The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-24

Deen SO successfully consummated We
t een'tte 70 express the hope in this connec-
',sa .ua. Ile old house may be put to some
uSe such as 10 preserve essentially its out
lines lines as landmark to future generations
thus sharlng better fate than the other old
meeting-houses in the eastern part of the
toWn, Doth OF which were torn down some
The new house is centrally located on
MAIN street In the westerly and more grow
~ ing paIt OF the town. 1t is very tasteful in
its eAteIhal appearance and convenient in all
us appointments, house and lot costing not
a aaad from rom S9OOO. This includes furnishings
anu anu WINDOWS. Stevens and Cobb OF Port
iand were his architects, and the mechanical
WORK being very satisfactorily done, the
masonry by Mr. Chas Hodgdon of Pownal
ana the superstructure by Mr.. Lewis
Iomeroy OF Yarmouth. The building is of a
pleasihg color. the trimmings painted of a
light brown with shingled walls stained to
matcn. IL is picturesque in style, the high
steep roofs crossing each other at right
angles, the rounded apse In front facing the
street to the north, fianked with spacious
porch on the west and beautiful tower sixty
nine feet in height on the east. The lot Is
neatly graded, the curved walks tastefully
laid out and an open ribb0n-wire fence In
closes it. Entering the spacious vestibule on
the east under the tower, to the leftis a stair
way with baiustrades leading above, in front
Is double door into the auditorium and to
the right another opening into the spacious
vestry wita rounded apse in 'front.' Here in
this apse fine, large mullion window of
i've openings, is placed by their descendants
to the memory of Rev. Sylvanus Boardman
from 1SlO-lSl6. and his son, George
Dana Boardman, the sainted Apostle TO the
karens," who was ordained here Feb. 16, 1926
and died In the mountains of Tavoy, Burma.
six years later, Feb. IL, 1881. A peculiar in
terest attaches TO this window in that il is
different mi Of
Boardman family in as many churches on
two continents, the first to the memory Of
Ann Haseltine Boardman. the wife of the
missionary, in the Judson Memorial Church
in Mandelay, Burma; another to the memory
of the missionary himself in the Judson
Memorial church now in process Of erection
in New York city, and the other here to the
memory of both father and son. On the
right Of the desk in the vestry, and opening
into it by. folding doors. is a smaller room.
ana opening into that and the main vestry is
the smaller yestibule on the west side of the
building. Throwing up the triple sectioned
glass partition, we find ourselves standing in
full view of the auditorium, the chancel di-
rectly opposite. On the right of the chancel
Is q recess ior choir ana organ. and back of
is room for general purposes. To the left
Is a passageway oet from the chapcel. and
back of this a retiring room for the pastor.
Inc auditorium is noble room 40x42 IL is
lighted by two large mullion windows of five
openings each, one window on each sid e.
ana over these two circular windows seven
feet In diameter each. These are also memo
rails, two on the west side to the memory of
Rev. Lorenzo B. Allen and his wife, by his
son. son., W. 4. Allen, ESQ.,; now of .Cloquet,
Of the church 1S50.56 On the opposite Side
the large window is to the memory of Mr.
w. L. Haskell who fell at Antetam. and his
vile beloved member of the church, placed
oy their daughter, Mrs Villa Haskell Hig-
gins. now of West Newton, Mass. Above
this, beautiful circular window is to the
memory of Rev. Zabdiel Bradford. pastor q +
the church 1874, placed by his widow now
living in New York city. The walls of the
room rise front and rear ten feet from the
floor and then slope towards the centre
where they meet in the apex "a feet above
the iioor. The seats are what are known as
folding seat pews, made by G. B. Demorest
d. Co., Brooklyn, N. Y, and ordered through
their Boston agents, Messrs. Cabrera & CO.
They are circling. have hat rack. cane and
umbrella rack, and are exceedingly comfort
able. They with the woodwork Of all the
rooms are finished up in Laurel" On the
floor OF all the rooms also is neat carpet of
old gold and blue mixed, contrasting nicely
with the colors on the walls which are of
rich cream color bordering upon gold, and
the ceiling of Sage blue" while the trusses
and purlines are finished in water colors of
warm brown. The same combinations of
colors for walls and ceiling prevail through
out the house. Room Is found for go per
sons IN the auditorium and 100 in
the vestry, the two rooms when thrown into
one, which can be done at a moments notice
seating comfortably 400. The vestry is fur
nished with reversible back settees. Two
beautiful Wheeler Refiectors burning oil
food the rooms with light in the evening.
Inc chancel is provided with baptistry and
screen.
The society has had in the course of its
nlnety-three years of existence eighteen
pastors. Rev. Thomas Green, d, D., 1907
1914, associated with him for nearly four
years and after his death, pastor for two
Boardman, the grandfather of the present
George Dana Boardman, now for Is years
pastor of the First Baptist Church in Phil
adelphia, known the land over for his
scholarly attachments and religious writings.
I Itanho, followed OTIS Briggs lSl6lslS
sor of Theology in then Waterville college,
whence he went to Washington where. as
president for IL years of the Columbian
University, he performed a service memoir
Alonzo King, 1S26-lS31; John Butler 1881
1885. father of Rev. Nathaniel Butler, ID. d.,
bow of Spring Prairie, Wis, fer many years
a prominent Baptist clergyman in Maine;
Iabdiel Bradford, 1837-1844, a man revered
10 f,, memory o. large capacity and signal use
IL
lie was descended on his fathers side from
Gov. Bradford, the first Governor Of Massa-
chusetts chosen on New England SOIL" and
on his mothers from Miles Standish. the
first defender .of the colony; Chas, w.
Reding, 1845-1847; W. B. Jacobs, 1848-I849.
afterwards editor of the Christian Chronicle
a religious paper published in Philadelphia;
L. b. Allen, 1850-1856; w. G. Hoben, Rev.
Chas. Foster, Rev. III. A. Hart who met his
death in the sad railroad accident at Hayer-
hill, Mass, something like year ago, 1866
1879; +. G. Davis. 18S0-18S2; A. A. Smith,
1SS3-18S6. Rev. w. Il. Lane is the present
pastor, beginning his term of service Nov.
/, 1886.
Here also member of this church, October
%, 1905, Slas Stearns afterwards for two
years the first pastor of the Baptist church
In Freeport and thereafter for the remaining
thirty years of his life the pastor of the Bap-
fist church in Bath, was ordained as an
evangelist At various times in its history
nine persons have been licensed by the church
to preach the gospel, among whom we find
the names OF Benjamin Titcomb, first pastor
OF the First Baptist church in Portland, the
late Rev: Samuel w. Field, ID. d., and Rev. j.
Z. Stockbrldge, ID. d., now Of Providence r.
1. And mere In 1911, the Cumberland Associa-
tion of Baptist churches was Organized. the
second in Maine. 1t will be seen from the
foregoing that many and honored names
nave been at various times connected with
this society, and many events of Importance
connected with the growth and history of the
denomlnatl0n have been associated with this
Dody. With their present accommodations
the outlook is especially hopeful and another
century of religious life and usefulness
stretches away before the society.