Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-23


show substantial gains in church, sun
day school and Epworth League MEM
bershp.
The following conference boards and
committees We're read by Presiding Ell
der Parsons:
10 preach missionary sermon, n. r.
Joscelyn; alternate, r. A. Colpitts
District missionary secretaries: Au-
GuSta district, f. a. Roberts; Central
district. G. A. Martin; Portland dis
trct, S. Hooper
Appointments to board of examiners:
Former board with following changes:
VIM. Wood and F. L. Hayward in place
of ]. A. Corey and J. w. Magruder.
Members of INSTRUMENTATION COM
mission: G. r. Palmer for the year and
II. T. Dunnack for two years.
Triers Of appeals: G. r. Palmer, j.
r. Clifford. T. G. Chapman, G. w.
Bradlee and A. w. PCttlc.
Board Of church location: Augusta
district, Presiding Elder ]. r. Clifford,
+. L. Drummond, Waterville, w. G.
Perry, Hallowell. Central district. Pre-
siding Elder D. B. Holt. G. Edlon Jones,
Auburn; F II. Hayward, Waldo Pet
tengilI, Rumford Falls; Portland dis
trict. Presiding Elder J. F. Haley. G..
K. Palmer, w. w. Cole, Portland; c. A.
Tilton, South Portland.
Hcard Of extension. President, ]. F.
Haley: vice president. l.. b. Griffin,
Portland; secretary, w. P. Lord; treas
urer. w. j. Wier, Portland; y. a.
Lewis, G. f. Willard, ]. w. Minott
South Portland; A. T. Lord, Saco; pre-
siding elder, eX officio.
4 report of the board of stewards
showed S44OS.77 raised and 1885 eX-
+, nded, leaving a balance uneXpended
Of $6S17.
ieighoo Goodscll said that after con-
suit ing the presiding elders he had De
cidcd it unwise to appoint conference
evangelist. 1t was voted that if it later
was deemed wise the presiding elders
ct,rld appoint some one to do evangel-
iStic work.
Rev. F. T.. Hayward was called TO
eneak to the conference. having come
INTO the conference since the last seS-
sion.
# WAS voted to add to the resolution
on Brother Priddy, the names OF all
other elders leaving lllt N'iiiNi o'4~0'
Mr.. Durgin, who represented the Ep-
worth League. and DR.. Hamlin' VINO
represents the Mallolicu Seminary
spoke in the interests Of their work.
The following missionary appoint
ments were made:
Augusta district BoWd"inham, s}2.oo'
bingham. $40: East Livermore. $40; IN
dustrv. $50; Leeds and Greene. $50; New
sharon. $50; Oakland. $50; Phillips. $780,
Nh. Vernon. $40; Stratt"n. $40; S"lon'
so. South Gardiner. $50; Wayne, Sfo'
Total. 1896.
portland distriCt-WCSt SCarboro,
S1nn. sanford. $50; Washington avenue
81. I<ezar Falls. $50; Cape Eiizapeth'
$40. Peaks Island, $50; Ogunquit $50;
MARYLAND Ridge, So; Alfred, $21; To-
tai, S49l.
corral district-Berlin. n. H., 500;
baldwin and Hiram, s. Bolster
Mills. $40; Cumberland and Falmouth
81. East North Yarmouth, 80: COR
han. \. H.. So; Harpswell and orr
island s25; Lisbon, $50; Lisbon rams
s35. Intervale. y. H.. So: Long Island
s35. Eanles. $50; North Conway, =. H.
$40. oxford and Wclchville, SIS; West
D,rhan and North Pownal, S26. Total,
si92.
The statistics as arranged by Kew
II ( RYDER showed the following facts:
Number of probationers, 1907, IN
crease 8: full members, 1O,S22, increase
oS7. local preachers 81 increase :;
deaths POS. increase 81; children bap-
tizad 1s6 decrease A; adults baptized
40 decrease 80: Sunday schools l45, m
crease .; Sunday school officers ana
teachers 1775. increase s.; sunday
school scholars. 12.723, increase 29l.
Number Of churches, 1881; probable
va,ue. 1853. 1875: parsonages. 20; prooaDle
value s177,25O: paid for building ana
,mproving churches and parsonaseS'
a.. -oa. raid on old Indebtedness on
church nrorerty. s67S3; present indeot-
edness on church property. $49'o9o.
Amount paid pastors. s75,199; support
IF presiding elders. S4l0'; support vi
bisbons. $500; total support OF pastors
nrcsiding elders and bishops. S's'sos.
Missions s.97s, increase s197; board OF
church extension 1891, Sunday Scho"l
Union $3.50. increase SO: Tract Society
s1oo decrease s22; Freedmen's Aid and
southern Educational Society s625. de-
crease $40; education 1895; American
Bible Society 1892. increase $50; Wo-
mons Foreign Missionary Society Slsss,
increase SOS. women's Home Mission