Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-15
CLOSING MEETING TODAY OF
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
Large Amount of Business Transacted at the
Saturday Session-Bishop Hughes Delivers
Mastery Sermon Which Features Sunday
Program of the Conference - Ordination
Service Sunday Afternoon

Service Sunday Ate
The work of the Maine annual con.
ference of the Methodist Episcopa
church which Is in session at the
Green street Methodist church in this
city was brought near to its close
Saturday and the conference will be
adjourned with a session at o'clock
this Monday morning. The Saturday
session was very busy and included
q number Of most interesting address
IS and informal talks.
At the Sunday morning worship
Bishop Edwin II. Hughes, D. D..
Ill. D.. of Maiden, Mass. gave a
mastery sermon.
Impressive memorial services were
held Sunday afternoon. Rev. d. T.
Faulkner of South Paris presiding.
Music was rendered by the confer
ence quartet composed Of Rev. B. G.
Wentworth of Yarmouth. Rev. j. r
Clifford of Wilton, Rev J. NJ. Frost,
d. D., of Portland and Rev. f. IL
Hall of Portland. Memorials were
read for the following who have pass
ed away during the past year: Rev.
Gardner D. Holmes Of Lewiston,
Mrs. Clara f. Smith of Brunswick,
DR.. George F. Alderman Of Bruns-
wick and Mrs. G. Il. wilkins of All
ston. Mass.
! Bishop Hughes conducted Bap-
t.stmal service at which the son Ct
Rev. and Mrs. Louis S. Staples.
Stanley Wadsworth. Of South Ber-
wick was baptised.
| At the ordination service Bishop
Hughes presided. Rev. j. Stanley
Grassland of Westbrook was ordain-
ed as a deacon. Rev. +. Hilton Post
was received as an elder on creden-
tials from the Evangelical church
The following were ordained as ell
ders: Rev Henry Fl. Crane Of West
brook, Rev. John Dunstan Of Strong.
Rev. Cymbrid Hughes Of Kezar Falls
and Rev. Louis S. Staples Of Soutl,
Berwick The elders assisting in tho
service were: Rev. w. r. Holmes Of
Mechanic Falls. Rev. w. S. Jones OF
Wirterport, Rev. III. A. Peary of
Conway, n. H.. and Rev. d. +. Faux
ner Of South Paris.
y. Saturdays session OF the confer
ence was opened with a prayer SER
vice. following which Rev. c. I. Spear
of Livermore Falls with series Of
charts, facts and figures, illustrated
the Unit Plan in action. which is a
system to marshal the forces of the
church for the purpose Of which the
church life stands.
Executive Session
Tho o1aro,o Dn,- NJ
Spear the conference went into ex-
ecutive session for the remainder of
the forenoon.
Bishop Hughes was authorized tc
appoint to some form Of army SER
vice: Rev William Fargrave Of Kit
terry, Rev. s. E. Leach of Hallowell
Rev. CRUDE b. Cornish of Richmon7
end any others not named.
The following were mentioned as
candidates to be received on trial:
Rev. Earl w. Bigclow of North An
,gusta, Rev. Chester b. Oliver OF
Lewiston and Rev. Charles c. Shay
postponed but Bigelow and Shayci
Wlre admitted.
| Rev. William H. Farr of Gorham
North street. was continued on tria
in the studies of the third year.
Rev Lester Fl. Libby having gone
into y. Nj. c. A. work was disconti1
lGed.
Rev. NJ. Gerry Plummer OF Cornish
was continued in the studies of the
second wear. Rev. Fred Nj. Staple:
of East Livermorc and Rev. Earl X
Stoves of Oakland were continued II
the studies of the second year.
Rev. John Stanley Grassland, com
ing from Cabot. VT. was admitted t,
fun membership, elected to the dea
cons orders and advanced to ths
studies Of the third year.
Rev. John +. Alvey requested tn
privilege of withdrawing from mem
bership in the conference. His re
quest was permitted and the creden
tails were surrendered to the confer
ence.
Rev John NJ. Arters of Washing
ton, j. g., moved that the confer
ence take action and proceed by civi
process to recover the credentials o
Rev. II. w. Brooks Of North Hitter,
and all other church property in hi
possession.
A memorial from the New JerSe,
conference was referred to the Boar
Of Conference examiners to be re
ported on later in the session.
Rev. l.. w. Souther of Fryeburg,
member of the Free Baptist churcl
was granted standing as local cid
er.
Announcement was made of tn
transfer Of Rev. j. Frank Jenner. nov
of kittery, from the Indiana confer
ence.
Rev. f. A. Leslie of the Epwortl
church. Cambridge, Mass, was intro
duced to the conference in open ses
sion and told of the student worl
that is being done by that church
Which is located by the Harvard
campus and is close to the Sargen
school and the Massachusetts lnsti
tute of Technology. He asked tina
o member of the conference he ap
pointed on the board Of trustees o
the Wesley Foundation. The matte
Of the appointment was postpone
for the time being.
Prof. W. F. Sheldon. alumni score
tary of Wesleyan college, announce
that sos Wesleyan men are no" un
der the colors. He made an appea
to send as many boys as possible
college in the fall. Prof. Shielded