Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-22
METHODIST CONFERENCE
OPENS AT WATERVILLE
Continued From Page y

and in particular. with renewed ex-
preston Of affection and loyalty to
our beloved and honored brother, the
Kew. w. F. Berry, for whom We hope
prolonged life and usefulness until
with the attaining Of the end to which
he has consecrated his life, he may be
able to say with Simeon of old, Lord,
let now Thy servant depart in peace,
according to Thy word, for mine eyes
have seen Thy salvation"
DR.. Frost was interrupted two or
three times by applause while reading
this paragraph. Bishop Hamilton
took occasion to refer to the progress
of the temperance movement and pro-
hibition in the nations now engaged in
the European War.
Morning Session
The business session of the 91st an
nual Maine Methodist conference OPP
ened in the Pleasant street church 1t
9 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The opening service was devotional
in character and vas led by Bishop
John W. Hamilton. who presided owe:
the administration Of the communion.
AS soon as these ceremonies, which
occupied an hour, were completed, the
conference opened for business.
Rev. r. A. Rich OF Madison was
elected secretary Of the conference and
Eir. Rich's nomination OF William
Wood of Readfield as his assistant
was confirmed.
The new secretary was presented
with fine new leather filing case,
the presentation speech being made
by rev. T. c. Chapman of Bethel.
Rev. Charles l. Spear Of South Paris
vas chosen statistician and his as
sistants were Rev. Albert A. Lewis Of
Richmond. Rev. Anthony E. Roberts
of Rumford Center, Rev. NJ. G. Plum
ner OF East Livermore and Rev. Ever
EFT L. Farnsworth Of Nestbrook.
Rev. John NJ. Arters Of Runford
was chosen treasurer and Rev. E. F..
Doughty of Naples, assistant.
The committees as nominated last
year with one exception. were elected
a. follows:
! Conference program-District sup
crintendent and pastor where confer
ence is held.
H SLEW al w T! i1piAHS'', L ~.
Chapman, r. F. Baker, Alexander
Hamilton, W. p. Lord.
Fraternal relations-w. p. Merrill
]. A. Corey, H. L. Nichols.
Memoirs-D. +. Faulkner. r. c.
Rogers. Walter Canhan.
Moral reform - A. A. Callaghan,
Henry C. Turner, B. c. Wentworth.
k.pworth League-Onicers Of Con-
ference League.
Education and Methodist Literature
William Wood, j. n. Arters, g. c.
White
i-reedmen's Aide. L. Pressey. Fee
liz Powell. II. A. Clifford.
Bible Society-S e Leech, G. E.
Pickard. f. H. Hall.
Resolutions-G. c. White, H. G. Nc
Glauf1in. II. A. Corey.
Auditing-W. p. Lord. c. E. Brooks.
Conference clairants-One year.
Sylvester Hooper. F. H. Hall, II. G.
/ McGlaufin; Two years, j. L. Pinkerton,
j. II. Roberts. j. R. Clifford: three
/ years, l. A. Bean, j. A. Corey, j. X.
clifford
Admission to conference-B. c.
Wentworth. John H. Roberts. E. W
henrson, William Wood, l. A. Bean
Conference visitors-H. E. Dunnaek
Charles S. Cummings, Charles Pitt
man.
Letters Of SYMPATHY. r. Clifford
G.. D. Holmes v. +. Holman.
To publish conference minutes-E. a
Rich, William Wood. c. l. Spear.
Aggressive evangelism-H. E. Dun.
mack. J. H. Arters. y. K. Springer, II
l. Bean. D. S. Evans, c. c. Tibbetts.
A number of conference visitors were
introduced, including the new mem
/ hers OF the Maine conference. who
| have been transferred from other con-
| ferences.
Rev. Dr. W. F. Sheridan of Chicago
the general secretary Of the Epworth
League, then spoke at some length on
| the work of the league. He said that
| the net increase Of the league during
the past year had been 5000 members
and the number of subscribers to the
! Epworth Herald had been from 5000
! to $4,000 THE Epworth Herald is the
| only Methodist paper that is making
| money for the WORKOUT preachers of
the church. he declared.
Question No. IA Of the discipline,
Was the character Of each preacher
| examiner" was then called by Bish-
op Hamilton. and the report of Rev.
| Joshua NJ Frost OF Auburn, distric:
! superintendent Of the Augusta district,
| was given. The report was that there
were 81 regular. seven local and two
| probationers who we're preaching in
| the district the past year. There we1e
! 81 churches and Il quarterly confer
| enCes. There has been an increase of
! 100 in church membership in the dis
trict. The total expenditure Of the
churches OF the district during the
year was s56,71s, and the number Of
members 62l5. This made a cost of 50
per capita for the year or is cents a
week. AS it is estimated that congre-
cations aggregate three times the
membership. this would bring the per
| capita cost to So for each church at
tendant or six cents a week.
| Mr.. Frost took occasion to commend
the work of Rev. Wilbur F. Berry, D.
| D.. the superintendent Of the Chris
tian Civic League for his work in be-
half of temperance.
| The Memorial service, which was
on the program for Wednesday after