The Republican journal., 1886-06-24
Maine Matters.
EWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STAT
TIE CONGREGATIONAL. CONFERENCE.

NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
THE CONGREGATIONAL CONFERENCE.
A three days session of the sixteenth annual
conference of the Maine Congregational church.
cs opened in Bath Tuesday morning June 10. The
church neurology shows but one clergymen in
active service has died since the last meeting.
Rev. J. E. Pond, and $50 church members. At
the afternoon session report of the state of
the churches was read, which shows the total
membership of the church to be q ,242, of whom
4O39 are absent from their homes. The total
ministerial force reported, 203, of that number
53 are pastors sc acting pastors, 40 licentiates
and students. Churches with pastors, 81, with
acting pastors 105, with lcentates and students
1S9, vacant II, total 247. DiSbanded during the
year 3 There has been admitted to the churches
during the year 1912. On confession 9G7, by letter
315, by removals 1888, by death 340 dismissed
443, by discipline 81. Net gain during the
year 507; baptisms, adults, 696, infants 13S.
year 44,164: To foreign missions S95O6, col
lege $1,441. Congregation Union S2,345, Home
Mission work 49, ,604 American Mission Asso-
citation $4,6l9, Congregational Publishing So
cicty S6l4, various objects $751; Items of in
terest were read from several county reports.
showing encouragement in many quarters
While less churches have contributed to some
of the benevolent societies, more have given to
others and a larger average of benevolent is
needed. The treasurer'S report of the Maine Con-
gregationa charitable Society, shows the total
contributions received during the year to be dis
bursed to eighteen individuals and families,
$717.11; funds i'll the hands of the society,
$780, beside a bank account of $500. The Off
GERS of last year were reelected, after which
an able address on ''Rcligion in the Family
was delivered by VIM. Dewitt Hyde, Presi-
dent of Bowtoin College.
The second days session opened with larger
attendance. The reports of the Secretary and
Treasurer of the Maine Missionary Society
were read and accepted. One hundred and
fifty dollars was raised toward the debt of the
Barron memorial church of Dexter. The
afternoon session opened with remarks on the
educational institutions of Maine, by Rev. j.
A. Ross of Belfast, Prof. l.. L. Paine of BAN
gor, Rev. Charles Abbott of Winterport, Will
lam Dewitt Hyde of Bowdoin College, and
Revs. Bean, Yates and Emmons. Rev. Mr..
Fisherread the report of the special committee
onNiSit to the llallowell Classical School, The
institution was found to be in prosperous
condition. The report of Rev. 6. E. Adams,
Treasurer of the American branch of American
College and Educational Society, shows the
total amount received during the year S343.G0 ;
disbursements $340. The following officers of
the society, We're elected: President, Rev. l..
l.. Paine, ID. d., of Bangor; Vice President
Rev. William p. Fisher, of Brunswick; Secre-
tary, Rev. Arthur. Skece of Augusta; Treas
urer, Prof. ii. :. Chapman, of Brunswick;
Auditor, DIR. Alfred MITCHELL of Brunswick.
Addresses were made by Mr.. Hazwil, of Bos
ton, representing the Congregational Sunday
School and Publishing society and by Rev
Stewart Sheldon Field, secretary for New Eng
land, after which the afternoon session closed
with the bcnedctlon by Rev. Mr.. Wing of
Frceport. At the evening session an address
Oh missionaries was delivered by Rev. j. X
Browne. of IIarpoot. East Turkey. Christianity
and the labor problem was discussed by Rev
George W. Field, ID. d., Of Bangor and others
The third dav il ,evo ional meeting was held
Shn II,l 1a1i sail Il ,i,tn 70
made of delegates and church visitors. The
next Conference will he held at Augusta in
June, 1887.
POLITICAL POINTS.
a business man pays a tribute to Mr.. Bodwel
in Il letter to the Boston journal, in which he
says: 81 perhaps know a> much about him as
business man and as an unoStcntatious phil
anthropist as any one else in Massachusetts,
That portion of his biography which, in his
business relations, has been open to public
investigation, has been already paraded in the
daily press and has gone unchallenged by his
opponents Us a record of sterling integrity and
deserved success. But that other part of his
life, with which his intilnates have become
familiar. and which. more than any other
endear> him to them, is the open-handed
generosity of his nature. Firm and uncom-
promising in his code of business morals, tender
and sympathetic rs Il child in his affections
warm and generous and forgiying to those
life more worthy of example than his. As
one who has proited some, but might have
prohted more by this example during the last
tifteeen years, | want to add my voice in con-
graduation of the Republican party in Maine
that it has secured his acceptance of Il nomina-
ton which has been urged and declined before
this year. He may have been nominated by
the ''machine." so-calletl, but the act serves to
raise the 'machinc,' for it cannot lower him
in the estimation of those who know and love
and honor him.
