Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-12-22

have oasn uotef thsi The people %
Portland az regulsf sud prompt church
goe-- Sartsy m1ruing 81 fne-n nirnte-
psst tea a. The chufCh bells negin theif
A.. AZ ID he streets ar flcf siih =
tsroug % ssIl dressed aut very ufy look
lng people. al scyniug itiermlnci o.
r-arh ttsif seat. ln line O. bear ne opeu'
iug suthrm % Crgsn voiautafy -Pefhsq.
al.o -snf I thiuk 10 so-they 10 MT $50
D. tlstur1 tie Other sorshiPers ~ going
ia snsr services have bsgan This rexa.
larity snd promgtnsss in chafch attend
ancs spssks ssl Tor Portland, ani - an
Indication ~ What - tad. an orderly
ard 49, tshavsd civ populsce.
I took my pscr In tnv procc-sion, iasi
Suufsy mofuiug. sud jpinrt those sho 81
uudef ne preaching OF Rev nenry BlAnca.
sft NJ Blanchard 10 slaiVersAisl and
% conslt,rAhle thought and OF 10
srsry research. he IA. lsfge ani asP
nl c~nugrsgsilon which sets mach stors ~
- u. uiuus suf stAt-ments lie bad sd
Vsfti.oito sPeak couceruiug Chfisis mia
ci,-. snt ag,uerai iusiistioo va etteuiei
through the city prsss, for al INTERESTED
o. attend. Having beard oonsideraols
c1mmsut concerning The rtsef' ud gente-
mans scspfirism. sAs astonished 10 bear
hlm state cary 10 his Discourse hat a.
believed Christ actually raised The feAi
ard healed w sch There II little ien
for ~scsptIcl.m % rtioice a. To ne bsiief-
o. dish~lsf. % Mr. blanchard When =
man frankly stats that be- believes Christ
raised The dead. % matters utuc snetaer
OF not BE- afmits that Chfist turued sstsf
inio vine or ~ithsrcd The * tree, Tor
ines. lesser miracles % "~0ndvrs ar
swaliowed W 10 The greatest Of al Mira
cIss. he raising % The dead A power
thAt can perform this mlrscle !. able 20 DO
a. lesser thiugs-to 90 al Christ claimed
% do.-to a. a. that l. claimed Tor BIN
So u SEEMED = lttle strange % bear M
preacher express bis disbelief 10 these
i-ssrr mIrscIes. OF wonders, a. b. siyled
then. Psrticaisry go this he esse n
rvgafd o. ne feeding % The malutofe
This b. Undertook - explain ~ sayioe
Inst pfobably Christ preached 30 enter
aiuug A. % make thsm forget food. ]
santsf % Ass me prvsChsr how he &C
couuted fr ~ seven oNskestfal that ser,
len Ard for Christ. reierrnce 10 the sAms
in John VI Is Iet The sermon va
scholariy. and aboaBdsd 10 references d
ne mo.t Distinguished authors and theo-
logians n his ant ancient days 10 ths
evening" 0ok tvo views OF ne Other
81 rene q religious thoaght 10 The city
I heard ths drums and load prayers of n.
Salvation Army. Sbd attended = socisl
service 10 The Gospel Mission. Tbs mis-
nion I. located on Congress street, AMI !.
conducted ~ Rev = y Pearson. kverl
tisht - large sigu. "Go@Pel T~smPerance
Mission. l. Illuminated, aud y0u bear the
singing sni spirited dlscoarse. whether
yoa enter % not NJ. Pearson Il an en-
thosisst sna be hN 0uilt uP an esrne-
Temperance gospel eharca. There l. m
fressom ADJ free use of language With
- end In country churches Al their soeia
meetings. While men are brOught up from
depths Of degrs1stiOu and sin Of vnieo
ne cOuutry Knows BAT little. As lthOught
over the days religious services, cooli
Dot thlnk that the poor msn's II taow
that ny Rsdeemer nveth, was more pro
tactige % real good than the scholarly
ant rsnncd 4 doot know Of The morning