The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-04-20
MAINE METRODISTS.
The Merit Annual Conferences To BE
Held ss YssmeafA-

the Maine Methodiss oonfsssnce opsnsd
this morning with devotional half hour
services, isd BY Rev. b.. II. BsaD. after
which . business session Of the oonfer-
enes wss held. Address wsrs made By
Bnhep Joyce b the eIass to b admitted
to tho conference - Mrx Woodruff Of
Dover. N. H, Henry Starks a wsslsysn
University, Middlssows. Conn., sad By
Rev. u. q. wilson. whe addrssssd tho
confsrencs IN the interest Of TIM Btbis
socisty OF Maine Il wss vatsd 10 held
the next conferences In April 1t Var
mouth. Charies A. Young. q. Il. Lssch
aod Fred q. Noruross passed In third
year examination aud advanced Into the
fourth yesr course. Thomas p. BARKER,
L. O. Chapman. II. E. Dannook and John
Il. CLANCY wsrs elected to elders orders
and graduated from conference ooursa.
In the afssrnoon session the time was
fixed for the election Of Delegates to the
Chicago convention, which conyenes In
May for friday morning ct 10 o'clock.
The reception OF frassrnal delsgat's was
made the ordsr Of tbs day at II o'clock
Friday. Il. H. Ellington, II. q. Wilson
and Harry 8. Ryder were admitted to
conferences In full ana elected to descon's
orders. Cyrus A. Trehune. who had feen
ordained deacon, was admitted 10 confer
enos. W. II. Gowsn OF Empirs. SUI
psrnumerary member. was psrmitssd 10
withdraw. The afternoon mseting was
again addressed by Mrs. May Leonard
Woodruff In the interest of this Womsn's
Honss Missionary society; BY Rev. Hen
~ A. Starks In the interest of the Wssie-
yam University Of Middlstown. Conn.,,
and BY Prof. II. E. Trefsthen Of Ksnt's
Hill seminary.
In the evening the missionary annivss-
sary was held. F ev. K. Il. AdAnslprssf4ing
IABIaddrsss was made By Rev. Al. Falmsr
ID. D.. Of Nsw Ysrk. corresponding SEQ,
Rotary Of Missionary socisty.
Friday morning the devotional half
fur service will be omitted and an al
dress will be given By Dean Wright of
Boston.
EASTERN MAINE CONFERENCE.
Belfast, April is.-Tns second days
session OF the Eastern Maine II. e. CON-
ference opened today With o devotional
ssrvics. lad by ksv. Robert Sutoliffe OF
Maehiaa. Bishop MailAlien of Iioston
presided as the businsss ss,s'on which
followed. The repor's Of the prssiding
elders were read and aecspsed. kssolu-
rions Of welcome were passed In honor Of
Bishop MalIai u. A number Of frat ,rnal
delegates ware welcomed and one II the
features Of the business session was the
creating of four new charges In the
Buaksport district.
The Dsaconess' anniversary was held
this aftarnoon with addresses By Aiss
Mary Il. Lunn. superintendent Of the
New England Deaooness hospital. and
Rev. j. Corwin Watkins, ID. D.. Of Ros-
ton.
At q meeting Of the Preachers Aid
Society, the following officers were
elected: President, David n. Tribou Of
BOSTON; Woe president, ]. srAns halsy
OF Buoksport: secretary, John Timing,
Brewer; Treasurer. james W. Day, MIL
bridge.
There was lecture this evening at the
opera house by NJ. q. b. Mason. d. D..
Of Cincinnati, Ohio There was q large
attendance of delegates and townspsopls.
Presiding Elder Ogisr. who retirss In the
Rockland district, was today presented
with 81 In gold from his friends In the
DISTRICT