The Portland daily press., 1900-04-21
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ference. DIR. q. d. Lindsay OF watsrville
and Rev. q. II. Parson Of Augusta were
chosen reserve delegates.
Rev. I. Corwin Watkins. ID, corres-
ponding secretary Of the New England
deaoonsss home was at the conferenoe
Friday forenoon. He described the incep-
ton and growth of the deaconess hosp'-
tai and told how the deaconessess go
about ar ong the poor, doing tbs work
OF nurses without aid and without price.
DIR. Watkins IL an elonusnt speaker
and was given close attention.
Friday sftern Don at 3 80 DIR. Watkins
and Miss Mary A. Lunn, superintendent
Of the deaooness hospital were the
speakers.
At the conclusion of DIR. Cranes
address, Kew. w. II. Berry spoke for the
Maine Civic League.
The lay delegates met Friday forenoon
In the vsstry Of the church and in the
aftsinoon the lay delegates were received
by the conference In the auditorium.
II. S. Rider was admitted to the order
Of desoons.
The woman's home missionary society
OF the conference has elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. L. o. Thaysr. Portland; vice
president, Mrs. w. s. Bovard. Portland;
corresponding sscretary, Mrs. b. Z.
Vent worth, Berwick; recording sscre-
tary, Mrs. W. S. Canham; Treasurer,
Mrs. I. Lucs; oommittes on literature.
Mrs. g. Il. Palmer; mite box secretary.
Mrs. Z. 4. Adams; supply agency, Mrs.
A. A. Lewis.
A basiness session WAS oslled at i've
o oiock, presided over by Bishop Joyce.
Remarks were made by deleg ates-slsct to
the general conference. Mesrs. Ihayer,
Locke, Holt and Fuller, followed by An
address by the bishop and 4. X. Drum
mond of Waterfalls, president OF the
conference.
A collection amounting to seventy five
dollars was taken for q. W. Parsons, q
supern Itinerary member. Ira s. Locke Of
Portland and George II. Fuller OF Au-
gusta were elected by the laymsn as dele
gates to the general conference which
oonvenes at Cbicsgo In May.
The evening was devoted to an enter
tainment to dsfray conference expenses.
Rev. G. A. Crane. p,stor OF Saratoga
street church Boston, delivered lecture,
sui jsct ''Ths Good Old Songs" and 9
90 lcert was given BY the High street
male quartstts Of Auburn.
The Preachers wives association elected
the following officers: President. Mrs.
W. W. Ogier, Thomaston; vics president,
Ere. 1. Il. W. Wharf, Danforth; score
tory. Mrs. A. Z. Luos. Pitts1eld.
EASTERN MAINE METHODISTS.
Belfast, April 10 The events Of the az
,,rnoon at the Eastern Maine III. h.
conferences were the anniversary of the
Woman's Home Missionary society, az
s1hich an address was made by Mrs.
Nary Leonard Woodruff Of B,ston; an
educational meeting, with addresses by
Bisncp Mallalisu If Boston and several
preachers of this state and lay electoral
conference held In the Baptlst church.
4 This evening Rev. W. A. Spencer, ID. ID,
of Philadelphia, was the speaker at she
anniversary Of the Church Extension 30.
city, at which there was . large audience,
Ths annual N Getting OF the Woman's
| home Missionary society was held, the
following officers being elected: Presi-
dent, Mrs. d. II. Tribou, Boston; vice
rresident, Mrs A. L. Luce. Pitts field
! recording iscretary, Mrs. A. A. Brigham.
( Calais; corresponding secretary and
tryasnrar Mrs O. G. Minslow Ballast,