Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-28
88th ANNUAL
Maine Methodist Confer
ence Opens at Lewiston.
Bishop E. H. Hughes Of San
Francisco Is Presiding.
Feature OF Sessions Will Be Discus
sion on Uniting Conference.

Lewiston, March 27.--The SSth an
nual session Of the Maine Methodist
conference opened this morning at 10
O'Clock in the Park Street church.
Bishop Edwin II. Hughes. ID. D., LII.
D., who is presiding, is one of the
youngest bishops who has ever pre-
sided over the Maine conference, and
is in full charge of the administra
tive direction of the session. which
viii last through Monday morning
when the annual appointmeDJ will be
read by him Bishop Hughes is a
live wire in the best sense of the
WORD, being a man of intellect and
wit, calm and thoughtful and a
skilled director of the business of the
session. Not stickler in parliamen-
tary rule. he is insistent upon fairness
10 the rules governing the conference.
Frequently in the session. this
morning. he showed himself quite apt
in his bright comments on situations
that arose, at all times keeping the
members of the conference in good
humor He is winning the ministers
of the Maine conference by his de-
sire to keep close to it as a counsellor
and advisor and his room at the hotel
will be the center of many interest
ing and friendly conferences during
the five or six days of the conference.
All Portland pastors are here, and
among the older members of the con-
ference present are: Rev \. w.
Pottle of Rumferd Falls, Rev. w. S.
Jones and Rev. Frank Smith of South
Portland, and Rev. John Collins OF
Portland.
The devotional exercises opened the
ssth conference this morning at $50.
Rev. j. NJ. Frost of Waterville was
in charge Half an hour was given
up to prayer and testimony. the testi-
monies largely reviewing the expert
ences of the past year
At clock Bishop Hughes entered
the church and officiated at the cele-
bration of Communion. lie led in the
singing. starting the hymns himself,
and the service opened with The re-
peating of the Apostles Creed and
the 23d Psalm. Rev. d. b. Holt. Rev.
G. d. Holmes, Rev. I'll. q. McGlaufin
and Rev. |. a. Beane, We're appointed
administrants.
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Communion service. Rev. l. +. Lusk
was reported transferred from the
Chicago German conference, II. j.
HAYES from the Northern Wisconsin
conference, the latter being gagged
in studies for the fourth years prepa-
ration FOR the ministry
Rev. r. A. Rich was elected secre-
tary and Rev. William Wood and
Rev. Frank Potter his assistants. Rev.
c. I. Spear was elected statieian.
The rules OF order of the last session
were adopted for this session and upon
motion of Rev. DIR. w +. Berry Of
Wateryille, il was voted that the COM
mittee on greetings prepare its re-
port bearing particular reference 10
Brothers Craig and Palmer.
The report Of the condition of the
civic affairs in Maine was made the
order for 10 O'Clock, tomorrow. and the
report viii be presented by DR.. Berry.
AT II O'clock reception of delegates
from other churches will be held. Fri
day at 10 the conference will elect its
delegates to the general conference
and vote on constitutional amend
mentS.
Bishop Hughes ut this point greet
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