Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-13


was transacted at the Friday morn
ing session Of the Maine annual con-
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church which is being held ut the
Green street Methodist church N this
city, and the program for the day
included q number of most interest
ing addresses which held the close
attention Of the delegates and 9TH
ers IN attendance The feature of the
DAY meeting was the lecture Civ
~ in the evening by Bishop Edwin
II Hughes upon the subject. "The
Children of the Manse''
One Of the speakers in the forenoon
was Adjutant General George Mel.
Fiv,S N, VIII" n'ought - his au'llcnrc
many new thoughts regarding tnc
Eroai world war and it's meaning TO
the people of this country. Aftc.'
showing that the policy of non-resist-
.ance will not work. the speaker sta
ed tnat the country is confronted
with the great problem Of raising 4
great army. disciplined and equiGpe l..
He stated that the men nov wearing
the Uniform will dictate the future
y, ltcv Of this country AMI that :fLer
the war is over these men VII want
TO get back to their homes and take
up again their work hl- they will
know what war really is.
Adiutant General Mel. Press>n
stated that he is in favor of uniVcl-
sal training. aging that there was
~ ctter way for hov To- get the
cis' pline ard III teat ching than by
tHo Years Of military training. He
f'.,te &c the democracy % the Boys
o tie cantonm4ntH in this 'ountry
ara II. highly pralsed The W X II
III, FED Cross ana the i. NJ. - y.
=: the close Of the address the an-
Gclrc sang The Star Spanglei
Ear lc,."
Business Session in Morning
The morning business session was
presided over by Bishop Edwin II.
Hughes. j.. ID. Ill. D., of Maiden.
Mass. The following names We're
placed on the list as nominees for
trustees Of the conference: Rev. r. +.
Love of Rumford. Rev. G. o. Perry
Of Fairfield. Rev. c. |. Spear of LIZ
crmore Falls, Rev. c. f. Brooks Of
Pennington.
Reports of the pastors Of the AU-
gusta distract were cont nued from
ThurSda;
District Supt. Joshua NJ. Frost
read his report Of the Portland dis
trICt ana in his report announced
that J0) men from the charge; OF
tie Portland district have resp,nd-
NO,
ment MS made of IL" death of Rev
George L. Alderman of Brunswick.
Rev. Gardner y. Holmes of Lewis
ton ana T.. r. Burrowes Of Portland.
-Four preachers have rone in"o the
service OF the coultry in he army
and navy Rev. Allison 7. Hayes and
Ecv. William For.royc uf Kittcry,
Rev. CRUDE b. Cornish Of Richmond,
Rev. T.. l.. FarnSwo, "A If West
brook.
Key J. Franklin In wee cii;'n-
Ccllor Of the Anne. rCan University.
addressed the conference and told
Vcrsity which is rapidly coming 10
its own.
Reception of Fraternai Delegates
Fratcrnal delegates were received
at the forenoon session, the following
clergymen from other denominations
bringing the greetings from their
churches: Rev. Clayton u. Boothby
of the congregational church. Rev.
r.. :. Philbrook of the First Baptist
church, Rev. A. Francis WaIch from
the Tniversalist church and Rev.
r. Wood representing tire
United Baptist convention.
Bishop Hughes raSpondel - the
l., other pastors. In his brief talk It,,
sid that the denomination diffc--
1 aces have been exaggerated i'll the
past and that there wore Many rea-
.ons why he would like TO belong -
every one Of the denominations. He
pointed out. however. that there aIe
too many denominations in the Unit
I'd States. but he was not convinced
that it would be better to have only
pne church. AS an answer to this. re
said that II it would bring back the
civiliza ton OF the Dark Ages keep US
from il. But he stated that they will
be brought down perhaps to four or
i've religious communions.
Rev. John M. Arters. conference