The Portland daily press., 1871-10-13

In the House of Clerical and Lay Delegates
of the General Convention at Baltimore on
Saturday last, the following proceedings took
place in naemoridm of the late Rev. DR.. Bal.
lard of Brunswick:
The Rev. Mr.. Leffingwell,sof Maine. SUBJ
nit the following resolution:
Resotoed, That this House place ON record
its expression of deep sorrow at the death of
Inc lev. DIR. Edward Ballard, of the Diocese
OF Name, and for number kof years MEM
Der If this House:
Mr. President, i'll the death of the Rev. DIR.
ballard since the last General Convention,
the Diocese of Maine has lost not only her
most experienced presbytel, hut one OF the
| most important members of the Diocesan
| Convention, and an active working member
OF tae Board of Missions, and the most Valua'
BILE part of our deputntioD to this body; 1t is
| not my purpose to offer WORDS OF eu'oSy al
| this time. There are gentlemen upon the
| floor of the House who knew DIR. Ballard
longer than it was my privilege 10 KNOW MN
| but, however extended their friendship, their
| love and veneration for his character could be
no greater than my own. would ask the
Rev. Dr. Burgess of the Diocese OF Massachu-
setts. to speak in regard to DR.. Ballard.
The Rev. DR.. Burgess, of Massachusetts.
Mr.. President heartily respond to the call
from the deputy of the Diocese of Maine, and
only single word need be said in addition to
what he has spoken. The Rev. DR.. Ballard
was for three successive Conventions men,
Der OF this House, and was member eject at
the time of his death. He was man full OF
years, having nearly reached the thee score
aud ten, and he had been for forty years a
minister OF our church, serving our Lord, not
| only in the education of young men for the
ministry, but chiefly as q parish priest.
might speak of his unusual learning as pres
byter OF the church; might speak of his his
torical tastes, and even OF the works which he
has lett, mainly connected with the history o.
| Maine, which are OF the utmost value to that
State and diocese; but l prefer to speak Of
him as has been spoken of that eminent officer
of the Convention, Mr.. Cope, for long time
the Treasurer simply as the fanhful pastor
| and as the Jealous missionary for many years
| and would appeal to those who have gone
| out to the frontiers OF our country and of ouI
| Church, and have served in missionary labor
to bear with me testimony that it is often fan
II harder to be preserving there, where every
| thing is cold and almost everything opposed
/, to the Church, than it is to fill much wider
and more important position, where things
are operating far more favorably for the adj
vance OF that cause which we have taken in
hand by the grace of God. He filled humb
ly, he filled willingly, he filled cheerully, the
position in which our Lord placed him, and
think at this time may say but the single
word, that the faithful parish preist com:ns
here with sound judgement, with an uprigh
| heart, and with sacred and consecrated ex
perence, cannot be easily spared from ever
5 the legislative councils of the Church.
E The Rev. Mr.. Magrath, of Michigan.
trust it will not be taken amiss, IT l shall sa,
Just one word in reference to the memory o
this good man. would speak of the iniu
: ence he exercised over tie yonng in college
: Some twelve years ago, when / entered the
| college situated in the town where he was
| the parish priest, | remember how, with OPP
en- arms, he received me, and l well remem
Der how, during all the years l was in tina
, | institution, he watched kindly over me, anG
gave me counsels which l shall never forget
His face was always glad in seeing me, as ht
walked the college grounds from week t.
| week. And, in some sense all who We're il
the college partook OF his influence. l per.
tetly recollect the case of a gentleman whit
was at that time under the influence of de
nomination different from our own commun
e ion, and always shall remember, with tn
| most grateful satisfaction, how, on one oc
caeion, with one of the members of the elias
beneath me, / went to him and introduced
e young man who was meditatlng an en-
, trance into our own commu MON; an
: with what Kindness he received us, an,
now e\CelIeHl was tuo duVlco SlVeI
remember that he called us near hr
r and advised us as to our studies; an
f when we came away, that young man said
"Oh, he is man of God" And at this me
ment that young man, who, previous to tina
time, had been Indifferent to religious truth
is laborious parish priest, like the eminen
servant of God whom we are remembering, a
| one of the affairs of this Clutch.
Just after the death of that venerable ant
holy man, the late lamented Diocesan o
Maine, it was proposed to erect in his parish
chnrch memorial window, and DR.. Ballar,
suggested that that window should contain {
representation of the Good Shepherd, and i
was so erected and at this moment I thinl
of him as the good shepherd, especially owe
, | the students of the college where his parisl
was situated, and under tina guidence of th
. Divine Shepherd and Bishop of our souls
u now resting in the green grave beside tn
# still waters, where they rest who have bee
, faithful ministers of Christ. and stewards
the mysteries of God. The resolution wa
| agreed to unanmously nv rising vote