Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-20
OF East Maine Confer
ence Meet at Bangor.
Officers Elected and Appointed
and Presiding Elders Report.
Speaking in Afternoon-Missiona
Socety-Institute Hour.

Bangor. Me-, April 1.-THE 5Sth an
nual session of the East Maine Metho-
dist Episcopal conference was COM
menced here at the Pine Street Meth
odist church. this morning, Bishop D.
A. GoOdsell presiding. At the roll call
about 100 ministers answered to their
naines. The forenoon was devoted to
the usual routine business of the con-
ference, the committees being appoint
ed and the following conference officers
as follows: lev. II. l.. Nutter, secre-
tary; Rev. |. H. Lidstone, Rev. w. A.
Luce. assistants; Rev. O. G. Brainard.
statistical secretary; Rev. T. w. Hun
ter, Rev. w. G. Baker. Rev. J. l.. Pink
erton. assistants: Rev. John Timing,
treasurer, Rev. &. II. Rauproch, as
sistant.
The three presiding elders of the con-
ference passed in character and made
their annual reports.
At the afternoon session the frs,
speaker was Rev. G. r. Winslow of
Wiscasset who gave & historical sketch
of the 50 years during which he has
been a member OF the East Maine Con-
ference. He was followed by Mrs. NJ.
Libby Allen, who spoke in behalf of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society, of
which she is organizer.
AT o'clock came the Institute Hour
the address being made by Rev. f. NJ.
Randall general secretary of the Ep-
worth League.
The following are the conference com
nittccs:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The pastor and presiding elder where
the conference meets.
Benevolent claimS-NOrman La Marsh,
A. l.. Nutter. Jacob w. Price.
Work of the American Bible Society
C. IT, Winslow, Il. S. Burrill, s. NJ.
fowles.
Book concern and church literature-J.
T. Moore. J. p. Siplonton, l.. q. March.
Church extension. and church insurance
&. G. Seaboyer. james w. Price. +. W.
Brooks.
Educa tlOn-Carl PETERSEN. Z. W. LOWcii
c. T.. Jones.
Freedmens aid and Southern Education
"A. J. Lockhart j. l.. Finkertdu, ". L.
POwlesland.
MiSSiOnS-F. L. Hayward. In0nlaS r..
Jones, II. r. Dow.
Sabbath observance and Sunday school
work-Ihomas A. Hodgdon. Carlottc Gar"
land. A. III. H;lnScon.
Temperance--G.. ii. Hamilton. {. F.
Smith. Il. s. Ross.
Marriage and divorcc-D. III. Tribou, o.
G.. BARNARD. Harry Lee.
Conference relatiOns-G. +. ENgett. ID.
Il. lhrlan, S. l.. HanScOm. +. V. Allen,
c. A. Plummer j. w. Day.
General uualifications-C. A. Plummer,
S L. HanscO:.. J. w. Day, G. r. Edgett,
f.. Y. Allen, ID. Il. Phelan.
Mern0irs-A. J. LOckhart. NJ. 5. Preble.
s. a. Bender.
1t was voted that all statistics not
handed to the statistical committee by
Friday morning shall be omitted from
tho minutes.
Rev. RI. l.. Nutter was chosen secretary
Of the conference and appointed Rev. |.
II. Iidstonc and Rev. w. a. Luce as as
sistants. Rev o. G. Barnard was elected
statistical secretary and appointed as sec
r.,aries Rev. 7. w. Hunter, Rev. w. G.
Baker and Rev. ]. l.. Pinkcrton Rev.
.Junn Timing was chosen treasurer and
appointed Rev. G. III. Raupach as assist
ant.
The entire evening session of the
Last Maine Conference, tonight, was
taken up with an address by f. M.
Randall. ID. d., general secretary of
tie Ep:vorth League, on the work of
the League.