Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-23

NAL meeting at Gardiner, Friday aft
ernoon, 2.30 o'clock, was voted to be
included in the regular session Of the
general conference. The list of COM
mittees, the schedule of the commit
tee meetings and the program in the
handbook were accepted and ap-
proved.
c. H. Draper of Westbrook was
chosen as publicity agent for the
conference. The board of examin-
ers was voted to be the committee
on ministerial qualifications. Order
of the day for the report of the fl
nancial secretary, the Endowment
Fund. report from the Conference
Claimant Commission was made for
Thursday at 1870 A. M.
1t was voted that the cases of all
supernumery preachers be referred
to the committee on conference re-
lations. 1t was moved that q CON-
mittee be appointed by the bishop
to consider the redistricting of the
conference to make the divisions
more explicit geographically.
Minister'S Pensions
A most potent message was
brought by DR.. J. B. Hingeley of Chi.
cago. secretary of the board of pen.
sions and relief. He touched upon
new plan which is to be adopted
and which will assure permanent re.
lief for retired preachers. He pre-.
sented q check of $500 to the board
of stewards of the Maine Conference
to aid in the relief Of retired minis
ters.
At the business session which was
held Immediately following the noon
recess the names of the effective
ELDERS In the Portland and Augusta
districts were read. The superin
tendents reported on the work in
their districts, and the characters
were passed.
The Conference Sermon
A strong and impressive Confer
ence Sermon was delivered at $3.50
O'Clock by Rev. James Nixon. Rev.
nixon spoke OF the Salvation OF
Mankind through the sacrifice of the
Saviour and Of the way in which
Jesus through his life on earth has
Clarified and made stronger our I'M
derstanding Of God. He declared
that 1t was the plan Of Christ to en-
cure all of the pangs of death that
II might be absolute proof that he
was not In some way made immune,
ana that he might in this way offer
himself as a propitiatory Offering in
order that mankind might be alb
solved from its sins.
Rev. w. S. Bovard, D. D.. of Chi.
cago. corresponding secretary of the
Conference Board of Education. de-
Evered an inspirational and forceful
address in the church auditorium at
the 4 o'clock session. DR.. Bovard's
talk was on '"rhe Contemporary
Christ"
Board Of Education BANQUET
At o'clock Wednesday afternoon
the annual joint banquet of the con.
ference board of education and the
alumni of Boston University, Kents
Hill Seminary and Bucksport Seminary
was enjoyed at the Penney Memorial
United Baptist church, with a pro.
gram on education and talks by lead
ing educators.
This session was entirely informal
and was one of the social get-togetn-
ers Of the conference which is antici-
pated with pleasure by the alumni Of
the Methodist institutes. G. E. Sim.
mons, professor of agronomy at the
University of Maine, presided as
toastmaster. and following the banquet
talks on educational subjects were
made by Bishop Thomas Nicholson Of
Detroit, DR.. A. c. Goddard Of Port
land. Dean Beebe OF the Boston Uni
versity School Of Theology, r. E. Peck,
president of Bucksport Seminary, and
Thomas Watkins, principal Of Kent,
Hill Seminary.
There were some $50 in attendance
at the conference banquet and general
chorus singing was one of the enjoy
able features. Orchestra music and a
vocal program were furnished by a
group Of the faculty and students from
kents Hill Seminary.