The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-01-05
PINE STREET.

The centennial OF Methodism was observed
at this church yesterday. The Rev E. M.
Smith, president of Kent's Hill Seminary,
preached very able sermon in the afternoon,
from the passage in the 2lst chapter of ST.
John. where Christ earnestly commanded Pc
ter to feed his lambs and sheep. The preacher
said, Christianity came to the world iast at
the right time. Methodism came to fill re-
qnirement of the church, and was provi.
dence; just the right and needed thing, at the
right time and in the right place. The admoni-
ton of Christ to Peter is Just as applicable to
the pastors and church members of today as it
was when spoken. We now enter upon our
second century Of American Msthodisn. Let
us strive to obey this command of our Saviour
in the coming years, SO that they may, with
His help, bring forth even more abundant
harvest than has ever yet been realized.
10 the evening the exercises consisted of
brief addresses delivered mostly BIZ members
OF the church. The programme proved very
Instructive as we'll as entertaining, and was
listened to by good housefuli. The mem-
bers OF the audience went away at the close of
the service with satisfaction Enthusiastically
written on their faces. The programme, as IS
sued for the day and printed in the PRESS Sat-
urday. was fully carried out
CoNGRE s ST. FREE BAPTIST.
at this church the pastor, Rev Mr. Lowden,
who has just returned, preached from the text
Phil. II, TO-" Holding forth the word of life,''
and he summed up by saying: But how are
we as church to bold forth the word of life?
First by having within us the word OF life.
Second by manifesting it ia business, in poll
tics, in pleasure, in amusemen.s. Third by
invitation aud recommendation. Fourth by
prayer. This was illustrated by instances of
earnest, persistent and prevailing prayer. This
leads Us to complete yielding of our wills and
waNs to the will and ways of God.
From the annual report of tue Superinten-
dent of the Sunday School, Mr.. Geo. A. Gay,
We are permitted to condense the following
items of intele est
Total membership at the present time $50
members added during the year.
Received into the church :. .......,....s.....-- rs
Total moneys raised. $241.37
A teachers class has been held weekly, con-
Quoted OF the pastor with much interest and
profit. Several months ago the superintendent
introduced total abstinence pledge. This
has baen signed by 287 members Of the school.
the school is in very furnishing condition
and With its present able management must
continue to show like gratifying results in the
future.
CHESTNUT STREET CHURCH.
The Chestnut Street Church win observe
the week CT prayer this week with services
every evening save Saturday. at 7.3O p. m.
The topic tonight will be praise and Thanks
giving"
The Sunday School concert at the Chestnut
Street Church yesterday afternoon, drew a
large audience. The children sang finely.
-Four hundred were present at the Sunday
School yesterday, and four hundred and twen-
tt six on a recent Sunday.
Notes.
The great interest that has been manifested
for SO long d time still continues II possible
deeper than ever at the Gospel Mission and
the meeting ale fully attended. The past
week has been devoted to gospel Temperance
and over 100 names placed upon the pledge.