The Portland daily press., 1890-06-18
IN SESSION IN BEAUTIFUL BRIDGTON.
Large Attendance at the Maine Con-
gregatIonai Conference.
The Neurology, Conference Sermon
and officers Reports.
Facts, and statistics Of the Affairs OF
the Denomination.
especial to the Press.1

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BRIDGToN, June 1.-THE State Confer
ence of Congregational Churches, in num-
bers and influence, stands at the front among
the leading religious meetings of the year in
Maine. 1t has always been warmly loyal to
the interests and welfare Of the state, and it
is but natural, therefore, that its annual ses-
sion should be generally regarded as Of ex-
ceptional interest and Importance.
This body, representing nearly 25O church.
es, has no power to legislate, and exercises
no official control or even official oversight
in these churches 1t is, as its name indi-
Gates, an organization for conference, ad.
vice, persuasion; for dissemination Of in
formation, for imparting inspiration. The
conference represents the sentiment of fel-
lowship, which is strong in Congregational
ism, while it isexpresSly stipulated in its con-
stituton that the body shall never exercise
any ecclesiastical power whatever, and hence
the whole management of its people, the
choice of its ministry and the entire conduct
of all Its affairs Is left with the individual
church.
The organization, like the denomination it
represents, is built on the principle of liber-
ty, and the acts and doings of the confer
ence have so much power, and SO much only
and are armed with neither coercive nor
mandatory functions.
The conference finds its official constituent
cy in delegates chosen by the county confer
ences, on the basis of six delegates from
each conference of twenty or more churches,
and four delegates from conferences of less
than twenty churches, the delegates evenly
divided between the ministers and the lay
men.
The present official board of the confer
ence is as follows: Moderator, President w.
Dew. Hyde. D.D., Bowdoin College; scribe,
Dea, Elnathan f. Duren, Bangor; treasurer,
Hon. Joseph S. Wheelwright, Bangor; cor
responding secretary, Rev. U. ii. Pope, Ken
nebunkpOrt.
AT the opening of the sixty-fourth meeting
this morning with the Congregational church
at Bridgton, the audience was large for the
first hour. The moderator introduced the
session by reading the scripture and prayer,
and a very appropriate, brief address. By
standing rule, the constitution of the confer
ence was read, and the conference was de-
clared duly open for the regular order of
business.
The Neurology.
The neurology was read by the recording
secretary, K. +. Duren, at the first session.
Only one minister in active service has been
was at Acton from 1886 to July 20, 1889. He
preached In his pulpit on that day, and then
went to Lyman with his wife to visit his
children and for rest, and never returned to
Acton. He entered into better rest Au-
gust 11th, aged 70 years. His six children
were with him to minister to him. He said
his work was done and he must not tarry.
He graduated from Bangor Seminary in 1851.
He was longest at Deer Isle, 10 years, where
100 were added to the church, and meeting
house was built under his leadership; at Ly-
man, six years; Kennebunkport. three
years; in Aroostook county, five years; AL
ton, N. H., three years.
Prof. Richard Calvin Stanley died in
Lewiston, Aug. 5, 1889, aged "a years.
Though not an ordained minister, as licentl-
ate he supplied very acceptably many of our
churches.
Fifteen former pastors have finished their
course on earth. Oramel w. Cooley died in
Greenwood. Ia, May 6. 1889, aged 73. He
had supplied at Amherst and Aurora.
Allen Lincoln died in. WoburD, Mass,
july Is, had Served at East hG 6rrngtonnt tnt5fla ana
Darwin Adam. who died in Groton, Mass,
five years begiis s-ng in 1928.
= Harris Holman died in Antrim, N. H,
August %, aged Is. He was pastor at York
apd Kennebunkport for 20 years.
David Quimby Cushman, who had served
Newcastle and Warren. died in the latter
place October -, aged So:
Peaselee B. Chamberlain, after gradnatin G
at Bangor Seminary and supplying at Frank
came president of Whitman Academy. He
died November 1, aged Ga.
Ebenezer S. Jordan died in Upper New
Gloucester, January Z, aged 70. He had
been pastor at Cumberland, Brownfeld and
Bethel.
Daniel Dana Tappan, who died in Tops
field, Mass, had served in several places in
Maine, including Alfred. He was resident
of Weld for some years where he preached
occasionally.
W. V. Jordan, who died in Chapman.
Kan, January 13, aged So, during long
term of service in Maine was pastor in a
number of towns.
Geo. f. Tewksbury was ordained at AL
banl in 1888 and preached there IA years.
He afterwards served in Oxford, where he
died in January, and in other places.
Daniel Lane, d. D.. in early life served in
Iowa College He returned to Maine in
1882, and resided at South Freeport, where
he died April 1st.
Horatio Ilsley died in South Freeport May
8, 1890, aged 81. He graduated at Bangor
Seminary in 1887, and was ordained in Cher
ryfield in 1887. and after four years went to
MonsOn, and was pastor seven years. supply
ing also at Abbot and Blanchard. He re-
moved to Illinois, and while at
Roscoe in 1854 flood swept away his
uWelllng, and his Wn0lo Iamllys Vile anu
eight children were lost He returned to
Maine and was at Mechanic Falls and West
Minot, West Church, Portland, and South
Freeport. He was a warm hearted, earnest,
devoted Christian minister.
Albert Hart Bears died in Fruita, Col,
May 13, aged 81. He graduated at Bangor
Seminary and supplied at Vsssalboro, North
field, Jackson and Brooks ami Temple.
Sewall Tenney. d. D., died in Ellsworth
June 6, aged SO years. He graduated at
Dartmouth and Andover and supplied at
Gorham during the absence of the pastor
at Bethel Church, Portland, 1925; was
pastor at Ellsworth from 1885 to 1877.
Interesting analyses Of character with i'm
portant facts in the life and work of the
faithful servants, were given by the secre.
tary, and eulogistic remarks followed upon
the marked traits and the effective services
by Rev. Sewan Tenney, DID,, Rev. HoratiC
Ilsley, Rev. George f.. Tewksbury, Rev. K
S. Jordan, Rev. W. p. Merrill, Rev. Daniel
Lane, DID,, and others.
Prayer and memorial hymn,
"Let saints below in concert sing,
With those to glory gone,"
concluded the impressive morning hour.