The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-25
Cumberland Conference.

The Tuesday evening session was opened with
praise meeting of half an hour, after which
addresses to the young people were given on
Christian Horror by Rev. f. E. Clark; on Early
Confession Of Christ, by Rev. George Michael:
and on Moral Earnestness, by Rev. e. G. Cum
mings.
The subjects thus introduced called forth
further remarks from several gentlemen pres
ent among them Mr.. Prentiss Loripg, Rev A.
Blanchard, Rev. E. f. Borchers, Dea. Merrill
of Gorham, and Rev. G. FL. Wheeler of Har-
poot.
Wednesday mornings session begun with a
conference prayer meeting of half an hour, led
by Rev. A. Blanchard. Reports from several
of the churches were given by the pastors and
delegates present, giving on the whole an en-
couraging view of the state of religion in the
county.
The subject Of practical obligations of the
Church Covenant" was opened by Rev. L.
Reynolds, and ''Tbe duty of Christians in reIa-
ton to the prayer meeting" by Rev. A. Blan-
chard. Further remarks upon these subjects
were made by Rev. Messrs. Southworth, Har-
low, Wright, Borchers, j. P. Warren and c.
81. Wheeler. Mr.. Wheeler also spoke for if
teen minutes on the subject of the Harpoot
mission field by invitation of the Committee of
Arrangements
The committee on nominations recommend
ed Gotham as the place of the next meeting,
Rev. A. Blanchard preacher of the conference
sermon, and Rev. j. P. Evans substitute, and
the report was adopted.
Wednesday afternoon the conference sermon
was preached by Rev. A. Fl. Wright, from II.
Peter, /, s, 'For if these things be in you and
abound, they make you that We shall neither be
barren nor unftuitful in the knowledge Of our
Lord Jesus Christ" The sermon was an ear
nest and impressive settirg forth of the need
and the condition of Christian faithfnlness
After the administration of the Lord Sup
per the customary vote of than4s was passed
and responded to by the pastor, ard the Con
ference adjourned sine die.
SCHOONER eastern CLIPPER."-The fol-
lowing particulars have been obtained about
this vessel, which was briefly mentioned in our
last issue. The eastern Clipper was owned
by Mr.. Mccarthy, in Portland, Me-, aud was
sold by him to Capt. Gardiner of Nova Scotia,
for the sum of $4,000, half Of which was paid
in cash, the other half being left as mortgage
on the vessel, payable at given period. She
was fitted out for fishing tip, aud came
down on this coast, but bad very poor luck.
About the beginning of November she put into
Pope's Harbor, where the Captain disposed of
his fish, salt, &c, and shortly afterwards the
vessel was wrecked in the harbor, and was
then sold the purchaser being Mr. Abram
Harris, who had no previous interest in the
vessel. Harris brought the vessel to this port
had her repaired-and applied for register;
but the point having been raised that she was
not legally sold, being an American bottom,
the register was not granted, pending informa-
ton from Ottawa. In the meantime, Nc
Carthy, who had the lien on the schooner, ar
rived, aud acting under legal advice, attempted
to seize Oh the vessel, as stated The Captain
(Gardiner) applied tor the insurance on the
vessel, but the underwriters at Portland, for
reasons of their OVID, refused to spay. Gardln-
ers present Whereabouts are not known. The
vessel now goes into the Admiralty Court, to
test the respective claims Of Mccarthy and
Harris. II Haitian Chronicle.