The following is the Republican State Com
mittee, chosen at the State Convention held in
Lewiston June g. Androscoggin Hon. Geo. &.
Wing, Auburn; AroOStook, Charles b. Allen,
'rcsque Isle: Cumberland, Col. +. n. Dow,
Portland; Franklin, ID. G. Bean. Wilton; Han
cock. H. b. saunders Ellsworth: kennebec,
Hon. Joseph II. Maney, Augusta; Knox, [.
L. litteheld, Rockland; Lincoln, William II.
Small, Wiscasset; Oxford, John +. Stanley
Paris; PcnobSrot, John l.. Cutler, Bangor;
Piscataquis, John f. Sprague, MonSon: Saga
dahoc. Stephen W. Carr, Bowdoinham; Som
Hon. W. II. Fogler, Belfast; Washington. Hon
l.. q. Downes, Calais; York. Amos l.. Allen
Alfred.
In the Bildeford election fraud case the re-
peatcrs from Portland all made IA clean breast
of the whole thing, saving that they were Ell
gagged to vote frauduently by Joe Cote who
was then in the Portland Custom House
Hon. j. II. Bodwell has received many con-
gratuatory letters and kilograms since his
nomination.
A party consisting of some of the leading
business men of Portland. made trip TO Hal
lowell saturday, to congratulate Mr.. Bodwei
on his nomination. Short speeches We're made
by Hon. A. a. Strout, Col. +. n. Dow and
Hon. j. X. Bodwell three cheers given for the
next Governor of Maine, and after Il general
ant-shaking and a hearty good night the
Portland party started homeward on special
tram. COZ. II = )SpOoI was tha nrimp M
i'll the visit, which was Il very pleasant one to
all concerned. After the visitors had gone the
llaowe Cornet Band proceeded to the resi-
dence of Mr. Bodwcll and gave him a screnade.
The Portland correspondent of the Boston
Globe says that Rev. Theodore Gerrish will be
the prohibitioni>t party candidate for governor
and Rev Dr. Bashford their candidate for
Congress in the first district. The Portland
Press says Mr.. GerriSh will not run a> the
prohibition candidate for Governor.
TIE COMING FAIR AT BANGOR.
The brilliant success achieved last wear at
Bangor by the conjoincd efforts Of the New
England Society and the Eastern Maine Assoc
citation was but the promise of what they eX-
pect to accomplish this year. They now know
how to work together with the least waste Of
resources and energy. The first years eXpe-
rience will give increased power to the efforts
of the second. The citizens of Bangor are
more alive than before to the work to be done,
and freely pledge themselves to carry out to its
full extent the plan laid down by the officers Of
the Eastern Maine Association. On this score
there is not the least room for hesitation or
doubt. The wonderful display of the resources
Of the eastern section of New England made
last year at Bangor, including the famed terri
tory of Aroostook, will only excite the people
of this entire section of the country to pay Il
prolonged visit to the scene of such varied
collaboration. Thousands of people who hesi-
tated about going last year will be sure to 90
this year. 1t will be an exhibition quite as re-
markable for the representations from the diff
fcrcnt States which it will draw together as for
the collection of agricultural products and
promises by which they are drawn. [Massa-
chusetts Ploughman.
THE PRESIDENT INVITED TO VISIT MAINE.
The managers of the combined New England
and Eastern Maine State Fairs to be held in
Bangor August 30th to September 5th have
sent an invitation to President Cleveland to
visit the fair. General Managers Tucker of
the Maine Central, Furber of the Boston 4
Maine and President Anderson of the Portland
Il OS1enSburg have offered to provide special
trains for the President and wife to visit the
White Mountains. Bar Harbor and Bangor
IN GENERAL.
Prcsque Isle had slight frost June 4th.
Travel on the Maine Central is increasing.
There is talk of introducing the electric light
at Passport.
Calais is preparing for great celebration of
the Fourth of July.
The Friends Meeting will be held at Portland,
next wear,