The Portland daily press., 1869-01-20

CUMBERLAND CONFERENCE.-The seminar
nual meeting of the Cumberland County Con-
ference opened at High Street Church yester-
day morning at 10 o'clock, and organized BY
the choice Of G. E. Adams DID, of Brunswick,
as moderator. .1
The fine sleighing which enabled many from
out of town to reach the city with with great
facility, and the beautiful weather, brought to-
gether very large attendance. The churches
represented were the State Street, Central
Second, Third and Fourth Congregational
High Street, Bethel and st. Lawrence Street.
of Portland; Congregational Church of Fal-
mouth; First and Second Churches, Freeport;
South Freeport; Yarmouth; First and Central,
Brunswick; New Gloucester; Windham;
Standish; Gorham and Westbrook, First and.
Second; making the total number of churches
represented twenty-five.
The opening sermon was preached at eleven
o'clock, by Rev. Samuel Hopkins, of Standish;
subject, "The Minister of the Gospel is called
exclusively to the ministry of the Word" 1t
was most able and earnest effort, and was
listened to with marked attention.
AT half past two in the afternoon the Con-
ference again met and devoted the first half
hour to devotional exercises. The following
place for administrator IN the 'C6dfck."' "a
1.-The administrative talent; the compile
ment of the speaking talent. t..
2-The Biblical authority for the existence
and functions of pastor and leader.
3--The power to enlist the confidence of the
church; the call to leadership.
4-The power of minister to lead church
depends upon the degree of his union with
Christ. Get -a -
The above divisions of the subject were elo-
quently and Interestingly discussed by Rev.
William Warren, Rev. F. Southworth, DR..
Adams, Rev. w. H. Fem, and DIR. 8. Thurs
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There was very large congregation in the
evening at eight o'clock to listen to very fine
sermon from Rev. Mr.. Putnam, of Yarmouth,
on the subject Those who convert souls shall
shine as STATS" He spoke Of the necessity of
activity in the church, and that members
should not think that their whole duty was
done by subscribing to creed, paying church
dues, and attending on the Sabbath. They
must labor to induce people to become true
Christians.
The Conference will meet, according to al
ready published programme, at o'clock A. M.
to-day, for devotional exercises and discus
sion. At 1912 o'clock there will be reports
from foreign bodies. At II o'clock reports from
the churches. At 2 o'clock p M sermon
from Rev. DR.. Harris, President of Bowdoin
College, followed by the communion service.
The HORSE CARs.-We are glad to see that
the street cars, taking advantage of the excel
lent sleighing. are making their trips as fire.
quently as they did when on wheels During
the broken sleighing a week or two since, the
travelling being so hard the pace was cores
pondingly slow, and quite inconvenient to the
citizens who desired to be moved along with
some rapidity The Superintendent has cor
rected this, aided by the good sleighing, and
the cars are now moving with their usual reg
ularity and speed, They are a great conven.
fence, and we should be sorry if they should
adopt any policy which would diminish the
convenience they extend to the street traveller,
and thus curtail their income, which they are
SO diligently striving to earn.
We were in error in stating, in our account
Of the meeting on Monday that some stock
holders were paid their dividend at that meet
ing. The dividend is paid con and after
March 1, to stockholders of record on the 18th
of January, the day Of the annual meeting"