Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-29
Services for the Dead, At
East Maine Conference.
The Session Of 1908 Will Be
Held With HouIton Church.
Sunday Sermon by Bishop Warren
...kppointments Today.

BAR HarbOr, Me-, April 2S.-Memorial
services in honor of. the late Rev. Seth
Fl. Eeal of Augusta and c. l.. Hatch
of Vanceboro We're held by the Eastern
in session here. The sermon at the SER
vice Of worship in the morning was de-
uv.red in accordance with custom by
the presiding bishop, Rev. Henry w.
Warren. Deacons and elders We're or
daincd this afternoon.
Tomorrow morning Bishop Warren
will announce the appointments OF
clergymen to pastorates.
Bar Harbor, Me, April 27.-The East
Maine conference will meet in 1908 at
Houlton. This was decided al the bust
ness session Saturday forenoon, when
an invitation was extended by Rev.
A II HanscOm, pastor Of the Houlton
N. +. church, and accepted by the
conference.
The conference met at $50 Saturday
morning with Il devotional service led
by Rev 5. NJ. BoWles and at o'clock
business was taken up. Bushop II. W.
Warren presiding. The records We're
read and approved. Chaplain Tribou
presented the report Of the committee
On marriage and divorce.
This report was adopted. On motion
Of II. Il. Haskell the committee on
marriage and divorce was continued
e 10, &c ll,Ssti
tuted for that Of Fl. Il. Haskell.
Sabbath observance. G. w. Lowell
presented the report of the committee
on Sabbath observance which was
amended and adopted. John Timing Of
fered the motion that in the opinion
Of the conference Sunday caInpmcetinS
ought not~to he held. The motion Of L.
B. Thelan to lay on the table was lost.
On motion of l.. l.. Harris it was voted
that the consideration Of the matter be
Indefinitely postponed.
Stewards report |. II. Lidstone pre-
sented the reports Of the stewards
which was adopted. Chaplain Tribou
was elected steward on reclamation. 7.
F. Jones presented q resolution looking
TO the correlation of Methodist work
in the State of Maine. The resolution
was adopted.
VI. G. Il. Mason, corresponding Sccre-
tary Of the board of Education. Freed
mans Ali and Sunday schools, was in
trOduced and addressed the conference.
c. a. Purdy presented the report of the
committee on Freedman's Aid and
Southern Education. which was adopt
ed. S. A. Prince and G. r. Bechce were
called to the orders.
The conference joined in hymn %1S,
Lord Of the Harvest, the bishop lead
in prayer, after which followed the adj
dress Of the bishop for admission in
full. The disciplinary question was
then asked and answered. :. A. Prince
was admitted in full and elected 70 Ed
erS' orders. G. T. Beebee was admitted
III full and elected TO Deacon orders. The
committee on equalization OF expenses
voted that the EXPENSE Of each mem
Der Of the conference, including travel
ing expenses of those holding Superan-
nuated was $4o5 and the report was
adopted
AT 100 Saturday afternoon. the ami
VerSary meeting of the WomCn's Mis-
sionary Society was held in the Con-
sregatonal church instead of the NJ. T.
church. on account of the funeral OF
Mrs. Charles Cunningham. which was
held IN the latter church at l o'clock.
AT o'clock the Women's Foreign Mis-
slonary society meeting was held at
me Congregational church and the adj
ureSS was made by Bishop Warren.
Inc committees on marriages and di-
'ofce respectfully invite the attention
" me conference to the act passed
ny The last session of the Maine
legislature