The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-04-11
The Eastern Maine Z Conference.

RocKLAND, Me-, April z. Large audiences
attended the sessions. today, OF the East Maine
Methodist Episcopal Conference. The SER
vices opened with Love Feast, led by Rev.
Arthur J. Lockhart. with sermon by Bishop
BURT. In the afternoon, exercises were held
in memory of Rev. James A. Morelan, Rev. l.
H. w. Wharf, Rev. Jesse r. Baker and Rev.
Jesse Lee Doten, deceased preachers and Mrs.
Melvina Bray, Mrs Ellen M. Glidden and Mrs.
G. G. Winslow, deceased wives of preachers
Among the deacons ordained was Harry P. Tay-
lor of Searsmont. The appointment of two
new district superintendent resulted in a
general shake up of pastors in the conference.
Bishop Burt late tonight. authorized the an
nouncement of the following appointments to
be read before adjournment Monday morning:
BANGOR DISTRICT. Bangor, First Church
Horace L. Haskell, Harry Hill assistant; Grace
church, George A. Sargent, assistant; Bridge
water. W. H. Durham; Danforth, Isaac H,
Lygston; East Newport, supplied by H. w.
Norton; Hodgdon, ]. G. Rutter; Sherman, M. A
Robinson; SMYRNA Mills and Moro, E. S. Burril;
Washburn, Henry A. Reed. Other places to
be supplied. Charles J. Brown was appointed
Sunday school missionary for the State.
BUcKsPoRT DISTRICT. Frederick Palladino,
by Frank Conant; Belfast, Daniel B. Phelan;
Bucksport Center and East Bucksport, supplied
by Geo. S. King; Calais. Knight memorial, Fred
K. Gamble; Cutler, N. S. Sweezy; East Machias,
Circuit, N. A. Jordan; East and West North
port, supplied by D. B. Phelan; Eastport, Chester
F. Butterfield; Eddington. c. F: Bromley; Ed
munds circuit, N. J. Smith; Ellsworth, Edwin
D. Keller; Franklin. supplied by A. c. Brown;
Machias supplied by A. P. Brown: North Sears
port, supplied by James A. Weed; Pembroke,
Elisha L. Sawyer; Prospect Harbor and Goulds-
boro, A. L. Hunt; Searsport, James A. Weed;
Southwest Harbor, G. o. Richardson; Sullivan,
N. F. Wood; Surry and East Bluehill, R. j.
Rornick. Waclay r r. Wornostor. Woot
mont circuit, P. L. Healy; Woodland, supplied
by F. K. Conant
RocKLAND DISTRICT. Carl N. Garland,
Rockand, Supt.; Athens, C. L. Kenny; Booth
bay Harbor, Royal Brown; China, Frank King
riscotta and Damariscotta Mills, W. A. Nc
Graw; Detroit, Percy J. Clifford; Dixmont cir
cult, c. E. Matteson; East Boothbay. w. Quin-
ton Genge; Friendship. Daniel P. Nelley;
Georgetown and Arrowsic, l. Morgan; Hart
land, Montford Hill; North Palermo and Mont
vile, Frank Kingdom; North Wadoboro and
Orff's Corner, Edward H. Weber; Pemaquid
Percy J. Clifford; Randolph and Chelsea,
Douglas H. Corley; Rockland, G. E. Edgett;
Rockport, T. S. Foss; Round Pond and Bristol,
Sherman Callahan; Sheepscott, John K. Nc
Graw; South Thomaston and Spruce Head,
John Gibson; South Waldoboro, supplied by
y. heley, o.. AlpdIs, Suppleu ny MOnI-
ford S. Hill; Union, B. w. Russell; Waldoboro
and Winslows Mills, S. c. Young; Westport,
John L. McAuleffe; Windsor, Frank B. Pine
Wiscasset, Job Moore; Woolwich, Herbert W.
Brooks.
AS the result of admissions to the ministry
at this session of the conference, the three
districts are nov supplied with larger num-
Der of preachers than ever before in the his
tory of the East Maine conference,
Saturday the conference voted, 4s to %, in
favor of merging the three districts of the
conference into two, and the matter is in the
hands of Bishop William Burt for final ction.
The choice Of the place for holding the
next conference was left to the district super
intendents and officers.
The Laymen's Association elected officers as
follows: Jasper Wyman, Milbrdge, president;
E. L. Brann OF Bangor, A. E. Irving of Presque
Isle, J. S. West of Stonington and A. W. Greg
ory of kockland, vice presidents; c. E. Frost,
Belfast, secretary treasurer.
The Preachers Wives Association announced
the election of these officers: Mrs. H. P. Taylor
of Linconville, president; Mrs. L. G. March of
North Vassalboro, vice president; Mrs. F. A.
Wooley of Rowland, secretary treasurer.
Seven ministers were admitted on trial
Percy ]. Clifford of Bangor, Richard H. Moyle
of Orrington Daniel B. Pettey of Friendship
Frank Kingdom of Wiscasset, James Ainslee OF
Unity, Herbert W. Brooks of Woolwich and M
A Gordon Of Plymouth.
Rev. Frederick Palladino of Bangor and Rev
D. B. Phelan of South Thomaston were chosen
as reserve delegates to the general conference.
The conference board of the deaconesses
held its anniversary, in the afternoon, with Rev.
Mr. Palladino presiding. T. A. Hidre tn, CORE
spending secretary of the New England
Deaconess' Association, and Rev. Franklin