The Portland daily press., 1888-04-16
THE MAINE METHoDtSTS.

phia we have only quarter as many places
for the sale of int0xicants as last year. Thus
tbree-fourths of the liquor dealers OF Phila-
delphia have been prohibited from selling
liquor. - Now yorl .ho hayo
done more toward putting down the rum
curse than all the temperance organizations
in the world, yet they are not teetotalers
themselves. Howard Crosby, notwithstend-
ing what is said against him for his lack Of
conservation to the cause, has done more to-
ward putting down the rum curse than any
temperance organization in the world
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, president OF the
Woman's Christian Temp erance Union Of
Iowa, was next introduced and was warmly
received by the audience, which from time
to time during her address manifested its
pleasure with bursts of applause. The
speaker said:
MRS. FOSTERS ADDRESS.
think difficulty among us now l., we
scarcely comprehend how much we have OBJ
tanned in laboring for this cause. We too
quickly become impatient, fretful aud al
plished everything.
know rum is sold in Portland, l know
you have not done everything that you ought
to prevent it, | know you have not always
elected the best men TO fill the Offices, l
know your private citizens do not always
stand by Your officials, and | know that
some who have cried the loudest for prohibit
ton have been the greatest delinquents, yet
for all that / say thank the Lord,
thank the Lord for what has been done. Our
cause is helped sometimes by the plumbers of
citizens; | mean good citizens; and think
great blunder that is now being made by
good men is the advocacy of high license.
lApplausel. Yet / believe these people are
working for what they think Is the good Of
In ax. hQu inst nc
respect for the conscientious position that
those persons hold on that question as do
for my own: but, friends, don't have as
much respect fer their brains. lApplauSe
and laughterl How i the cause OF high
license going to serve the cause Of temper
ance? Because it is going to awaken to ac-
tivity men who have heretofore been mac
tive, and when they see what a bMnder they
have made with high license they will turn
about and work on the other side.
| believe another bunder is the so-caled
Third Party movement believe the Third
Party movement, as such, is not in the inter
ests of temperance. | believe it is mistake.
[Applause.J j believe prohibition educates
to prohibition faster than party prohibition
cducates to prs1ibition. You see what
mean
| believe in the prohibition of the South.
where all parties stand for it; believe in the
prohibition of the legislature, where Senator
Blair, Republican, sits by the side Of Sena-
tDT OUiQuIbl, d DtiuOCldts lpl piOnADitioh.
The last session of Saturday was closed
with the benedction.
Sunday Forenoon Services.
At each of the services Sunday congrega-
tions assembled at City hall that 'iilled every
seat in that spacious room, and many pres
ent had to stand in the aisles after all seats
had been taken. From $50 until 1890 a.
m, conference love feast was conducted
by Presiding Elder W. S. Jones of the Port
land District, after which sermon was
preached by Bishop C. II. Fowler.
The ordination of deacons took place after
Bishop Fowler had done speaking, Thomas
N. Kewley, Thomas Whiteside. Henry Z.
Winter, William H. Barber and III. II. Me-
Allister being the candidates ordained.
The text of the sermon was taken from the
Goth chapter of st. John, 9th verse. "Then
saith He to Thomas, reach hither thy finger.
and behold my hands; and reach hither thy
hand, and thrust it into My side; and be not
faithless, but believing" The speaker said
BISHOP FowLER's SERMON.
do not come to make an apology. l much
prefer that you earnestly pray God that the
word may be so preached and heard that
there need be no apology. The doctrine of
the resurrection of the dead is such doc
trine that if be true, it does not matter
whatever else be false; but If it be false it
does not matter whatever else is true. So it
needs your careful attention and consdera.
tion. Renan said that Mary Magdalene
created Christianity, when in the opening
dawn of that day she declared she had seen
the Lord. And l think that the disbeliever
laid his mind fbo n ptrn 0f GhriStianlfy
The excitement of the resurrection was over,
the priests had accomplished their purpose,
the disciples have gone away now to their
resting placed in the capital. Now the pre-
parations for the great Sabbath Ct the Jews
come. The guides come bringing with them
their heavy mallets and they APPROACH the
first nialefactor and break his limbs, then they
go to the other malefactor and break his
limbs. Then they go to Jesus and are
amazed to find him dead. The leader of
that little band in order to make sure that
Jesus is dead thrusts him with his lance.
Plate is surprised when he learns that
Jesus is already dead. They take Jesus to a
grave carved out of solid stone, put him in,
and roll rock against it and the work
seems to be done. They seal the sepulcher
with Roman seal and then they place
guard OF sixty soldiers well chosen for solid
work. The disciples are distressed beyond
measure and they give up hope and practi-
cally sink back into the old life. The Sab
bath passes YEARLY by. Peter and John
come to visit the scpulcher for the last time,
for they are going back to their nets
But the women had been there before.
They wonder who Will roll away the stone
for they want to anoint Jesus. But they
find the stone already rolled away and the
sepulcbre empty. Disappointed, they turn
away toward where the disciples were, and
or the way they meet Peter and John and
tell them that the Lord has been taken from
the sepulchre. Peter and John run to the
sepulchre and look about it, They see there
are no signs of there having been a hasty re-
moval of Jesus, and as they look about the
sepulchre they rememember that 1t was said
that Jesus shall rise on the third day, and
Christianity was born that moment. Tell
Peter, don't forget him. the sepulchre is emp
ty, the Lord has risen and we have seen him.
Afternoon Services.
In the afternoon the ordination of elders
took place, Cyrus A. Laughton, Daniel R.
Ford and John r. Roberts being advanced
Rev. o. H. Tiffany, ID. D.. of New York
preached an interesting sermon, taking for
his text the 18th verse of the 18th chapter of
Revelations
Evening Session.
The evening session opened with service
of song at O'Clock led by DIR. Spenser. At
7.30 O'Clock the anniversary of the Church
Extension Society occurred, Rev. w. A.
Spenser, d. d. of Philadelphia, speaking in
behalf of the society. Mr.. Spenser referred
to the great work of Chaplain McCabe dur
ing his connection with the society, and how
great was the loss when he was removed to
another work. During the first two years of
his absence $4,000 was lost by decrease in
the collections which had been so large when
Mr.. McCabe was connected with the society.
The church extension society, however last
year received for collections $1,000 more
than was ever received in one year before.
Yet we are in greater embarrassment tonight
than ever before, and you have helped to do