The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-16
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NeSOtDcnf IuAl Oh All piDpNi Veeet'A~Ng
enforce the teachings Of Gods word concerning
marriage and divorce.
Rev. Mr.. Cummings, Of Massachusetts, was
then introduced and spoke in behalf OF the
Home of Little Wanderers. He said: lt Is
home for little children who have lost their
parents, and IL Is as much home Tor Maine
as it Is for Massachusetts,. i want 10 ask
you not to let any little children become
paupers. The home receives children OF
any age older than two years no matter
to what race they belong. We take children
that are supposed to be healthy In body and
mind and ask that the school may be sup
ported in its good word.
G. X. Palmer Of Augusta, next reported In
behalf of the visiting committee 10 the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary. The re-
port stated that the attendance last winter
was the largest Of any winter term. The
boarding house was practically full. Inc
musical department has grown TO Such pro-
portion that several rooms are now required
for vocal teaching, and the art department
occupies large room. The mechanical de-
partment, as well as others, was reported
In an excellent condition. The school has
a glorious future before IL. The self-saerifc-
ing teachers Of the past have done for the
school what now makes 1t a. success, and we
ask for this child Of the conference, your
continued affection and hearty support.
The following, presented by Mr. Munger,
was unanimously passed:
Whereas-One OF the questions propounded by
abstain from the use OF tobacco, truly indicates
tnat the use Of tobacco Is inconsistent with the
ResoIred; That our delegates to the General
Conference be instructed 70 vote for no man Tor
ence who Is known 10 be in the habit Of using to-
bacco.
The conference here adjourned, after lis
tening TO the reading Of the minutes by the
secretary which were adopted
At o'clock the educational anniversary
was celebrated and the first speaker intro
duced was DIR. A. NJ. Smith OF Kent's Hill
Seminary. He said;
MR.. SMITHS ADDRESS.
come to represent to you a country school.
/ regard this strong point In favor Of our
school, The success Of the school think is
due to the fact that it is a country school
The only school similar to IL in the State
started in the city and proved failure.
Yet while this school, Is country school, 1t
is not one Of any mean order. For half
century it has been sending out young men
and women to the leading positions In life,
and wherever they are found they occupy
the center OF the community. IL Is school
that has sent out such men as Bishop clark,
DR.. Cummings, j. X. Day, and many others
Of equal ability. 1t Is no longer true that
Maine is at the extreme jumping off place;
it Is no longer true that Maine Is a border
State. II has been brought into direct con-
tact with all the rest Of the world by the tel
egraph. We believe we have the best col
lege preparatory school In Maine. We have
young people who want an art education,
and we must furnish that So we kave an
art department, with a graduate Of one OF
the best art schools In the country Tor
teacher. We have young men who want
business education, and who cannot.afford to
go to the city colleges, so we have a depart
ment for that etc.
want TO say that the school which rep
resent Is a home school, home and school,
We teachers call ourselves In the place OF the
parents. Many Of the students find In our
boarding house better home, better society,
and better food than they get at home. Our
school Is a church school don't mean
church school in the sense OF Catholic
school, IL Is conducted on thoroughly re-
ligiOus basis. Let US thank God that we
have schools where we can teach morals and
religion. The public schools are perfectly
inadequate to educate our children as they
should be. We want something better.
After music by the Conference, Prof. Win
chester Of Wesleyan University, Middle
town, was introduced and in substance said:
PROF. wINcHEsrER's ADDRESS.
l want to speak TO you on college educa-
tion. The college must set the standard Of
all schools. The whole college education
and course is a matter Of vast Importance TO
you. The college must be sanctii6ed by a
spirit of general piety and 1t is your duty as
preachers to see to 1t that this spirit pervades
II and TO see to it that 1t Is Of the highest
standard among schools. II seems to me
that the ministers Of the gospel for their own
sake should be interested IN the college. |
am not making the absurd statement that
every minister must be college graduate.
Our Methodist church has always been
prominently active. The Methodist
church was for years practically an anti
slavery society, and 1t Is now practically a
mastery Of politics and methods that think
no other church can command.
Two things are needed, money and stu
dents. We can get the money and we eau
leaders in thought and the great preachers
Of the next century are boys now in the
shops, on the farms and in your Sunday
schools, and you know where to find them
better than we do. The attendance at our
college should be and ii can be larger"
DR.. Huntington was unable to be present
and in his place DIR. Freeman Of New York.
secretary of the Methodist Sunday School
Union, was introduced, and. in brief. what
he said is here given;
DIR. FREEMAN's ADDRESS.
In our Sunday schools we have to do with
character. There are several ways Of teach
ing Direct teaching do not mean to speak
Of but there Is another kind Of teaching
called indirect teaching 1t may be uncon-
scous teaching. The lips may teach one
thing and the acts another. Several stories
were told to illustrate this statement after
which the manner Of speech as influencing
the pupil was considered. Slang should not
be used before a class the manner Of speech
should be carefully considered.
nrdo a., GundaU aahnnla n nd fhQ n
Of different teachers to maintain order was
finally spoken Of and suggestion concerning
the method Of conducting the exercises were
made.
81 would have the singing a time Of wor-
ship and not merely time for the teacher to
distribute books OF the like. believe there
is much singing In our churches that Is not
worship. l have seen congregations put
on their overshoes and reach for umbrellas
while singing the d0X0l0gy.
'"fhere is nothing like teaching young Amer
lea seriousness and reverence. We should
be careful lest some imperfectiOn OF ours
mars the work that we are performing.
There is but one shadow that should fall
upon the Christians work, and that Is the
shadow OF the cross: Let us adjust our
work so that there shall be no shadow OF
ours to mar It,"
The afternoon session closed at this point,
the conference adjourning to meet at City
Hall at 7.30 O'Clock p. m.
Evening Session.
The evening session at City Hall, opened
with service Of song. and prayer was Of
fered by Rev. Mr.. Cobb. The occasion was
the anniversary Of the Maine Conference
Temperance Society, and the first speaker
introduced was Rev. A. ii. Tiffany, ID. d., of
Philadelphia. He said; "What can a man
from Philadelphia be expected to say in
Portland, where Neal Dow lives and where
they have had prohibition ever since the idea
was conceived? might talk to people who
know nothing of prohibition, but to address
an audience in this prohibition city is diff
feIent matter, where the evils Of intemper-
anee are fully realized.
81 have recently been in Kansas where
they have had prohibition, and that is the
place to live In. The place to bring up
family is in Kansas. saw not long ago
gathering there Of twenty-five thousand peo-
pie, and never poor nor rum-ruined man
among them, And then on the following
day thirty thousand more. Kansas Is the
place If you don't like Maine go to Kansas.
1t is tie place for people that are In love