Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-10-22
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FALL RIVER. Oct II, 1874.
! To the Editor II The american.
! The eleventh Annual meeting OF IN.
Maine Conference OF Unitarian churches,
was pleasant occasion. About $50 dele.
gates were present, the guests OF the
/ First Parish, Rev. Thomas Hill. d.
ID. pastor. The Ellsworth Society wa.
/ represented hy the pastor. aid >ivtecu
| others. The session MAS opened Tues
/ day evening, with a sermon bv Rev.
James Freeman Clark. d. D.. on "Sentl-
ment and Seu,imeniality. II pleaded
earnestly for reasonable and stroLg
sentiment as the inspiration of true re-
ligion, as OF all other phases OF life. but
exposed In a very unfayorablc light. that
sickly sentimentaliiy that is always say
Ing fine words, but never doing righteous
acts, that is first TO say Lord, Lord" aud
the last to feed the hungry aud clothe the
naked.
The exercises OF Wednesday. began
with devotional meeting. after which the
usual amount of business vas transacted.
Rev. DR.. Sheldon OF watervillc read a
nnc essay on The part played by the iIp-
~ Spirit in the Religious Life" D. sous
sion by various ministers followed. At II !;
80 an elegant collation. was served at
Lancaster Hall.
Reassembling al ,. L. VI. We listened To
another inspiring essay. by Rev. ID. V.
Bowen. OF Farmingt ton, and stlll another,
later in the afternoon, by Rev. j. W
Winkley of Ca,iine, on Practical Relig.
ion" The officers for the ensuing year,
were largely reelected from the oil list,
Hon. 5. +. Spring Of Portland being con-
iinued as President, aud Hon. J. ID. Hop.
Ains of Ellsworth being appointed on the
executive committee. After another coll
lation, the day ended with sermon by
Rev. X. X. shipper, aud the celebration
of the Lords supper, under the ministry
of Rev. DR.. Palfrey of Belfast.
Thursday morning we had most iu-
spring conference meeting upon the sub
Ject OF Prayer" led by DR.. Sheldon. al
ter which AN essay by Rev. WIN. Clifford
OF Pressure Isle was read. entitled One
Need" and urging the establishment of
conference aud PRAYER meetings, upon a
suitable plan. Alter the transacting OF
business the conference adjourned about
eleven.
The whole session was marked by I'M
usual spiritual fervor. The prayer and
conference meetings were lar the most
interesting As well as profitable parts OF
( the occasion, and the sermons and essays
We're remarkable in the unity OF their
! pleading for new aud increased consecra-
ton by Pastors and societies TO the work
Of religious and moral culture.
had the good fortune to spend sunday
in Boston. In the morning went to hear
DIR. Lorimer. in fremont Temple. was
! much surprised to see young. slight, and
some what nervous man standing at the
desk, aud could hardly believe him to De
the one l came to hear. But the service
was enough 10 convince one that no or,-
nary mind was in the active body that
moved continually from one side OF the
platform to the other. during the sermon,
and behind the genial manner thnt soften
ed the heart TO give easier entrance to the
earnest pleading. The Temple was full,
and the congregational singing uplifting.
The discourse WAS upon .'Giving, an Act
of True Worship" and must have drawn
the straps FROM many pocket-books.
In the afternoon went to see the Sun
day School at the Buliinch Place chap
el. "a Unitarian Mission, said to be- a
model school. 1t contains about 400
Certainly it wa. very Interesting assem-
bly,, especially the infant department
when the little tots were gathered in
groups about their teachers, seated in lit
tie chairs just fitted for them.
In the evening, Rev. J. +. W. Ware,
the successor Of Claiming and Gannett.
preached to a crowded house in Music
Hall on Integrity" The closing words
on political integrity AS dependent Oh pri-
vate and social uprightness, ought to be
spoken in every town, and city in the land,
not even excepting our own smart Ellis
worth. Mr.. Ware is power Tor good
among the young men of Boston.
The last sensation ia Bo ston was caused
by the sudden resignation Of Rev. Mr..
Murray, Of the Park st. Church. The
reason was the failure of that church. to
comply with his requests. Whatever may
be said of Mr.. Murray's equine pro-
clivities, he is right in the idea he
has been trying to insert into the
heads of the Park st. church. that its
great wealth ought to be spent not for
the few. bot for the many, that It ought to
be employed in giving the Gospel to the
poor. not by means Of mission schools,
and fourth-rate preachers, but in commo-
dious and substantial churches, and by
men OF power and ability. The amount Of
capital locked up In a few of the Boston
churches is enormous, made so BY the
long continued accumulation OF invest
ments made when Boston was small
city. That this property should be
| brought TO bear upon the intemperance,