Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-06
action of the trustees and earnestly

than the other. Both of them al
vague. How am l 10 know from tn
reading of that resolution what the
i are driving at. | am not saying tina
| ] don't know tapplause). The bisho
| made further remarks about tn
vagueness of the document and Rev
Mr. Corey amended it to read: "a ma
whose reputation as a brewer" etc.
Before the question was put a dozel
speeches We're made. Rev. DR.. Gal
lagher said that he was not aware tina
the man in question had accented tn
honor. He thought the attitude of thi
conference upon the temperance ones
ton Was we'll known: he was quit,
sure the trustees of the institutio,
would do only what was right an,
proper to be done
KEY. III Stachpole spoke in favor 81
the Corey resolution. amendment ane
all. ne SAID: we must stand souar,
on this matter. We don't want to in.
dorse the action of the trustees of put
ting brewers on the board" (Grea;
applause and shouts of that's 500
want all Maine to know how we stand
We don't want to cover up anything. -
Key. Mr.. Holmes said: Right her.
and now. we want 70 express our dis
appointment of this action of the ,rus-
tees. ii is going into the press. let's
record our sentiments" (Applause
greeted Mr.. Holmes remarksl Rev
Mr.. Wood said: Il believe. brethren
that we should take money from any
source. Take it where we can get if
and cOnsecrate 1t to God" This state
ment was received with Kisses and
shouts of No! No" and various forms
of disapprOval. Mr.. Wood continued
but the noise and confusion were 50
great that he could not be heard. Then
ne climbed upon the seat and raising
his voice louder than the average
stump speaker. he proclaimed that he
had said it once and he wanted to say
it again. He was greeted with a storm
of Kisses
A patriarch of the conference: Then
you'd take money for the Lords cause
from the proprietor of IL gambling
hell"
Mr.. Wood Yes. sir, I would. l
would take it and consecrate it to God. ;"
Conference patriarch: And may
God have mercy on your SOUL
Rev. Fl. f. Frohock of Biddeford,
standing in the organ loft denounced
the action of the trustees and Endorsed
the resolution. Elder Randall gained
another audience and prayed the breth-
rem to be careful how they upset
things. This was greeted with cries of
I'VE know all about it, Let unclean
things be upset Turn them bottom
side up" Rev Geo. D. Lindsay of
Portland introduced this resolutions:
Resolved. that as an annual con-
ference we express regret that the
trustees elected a brewer on the board
of trustees of the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary, and hope that the gentle
man, so elected, may not be accepted"
The resolution was not acted upon.
Further discussion was held and finally
the question was put. Rev. Mr.. Coreys
substitute resolution with the amend
ment was carried by d large majority,
and the conference adjourned.
Now what do you suppose the trus-
tees did when they received the reso-
buttons of the conference? Did they all
resign, as Elder Randall was so sure
they wouldP Not one of them.
Do YOU suppose they returned his do
nation to the brewer and asked him to
retire from the board? Not much. they
simply threw the resolutions of the
conference into the waste basket,
''raked the pot" and "consecrated it
to God
When The conference met in the fol-
lowing year, Brother Munger intro
duced this resolution: Whereas there
has been elected as member of the
board of trustees of Maine Wesleyan
Seminary a man whose business is con-
demned by the Methodist church and
this conference, so that we as con-
ference cannot consistently maintain
any relation to that institution. there
fore Resolved, that we do not this year
appoint visitors to the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary" Instantly Brother Berry
was on his feet. He SAID: II do not
see what is to be gained by passing
the resolution of Brother Munger. 1t
will look as if we were pursuing this
matter with a determined spirit. Let
us hide our time and let the question
settle itself. l move that Brother Mum
gers resolution be laid on the table
Then occurred considerable excitement
and half a dozen members of the con-
ference were on their feet at the same
time demanding recognition by the
chair. After considerable excitement
the conference was Dolled on Brother
Berry's motion to lay the resolution on
the table and the motion prevailed by
~ vote of Al yes. 10 no. The discussion
still went on. Brother Holt got the
floor and stated that if he were APP
pointed IA member of the board OF
visitors he would refuse to go, the only
thing an honest man could do would be
to decline. Brother Strout got the
floor but was interrupted by an aged
preacher named Bartlett who had be-
come greatly worked up over the ques-
ton. He began to make a very i'm
passioned speech. You're out of or
der said the presiding elder, you
can't speak now. someone else has the
floor Maybe | be out of order" Mr.
Bartlett went on, but | can't sit still
and say nothing. The Lord just puts
the words in my mouth and they must
come out" Brother Bartlett again
said Mr.. Luce. you're out of order,
you must sit down. But / can't sit
down. Brother Bartlett replied. Il
must talk. | have words to say about
| this thing and will say them and you