The Republican journal., 1914-05-14
,ylEkgATloNAL CONFERENCE

JkUi'O
.assion of the Congregational
e anp."'N Naine and meeting of the Mis-
rches u nnened in the First Congrega-
~ oOs-5j o;'pob Brewer, Tuesday afternoon,
81 Chulets large attendance of dele
''p' p-of calvin Nj. Clark of Bangor pre-,
: Ito w. report of the registrar showed
D. lus State there are 267 Congregation
lin ipe snnpied by 12O installed pastors.
huFchJs' .aenbership is 1925 males and l5,-
thuTCn a total Of 2l, ,039 Accessions to
felas.ss' sss n the past year have been 854,
lOsFSnitg /, death and other causes 901, a net
lossss y The total contributions of the
o. - uarlous objects have been $5l, ,497.
ches ,,5antiing ~ to 5.6O9 have been re-
scls' Sss Ti,,s average salary of the ministers
60 60 45a church property is valued at ~
"a ~ the invested funds amount to
Iev a'E T,llowing the business session there
,S'o ',sasinm on church methods, the
. %p,,T ba;no Rev. J. E. Newton of Rock
AeIs 01i"e Tr David N. Beach of Bangor,
: hIl Z v,lliams of Houlton and Rev. R. H.
! l. I eormington. At the evening session
y u t.Ianes s sermon was delivered by Rev.
: S'1ls,y lssyjtt Of Portland, followed by Com
i9a, la ornipg session May 9Th Prof. Calvin
!, 'nS NJ Bangor was reelected president
'4tN M IgnohIin of Portland was elected
u. ...;dsn, 1t was voted to adopt the
pl'3 y .ts anance committee for equaliza-
" " ,reomes from legacies and a special
..s;,,ss will he appointed to promote the
lll's'' A. the afternoon session the nomi-
,ag sse'' eanmittee brought in the following
,irsos ,ns and they were elected: Rev. George
iirT'' i;spSg Auburn. clerk; Ozman Adams, Port
ilipJ3' arJ,or cyrus X. Chapman of Lowell. S.
+ tsr.s ~rs nj Kepnebunk, Liston P. Evans of
AZ Bor A D Leavitt of Portland. Willard
-, o Pev II. Hallock of Lewiston, di-
ars or ior three years; Galen G. Moses OF
i Noses Rurpee of Houlton, Rev. John M.
/, # Nschias. directors for two years;
'c Mckinney of Searsport, director
,s' i a55ga meeting of the Congregational
rterja Relief Society was held in the
r1o5a anG ntiicers were elected as follows:
q 4. More Bangor, presid mt; Rev. w.
Mi, Portland. vice president; Rev. 0. W.
os. Bs,l. secretary; Rev. E. M. Cousins,
gel treasurer, At the night session there
devotional service, followed by an ad-
. 3; Rev II. Harding of Boston, secre-
Of he National Council.
he corisr4nce, May 7th, adopted the report
the Yngitiee on resolutions in which it
u5s.esg reafirmed it's conviction of the
!, ysiity aud practical expediency of
ne; 5a.icy VI State prohibition, cordially
roved d. "Gov. Haines' enlightened, Wig
y s1t5-cement of law" and endorsed
ons proaibitlon and the attitude of Sec.
iss IL iGbddIng use of liquor in the navy.
c11terence heartily az proved the conse-
To 8Edor =4argy and intrepidlty of w.
Berry. b. D., in MS labor as leader of
iSan f0rues of the State, to prevent exec
e and ueIclal notification of law" A
resolution .ommended the efforts of the
.rs administration to find a way of peace
be Mexican situation and appreciates the
a II the attempt to establish mutual under
d1g and sympathy between nations of the
tern Continent. Other resolutions urged
gelstou With other denominations in view
be unchurched and non related conditions
ting in portions of Maine, particularly in
sey settled communities; sympathy for
LC J. t. Ropes and family in his recent
dent; and the committee was directed to
lsr5, Iater. a resolution of appreciation of
J L. chamberlain, a member of the
EeT church and former president of this
erslee
he feature Of the closing session was an
'ess bl arl F. Milliken of Island Falls on
v Elto,cement," in which he vigorously.
'nlec u5y Haines and his enforcement
y. Senator Milliken, in fixing the blame
the notification of the Prohibitory law
Cd be declared existed in many Maine mu-
psltles, SAID:
tsmy honest conviction, and l am in a
uel 10 Know as well as any man living,
'GaV dalnes was and is actuated by sim
desre 1oT the enforcement of the Pro-
I!9fy law throughout the State of Maine.
"1o are responsible for notification? The
.ss Thgse duly 1t is to enforce the law are
pln'tis the sheriff and county attorney.
ae aosence Of such enforcement, we are
ssu 10 believe that either one is incompe-
! Z yooA ed or cowardiy, perhaps all three.
p4' ~ dor putt onto the sheriff. The city
sSS' the mayor and the city government,
J, "o, are responsible. The city officials,
Guy gity the Mayor and his Council, may
y fsu.ahcatiou over night if they want to.
'@st !. ,i II viii stop absolutely the violation,
~ ~ Will stop notification. This was recently
,.1 r,u.i u certain Maine city when the mere
s.''ioh NJ that there was to be a cleanup
i. s.Fu IN the abolition of slot machines over
Tho
,s.; sse Governor is responsible in the admin
ssSl ,asS Of all laws, but he has his limitations,
W. 'Uty sNch he may not, officially, go. There
inv ,no V condition attached in every law
jIe jaise III I'm the power to remove all under Of
,ely 'a' 10 not do their duty, who aid pas
n ~ " actively IN the notification of any
ssa ss the State.
n md u NE last analysis, who is res ponsible?
yon, rnO l. hrst as citizens and as churchmen.
iEse,tg goO'ch dynamic center against the
h If ,s,y1 a.yt OF law in your community If it
,sH h 'agh, to be-"
Ir,s,; rg.Ie'ence voted against accepting the
dTbs',oa ibs Of Rev. E. M. Cousins as registrar
p6in;, Soposed abolishing of the Office and
Al rs jpri, /, with the superintendent's office.
Ii 'a,'.atlon Il. 4.on to hold the 1915 conference
pt,d @' p, North Church of Augusta was ac-
o And y ine beard of directors was increased
etsi II to ',tV' ,t h. W. Webb of Bucksport was
aa% aagslis,.' 'he board. Standing committees on
,bf,59aa9 and on religious education were
b ysi,a 'oIed .t that, con sidering that the wo.
ec,t we bulk of the money the women