, and was for several years MEM
Der of the East Maine Conference.
The committees for the ensuing year were
announced, all being the same as last year
with the exception of three men: }. l..
Nelson succeeds V. f. Hills on the commit
tee on Bible cause }. NJ. Frost succeeds d.
b. Dow on Freedman's Aid, ETC.; and w.
b. Dukeshier succeeds v +. Hills on Con-
ference relations.
1t was voted that Lincolns birthday be
hereafter observed as Freedman's Aid and
Southern Education Society day.
Rpv NJ Frost Snnkp for tho Now Emo