Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-04-14

troduced to the conference, and spoke
briefly on the work OF the board, explain
ing the new system just inaugurated by
which the board of trustees of each con-
ference shall handle all funds, acting as
the medium through which all churches in
the conference shall deal with the Home
Mission board. This will do away with
much confusion now existing, and relieve
the Home Mission board of a mass of de-
tail work necessitated in dealing with the
individual churches of each confer -nce.
The morning session closed with an adj
dress by Bishop Wilson.
In the afternoon the Woman's Home
Mission anniversary was held, Mrs. B. W..
Russell presiding. The address was
delivered by Miss Mary A. Mahon. This
was followed by the meeting devoted to
aggressive Evangelism, at which Rev.
Z. j. Brown presided. q. A. Martin, of
Bangor, delivered the address.
There was change in the program for
the evening. DIR. Thomas Nicholson, of
New York, who was expected to address
the educational anniversary meeting, and
DR.. NJ. c. B. Mason, of Cincinnati, who
was to address the Freedmen's Aid meet
ing, were unable to attend. In their stead,
DIR. John II. Race, OF Chattanooga, Tenn,
addressed the educational meeting, and
Bishop Wilson delivered an able and in
teresting lecture, "Behind the Gun"
SATURDAY SESSIONS.
The devotional service Saturday morn
ing was led by Rev. John NJ. Shank, of
Boothbay Hsrbor. DR.. Johns lecture at s
O'Clock was on "a Glimpse OF God in
Human Experience.
The feature of the business session Sat-
urday forenoon was discussion OF the
ministers salary question, during which
the statement was made that there were
twenty-four charges in the East Maine
conference where the salary was less than
$500 and parsonage, several OF these being
less than $500 and from that down to 500.
A resolution asking that 5000 be raised
in the East Maine conference for sustenta-
ton fund, and that the minimum salary
for pastors in the conference be 500 and
house, was adopted.
Short addresses were delivered by DR..
JOuu II. lAdSSs VI ShottohOo6of ASAiAA'i VA
the work of the educational board, and by
jefferson c. Smith, secretary of the Y. NJ.
c. A. OF Maine.
The Epworth league anniversary in the
afternoon was largely attended. DR..
Franklin Hamilton, of Washington, d. c.,
delivered the address.
The afternoon business session followed.
Revs. John Timing, Clinton; +. II. Boyn-
ton, Hampden, and G. E. Edgett, Calais,
were reelected trustees Of East Maine Con-
ference seminary at Bucksport. Rev. l. II.
Lidstone was reelected member OF the
board of the conference stewards. The
committee on Northport camp meeting re-
ported that the meeting this year would
open August 9.
In the evening Rev. j. B. Hingeley, d.
D., LII. d., of Chicago, addressed the con-
ference claimants anniversary meeting.
The board of conference trustees on Sat
urday evening elected officers as follows:
E. H. Boynton, president; h. W. Norton,
secretary: G. A. Plumer, treasurer. The
other trustees are D., II. Tribou, 1. Fl. w.
Wharf, A. E. Morris and A.. p. Luce,
SUNDAY SERVICES. ~
Easter was q big day in Ellsworth.
There were five services at the Methodist