The Portland daily press., 1883-12-22

faith with its own andthat Rev. William Screver be
called for its pastor. The church at Boston acted
on this letter and granted certificate to the pas
tor.
Meanwhile this new movement among the people
OF k1ttery became known and awakened great oppo-
sltion among the members Of the standing order;
ened those who were in the habit of attending Bap-
tst meetings, and many of them were fined five
shllings therefor. Soon also the pastor was forbid
den by the General Court of the province 80 preach
was required to give bond for good behavior and
was lined ten pounds. He was moreover forbidden
10 dcnarge his duties or to hold any meetings con-
trary to the established CUSTOM But desnite sueh
opposition friends came from Boston and Established
Baptist church at Kittery, Sept. rs. 1852 This
action increased opposition, arrests fines and i'm
prisoDments followed, and finally the members of
the churchldetermined to leave their homes and find
Sos pace Tnere they might enjoys freedom Of
and settled at a place the Cooper riy.
eI winch they named Somerton, and this name
leads to the inference that the Rev. Mr. Screyer
came from the place of the same name in England
A number OF emigrants joined them herr aud the
enurcn soon mad about ninety members. Those
nlgh IN power In the colony favored them and for
tune affairs were most hourishing. Yet soon the
Indians troubled, and the Spanish settlers ANNOYED
them, SO In 1899 the settlers removed to the Neck
and erected their church on the same spot al it now
stands Mr.. Serever labored faithfully with his
people, and only resigned his charge when more
than seventy years of age Yet this giving M Of his
place was only temporary, and on the death of the
clergyman who had succeeded him in The nastorate
ne entered anew into the work. Oct 10. 17l3, he
and manly life. full of devotion to the cause in
which be toiled, honored and reVered by ali.
The paper aryused considerable interest, and fur
Their remarks were made upon the subject by GEN.
Brown, Rev. Mr.. Dalton and President Bradbury
The next paper was presented by Mr.. Bryant
upon
EUGENE yETRoMILE
Rev. Eugene Yetromile was a corresponding mem
per OF the society and died Aug. 30 1881 He was
born in 1919 at Galipos, Italy received his early
education here and in 1910 Joined the order of the
Jesults Fourteen years later after laboring for
some time at Georgetown he came to this Stale to
l LABOR among the Oldtown and Passmaquoddy In
aians. When the Jesuts left the State he seceeded
from the order and remained to prosecute his work
NO more careful student of the Indian dialect have
we ever had in our State.
An interesting and somewhat detailed account of
his work while among these tribes was next given
py Mr. Bryant aud then the matter of his style and
MS rug ged adherence to the faith of the Church of
Rome was adverted to. Father Vetromile publish
ed ritual Of worship, and a book of hymns or
prayer song IN the Abnaki dialect Other works of
this author were referred to, but most important
among them and in fact the browning effort of
them all was his dictionary the result Of rs years
OF toll OF the AbDaki language
The life of this honored priest was an earnest and
devoted one, directed to the uplifting Of men and
the upbuildiag of the Catholic church.
Remarks on the paper by Mr.. VIM. E. Gould and
the President followed.
paper Col. Alexander Rigby by John e.
Bailey, Esq, of England, read by E. II. Elwell,
Esq, was then presented.
The paper was an interesting and faithful picture
Of Puritan of the time of Cromwell, successful as
lawyer Statesman, and soldier, as a man of affairs
and leader of men. The paper was accompanied by
portrait ofBaron Rigby, photograph of an ivory
miniature in the possession of representatives of
the family. The picture shows handsome face. Of
the cavalier type, wearing moustache and impe-
rial, looking more like courtier of the crown than
the austere Puritan he is known to have been. He
is depicted in his Judicial robes with cap and crown
The picture is particularly interesting as being the
only portrait known of any of the colonial worthless
SO prominent in the early history of Maine
The same gentleman also read paper written by
DR.. Chas. E. Banks on
THE PLOUGH PATENT AND THE PROVINCE OF
IIGoNIA.
During the famous immigration which for tifty
years followed the eomingof the Puritans to our
shores, large numbers arrived from Devon, Somer-
set and Cornwall The number who came from Lam
cashire was limited.
In July, 1881, small ship of sixty tons came
across the Atlantic, bearing baNd of religious en-
thusiasts or fanatics who had hither for free
dom of worship. A tract of land forty miles square
mad been granted to the new corners by the king
but so very indefinite and uncertain as to location
as TO be fruitful source of trouble thereafter The
colonits settled the south side of Sagadahoc and
called the province Ligonia. The community thus
established was communistic in principle the con-
ditions OF membership in it religious utilization
and the payment OF ten pounds. The business Of
the company was managed at London, and natural
~ many things not at al practical done in con-
sequence.
In the following year two more ships came but
the colony did not prosper and in 1852 the leaders
left for Virginia. Geo Winthrop was requested by
the proprietors at London to gather up the frag-
ments Of the colony.