The Republican journal., 1913-05-01
East Maine NJ. E. Conference.

The 66th annual session of the East Maine
morning, April 23d, in the Franklin street M.
E. Church, Bucksport, Bishop Theodore S.
Henderson presiding. A feature of the morn
ing was the adoption by an unanimous vote of
resolution presented by Rev c. A. Plumer
of Thomaston and Rev. Thomas F. Jones of
Greenville, to Gov. William T. Haines, heartily
approving his attitude respecting the enforce
ment of the Prohibitory Liquor law.
The opening prayer was by Rev. G. G. Wins
low of Belfast. Bishop Henderson gave brief
address on Evangelism, and the Sacrament
was administered by the district supe-intend-
ents, Rev Frederick q, Paladno, Rev. c; n.
Garland and Rev. ]. W. Hatch and Rev. A. B.
McAllister, pastor of the local church. The
roll call showed So members and 16 probation
ers present.
The following officers were elected: Rev.
David N. Tribou of Bucksport. secretary;
Charles F. Smith. statistician, With W. H.
Smith and George Richardson, assistants; Rev.
Albert E. Luce Of Ripley. treasurer; Rev. W.
Quinton Genge, East Boothbay, assistant
Rev. T. S. Ross Of Rockport was elected rail-
road secretary.
Rev. Frederick Paladino of the Bucksport
District reported that IL new Sunday schools
had been organized, four patrols of Boy Scouts
League had gained 264 members. The East
Maine Conference Seminary is prosperous,
with attendance of l49 students.
| Rev. J.W Hatch, superintendent of the Ban
gor District, submitted his sixth report and
said that in the past five years the Sunday
schools Of the district had gained 1lS percent,
and the church property $4,000.
AT the close of his report Rev Albert E.
Luce presented Mr. Hatch gold watch from
the ministers of the district.
Rev. Carlotte N. Garland reported for the
Rockland district Brief addresses were made
by DR.. L. o. Hartman of Chicago and Rev.
Chester J. Brown on church extension. Rev.
Mr.. Sheldon of the Wesleyan Alumni Associa-
tion Rev. NJ S. Kaufman of the Southern
conference and Rev. DR.. Dillon Bronson also
spoke. The afternoon session taken up
with reports and in the evening Rev. DR..
Bronson gave an address on progress in East
ern Asia.
The Thursday session was opened with a
brief sermon on evangelism by Bishop Hen
derson. Addresses were made by Dr. Daniel
W. Howe of Chicago Rev. E. o. Hildreth of
Boston and Miss Sadie B. Hagn of Boston on
deaconess work.
The most of the forenoon session was devot-
ed to the discussion of the report of the COM
mission upon the advisability of changing the
conference districts from the present three d.
visions known the Bangor, Bucksport and
Rockiand districts to two. Speakers were
limited to three minutes in debate. 1t was
voted, 36 to 49, to retain the present three dis
lets. This result was adverse to the report
of a commission appointed two years ago to
investigate. Rev. d. B. Phelan was one of the
speakers in favor of three districts
At the afternoon session Rev. Frederick K
Gamble of Calais preached the annual con-
ference sermon, his text being Isaiah tx. 6.
Addresses on mission work were made by
Mrs. Charles Parkhurst and Mrs. George C.
Howard OF o., Boston. At night lecture was
given by Chan cellor Franklin Hamilton of the
American University of Washington, D. C.
The conference received dividend of 81 POS
from the Methodist Book Concern. Routine
business sessions Of the several allied societies
were held in the afternoon.
The morning session Friday opened with a
brief sermon especially to the ministers by the
bishop, and was devoted mostly to the inter-
ests of the East Maine conference semi
nary. Speeches in behalf of the instit u
ton were made by Bishop Henderson, Princi-
pal F. E. Bragdon, Rev Chester j. Brown and
Chancellor Franklin Hamilton of the Washing
ton university. Rev. Warren E. Webb extend
ed greetings from the Bucksport Congrega-
tional church. At the business session dele
gates to the meeting of the commission of the
Attleboro sanitarium were named as follows:
Rev A E. Morris, Rev. c. A. Purdy. Rev. G. E.
Edgett and the laymen, F. A. Porter of Old
town, Lester Strout of Millbridge. and D,
Ralph Bckf ford of Rockland
Bishop Henderson was asked by the confer
ence to rule on the question as to the authority
of the conference to grant full membership to
preacher on trial without passing all exami-
nations, and ruled that the conference had no
such authority. but asked that the question be
appealed to the general conference
Many of the mission and subsidiary orpani-
cations of the East Maine conference held
their annual meetings in the afternoon, one of
the most important being that of the Minis
tiers Wives association, which was addressed
by Bishop Henderson, and was followed by a
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conference. Officers of the association elect
ed were: Mrs. H. P. Taylor of Searsmont, pres
ident Mrs. L. G. March of East Vassaboro.
vice president; Mrs. H. A. Sherman of Brewer
secretary and treasurer.
Bishop Henderson also gave talk to the
students of the East Maine conference semi
nary. The business session was brief, for
routine matters.
At the morning session Saturday the re-
signation of John w. Hatch, superintendent
of the Bangor District. who has been elected
president of Montpelier Seminary, was &C.
cepted. Addresses were made by DR.. A. G.
Kynett. Dr. w. B. Hollingshead and Dr. j. P
Trimple and Bishop Henderson gave an ad
dress upon the work of district superinten-
dents.
The first hour of the afternoon was occu-
pied by the East Maine Conference Seminary
Anniversary. with addresses by Frederick E.
Bragdon and DR.. George F. Durgin. Three
yates Hildred Smith, Buford A. Cooley, Ivan
Perkins, Elmer Rucout and Lewis e. Pendle-
ton.
Rev. Gilbert E. Edgeta of Rockland was the
anniversary speaker at the session of the Con-
ference Temperance Society which followed
He expressed qualification at the passage of
! the Webb law and hearty approval of the ac-
ton of Gov. William I. Haines Sin bringing to
account sherifs who have ignored their oaths
of Office"
At a o'clock the deaconess Aid Society held
its annual session. Officers were elected as
follows: Mrs. Harry P Taylor of Searsmont,
president; Mrs. E. S. Burrill of Smyrna Mills,
Mrs. r. w. Brown of Boothbay Harbor and
Mrs. F. X. Gamble of Calais vice presidents;
Mrs. H. A. Sherman of Brewer, secretary;
Mrs. G. A Sargent of Bangor, treasurer.
| Mrs. F. A. Patterson of Boston gave an adj
dress. and Bishop Henderson announced that
he should approve the previous action of the
conference in retaining the three-district sys-
tenn. 1t was voted to hold the next Confer
ence in Pressure Isle.
| In the evening DR.. D. W. Howell of Wash
ington gave lecture on Deaconess work.
| The conference adjourned Monday with the
announcement Of the following changes by
Bishop Henderson,:
BANGOR DISTRICT. Rev. A. E. Morris, super
intendent. Atkinson, H. H. Hathaway; Brown
vile, c. R. Carleton; Bridgewater, l. H. Lid
stone; Dover and Foxcroft. J. E. Montgomery;
East Corinth, F. F. Wood; Easton, C. M. Hall;
Greenville Junction, T. F. Jones; Houlton, w.