Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-19
TIE METHODISTS
Well Into the Work Of the
Maine Conference.
Highly interesting Sessions During Day
and Evening, Wednesday.
Centennial Observance OF Establishment OF
Nicholson in Gardiner.

sion of the Maine Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church proved an
Interesting one and ut all the services
: here was large attcndanco. During
the morning, heavy rain fell and
continued throughout the forenoon,
Y, aaiug just before noon. This Kept
lonc of the visiting clergy away and
but few failed to answer the roll call,
most of those who did fail not having
arrived.
The session opened with a devotional
service, led by Rev y. :. Ladd of
brunswick. which was very beneficial.
This was followed by the Sacrament Of
.hc Lords supper, conducted by BIS
hnp Joyce Nearly all the visiting
leroy We're present.
The conference was then formally
opened. Bishop Joyce presiding. Tho
~oll call was the first business. The
lection of the conference officers re-
sIlted: w F. Berry. sec: q. G. An
ircWs hist. sec; w. Canham. sta.
scc.: f. q. Nurcross ana r. {. Chap
nan. asst. sta. secs; w. L. Lord, con
..renc., treas. The following commit
tccs were also confirmed ~ the con
rrencc:
Public worship-C F. Parsons. A. \.
Lewis.
Stcwards-D l.. Holt, q. f. Cobb,
W. f. King. \. Hamilton, w. f.
Iplmcs.
Admission to conference and confer
nee relations-G. Il. Palmer 6. $.
'ummings. w. +. Berry, G. =. Holmes.
7. a. Corey.
Intcrdcnominati1 rclations-A. A.
lewis. A. w. Pottlc. T. c. Chapman.
Moral reforms-W. s. Bovard. G.. d.
Holmes. H. L. Nichols.
Memoirs-G. Z. Palmer, +. c. Went
worth. II. l.. Williams.
Epworth League-Wm. Cashmere, l.
\. Beane. J. L. Hoyle.
Education and Methodist Literature
g. s. Cummings. H. Il. Dunnack, ID.
z. Miller.
Missionary societies-B. T. Pickett.
;. c. Potter. J. T. Crosby.
Church extension-C. w. Bradlee.
Walter Canham. W. T. Chapman.
Church add. II. Roberts. c. A
Brooks. s. f. Leech.
FFeedmen's Aid and Southern Edu-
cation Socicty-A. Hamilton, +. W.
Kennison. Q. S. Pillsbury.
Bible cause-W. f. Holmes. w. =.
r.ldredge, J. RI. Bounds
Sunday Schools and tracts-E. S. ].
McAllister, T. Z. Baker, T. n. KeWley
Resolutions-W. P. Merrill. F. a.
Leitch. s. Hooper.
Publishing minutes-W. T. Berry, ].
Il. Roberts.
Auditing and finance. Z. Lapham,
J. =. Howard, ]. A. Ford.
Transportation agent-israel Luce.
Committee conference claimants
Term to expire in one year: George
r. Palmer, J. +. Clifford, J. H. Trask.
Term to expire in two years: II. a.
Clifford, y. w. Pottlc, T. GrovcnOr.
Term to expire in three years: c. y.
Southland, j. \. Corey, G. d. Lindsay.
The statistics were then gathered
and the seats in front of the second
row Of pillars Of the church We're set
aside for the conference.
q. f. Parsons. presiding elder for the
Augusta district made his report and
it was good one. Many improve
ments, he reported, had been made
both on churches and pdrsonagcs.
Waterville expended $1,000 on their
church: Madison had obtained par
sonage at $1700, but had lost its church
bv fire, March 81. 1900 and aid was
asked for the construction of another.
Richmond had also improved its par
sonagc, laying out about $500. And
about al the remainder Of the par
ishrs have made many improvements
md a.
College was reported to be in the best
of condition and the attendance was
large. The great assistance that the
Epworth League and the Junior
League had rendered was also spoken
Of. re also reported large number
Of conversions.
A. :. Ladd. presiding elder for the
| Lewiston district. made his report ana
that also proved "A good one. He has
rs charges. many of his recent strong
ones having been transferred to the
Augusta district at the last confer
rncc. one of his pastors had changed
faith ana one had gone to foreign
u,rts. He had, on the whole, a good
wear" He had received but little ana
from cvangclists. but he had received
4 number Of conversions. Many I'M
have been made on church-
* and narsonages. the Sunday Schools
have been successful and great good
and assistance have been received
from the Epworth League and the
Junior League. Many of the debts
have also been reduced.
II, o. Thayer. presiding elder 1f the
district. gave very fine re-
Bort. His number of conversions was
yerv large ana this with but little out
side assistance The number of i'm
made We're many ana eX-
nensive. but in nearly all instances all
he expensehad been paid. He. too. spoke
IF the great and good work of the two
leagues. lie had been greatly blessed
by death not having visited his par
sonages.
At the examinations OF the pastors
Ill made good reports and nothing
VA found against any Of them for
.bo last wear. a remarkably fine show