Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-04-22

salary nor on the basis of the churcl
membership, but on the dual basis o
the two combined.
A recommendation to the program
committee that two afternoons Of mex
years conference be devoted specially I,
Maine affairs was adopted, the motion (,
substitute one afternoon for the tw,
being defeated. A commission of fiv,
was also appointed to consider con
solidating the trust funds held BY tn,
various conference boards under on,
board and one treasurer.
| DR.. Holt moved, in view of the incon
venience of a pastor whose charge 1,
changed moving during the week follow
ing conference, that those whose charges
are changed be not expected to be or
their new field until the second Sunday
after conference.
Bishop Henderson suggested that this
motion should be passed only as express.
ing the judgment of the conference, moi
as an administrative proposition, and
warned the members against misinter.
probation of the scope of the motion,
shaking his finger and saying, NOW il
this passes, and any of you men 90 back
to the old charge for the next week,
don't forget that you are not the pastor
there. Keep your hands off. Your
pastoral relation there ceased when the
appointment was read in conference"
and he enlarged upon the subject OF
Christian courtesy between members.
After reports from a number of the
members on the years work, Principal
j. o. Newton of the Maine Wesleyan
Seminary at Kent's Hill presented the
claims of that school, and Bishop Hen
derson told OF his recent and first visit to
the school, commended it highly, and
urged strong support of it.
Reception of fraternal greetings was
set for IL o'clock, and soon after that
hour such greetings,in earnest language,
were given by Rev. A. T. McWhOrter
of the South Paris Congregational
church, Rev. Z. A. Davis of the South
Paris Baptist church, and Rev. E. b.
Tetley of the Free Baptis, church.
Rev. Wilbur F. Berry, D. D., of Water.
vile, superintendent of the Maine Chris
tian Civic League and member of this
conference, was received with applause
when he was introduced and spoke
the matter of liquor law enforcement,
DR. Berry assured the audience that he
considers that the end OF the nullifica-
ton period in Maine has come. From
his own knowledge he said he was able
tO declare that nobody had To prod
Governor iaines to get him to do wha,
he had done; that the evidence furnished
the governor was not only not forced
upon him, but was secured at his re-
quest. There need be no fear that he
will not carry the matter through. He
will exercise his power to the utmost to
secure the enforcement of the law.
Friday afternoons session, Rev. T. C.
Chapman presiding, was devoted to
practical and concrete topics, the first
part OF il being Conference Studies in
Church Efficiency" Rev. A. A Cal
laghan gave the assembly brief state
ment of some comparative figures COM
piled by him, some of which he said sur.
prised him, and they doubtless did soma
of his hearers. They were comparisons
of the amounts contributed for various
church purposes, and the increases in
contributions aud in membership as
well, in certain groups of churches from
the same conferences, comparing the
smaller and the larger churches. In
every case, these statistics showed that
the small churches contributed much
more per capita than the larger ones,
for all purposes.
Rev. c. J. Brown of Bangor, speaking
on the work of the Sunday School, urged
a stronger aud better support Of the Sun
day School by the church.
To discuss "Tbe Church and Com
muuity Interests" there were on the
program Rev. George E. Pickard, D. D.,
of Portland, and Jefferson G. Smith of
Waterville, state secretary of the Y. NJ.
G. A. DR.. Pickard briefly emphasized the
point that the church serves the COM
munity interest best when it develops
Christian character in the individual.
The church is the parent and the sup
porter of all good institutions, and while
they are necessary, it serves them best
by developing the character of the indi
vdual.
Mr.. Smith signfied his full assent to
the remarks of DR.. Pickard, but in speak
ing particularly of the relation of the
country church to the country COM
munity, said that it is not sufficient that
the church shall develop the spiritual
nature, but that under modern condi-
tons it must aid in a concrete way In
solving the physical, economic, Industrial
and social problems of the country COM
munity. He did not go into any detail
ed discussion of means or methods.
Surveys of Conference Field, with
was the last topic of
the after noon, considered by the two