Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-17
The Ordinations in Afternoon.

At the afternoon session Of the con-
ference Sunday, the ordinations of five
young men was accomplished, four TAX
ing elders orders and one deacon's Or
ders. The service was very largely at
tended, the congregation being nearly
as large as that Of the morning SER
vices. Rev. Wilbur +. Berry, president
of Kent's Hill Seminary, and secretary
of the conference presided, and Bishop
Fowler conducted the impressive ordi-
nation ceremonies. Joseph II. E. Rick
ard was admitted to the conference as
a deacon and so ordained, and those
who were ordained into elders orders
were Felix Powell. James M. Potter,
Robert S. Leard, and John A. Betcher.
Bishop Fowler asked that the con-
gregation unite in a select prayer for
the young men, and then after COM
mending them to the attention Of the
Great Father, he welcomed them to the
church and impressed them with the
Importance Of their life work, the rights
to practice which they had just assum-
ell. The service was of brief duration.
and the benediction was pronounced at
4 o'clock.
The Appointments.
The appointments for the ensuing year
were announced by Bishop Fowler. to-
night, there being "a changes. including
the presiding elder of the Lewiston dis
trict, where Rev. A. S. Ladd is succeeded
by Rev. Chas. F. Parsons. who has occu-
pied the Westbrook pastorate the past
five years. Rev. B. c. Wentworth and
Rev c. A. Southland continue as presid
ing elders at Portland and Augusta dis
tricts, respectively. The changes were as
follows:
AUGUSTA DISTRICT.
Livermore Falls-E. c. Howard.
North Augusta-W. A. MeServey.
North Arson and IGmbden-F. *. Beane.
SkOwhegan-F. A. Leitch.
Strong and Treeman-F. A. Hall.
Wayne and North Leeds-C. Purinton.
Wilton and East Greenfeld-E. A. Kew
LEWISTON DISTRICT.
Bath, Beacon street-A. w. Pottle.
Berlin, N. H.-G. A. Weed.
Conway, N. HI. Fl. IRVINE.
Cumberland and FalmOuth-B. F.
Frickett
Harpswell and Orr's Island-L. H. Bean
Lewiston. Park street,. c. Norcross.
Mechanic Falls and Minot-Hosea A.
Hewett.
oxford and Welchville-W. F. Chap
man.
PORTLAND DISTRICT.
Alfred-J. r. Leard
Berwick-C. p. Baker.
kennebunkpOrt and Cape POrpoise-F.
Z. Leach.
kittery, First church-A. L. Roberts.
OgunqGit-A. s. Ladd.
Old Orchard and Ferry Beach-Daniel
Onstott
South Portland, Knightville-G. A.
Stanley.
Westbrook-A. T. Craig.
The principal event prior to the an
nouncement of the nominations for the
coming year was the address of the Rev.
DR.. A. w. Randall of Chicago, general
secretary of the EpwOrth League move
ment of the United States. Rev. Mr.. Ran
dali spoke for nearly an hour on the gen
eral lines of work of the society of the
EpwOrth League. and solicited the hearty
cooperation of the members of the con
ference in the forwarding of this great
work. The general work of the past year
and the plans for the future were out
lined. and the statistics presented by the
speaker in the course of his argument
could but convince the most skeptical
that this branch of the church work am
ply reIays, the necessary outlay. for it's
support in the many churches of the con-
ference
The East Maine conference will open at
Bangor. Tuesday afternoon, and continue
until Sunday.