Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-25

Whole number of votes, 10
Necessary for a choice, ~
Charles A. Tilton, South Portland, Al
Warren w. Cole, Portland, II
E. J. Roberts, Augusta, y
VIM. H. Bower, Auburn,
Samuel Vose, Madison,
Seattle ring, l
Mr. Tilton was declared elected as
first delegate and the ballot for second
delegate resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes, Il
Necessary for a choice, 80
Samuel Vose, Madison, y
E. j. Roberts, Augusta. Is
Warren w. Cole, Portland, IL
VIM. II. Bower, Auburn, 10
Mrs. Onstott, Kittery,
There being no choice another ballot
| was taken:
| Whole number of votes, 69
| Necessary Cor choice, 80
| Samuel Nose, Madison, 80
| E. ]. Roberts. Augusta, II
VIM. II. Bower, Auburn, >
| Warren w. Cole, Portland,
| Mr. Vose was accordingly declared
| elected as second lay delegate to the
| Baltimore conference. Warren W. Cole
| of Portland and DR.. E. J. Roberts of
| Augusta were elected alternates. Mr..
| Cole has served as a general conference
| delegate and DR.. Roberts was an alter
| nate four years ago.
Following the election there was a
| long and lively discussion over matters
| reported from the committee on reso-
| lutions. 1t was voted to endorse the
| proposition to cut the number of dele
| gates to the general conference from
four to two from each conference. At
ter much debate it was voted to table
the memorial regarding the revocation
of the time limit on paStorates. Tf'
discussion was much sharper and more
general on these and other matt rs
than any which the ministerial con-
ference has known this week. Finally
at 5.45 the lay conference concluded it's
work and adjourned.
In the meantime there was an inter-
esting service at the Green street
church, where the anniversary of the
Preachers Aid Society was held. This
was called to order at 2.30 o'clock, with
Rev. l. Luce of Old Orchard presiding.
There was a well-filled church, which
became crowded later in the aft ernoon.
There were two very strong addresses,
the first by Rev. H. E. Dunnack of Au-
guSta and the second by Rev. r. H.
Schuett of the Chestnut str cet church,
Portland, who has recently been trans
ferrei to this conference from Illinois.
Both speakers dwelt with great earn
estness upon the need Of increasing
VI 1Uhncn income tn the
port of superannuated ministers, not
as a charity but as something earned
by the ministers during their active
service and as something in the nature
of a good investment by the denomina-
ton to ensure the securing of strong
men for the ministry.
At o'clock this meeting was con-
cluded and the work of the adjourned
business session of the forenoon was
resumed with Bishop Hamilton in the
chair. After the reading of the MORN
ing records and the announcement that
the members Of the lay conference
would visit the ministerial conference
at Q A. M. Saturday. the result of the
morning ballot for the second delegate
to Baltimore was announced as fol-
lows:
Whole number of votes, IS
Necessary for q choice, 45
Rev. II. E. Dunnack. Augusta, IS
Rev D. B. Holt. Bath, 81
Rev. j. r. Clifford, Gardiner, 8
| Scattering, 5
| A third ballot was then taken, which
| resulted as follows:
| Whole number Of votes, II
| Necessary for a choice, &c
Rev. D. B. Holt, Bath, SO
| Rev. II. E. Dunnack, Augusta, %
| Scattering, 5
| Thus Mr.. Holt was declared elected
as the second of the delegates to Balti-
more Rev. Mr. Parsons of Lewiston
| having been chosen in the forenoon as
| the first delegate A ballot for two al
ternates resulted in the choice of Rev.
II. l.. Dunnack of Augusta and Rev. ].
r. Clifford of Gardiner.
Rev. Felix Powell of Berlin, N. H.,
| addressed the conference and gave it
cordial invitation to hold the 1909
conference with his church, which is a
part of the Maine conference though
in another state. A motion by Rev Mr..
Leitch to leave the matter to the pre-
| siding elders was voted down. and by
| an almost unanimous vote and amid
much applause Berlin, n. H.. was Sc
lected as the place of the 1909 confer
| ence.
| On motion of Presiding Elder
Holmes of the Augusta district the
| conference voted to authorize the truS-
| tees of the Methodist church at King
field to dispose of the church property
there. At $50 the session was adjourn
| ed to 9 A. NJ today.
Friday Evening.
| One of the great events of the con-
ference week was the Friday evening
lecture by Bishop Hamilton on Some
People of Quality at Boston" 1t was
at the Penney Memorial church which
was filled to the doors. Mayor Plaisted
presided and very gracefully present
ed. the speaker of the evening. Bishop
| Hamilton founded the Peoples church