Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-20

| 1850
| much better.
The Senior class finish their college work one
week from next Friday. A part of them will re-
| main here until commencement, which occurs
during the first week in August, and some Will re-
| turn home.
The University base ball nine went to Water
vile last Saturday and played with the University
nine Of Colby. The score stood 10 to q in favor
of the Colby's. 1t is expected that they will play
| here one week from next Saturday. One week
| ago last Saturday, the Freshmen nine went to
| Oldtown and play with nine there. The score
| stood II TO to in favor of the former. Next
| Saturday in the forenoon oue of the mines
will 90 to Brewer and in the afternoon the Uni
versity nine will play with the OieEts from Ban
gor.
Ordination AID Installation of Rev. Mr..
Curtis.
| The services connected with the ordination and
installation of Rev. Chas. A. Curtis as pastor Of
he Unitarian church in this city, took place last
evening. About the altar and platform there was
| the must elaborate and beautiful decoration of
| flowers. A large audience was in attendance.
The fine cnoir of the church conducted the sing
ing Ths one MING Dr,ver WAC bv. Rev Dr. Sheldon
of Waterville, and Scripture selections were read
| by Rev. DR.. Hill.
| An able and very interesting sermon was then
preached by Rev. Rush r. Shipper Of Boston.
His subject was the contrast in the methods of
teaching by the Pharasees and Of Christ. One is
by force, and the other bv love-one driving, the
other leading. This he applied to different things.
| First, in the matter of education. Home Is too
| often made military barracks, with harsh, hard
laws: the beautiful truths of the Bible are often
| made repulsive by compelling the child to read it,
| The home should be place of rich delights,
charming the child by winning ways into the paths
of love. Not the place of too great CONSTANTS,
crushing the manhood out of the boy, SO that
when he goes out into the world he plunges head
long, without restraint into sin, going forth as a
| crnging slave. lie would impress the child with
the idea of God and of religious duty. Give him
| the best you know, and then he may keep the
windows of his soul open for the reception of new
truths. Liberal families do not give sufficient care
| to the positive religious instruction of their child
rem. He did not believe in the negative system Of
| spiritual culture.
| Secondly, the application was made in regard to
| phia nthropc reform or social security. Crlmi-
nails are executed instead Of reformed. Cities are
| built with walls, and haibors fortified, very slim
ulus to antagonism to foment ceaseless strife.
| The Gospel method is in contrast to all this.
| When will the world learn the true economy of
| Christian love and not attempt to reform men by
| denouncng them
| Thirdly. the pulpit has too long sounded the
terrors of the law, instead of the persuasions of
religion In our dealing with heresy we battle
with fire, instead Of with the truth. To illustrate
| this, be cited the attitude of the Protestant to-
wa DIS the Catholic church, which although
| church of darkness and despotsm, yet contained
| many noble men and women. He was opposed to
| the division of the public money for sectarian
/ schools He would not break down by force the
| old dogmas and superstitions, but would let truth
| win its peaceful triumphs. He thought the time
would come when all churches would forget their
UNCONVENTIONAL differences, and unite in winning
souls from the paths OF SIN.
| The PRAYER Of ordination and installation was Of
fered BY DR.. Hill of Portland; the charge to the
minister given by Rev. c. c. Vinal address to the
| people by Rev DR.. Wheeler of Topsham Right
/ = II II =
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Dearborn, and the benedic
| ton by the pastor.
The exercises were long, but not at all tedious.
Pastor and people now enter upon their full rela-
ton with the best wishes of all christian people.
Tow Boat Notes.
The whirligig oftime rolls around, and the Far
mingdale Local man, after turning into kenne-
becker in Cuba, turns up again as tow boat man.
When he went away last fall he did not like the
| celebrated mayor of London, think he beard any
bells ringing turn again, turn again. Yet after
over quarter of century of row ing over the globe
| he has come back again to the home of his youth,
to the land of his boyhood. There is no other so
beautiful, fair, none where there are better men
or better women. From far away lands he has
turned his longing eyes to the hills our fathers
trod' and wandered back and hopes to lay his
| bones by the eide of his ancestors. What all this
has got to do with these notes is question easily
answered. Two fine tow boats have been put un-
| der his control, and he comes into the kennebec
for business, Just as new dry goods or any other
dealer would cone. With the enormous increase
| of the ice business which is to be still more a
thousand foid, the demand for towing has in
| creased 1t is true there is a fine powerful COM
pany in the field with as good boats IN the
| world, and in the company and their steamers
many fine men, born and brought up in the bust
| ness, but W 18th their enormous contracts, their
ships and outside towing they have their hands ul
and we believe there is enough for new company.
har- nalc kno 70 md N Wi
| the best men from New York in them, assisted by
| such pilots as Baker and Rideout. We intend to
make a speciality Of the upper kennebec. The
| Farningdale or Boomingdale local man has very
will do his best to serve all alike. He makes no
boasts. pretentions. He will do his best,
whe ther it is TO build school house or tow boat.
But he cannot succeed without that confidence and
help from his peers which everyone must have to
get along. Ifhe can in any way assist in developing
the vast resources Of our community, if he can
| sist them in Distress he would rather do it here
| than anywhere else in the world.
| Hoping that tow boat notes may become famil-
lar to the valley of the Kennebec as other produc-
| tions of his have, he makes his best bow, and
| asks only for iar share OF patronage, for the
kind consideration of his friends as long as he
shall merit them. Thus may the kennebecker
abroad turn into the KENNBECKER AT HOME.
Bartist Anniversaries.
The Baptist State Convention began at Halo
we'll, last evening, with memorial address Oh the
| life of the late Rev. c. g. Porter of Bangor.
Following is the programme for the week
| TUESDAY MORNING, June 20.
| SA. NJ. Meeting of the Board. Devotional
meeting.
| GA. NJ. Convention called to order. Introduc
tory services. Welcome by Rev. w. A. New
combe, pastor of the 1Iallowell Baptist church.
Appointment of Committees. Report of the
Board. Report of Treasurer. Report of Commit
tee on state Of religion.
| AFTERNOON.
PIP. NJ. Paper by Rev. j. Rounds, of kenne-
bunkport. Subject, "Denominational Preaching
| Discussion.
3PM NJ. Paper by Rev. W. T. Chase, of Lew
iston. Subject, agencies that our Churches may
employ 10 Evangelical Work" Discussion.
4P. Nj. Historical Discourse by Rev. w. II
Smaller, ID. D., of Portland. Subject, "Baptists
in Maine from l716 to 1896
| EVENING.
40 P. NJ Sunday School Work.
| S.l5 p. NJ. Annuul Sermon by Rev. b. F. Shaw
d. D., of Watervile, or Rev. r. r. Riadell Of
South Berwick, alternate.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, June Il.
SA. NJ. Devotional meeting.
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