The Portland daily press., 1882-06-28
BY TELEGRAPH.
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The Maine Universaiist Convention at
Augusta.
THE CHUR HES.

AUGUSTA, June 27.-The Maine Universalist
Convention convened in this city this forenoon
at 10 o'clock. The attendance is large, be-
tween five and six hundred visitors being pres
emf, including prominent divines from out OF
the State The forenoon was largely occupied
by a business session. The report of the Exec
utive Committee shows that the cause of Uni
versalism in the State is going forward. There
is demand for at least eight more ministers in
Maine than can be supplied. The outlook for
the denomination is very encouraging. At ii
o'clock Rev.s G. G. Hamilton OF Waterville
preached an excellent sermon on Unseen
Companionships."
The annual meeting of the Women's Gen.
tenary Association was called for o'clock, at
which hour the church was crowded, large
proportion of those present being ladies. De-
votional exercises were conducted by Rev. G.
e. Apgell of Pittstield. Mrs. G. A. Quinby
submitted her report as Vice President of the
Association explaining the history and object
of its organization twelve years ago at the
centennial jubilee of the Universalst church
at Gloucester, Mass, when ladies of the de-
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called ''The Women's Centenary Association.
This society has for its object the maintenance
of Scottish mission, erection of a Washington
hurch and of Potter memorial church and
support of home missions. Rev. Miss l..
Haynes of Fairfield spoke of the importance of
clltiyating the missionary spirit. Mrs. Loret-
ia Foster of Ware, N. H, followed in an inter-
esting address. Remarks were also made by
other ladies who are friendly to the work which
the association is doing, urging increased
efforts and greater devotion to the cause.
So successful were the pleas that contribu-
tion of $114 was taken among the audience.
At o'clock the business session was resum
ed. The treasurer of the convention, Hon.
Richard Dresser of Auburn, submitted his an
nual report for the year ending June, 1882, as
follows:
Total receipts from all sources, 1926 %;
total expenditures for all purposes, $1,622. 20;
balance in the treasury including the per-
manent fund, $1,30406. The permant funds
of the convention were stated as follows:
Missionary fund. 81 1880; educational fund /,
$493. IS; INDECENT minister fund $363. p. tata''
81 .968.9S.
The committee on nominations reported in
part as follows:
President-Hon. Asa Cushman of Auburn
Vice President-Hon. L. FL. Hutchinson
Lewiston.
Secretary I. J. Mead, Hiram.
Treasurer-Hon. Richard Dresser, Auburn.
Sunday School Secretary-Rev. FL. G. Mum
son, Canton.
Preacher of Occasional Sermon for 1888
Rev. III. S. Whitman, Mechanic Falls. Sub
stitute-ReA. W. S. RALPH, Halifax, N. s.
These officers ere duly elected by ballot.
In the evening Rev. j. M. Pullman, D. D.,
spoke to an immense congregation in Granite
Church.
Fire in Saco.
BDDEFoRp, June 27. The house of Mrs.
Susan Kane, On Main street, Saco, together
with the greater part of its contents, was
burned this morning. Loss, $1700; insured
for $1150.
Boy Drowned.
A nine-year-old son of John Larrivee fell
from Whites wharf to night and was drowned
Tornado in Lincoln County.
A heavy thunder shower, accompanied by
a powerful wind and rain, struck this section
at o'clock last evening and prevailed nearly
half an hour. In Edgecomb James Richards's
house and barn were struck by lightning and
damaged badly but not burned In New Castle
A. j. Curtis's large barn was blown down and
the roof of Mr.. Woodbridges barn taken off.
A carpenters shop here was demolished, and
many small buildings, trees and fences through
out the county levelled.
Pastoral Relations Dissolved.
MECHANIC FALLS. June 27.--A Congrega-
tional council convened here to-day, composed
of eighteen pastors and delegates, decided to
advise Rev. f. E. Emerich to accept call to a
usefulness, thus dissolving his relations with
the society here, to take effect in September.
Wrecked in the Gale.
GARDINER, June 27.-During a heavy gale
last night the houses of the Independent Ice
Company of Washington, D. c., four miles be-
low this city, were blown to the ground, ex-
posing large quantity of ice. The "round
top" houses were slightly damaged. An un-
finished bouse at South Gardiner was demol-
;shed the inmates having narrow escape. In
the city and vicinity barns, trees, fences, etc.,
were blown down. 1t was the severest wind
ever known in this vicinity.
The Railroad Consolidation.
BOSTON, June 27. 1t is reported that at a
meeting of the Eastern Railroad directors this
forenoon the proposition of the Boston
and Maine Company was rejected and
that the only terms the Eastern would
agree was proposition of the latter road of
payment of interest of the bonds of both roads
then per cent. of stocks of B. & NJ, six per
cent. on stock of Eastern and then divide the
surplus.