Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-07-29
UNITARIAN CONFERENCE.
interesting Meetings Held In Ellis
worth Last Week

Worth Last Week.
ihe tWenty-htth annual meeting of the
hancock conference Of Unitarian and
otner Christian churches broupht To-
gether In Ellsworth last Wednesday and
thursday prominent ministers NJ tbe
ohitarian denomination from widely
separated parts OF the country. This con-
ference is especially favored in this re.
speet, because of the number OF Unitarian
ministers who spend the summers ON the.
hancock county coast. Some of these
nave attended this conference wear after
year, while each year brings some new
faces.
The conference also brought to Ellis
worth many people from neighboring
towns in the county.
While the opening session of the con-
terence was not held until Wednesday
afternoon, the Ellsworth Unitarian society
served chowder at the church vestry at
noon, for the early corners.
The Wednesday afternoon meeting was
opened by devotional service led by Rev.
). w. Tickle, Of the Ellsworth church.
The conference was opened by Rev. n. Fl.
ssunderson, of Toronto, vice. president of
the conference, who took this occasion to
pay his tribute to the late president of the
conference, Irving Osgood, of Ellsworth.
The speakers OF Wednesday afternoon
were Rev. Hosmer McKoon, of Castine:
Rev. George d. Latimer, of Boston: Rev.
w. ii. Lyon, OF Brookline, Mass, a former
pastor OF the Ellsworth church; DR.. ].
Madison Taylor, Of Philadelphia, and Rev.
Oscar b. Halves, Of Germantown, Pa, who
opened the general discussion.
At O'Clock supper was served by the
Ellsworth society to members of the
parish and visitors to the conference.
Wednesday evening was given up to
services OF installation of Rev. ]. w.
Tickle as pastor Of the Ellsworth church,
This was really more than an installation.
being in fact an ordination Of Mr.. Tickle
as Unitarian pastor, he having come to
the Ellsworth church only recently from
Methodist pulpit.
The service opened with an organ vol
untary by Mrs. F. l.. Kent, solo by Miss
Erva Giles, and prayer by Mr.. Saunder-
son, followed by violin solo by Mrs.
George f. Sinclair.
After the scripture lesson by MIR.
Saunderson and congregational singing.
Rev. Charles F. Dole, OF Jamaica Plain,
Mass, delivered the sermon. The install
lafion prayer, by Rev. George D. Iatimer,
was followed by the charge to the minis
To- Nv paxy
hand OF fellowship was given by Rev.
Daniel NJ. Wilson, OF Kennebunk, and
the address to the people by Rev, Samuel
A. Eliot, president OF the American Uni
tartan association. The address of well
come to the city by Rev. r. b. Mathews,
OF the Congregational church, was cordial
and eloquent.
The service closed with the benediction
by Mr.. Tickle.
The closing session of the conference
was held Thursday forenoon. The speak
ers were DR.. Dole, one OF the old friends of
the Hancock conference, who always has a
message, and Rev. Horace Westwood, of
Winnipeg, Manitoba, one of the new
corners.
At the business session, officers were
elected as follows: Fred A. Noyes, Sulli-
van, president; Rev. II. II. Saunderson,
Toronto, first vice president; Mrs. Stan
Wilson, Sullivan, second vice. president;
Rev. J. w. Tickle, Ellsw orth, secretary;
Henry L. Copp, Bar Harbor, treasurer.
The conference closed with memorial
seryicf for the late president Trying Os-
good, of Ellsw orth, so long an active and
loyal member of the conference. The SER
vice was conducted by DIR. Wilson, who
spoke reminiscently of his first pastorate
in the Ellsworth church, and paid feeling
tribute to MIR. Osgood. The music OF the
memorial service included solo by Mrs.
Howard A. Walker and congregational
singing of "Auid Lang Syne".