Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-05-07

Gaf0tRer DtStTfct.
No. of votes cast 522
9 g 9 - for Lay Representation 407
" /" 90 "against Lay g rs
Majority for Lay 3l5
Portland District.
No. of votes cast Gl3
(" " 60 GO for Lay Representation 492
" against Lay 81 III
Majority for Lay 81
Readfeld District
No. Of votes cast for Lay Delegation 60
" " Z" - - - Representation 1874
g 6 &C against Lay Delegation 81
! - - . Rep. 20
Returned after 10 days
For Lay Delegation %
Against Lay - 8
correction of yesterdays report S. Paine
supernumerary without an appointment.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Missionary Neeting.-Prayer by c. +.
Allen. The 9o2d hymn was sung first three
verses, part weak, part strong, at direction Of
the lcader-4th verse all li6ttum.
Sermon by a. II. Sylvester of Pennington,
from Eph. Sd chap, 9th verse, THAT the
Gentiles are heirs of the same inheritance
and members of the same body &c. The
Jew, the speaker remarked, looked upon the
Jewish system as the only hope of salvation
in the world. But this was a mistake of the
Jew, and there was not only another system,
| but that other, the Christian one, is indeed
the only valid one. The jew was jealous con-
corning the immunitics of his system, but the
Christian on the other hand desires all to
share with him. And the more deeply does
1 he feel himself to be a disciple of Jesus, the
more intensely does he share the desire of
! the Master when weeping over Jerusalem.
| This was the spirit of the Apostles
Manifestations of this spirit seen in the
present Missionary labor. Love for Christ
and lack Of Missionary spirit is incongruous,
and yet some men. protesting christianity
stay away from church when the cause
of Missions was to be presented. my Father
worketh hitherto and must work" said
Christ, and his example is set for the church.
| Shall the servant be above his Master? The
apostles did honor to that noble example.
As Wesley said, ''rhe world is my parish"
so there is needed the greatest latitude of
faith and works. Though the work be great
vet Christ has said Il am with you Away"
! In the first three centuries great triumphs
occurred but though similar triumphs have
now again been resumed, yet thousand
times more such triumphs are needed.
Man is the agency for the conversion of the
world. Christianity civiizes the heather.
1t leads the van; it christianizes first civil
ICES afterward Does man need sacrifice?
Herc is Lamb. Does he inquire for prom
ises? This book is filled with them. 1t has
tanned savages. extinguished the altar fires of
idolatry, and affiliated the races. But the
end is not yet. God is pointing to victories
yet in advance.
Sang,
prom Greenlands icy mountains" &c.
Rev. S. s. Cummings of The Little Wan
derers Home" Boston, addressed the congre-
CATION in favor of that institution. There is a
preacher in the n L. Conference that was six
years in a poor house, when child, in this
State. Look after the poor houses and let us
know if there are children of sound mind and
sound body, and we will take them off your
hands and find good christian homes for
them. Get your people 10 consecrate their
pocket book to the Lord. We have been at
work for five years, and we have taken care
of 1900 poor children; 100 of them from
Maine. We have put 1900 into christian
families in the State of Illinois.
Bro. Toles, the Superintendent, addressed
church lately of which Is were members
whom he had several years before carried out
there and introduced them to good homes.
f. Robinson, Vice President of Missionary
Society called the members to order. A.
Ladd offered prayer.
Bros Morse, Ladd and Foster, were APP
GERS for the ensuing year
They reported as follows;
H President, Bishop NJ. Simpson.
Vice President, L. Robinson.
Secretary, c. c. Mason.
Treasurer, A. b. Lovewell.
Managers, ii. B. Abbott, W. S. Jones, r.
7. Adams =. Jaques.
Auditors, J. Mitchell, c. Fuller
Adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
Prayer was offered by Rev. S. Allen, ID. D.,
and scripture lesson read. 624th hymn was
sung.
Rev II. B. Ridgeway, from n Y. Confer
ence, preached from Rom. viii, 2s. 1--WE
know that all things work together for good
to them that love God" The first thought
suggested was in reference to nork There
is no rest Second, in reference to harmony,
for there is nothing at random. Sd, this uni
versal working is not only harmonious, but
there is purpose, and that is in reference to
Gods people. The church is not a creature
of chance; it was plan of the Almighty to
have for himself people. Rational life must
be tributary to the spiritual. The philosophy
of christianity can be expressed in single