Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-16
APPOINTMENTS ANN0UNCEDAT
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
At Closing Meeting of Conference Monday
Morning Bishop Hughes Announces Assign
ments of Ministers for Ensuing Year - A
Number of Reports Are Presented and
Resolutions Are Adopted
inc annual conference of the

The Maine annual conference or the
! Methodist Episcopal church "hlcn
| has been holding it's cath session at
! the Green street Methodist churcn III
this city for the past five days, was
brought to a close Monday morning.
| a large amount of routine business
was transacted at the closing meet
! ing and many reports were presented
! including the reports of the CONFER
ence treasurer, the board Of trustees
and the report on moral reform.
The most important matter that
came up. however. was BISHOP
Hughes announcement of the assign
ment OF ministers for the ensuing
year The report of the resolutions
committee was adopted.
Monday mornings session was ad-
/ iourned about o'clock in time for the
delegates to leave for their respective
homes on the forenoon trains.
Closing Business Session
Tie closing session of the conference
! was presided over by Bishop Hughes.
PRAYER was offered by Bishop Hughes
at the beginning of the session, after
'i'N
was continued. The minutes of the
Saturday sessions were read and ap-
proved.
Rev. William Wood of Madison gave
the report of the publishing committee
which was accepted.
Til" motion by Rev. ID. B. Holt of
auburn that the board of bishops be
requested to arrange for the Maine
conference to meet as late as possible
in April 1919, was carried.
Reports were accepted of the board
of trustees. given by Rev. ID. 3. Holt
Of Auburn, and Of the board of Sun
day schools, given by Rev. Cymbrid
Hughes of Woodfords.
The conference treasurer's report
was presented by Rev. j. NJ. Arters of
Washington, u. c., and Rev. +. F.
Doughtery of Berwick. statistician,
read his report, both reports being ac-
Ccpted. The report on moral reform
was read by Rev. William Wood of
Madison. Rev. F.. II. Hall of Bath
read the report on conference claim
ants The report of the resolutions
committee was read by Rev. Louis E.
Staples of South Berwick.
The following We're appointed men,
bers of the War council: Rev. D. B..
Holt of Auburn, Rev. j. NJ. Frost of
Portland. Rev. G. Q. Mills of Port
land, Rev. II. S. Dow of Gardiner,
Rev. Fred f. Eastman of Portland
and Rev. Harry Cochrane of Mon
mouth.
The list Of missionary appropria-
tions We're read by Supt. ID. +. Holt
| for tho Augusta district and Supt. j.
NJ Frost for the Portland district.
| The report of the Frecdmans' aid was
ordered accepted without reading.
| Principal J. O. Newton of kents'
/ Tiill reported conditions as being eX-
ccedingly favorable at the seminary.
The report of the deaconess' work
I was read by Rev. Alexander Hamil-
ton and was accepted and the follow
ing nominees We're elected: Rev. II.
q. McGlauflin of Berlin. y. FL, Rev.
II. :. Dow of Gardiner. Mrs. f. c.
| Jones and Mrs. G. G.. Davenport of
! Portland.
! Rev. II. l.. Nichols read the report
/ of the committee on finance which
! was accepted. The licenses of Ida l..
! kahlo. Edith l.. Smith. Agnes Vose,
J jennie @. Robinson, Gladys l.. Serb
I nor, Laura Il. Langile. Louise Perry
and Gertie o'ltear were approved.
Rev. II. ]. IIolt's relations were
/ changed from effective to supernum-
! crarv
Tie report of the board of foreign
missions was accepted without read
! ing
! Before reading the list of appoint
! ments Bishop Hughes made a few
/ remarks concerning the charges. He
said that difficulty due to the war and
I the shortage of ministers which was
! beginning to he felt before the war. is
! Ia iind men for some of the places and
/ he showed that the proper solution of
! the problem was not by moving the
/ men right up. Bishop Hughes stated
! that the unhappiest Methodist minis
I ters are the men who are just a little
( beyond themselves and that the sue
, rcSsiul scheme is to keep the man bet
ter than the charge And he ex-
pressed himself as being pleased with
the CourteSies of the lay committees
that have been before him