The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-01-20
THE CONGREGATIONAL CLUB.
Celebration of Their First Anniversary

On the third Monday of April, 1879, the Con-
gregational Club held its first meeting for
organization, in this city, at Rossini Hall. Last
night the Club, together with its invited
guests, celebrated their first anniversary and
festival at Gilbert's Hall, Motley Block.
The present membership is about 125. The
number of ministers of the denomination
in the State is 100; churches, 1858; families, 49,
226; church members, q ,558; Sunday School
scholars, %, 131; contributions, $4,000. The
UNCONVENTIONAL children are Bowdoin College,
Bangor Seminary, Maine Missionary Society,
Maine Branch American College and Educa-
tional Society, Maine Congregational Charit-
able Society, and EChristian Mirror. The de-
nominational grand children are Hallowell
Classical and Scientific Academy, Maine
Branch Woman's Board of Missions, Port
land Club. Bangor Club. The family connec-
tions are "all those who love our Lord Jesus
Christ in sincerity" among those having
obtained good report are Thomas Adams,
John j. Carruthers, Edward F. Cutter, John
w. Chickering, John o. Fiske, Cyrus Hamlin,
Josiah T. Halves, Horatio Ilsley, Amasa Lor-
ing, Wooster Parker, Enoch Pond, Alpheus.S.
Packard, Daniel D. Tappan, BENZ. Tappan'
Jr, Sewall Tenney, Stephen Thurston, Geo.
F. Tewksbury, Luther Wiswell.
These all died in the faith "Who through
faith snbdued kingdoms, wrought righteous
ness, obtained promises: Jehudi Ashmun,
Bangor; William Allen, Brunswick; iona.
Adams, Woo lwich; Mighill Blood, Bucks
port; Caleb Bradley, Westbrook; Kiah Bay
ley, Newcastle; Asa Cummings, North Var
mouth Perez Chaplin, Pownal; John A. Doug
lass, Waterford; William I. Dwight, Port
land; Samuel Eaton, Harpswell; John w.
lex; Joseph T. Fessenden, Bridgton; Jonathan
Fisher, Bluehill; Charles Frost, Bethel; Sa M
uel Foxcroft, New Gloucester; Jonathan
Greenleaf, Wells Allen Greeley, Turner;
Eliphalet Gillett, Hallowell; Tristram Gilman,
North Yarmouth; Moses HEMINGWAY, Wells;
Carlton Hurd Fryeburg; Caleb Hobart, North
Yarmouth; Fifield Holt, Missionary; Samuel
johnson. Alma; Charles Jenkins, Portland;
Elijah Jones, Minot; William jerks, Bath;
Elijah Kellogg, Portland ;FIsaac Lyman, York;
Thomas Lancaster, Scarboro; Harvey LOOMS,
Bangor: Enos Merrill, Freeport; John Maltby,
Bangor; Asa Mead, Brunswick; Samuel
Moody, York; Samuel III. Merrill, Portland:
Edward Payeon, Portland; Josiah Peet, Mis-
sionary; Asa Rand, Gorham; Isaac Rogers,
Pennington; John Rogers, Piscataqua; lothian
airy; Nathan w. Sheldon, Missionary. William
Smyth Brunswick; George Sheherd, Bangor;
William Thompson, Scarboro; David Thurs
ton, Winthrop; Bennett Tyler. Portland;
Benjamin Tappan, Augusta; Seneca White,
Bath; Isaac Weston, Cumberland; Joseph
Walker, South Paris.
Ate P. M. about IT'S or 200 ladies and gentle
men, including the members of the Club, as
sembled in the large hall, and were called
to order by President w. S. Dana, who with
out any formal remarks welcomed the COM
pany to repair to the banquet hail. Here was
exposed sumptuous repast, to which all did
Justice it is needless to say. After the supper
the club held it's regular business meeting in
the large hall. Prior to calling to order,
several fine selections. Officers were then
elected for the ensuing year as follows:
President-W Woodbury. S. Dana.
Vice Presidents-Rev. E. Y. Hincks and
Chas. F. Libby.
Secretary-Wm. E. Gould.
Treasurer-Theodore G. Woodbury..
Auditor-C. G. Chapman.
Executive Committee-The President, Vice
President, Secretary, Rev. II. w. Lathe, IL.
w. Burgess and j. f. Jeffords.
A number of new members were received.
Among the prominent gentlemen present on
this occasion were Rev. DR.. Alden, Boston;
Profs. Packard, Ladd and Chapman OF Bow
doin College and others.
The following topics were then discussed;
BY DR.. Carruthers, early Pastors in this
Vicinity" by Prof Packard, ''Pioneers Of
Maine Congregationalism;" by Rev. DIR. Shall
err "Reations of the Calyinists and Baptists;"
by Rev. DR.. Alden, '"What Maine had done
for the Missions" by Prof Chapman, "The
Relation Of Education to Congregationalism;"
by Prof. Ladd, "What Maine had done for
the West"
The several topics were ably discussed and
favorably received. Singing by the quartette
and congregation was interspersed. At $50
Rev. Mr.. Dalton offered short prayer and
pronounced the benedction, after which
short season of social enjoyment was had, when
the company dispersed to their several homes.