The Republican journal., 1906-05-03
East Maine N. f.
Conference.

April 20tn. BlSnOp MOORE dulnlhio'oiSU
the sacrament OF the Lords Supper ana
a short memorial service was held.
Rev. I. S. Henderson, ID. D., general
superintendent of the General corner
ence Commission on Aggressive Evan
gelism," in an address declared thae
1--WE could have old fashioned revlvals
if willing to pay the price" some
preachers" he said, are too lazy to
have revivals, or too cowardly, or TOO
economic of vital energy"
Rishop Mallalieu in an address on
Secondary Schools of New England.
stated that secondary schools are not
necessary, whatever is said to the con-
trary. and that High schools are de-
fcient in incubation of high moral
ideals and do not supply all needs OF
New England's large population. He
spoke scathingly of dancing, saying the
practice should be eliminated from
High schools and has no place in the
secondary schools. In closing, Bishop
Mallaien said: Il thank God from the
bottom of my heart that you have pro-
hibition in Maine The world needs
you Maine people yet, don't you forget
that"
The conference organized with the
selection of officers, including Rev, AL
bert l.. Nutter of Old Town secretary
and Rev. John Tingling of Midtown,
treasurer
Rev. I. T. Jones, presiding elder of
the Rockland district, III his annual re-
port strongly opposed the consolidation
of three districts into two. He said his
territory covered $4,000 square miles
and many of the charges are difficult OF
access at certain seasons.
Anniversaries were held by the
Woman's Home Missionary Society and
the Church Extension Society. Several
addresses were made.
Another business session was held
April Goth. There also was a reception
of fraternal delegates, an anniversary
of the Woman'S Suffrage Missionary
Society, addressed by Bishop Moore,
and meeting of the Preachers Wives
Association.
Vacation business is greatly over
done" asserted Bishop Mallalieu, in an
address on Common Sense in the Min
istry. He also said the minister ought
ito 90 to bed and rest when the birds
do instead of loahng around all day and
STAYING up at night to make up
The report of special committee on
marriage and divorce was presented
and were unanimously adopted. Figures
for 1903 show Names divorces to be
one to about six marriages and only IL
per cent. could be justified, according
to the report. The committee agrees
with the action Of the divorce congress,
held at Washington in February, III
maintaining that all States should pro
vide fol separation from bed and board
and that that remedy should be applied
to unhappy householders rather than
the wholesale granting OF DEGREES tor
insignificant causes. The report recon-
mended a series of resolutions which
conclude with the declaration that the
Methodist denomination will faithfully
expound gospel law concerning mar
riage and divorce and Will carefully
conform administration to that UNI
erring standard.
Friday at the conclusion of the regu-
lar morning BUSINESS session Bishop
Moore addressed the candidates for
ordination.
Rev. f, II. Chaplin OF Rocklaud ad-
dressed the Temperance anniversary,
his address being followed by a discus
sion. Another address on aggressive
evangelism. " was given by Rev. r. 5.
Henderson. d. d.. of Stamford Conn.
Bishop Moore in his address at the
Woman's Foreign Mission Anniversary
said that China, Japan and Korea had
been greatly blessed by the work of
that society. He also said he knew of
no country where the society is making
greater progress than in Mexico where,
he said, Romanism is gaining much of
the ground lost in the Mexican revolu-
ton. He said: Some of you may
not agree with me, but | do not wish
to see the Roman Catholic church deS-
trOyed. | want to see 1t Transformed
i'll its methods and spirit and become
mighty force for the evangellZing of
the world, making use of its fearless
organization for that purpose" In
speaking Of eastern countries, he said:
''Idolatry is better than no religion at
all and Buddhism and Hinduism are
entitled to respect. 1t is better for
man to pray to something or some
power outside himself than not to pray
at all. The Chlnaman is the coming
colossus. He looms on the horizon like
a giant. We can no longer regard him
as an animated pigtail.''
Resolutions strongly endorsing Gov.
VIM. T. Cobb upon his stand on the en-
forcement of the prohibitory liquor
law were applauded to the echo when
passed.
Rev. Harry Norton of Dover was APP
pointed a member of the 1nterdenoml-
national Commission of Maine. Rev.
A. E. Luce of Castine and Miss Abbie
Chandler of Dexter were elected mem
beers of the New England Deaconess'
Association. Chaplain ID. III. Tribou
resigned from the board of trustees of
the East Maine Conference Seminary
at Bucksport.
The temperance anniversary occu-
pied the afternoon session. Rev. E. H.
Chaplin, pastor of the Universalist
church of Rockland, delivered the adj
dress. He said the temperance inter
ests had tremendous foe to fight, and
it was fight to the death. The liquor
men would do everything in their pow
er to defeat temperance legislation. In
Governor VIM. T. Cobb, said Mr..
Chaplin, we have man who stands for
the enforcement of the law. When |
read the Deering speech of Gov. Cobb,
] said to myself: cat last | have found
a man who can be honest on this great
question"
Mr.. Chaplin said the churches of the
State must stand by Gov. Cobb.
f. A IIildreth of Boston and Miss F.
A. Peterson of Everett, Mass, were
the speakers at the deaconeSs anniver-
sary.
In the evening Bishop d. H. Moore
delivered an address on ChemulpO-
Whaf on A M COW in tho P1cco