Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-15
FAIRFIELD
Closing Session Of Maine Meth
odist Conference-Standing
Committees Selected - APP
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conference was held yesterday
morning and opened by Bishop Bris-
toll who presided. Several hymns
were sung and prayer was offered.
The conference went into the bust
ness session Immediately.
]. NJ. Arters presented the stand
ing Of affairs which are prevailing
at South Windham at the present.
The Methodists have been holding
their meetings in the Baptist church
but through come misunderstanding
they have been forced to give this
Up, and now have no place in which
to hold their services. 1t was moved
that the affairs be held intact and to
await developments.
On the motion of his own. ]. H.
Roberts will continue in the super
numary relation.
The conference voted to concur
in the matter of a pending amend
ment to the constitution Of the y. W.
c. a. to substitute for actual MEM
bership in an evangelical church a
simple declaration Of purpose to fol-
low the Lcrd Jesus Christ as a
membership test. Resolved that they
continue to require Of all who seek
their fellowship personal loyalty to
Christ and His church as the basis
Of their connection with the organ
ization.
The reports Of the committee Of
finance and report of the superin-
tendent Of the Sunday schools we're
brought before the conference and it
was moved and seconded that they
should be adopted and printed in the
year book.
The standing committees elected
to serve for the year 1920 were: Con-
ference program-Pastor Of church
and superintendent Of district where
conference is held: fraternal rela-
t;ons-E. W. Remission. S. E. Leech.
E. II. Post: memoirs-D. F. Faulkner.
". Canhar. T. n. Kewley; moral re-
form-C. Q. Mills. c. W. Brashares.
J. E. Clancy; Epworth League-Of-
ficers of conference league; Metho-
dist literature-J. L. Pinkerton. ".
j. Layton. Frederick Olsen: Freed
mans aid--W. H. Varney, ]. F. Jen-
ner. H. A. Peare: Bible society-John
Dunstan, w. p Holman. \. r. Pear
son; resolutions-C I. Spear. ". P.
Morrill,. F. r. Welch: conference Wis
itors-H. L. Nichols, H. G. Mccain.
6. ". Harrison: letter Of sympa,uy-
J. r. Clifford. H. L. Nichols, c. H:
Atkins: ministerial qualifications
r. c. Wentworth. ]. H. Roberts. E.
K. Kennison, William Wood. j. A.
Bean: auditing-C. E. Brooks; con-
ference claimants-One year. A. A.
ailaghan, W. F. Holman, J. I. Pin
kerton: two years. H. A. Peare. +.
R. WEIGH. r. F. Lowe: three years,
0. P Wright, H. S. Truemau. c. o.
Perry: admission to conference-B.
c. Wentworth. ]. H. Roberts, E. ".
Kennison. William Wood. I. A. Bean:
to publish conference minutes-C. I.
Spear. William Wood: aggressive
evangelism-(Auvu di1tric) H. S.
Dow. n. r. Springer. D. L. Jcslin:
portland district. c. w. Hughes. F.
NJ. Strout: commission OF finance
District superintendents. c. o. Mills.
H. L. Nichols. c. E. Brooks. A. A.
Callaghan. c. Hughes: periodicals..
publications and collectioncC. Q.
Ferry. L. NJ. Grundv. J. c. Thorn:
triers Of appeals-W. F. Berry. W.
F. Holmes. T. P. Baker D. F.
Faulkner. 4. Hamilton, T. c. Chap
man. r. F. Lowe: alternates. E. W.
kennison. A. A. Calla:han: COM
mittee on conference relations
Zone year,. ], H. Roberts. E. W.
kennison: two years.. B. c. Went
worth. L. S. Staples. T. n, Kewley:
(three years., I. a. Beam William
Wood.
The following appointments were
made:
AUGUSTA DISTRICT
Birgham-I. c. Thorn: Bolster's
Mills-J. B. Coy: Ruckfield-to be
supplied: East Livermore and North
Fayette-H. ]. Hanson: Pennington
s.. E. Leech: Lisbon-to be sup
piled: Lisbon Falls-C. c. Whittier:
Livermore and Hartford-Bessie
Crowell; North Augusta-to be sup
piled; Norway-F. A. Sullivan; Oak
land and Sidney-W. P. Holman: Ok
ford and Welchv:l1e-D. L. Joslin;
Richmond-John Dunstan: Rum
ford Center-to be supplied: Show
hegan-H. L. Nichol.: solon-I. c.
Thorn: Strong-H. c. Glidden: Tur-
ner-to be supplied: Waterville-w.
r. Pierce; Wayne and North Wayne
Paul Tilton.
PORTLAND DISTRICT.
Brunswick-H. G. Mccain: Che
beague-E. W. Biglow: Eliot-C. E.
Oliver; GoodwiE's Mills and Clark's
Muls-to be supplied: Intervale, n.
HID. L. Brooks: kennebunk-R. A.
Rich; Naples and North Sebago-R.
A. Gruce: North Conway-C. F.
Pratt; ogunauit and Maryland Ridge
w. W. Latte: Portland. Congress
STREET.-THE be supplied: Saco-C. E.
Brooks: South Portland. First
church and Cape Elizabeth-J. c. Ra-
rick: South Portland. Trinity
churchill. S. Staples: Westbrook-
H. H. Leech: West Kennebunk-B.
c. Wentworth.
cENTER-afr. and Mrs. WILDER
Tozier were in Fairfield where they
attended the Methodist conference.
Mrs. Allie Jones returned Sunday
from Fairfield where she has been
passing few days with friends
Arthur Howe Of the Ridge Road
was at the Center Sunday.
Harriet Greene Of waterville pass
ed the weekend at the home Of her
parents at the Center
Lucy Tibbetts returned home from