The Republican journal., 1901-05-02
THE EAST MAINE CONFERENCE.

there were 11s appointments There are
102 conference members, only "a of whom
are in the regular work of the ministry.
The entire forenoon and part of the after.
preparing for the regular work to be done
during the week. In the evening Rev. W.
f. Mcdowell, ID. D., of New York delivered
lecture on intellectual Friendship"
| The second days session opened at
A. M. Wednesday with a pentecostal SER
Delaware, Ohio This service consumed
an hour and was followed by administra-
tion of the Lords supper by Bishop Joyce,
after which the conference was formally
opened. Wednesday afternoon the confer
ence sermon was delivered by Rev. G. E.
the Sunday School Union and the Tract So
ciety was observed and the session closed
with penetcostal service led by DR.. Dun
ming. In the evening the anniversaries of
the board of education and the 20th century
movement was observed, and addresses
We're delivered by Rev. w. f. Mcdowell,
D. d., and Rev. E. NJ. Mills, d D., of New
York
| Thursdays session opened at A. NJ with
devotional services conducted by Rev. E..
5. Dunham. AT 9 O'Clock Bishop Joyce
took the chair. To the calling of the roll
OF absentees the following clergymen, who
had heretofore been absent, answered to
| their names: W. A. McGraw, T. S. Ross,
J. A. Weed, B. G. Seaboyer, W. A. Meser-
vey and L. G. March: Bishop Joyce then
announced the following transfers: r. 4.
Smith from the New England conference
q. E. Foss to the Philadelphia conference ;
W. H. Patten Gin the studies of the second
| Year, to the New England Southern; E. E.
Smith Gin the studies of the first year) to
the East Ohio; D. S. Kerr Gin studies of
the first Year, to Dakota, and E. W. Belcher
to the New England Southern. The presid-
inc a16QrS tbap nos in ha ofo nd no
ported their various districts and each
preacher was passed in character.
The Friday morning session was opened
at 8 A. N. by a pentecostal service conduct
ed by Rev. DR.. Z. S. Dunning of Delaware,
Ohio. This was followed by a brief busi-
ness session at 8 o'clock and Bishop Isaac
L. Joyce then addressed the candidates for
ordination. In the afternoon the anniver-
sary OF the WOman'S Home Missionary So
ciety was observed, an address being made
by Miss Henrietta A. Bancroft. The after
noon session was closed after an hours
ing part being DR.. T. c. Watkins and Miss
Josephine Fisk of Boston, and Miss Nettie
b. Prather of Chicago. The anniversary
of the board of church extension was OBJ
served in the evening,
Saturday morning, missionary meeting
was addressed by the Rev. DR.. Carroll, Sec
retary of the Methodist Missionary Society
In the afternoon, the conference was ad-
dressed by Rev T. C. Watkins, secretary of
the Deaconess' Society, in the interest of
the proposed Deaconess hospital in Boston.
He received subscriptions amounting to
nearly $1,000.
Sunday morning Bishop Joyce preached
mastery sermon, full of vlgor and fire,
eloquence and pathos. He talked entirely
without notes and as one thought brought
out another he would follow the lead so
that it is impossible in a brief abstract to
give very comprehensive idea of his ad-
dress. He took his text from Second Corin-
thians, 50. -" For ye know the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was
rich, yet for your sakes he became poor
that ye through his poverty might be rich" +"
Services continued all day. In the after
noon at the church sermon was preached
by DR.. Dunham, after which the candidates
for elders orders were ordained by the
bishop. This was followed by charming
veSper service held in the open air in front
of the church. AT the town hall an inter
esting and vigorous address was delivered
by Rev Mr.. Gahan of Vassalboro In the
evening there were two services, that at the
church being conducted by DR.. Durham
At the hall the missionary anniversary was
observed with fine addresses by II. X. Car
roll, Ii. D., of New York and the Rev. w.
w. Ogier of Calais.
The next session of the conference will
be held at Caribou.
The conference closed Monday with the
reading of the appointments Of ministers
for the next year. There was but one
change in the list of presiding elders-Rev.
r. H. Boynton, who has been at the head of
assigned to the Brewer church, while Rev.
John Tinling goes to the charge at
Houlton. The new presiding elder of the
Bangor district is Rev ID. Dow, who has
been at Machias for the past year and who
has been member of the East Maine Con-
ference for 16 years past He was formerly
of Guilford and Oldtown.
The assignments of ministers follows. The
changes made by the conference are indi-
Gated by the asterisk:
BANGOR DISTRICT.
d. B. Dow, Presiding Elder.
*Alton, Argyle and West Old Town, sup
piled by S. A. Prince.
Atkinson and Sebec, W. A. Meservey.
*Bangor, First church, r. f. Smith.
Bangor, Grace church, J. M. Frost.
*Brownville and Henderson, supplied by
Geo. 0. Spratt.
Caribou, n R. Pearson.
*Carmel and Levant, j. W. Prince.
*Danforth, D. B: Phelan.
*Dexter and Ripley, II. B. Haskell.
*Dixmont, J. r. Remick.
Dover, j. Fl. Irvine.
East COrinth and Corinth, /. II. LidStone.
*Easton, c. E. Jones.
Exeter and Corinna, supplied by II. G..
HOlSlngCOn.
*Forest City, Lambert Lake and Vance
boro, Chas Rogers.
Sort Fairfield, F. II. Osgood.
Greenville junction, C. II. Raupach.
GuilfOrd, j. F. Haley.
Harmony and Athens, j. E. Lombard.
*Hartland and st. Albans, C. 81. JOhon-
nett.
*Hodgdon and Linneus, G. Z. Peterson.
*Houlton, John Tinling.
Rowland and Montague, supplied by G.
w. Stevens.
*Kingman and Prentiss, supplied by Geo.
Palmer
rhinestone, supplied by Hatch.
*Lincoln, Malry Kearney.
*MapletOn,W w. Fl. Maffitt.
*Mars Hill and Brdgewater, A. d. Moore.
Mattawamkeag, J. II Baker.
MonSOn and Swedish Mission, K. r. Hart
wig.
Monticello and Littleton, E. V. Allen.
Moro, W. F. Campbell.
Newport and Detroit, T. S. Ross.
Old Town, F. l.. Hayward.
OrOno and Saltwater, W. b. Dukeshire.
Patten, G. I'll. Hamilton.
*Pittsfeld and Palmyra, II. L. Williams.
Sangerville, supplied by Albert Hartt.
Smyrna Mills, j. T. Moore.
South Presque Isle, to be supplied.
*Van Buran, supplied by E. d. Smith.
Washburn, supplied by |. C. Cheney.
H. M. Moore left without appointment
with permission to attend one of the schools
members of Bangor First Church quarterly
conference.
*ChanpaS