Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-13
For Maine Discussed at
Methodist Conference.
WeII.known CIergymen Speak on
the Evils Of the Day.
The Three Ministerial Districts May Be
Consolidated Into Two.


days session of the Maine Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church was
preceded by a meeting for the discus
sion of the need of a civic revival in
Maine. President Wilbur F. Berry of
the Maine Wesleyan Seminary presd-
ed. Rev. II. f. Dunnack of Augusta
spoke on the pressing problems in the
State and Rev. William Wood of
Bridgton on the pressing problems in
the country. Much business was taken
up during the forenoon meeting of the
conference.
Frequent references were made in the
civic meeting to the prohibitory law
and its enforcement and the speakers
| commended the steps being taken to
prohibit the sale of liquors. In opening
| President Berry said the revival i'll civ
| ic matters i'm this State began six years
ago and while good work has been
| done there is still room for great inn
prOVrment. He said the enforcement
| of the prOhibitory law never has been
| so ably carried out as at this time and
| this has been done because the moral
| forces OF the people We're asserted and
| demanded it. He said the attitude of
| certain politicians in the laW-making
| bodies at Augusta had been in favor OF
| the prOhibitory law but against its en-
| fOrcement, and it never was enforced
| until good men demanded and COM
| PEELED it.
President Berry also deserted gam
| bling, especially at State and county
| fairs, saying: "No one factor is 50 de-
| moralizing in this State as the fairs as
| theS are conducted. He related an eX-
| perience at one fair to illustrate this
statement.
Rev. Mr.. Dunnack mentioned three
| leading problems which are consid-
| cred as pressing ones in this State, to
wit: Transportation, equal and just
| taxation and the honest enforcement of
the laws" In speaking of the latter
! question he said
$50 long as We do not get away from
| this accursed nullificatiOn we will be
| bliehtcd. Respect for the law is the one
| thing the State needs" He eXhorted
| the people to stand with Governor Cobb
| ION account of his open declaration
made even when his future political ca
reCr was weighed in the balance" and
| said that the initiative and referendum
! are needed to get back lost ground.
Rev. Mr.. Wood said the -obser-
vance of Sunday is crying evil and
! that Sabbath violation is playing havoc
| in the social foundations of the civic
| structure Of this country. He strong
| " scored unjust taxation and in speak
| ing of evils said to exist now said,
THE poor man, the value of whose
property is fully known. and the hon
est man whose conscience is clear on
| the representation he makes to the
assessors are at a monetary disadvan-
tagc when these burdens are shared
too lightly by rich but INSCRIPTIONS
descendants of AnaniaS.
Various reports We're made at the
conference session. 1t was announced
that one of the most important COM
mittees of the conference, that ap-
pointed last year to take under advise
ment Il consolidation of the three dis
trictS into two will report Friday.
Rev. Charles Parkhurst. ID. d.. editor
of lions Herald, gave a short address
| in which he touched upon the subject
| of "HereSy." He said it was very easy
to roll out that word when criticising
another. and added: Higher criticism
and the Bible comes out more regnant
and illuminating as a result of it," He
concluded by presenting the conference
with a check for $l20 for the super
anuate fund A check for $S0S from
the Methodist Book Concern was al
50 added to this fund.
Memorial services We're held for
| Rev. James f. Buddin of Norway, Mrs.
i Evelyn X Hall, wife of Rev. Frank
| Hall. and Mrs. Lizzie Fl. Merrill.
Rev. G. A. SOuthard. presiding elder
| of the Augusta district, made an en-
| couraging report +. Il. SchoonoVer,
| +. X Been and Hiram III. Schoonover
were advanced to elders orders and
| H. II. Richardson was recommended
| for deacon's orders. All the super
| annuatcd and supernumerary ministers
| were continued.
| bishop Moore announced that the ap-
| pOintment of preachers for the coming
year will be made either Saturday
| evening or early Monday morning.
| The anniversary of the Woman's
| Foreign Missionary Society at which
| Mrs H. A. Clifford of South Paris pre-
| sided this afternoon was addressed by
Rev F. +. +. Hamilton, who recently
completed a trip around the world,
took for his subject "Indias Woman
hood" and told how the conditions of
the women of India have been i'm
proved by missionaries sent there.
Those in attendance at the confer
ence were rendered a reception late in
the afternoon by the Ladies Circle of
the Chestnut Street church. There We're
400 people present.
Rev. f. b. Leonard, ID. d. of New
York, secretary of the Home Mission
arN Society. spoke this evening at the