The Republican journal., 1900-04-26

Rev. W. W. Ggier, who closes six years
service as Presiding Elder Of the Rockland
District was called up aHd Il number of pas
tors spoke in appreciation Of his services in
THAI capacity. and he was presented with a
purse of gold representing one dollar for
each year of his life.
The reports Of the churches on benevolences
followed, each church in the conference re-
porting the amounts paid to the various
causes.
Rev. I. CorWin Watkins, u. d., and Miss
Mary f. lunn, both OF Boston, We're intro
duced. and the former made brief remarks
descriptive of the DeaconesS work in Bos-
ton. in their home, training school and hos
pital.
Rev. X. +. lIartWig OF the New England
Southern Conference was introduced.
Fraternal delegates from other denomina-
tons We're introduced and spoke feeingll.
Key. Il. /. apen pastor OF the Belfast Bap-
tiSt church. and Rev 4. T. Dunn. d. d.,
SECRETARY Of the Maine Baptist Missionary
Convention. spoke i'm behalf of the Baptsts
Rev. William Forsyth of l5ucllsport gave
greetings from the Congregational state
Conference. and Geo. $. Mills pastor of the
Belfast Congregational church spoke. of the
pleasure of his people in having the priv
lege of so soon reciprocatng the favors Of
the Methodist people on the occasion of the
meeting of the Congregational State Con-
ference.
Bishop Mallaleau responded heartily and
feelingly to these expressions of fraternity.
Rev. VIM. ii. Daniels, a returned mission
AIRY from Old World fields, and Rev. l.. l..
Ilanscom, recently returned to the East
Maine Conference from the West, were in
troduced and greeted.
Thursday afternoon was devoted to the
anniversary of the Deaconesses, Rev. W. B..
DukeshieE, presiding. Miss Mary f. Lunn
Superintendent of the New England Dea-
coness Hospital of Boston, was the first
speaker. She wore the regulation Deacon
ess costume, the di distinguishing feature of
which is the bonnet, a small black one with
white silk ties tied under the chin in dou-
bic bow. She related number of incidents
showing the benefits of wearing the Dea-
coness bonnet. She explained the work of
the Deaconesses. which appears to be to do
any act of helpfulness that may come to
hand, having in mind all the while the
Spiritual benefit of the recipient. The Dea-
coness homes and hospitals care for the
bodies for the sake of the opportunity the
work presents of caring for the souls. The
Boston Home was organized ten years ago
last January, and the hospital four years
ago. In that time the hospital has cared for
692 patients. They never refuse a patient
because he OF she is not able to pay, but eX-
pect patients who are financially able to pay
regular hospital rates. The hospital does
not accept contagious OF chronic cases, OF
onvalescentS. She made an appeal to those
who felt an interest in the work to send jel-
lies, preserves, etc, to the hospital. The
DeaconesSes had prayed for six years for
the hospital. They have had it four years,
the demand has outgrown it's capacity, and
they are now praying for larger one.
They feel that the answer will come in Gods
good time.
Mrs. f. S. Pitcher and Mrs. f. P. Frost
sang Duet, with Mrs. W. B. Fletcher at
the organ.
Dr. Watkins followed with remarks on the
Deaconess work, Supplementing what Miss
| Lunn had said. The Deaconesses include
| earnest women from all the walks and con-
ditions of life, but common school educa-
ton is necessary. There are in the New
England Home graduates from some of our
highest institutions of learning. There
are in attendance at this conference some
who intend to enter upon the Deaconess
work. Large homes and hospitals exist in
all the large cities of the country. Boston,