The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-11-03
PORTLAND FRATERNITY
Holds Its Annual Exercises at Con-
Rress Square Church.

There was a fair sized congregation gath
cred In Congress square church last evening
on the occasion of the annual exercises Of
the Portland Fraternity.
Rev. DR.. Dalton of st. Stephens, presided
ing by the choir DR.. Dalton read the 10Th
chapter Of Job and offered prayer.
Rev. DR.. Blanchard, pastor OF the church,
then referred to letter received from Rev.
DIR. Hill, pastor Of the First Parish, regret
ting his inability to be present on account of
a cold. and congratulating the society on the
fact that All Souls Day had been chosen for
the meeting. DIR. Blanchard then said he
would introduce the president Of the Frater-
nifty, who had been connected with the instl-
tuition for 16 years, Mr.. E. G. Jordan.
Mr.. Jordan then said:
The Portland Fraternity would remind Its
friends that there is as yet no free evening
school In the city Of Portland.
Our Institution occupies a place midway
between schools wholly secular in character
and those on sectarian basis. We exclude
no one on account OF creed we welcome all.
Our object Is, with class work. recreation
and elevating influences 10 improve mind
morals and manners. Yet no one visiting
our rooms can fail to see that our pupils by
being taught something OF right living. high
er aim and true refinement are led into the
attitude which shall incline them to religion
In sincerity and not from unthinking habit.
Our library now contains 1880 volumes,
with all the leading magazines and papers,
including the Christian Register and Unita-
rian Review.
In the primary library, which is open on
Sunday afternoons, there are at present 211
volumes and the boys take out books for
reading at home.
The amusement room has its outfit Of
games. Friday evenings are occupied In
recreation, under the charge of members Of
the class committee, and cur various churches
assist by giving one entertainment q month
In the upstairs hall, where we have piano
ana platform; lectures and readings are also
given. Sometimes the Primary buys attend
and they, on their part have separate amuse-
ment classes In charge Of their teachers. The
Christmas supper is always thoroughly en-
joyed as well as the summer picnics the
older fraternity defraying the expense Of its
own picnic.
The gymnasium attracts many Of the
boys.
Mothers meetings are held for the mothers
and sisters OF pupils, where sewing Is dis
tributed and tea and cake or rolls served.
girls club, under our auspices Is to be
inaugurated this season.
The military drill for the Primary boys
tend, we think. to ideas of cleanliness, obe-
dience and morality, giving them an am0i-
ings even suggest
| Such is a brief outline Of our work. STEP
into The rooms and see for yourselves by Vis-
| iting the classes, what our attempt Is. Its
| outcome has been to make gnOd citizens and
| to fit for positions of trust.tho.e who want to
rise In life but have not tine advantages Of
education brought by sufficient means.
| Here, awaiting the beginning Of the lesson,
this evening, are girls who are
out at service during t day, a
NWThA &c rwnNN hAw
education late in life, having been a slave
but who Is striving valiantly to learn, sew
eral Danes and young lads who must servs
as cash boys and lose their day school
either because they are orphans or verl
poor. We bespeak your interest and sym
cordially bestowed. We want helpers from
the community as teachers aud visitors ant
money contributions to undertake new
features in our work. In novel form
must not be ignored nor forgotten. Let u,
move on with hearty intent to do good. vi
charity let us try,
"Not narrowly mems claims to measure
| But daily question all our powers,
| TO whose cup can we add pleasure?
Whose path can we make bright with tiowers?'
When Mr.. JordOn concluded DIR. Blan
chard introduced Mr.. A.F. Moulton, the vie'
president, who explained the work of thu
Fraternity. and particularly dwelt upon tht
primary department. He showed how thI
formation of debating society among tn
boys had been productive of great interest
In the senior department men and women
beyond the school age, had been able to oh
tain the education Of which they had bee
deprived when young.
Rev. DIR. Fem Of High street church wa
the last speaker, and descibed Toynbe
Hall which Is doing SO much for London.
is a large structure in the East End OF Lol
don where the poorer classes reside. Hel
are laboratories, libraries, halls where Ie
lures are given. gymnasium. rooms for a
stronomieal study, etc. Students from o
ford and Cambridge come to Toynbee an
live. They reside among this populac
: Ihey NJ up their rooms handsomely and Il
vite In the people In the vicinity. The oI
]ect Is by sociability to get Ithe people to Sc
!, what pleasant living is; to teach them th'
by education they may attain to all that al
one enjoys. IL is a mistaken notion 10 SUI
pose that the poorer parts OF Londoh al
slums. They are not. The people wno
Q teud Toynbee lectures and Toynoee hDIai
are decently clad. Intelligent laiAin
: young men. The students who reslde thei
1 from Oxford and Cambridge, 60 among u
young men and interest them In the Worl
: So popular has it become and so great u
Il work il Is accomplishing that the Duke
Bedford has established like hall at CIR
s After DIR. Fenn's remarks there was mus
nv the choir, the benedictiOn was offered al
o the congregation withdrew.
y sosworth Post Hall.