Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-22
In Resolutions Adopt
ed at Special Session,
Wednesday Evening,
Request That Com
mittee Recommends
tons to. Bishop Be
Set Aside

A request that the recommended
lions submitted to the resident
Blshop of the Maine Methodist Con-
ference for redistricting the con-
| ference district lines be set aside,
ana suggestion that in the event
OF further consideration of the mat
ter by q new and impartial COM
| mittee to be appointed at the 1O2nd
session of the Maine Conference at
Rockfand next week, the advisable
ity OF reducing the districts from
| four to three be considered, were
contained in resolutions unanimous
ly adopted by the official board. Of
the Green street Methodist church
| at special meeting Wednesday ev-
ening. -s.q.
This action was erystalization Of
the sentiment in protest of the pro-
posal to eliminate the so-called Au-
gusta District in the new order of
districting recommended by the
committee,-the composition Of
which was discredited because of the
inclusion Of one district superinten-
dent to the exclusion of another as
vitality affected. - .-
Since the recommendations to Bis
hop Anderson were made public a
strongly organized objection became
apparent, not only in this city, but
throughout Central Maine, and the
movement in protest was led by
! such prominent members of the
clergy as Rev. Ralph F. Lowe, sup
erintendent of the Augusta District;
Rev. CRUDE B. Cornish, secretary of
the State Board Of Charities and
Corrections; Rev. Carl N. Garland,
! pastor of the Green street church
of this city; and Chaplain Allison
J. Hayes of the National Home.
The resolution on the Maine Con-
| ference boundaries matter was pre-
scented to the official board of the
Green street Methodist church at
the special session last evening by
Rev. CRUDE B. Cornish, and is as
/ follows:
Whereas, The presiding bishop of
| the 101St session of the Maine An
nual Conference appointed a COM
mittee to study the question of re-
adjusting the Conference District
lines, and to make recommendations
to the resident bishop in reference
/ to the same;
And whereas, three members of
the committee of five ministers reg
ularly appointed, together with q
| District Superintendent who was to
be vitality affected by the recommen-
dations of the committee, met in
executive session and made certain
recommendations which, in our
judgment, are not in accord with
| the very best interests of Methodisr
! in Maine;
! BE it resolved, that it is the sense
of the officiary of Green Street
Methodist Episcopal Church that
the recommendation submitted by
the committee-one member being
deceased, one member being absent
and one member voting in the mega
tive-to the resident bishop should
be set aside; and it is
Further resolved, that If further
consideration is to be given to this
question that we respectfully request
the Maine Annual Conference to
regularly appoint a committee con-
sisting of both laymen and ministers
with the District Superintendent as
members ex-officio thereof, whose
duty shall be to canvass the entire
situation and report its findings to
| the next session of the Maine An
nual Conferences: and 1t Is
Further resolved, that such a
committee consider the ACCESSIBILITY
of re-districting the Conference in
| to three districts instead of the pre-
sent number: -
And be it further resolved that a
copy of these resolutions be for
! warded to our resident bishop, and
also to the Superintendent of the
Augusta District.