The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-18
MAINE coNcREcATIoNALIsTs.
Union With Free Baptists Discussed
at Bath.
HolIoweli Classical Academy Again
Under Discussion.
Other Exercises of the Last Days
Sessions.


drews.
The report of the conference treasurer
was read and accepted. This is summary
of the report:
Total of receipts for conferences of
Maine. ........................ S7S7.be
Total expenditures. es......................$ STAG IA
Balance to new account ............. $39.44
On motion of Rev. H. S. Huntington, the
secretary was instructed to request for Rev
VIM. Dewitt Hyde, copy of his paper OIL
Religion in the Family, for publication in
the minutes and separate publication for dis
tribution among the churches.
The delegates to other bodies reported as
follows:
Maine NJ. E. Conference at Bridgton-Rev.
L. M. Daniels.
Maine Baptist Yearly Meeting at Portland
Rev. G. A. Marsh.
The East Maine Conference-Rey. }. E.
Adams.
Each reported cordial reception and fra
ternal greetings.
Rev. Herbert E. Foss of Beacon street
church of Bath, delegate from the Maine M.
E. Conference, was introduced, and made a
stirring address extending the greetings of
his denomination, and bidding God speed to
the work of the General Conference of Con-
gregationalists.
Rev. T. F. White of the First Baptist
church of Bath extended the greetings of
his denomination and claimed for his church
near relationship to the Congregationalist
denomination.
The chairman responded "We gladly ex-
tend fellowship with our Baptist brethren as
far as they will let us and welcome them
cordially to all our services"
Reports of committees followed
The committee on printing recommended
that the sketches of churches and pastors be
continued from '76 to 'S6; accepted.
A favorable report of the committee on
corresponding secretary's report was pre-
Sented and accepted.
The committee on overture from the Cum
berland Conference deemed the present ac
ton inexpedient as consultation of the year
book show that the whole matter contempla-
ted in the Overture is to come before a
meeting Of the statistical secretaries of the
several States which is to be held in connee-
tion with the National Council at Chicago in
October; and moved that the whole matter
be laid ON the table.
The nominating committee reported as fol-
lows:
Place of meeting-Augusta.
Preachers-Primary, Rev. Charles A.
Daniels, Portland; alternate, Rev. George
Lewis, So. Berwick.
Committee on Arrangements corrected
from yesterdays reportl-Rev. Arthur f.
Skeele, Rev. Edwin Chase, third member to
be supplied.
Committee on publication of ninutes E.
+. Duren, Rev. j. e. Adams, Rev. &. H.
Pope.
gor.
Auditorium. S. bennett, Bangor.
Secretary for Sunday Schools-Rey. B. r.
Snow, Biddeford.
Delegates to the National Council-Rey.
Charles I'll. Daniels, Rev. Hiram Houston.
Rev. w. Ell. Fem, ID. D., Deacon e. +.
Duren, Gen. Josh uaL. Chamberlain. Dea.
Committee to Meet Bowdoin College-Rev
Chas. A. Marsh, Woodford's; Rev.. Arthur
+. Skeele, Augusta Rev. Chas. II. Gales,
Limington Rev. Henry l.. Griffin of Bangor,
Rev. A. f. Dunnels Of Bath.
Rev. c. II. PerciVal, Wiscassett; Cumber-
land, Rev. VIM. II. Fem. d. D., Portland !;
Cumberland, North. Rev. L.. REYNOLDS; :;
Franklin, Rev. j. l.. Pratt Strong Han
cock, F. L. Hartshorn, Ellsworth Kennebec,
Rev. James B. Haines, Winthrop; Lincoln
and Sagadahoc, Rev. A. III. Tyler, Camden !;
OXFORD, Rev. s. L. Bowler, Berlin Falls, N.
H; Penobscot, Rev. B. B. Merrill, Brewer;
PiseataquS Rev Ron W snnaa e. Mann nonSom Sor
ridgewock; Union, Rev. W. B. Hague, So.
Bridgton; Waldo, Rev. John A. Ross, Bel
fast Washington, Rev. Chas. Whittier, Den
nysville; York, Rev. Geo. A. Lockwood,
Kennebunk.
Delegate to Congregational Union of Eng
land and Wales-Rev L. III. Hallock.
Delegate to Congregational Union of Nova
Scotia-Rev. Charles B. Matthews; alter
nate, Rev. G. W. Christie.
Delegate to Maine Conference Methodist
Church-Rev. E. M. Cousins; alternate, Rev.
E. N. Smith.
Delegate to East Maine Conferenee-Rey.
Geo. W. Field alternate, Prof. John 5.
Sewall.
Delegate to Free Baptist Yearly Meeting
Rev. G. ID. Emerson; alternate, Rev. =. ID.
Percival.
Delegate to Maine Baptist Missionary
Assoclation-Rev. G. W. Jones; alternate,
Richard w. Jenkins.
Delegate to Yearly Meeting of Friends
American Missionary Association-Rev.
j. K. Mason; alternate, Rev. c. c. McCully;
Rev. Geo. M. Howe, Secretary American
Missionary Association.
Committee to inquire and advise concern
ing Hallowell Classical Institute and Scien-
Rev. John o. Fiske, d. D., John l.. Crosby,
Esq, Deacon E. A. Mason, Deacon A. c..
Chandler.
Committee on Sunday schools-Deacons
Edward S. Morrir and James III. Crosby,
Ansel G. Dewey, ESQ.,, Deacons Peter Il.
Vose, George Packard, Horace N. Bolster
and John M. Gould.
Rev. DR.. Woodward of Boston, representa-
tive of the American Missionary Associa-
ton, earnestly and effectively presented the
the methods and claims of the association.
The discussion ON "Church union and our
relations to the Free Baptists" was opened
by Prof. John S. Sewall in an interesting
paper Prof. Sewall prefaced his paper by
the statement that the paper would be an
expression of his personal connections on
the subject, and no one else was to be held
responsible for them. The advantages of
more than one denomination were first fairly
presented, and then the speaker proceeded
to discuss the strength which comes from
union. The reasons for union largely pre-
ponderated Examples Of the fusion be-
tween different denominations were cited to
prove that the signs of the times indicate a
gradual disintegration and drifting nearer
together of all denominations. As the Con-
gregational Society is the larger body, num-
bering in Maine 100000 communicates, it is
fitting that they should take the initiative in
this movement. In all the important
points the Free Baptists are the
same in belief as the Congregationalists.
The chief questions that stand in the way
are those of baptism and name. In baptism
the two denominations must agree to disa-
gree as they do now. In name there is so
little that denotes the nature of the belief IL
the names of the several denominations that
we ought not to allow this to stand in the
way of Union. 81 for one", said the speak
er, would be willing to discard the narrow
denominational name and take the larger
one of Christian" (Applause.)
Rev. Messrs. Emerson. Tyler. Hubbard
and DR.. Fiske took part in the discussion
that followed. Mr.. Hubbard thought the
name Free Congregationalist would be suita-
BILE.
DR.. Fiske wanted the conference to move
slow. He doubted the expediency of any
such measure as had been advocated.
Several motions were made and amended,
finally resulting as follows:
Resolyed-That the conference listened with
pleasure to the paper of Prof. Lowell and that he