Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-21

SATURDAYS SESSION.
goth Annual Session Of M. e. Confer
enee Will Be Held in Portland.

South Paris, Me-. April BEFOREHAND
will entertain the soth annual session
of the Maine Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference, in April. 1914 and the Pine
Street church Of that city will be the
specific host. Rev Gay C. White. pas
ter of the church. presented the for
mally voted invitation of his church,
Saturday morning. at the business ses-
sion of the conference. and its accept
ance was unanimously voted upon mo-
ton of Rev. H, G. McGlaufiin of Skow.
hogan. who was pastor Of the. Park
Street church, Lewiston. when the con-
ference was guest of that church in its
ssth session year ago.
1t is "a years since Pine Street
church, Portland, has entertained the
conference although Congress Street
CHURCH has Twice been. host since that
date, ard Chestnut Street church
once. Congress street church had the
conference four. years ago, when Rev.
Robert A. Colpitts. now of Wesleyan
church. Springfield, Mass, was pastor.
Rev. DIR. William H. Quale being the
presiding bishop of that conference.
While nothing definite Is known and
will not be known for some months yet
when the board of bishops meets to
assign presiding officers to the differ
ent conferences. 1t is stated that it is
thought that Rev. John w, Hamilton,
d. D., resident bishop of Boston, with
the New England conferences under
his supervision outside of the month
preceding and the, month following
g.. 1,r, xcDis md
view of his presiding over the southern
New England conferences and the New
Hampshire conferences, this year,
while Bishop Theodore s. Henderson.
D. d.. is presiding over the Vermont
and the two Maine conferences.
Three candidates were admitted to
full membership, in the conference by
Bishop Henderson following his GUS
tomary address and their answering
the questions prescribed in the disci-
pline They are Frederick 0. Sullivan
of Orrs Island, Arthur L. Leech OF
Windham and Ernest F. Doughty of
Naples and Sebago churches.
Among the more important matters
given attention at the business ses-
sion was the appointment Of a new
board of examiners to succeed the
present board. which has served for
four years, The bishop named Revs.
II. E. punnack, r. b. Baker, F. A.
Leitch, J. 5, Clifford, w. F. Holmes,
F. H Hail, r. G. Chapman, William
Wood. D. f. Faulkner. H. C. Turner.
A ]. Price. Walter Canham, J. A.
Corey and II. L.; Farnswcrth.
At Saturday afternoon. the semi
centennial service was given by Rev.
w. s. Jones of South Portland. This
sermon marks the completion of so
years of active ministry by Mr.. Jones.
Two interesting session were held,
Saturday afternoon at the same hour.
The Wonlan's Home Missionary Socie-
ty and the Deaconness' work anniver-
sary was held in the conference
church, addresses being given by DIR.
Haywood of Washington and Miss A.
Maude King. superintendent of the
Deaconness Home in Portland.
At the Baptist church an interesting
meeting of the Layman's Association
vas held An address was given by
Row j. NJ Frost, superintendent OF
the Augusta district, his subject being
"Laymen and leadership"
Saturday evening, the anniversary of
the Board of Sunday schools was held
in the conference church. Rev. H. A.
Clifford of Winthrop presiding. Rev.
/. o. Hartmann. d. D., superintendent
OF institute work of the general board
gave the address.