Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-09-27
Conference Of Congrega-
tionaIiSts at Gardiner.
Reports Show Highly Gratifying
Amount Of Work in Year.
Able and Interesting Addresses and Ser
mons at Opening Days Sessions.

| marked inc op''illIlS ol bhc i'tI dIit'"''i
| meeting Of the General conference Of
| the Congregational churches Of Maine.
| Tuesday morning. ia this city. Prcpara-
| tiOns had been made on Il large scale,
| both for the intellectual and material
| entertainment of the Visiting dele
| gates and friends and the first days
| sessions ,,..r, wen attended ana cnthu-
| SiastIc.
The morning trains brought the clcr-
| Gyncn ANA delegates Ia The conference
in large numbers and every train dur
ing th, ,iuy aI,icd 10 the crowd until
| il seemed II question where all would
b, accommodated during their visit III
town But ample arrangements for en-
terlnrllielit hay" been made III ah-
| yanc" ana ~ Ir,' assured nf a cordial
| u.-l-oin'. an;h {" tn. church and t" the
| nOni..S 81 the tity.
lmrc,liat-ly upon the arrival Of IN"
| nioT .linG trains. the session Of IT," con-
| ference N.,s opened III tin. main lud!tn-
| rum nf the First Congregational
church On brunswick avenue. the or
| ganiz.tion Ilrst being effected with
| moderator. Is.v. {. II. Cutler. y. y. Of
| Bangor. in the chair.
| After Scriptitrc reading. anl pr:!y,.r
| ,h,. ,.cIcomc 10 th.. conference WAS ry-
| ,.,lad ~ Ro,. 4 Iarodou Duimhy
| ,aetnr uf m. l,crI .h,,rrh i'm a brief
| i'm vurm-hrart.d address. Tire vel
| come was responded t. by Or. Cutler
| and the conference proceeded To get
| down To business.
| Th. .lcatrr part of tho forenoon sos
| e;o,, ,..,e taken, M, with lie reading and
| IA .,,uoio,, ,f r,nor,c >,ri,,nittcd IT.. If
| ,;,,,, ,,,, co,,,ni,t.os an of which
,.1ro or bighIv satisfactory nature
shuv ing tho society TO be in Il flourish
| iig condition III the state. large gains
| having been made in tn" work and
| strength Of the various departments Of
| activity durin. th,. past year. The re
! mort ON F;nwtlnin COLLEGE. which was 10
| hay.. been given hv Rev r. H. MorsOn
az Yarmouth. was deferred on account
al the absence Of Mr.. Mors"n.
III" report Of tn" corresponding Soc
IctarH, l:tv. T.. NJ. Cousins nj Ih"maS-
tom. showed the following facts:
Two ministers have died in the state
during the year. the Rev. GoWcE G.
| Wilson uf Portland. ANA the Rev. Jtid-
| son w Shaw Of Falmouth. neither q!
Wh"m WIS ~ The regular paSt"rAi"' ~
ministers dyn : "utsid" IN" stat. ana
entitled TO mention on account OF birih
or service within the state, the loi-
| lowing were hamed: tharirs l.. Men
OILS. William II. Haskell, JACOB J.. l'c-
| Mott, Nelson NJ. Bailey, John w.
podg,. John II. Gorman. William X.
JCalin. William I.cAvitt, Herbert II.
| I-oriGG. EDWARD H. idlih'F' HIIi'Il D.
| Henry
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The amounts .ivcn are as follows:
Foreign. S>94t; education. Slil3;
Home SO. .o.5: 4. N. a. S3441: S. s.
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