The Portland daily press., 1891-06-03

rati0nS are In progress Tor the 65sn annual
conference of Congregational churches to
meet here June 16-1S Professor John S.
Sewall will be moderator. The programme
| follows:
1890 a. m.-Organizstion and business. Ex.
tracts from neurology. Treasurer's report.
zoo p: m.-SermOn by Rev. Dwight M. Pratt OF
$50 p. m.~Discussion: Church membership
Its conditions, Rev. G. II. Cutler of Bangor;
resppons6tes 1s Rev. a. A bannes Of Bath. S
7.0Op. m.-Missionary. Addresses: Rev. L. II.
Cobb, d. D., of New York; Rev. George N. Gut
terson OF India, Rev. W. q. Puddefoot, U. 5. A.
WEDNESDAY.
6.OOa m-Early PRAYER
$50 a. m.-Devotional service
800 a. m.-Annual meeting Of Maine Mission
ary Society. Sermon by Rev. Z, A. Harlow:
treasurers report report Of trustees; election of
officers.
II.oO a. m-Conference session. General dis
cussion: Is the religion of Christ adapted to the
business life OF this age? Opened by Dea. John
K. Warren of Cumberland Mills.
200 p. m.-Maine Congregational Charitable
Society. Maine Branch of College and Education
2.40p. m.-Reports from Bowdoin College,
800 p. m.-Reports from Bangor Theological
Seminary.
3.20p. m.-Bible Society of Maine
$50 p. m.-Sunday School Secretary'S report.
4.00p. m.-RepOrts of visitors to other bodies
Reception Of delegates from corresponding bod
les.
500 to 700 p. m.-socal reception at the Con-
gregational parsonage, across Monument sqnare
COLLATION. at the Baptist vestry.
700 p. m.-Paper and discussion on Secretary
8.15p. m.-Paper on corresponding secretary's
report, with discussion, opened by Rev. @. H.
Pope.
THURSDAY.
600 a. m.-Eary PRAYER
n mn
900 a. m.@Buslness: Reports of committees;
election OF moderator.
1000 a. m.--Muslc as part OF public wors hip,
by Prof. Waldo =. Pratt, Hartford Theological
Seminary
10 80 a. m.-some phases of Sociology; /; papers
DY w. II. Fem, u. d.. and Prof. ID. q. Wells OF
zoo p. m.-Internal organization of the church
by Rev. A. L. Dunning.. ID. D., Of Boston, Mass.
Closing business. Address from the moderator
400 p. m.-AdJournment.
LADIES' MEETINGS.
Held. Wednesday afternoon at the Baptist
Cnurcn, corner OF Park and Elm streets.
200 p. m.-Maine Missionary Auxiliary.
300 p. NV. b. Foreign Missions.
ss Aa 2 Am am n assSnsTy Assoc
Young cIergymen Graduated.
BANGOR, June 2.-The anniversary exer
cises of the Theological Seminary began this
morning with the examination of classes.
AT the annual meeting OF trustees, the fol-
lowing were elected to fill vacancies in the
board: John f. Colby, Bangor: Rufus H.
Hinkley. Portland; Rev. II. l.. Griffin, Ban
gor These officers were elected:
President-Prof. H. L. Chapman.
Vice President-Joseph 5. Wheelwright.
Treasurer-S D. Thurston.
Auditor-WIllis I. Bunker
Ltbrarian-Prof. G. J. II. Ropes.
Committee on Finance-J. S. Wbeelwrght, b.
b. Thatcher, s. G. Moses, j. +. Colby, John l.,
Crosby.
Diplomas were granted to to the graduat-
ing class. In the evening, at the Hammond
street cnurch, prot. d. H. Chapman OF Bow
fore the Rhetorical society.
kennebec Young People.
GARDINER, June 2.-The annual meeting
OF the kennebec convention of the Young
Peoples Society of Christian Endeayor was
held In the First Baptist church in this city
today. a large delegation was present from
Kennebec county. These officers were elec-
ted for the ensuing year:
President. R. Townsend, Augusta.
recording Secretary-Chas. s. Marston, Halo
Treasurer Alice NJ. Benjamin, Gardner.
corresponding Secretary-Anna Fowler, Au-
gusta.
A poem written for the occasion was read
by Mrs. Anna Sargent Hunt, editor of the
Home me- Mission Echo of Augusta. An address
on .'The Present Opportunities of Christian
Endeayor. was delivered by Rev. L. H.
Hallock of Waterville.
Hon. Nelson DIngley Presided.
SARATOGA, N, Y. June 2.-The American
Home Missionary Society began its 65th ses-
sion here, this evening. The meeting was
practically the annual national gathering of
the congregational denomination. Hon.
Nelson Dingley. Jr., of Maine presided. The
annual sermon was preached by DR.. Wolcott
Caiklns OF Newton, Mass, before a large
gathering.
Greetings from Maine.
BURLINGTON, Vt, June 2-The annual
State Baptist Sunday School Convention
opened at the First Baptist church this eve
nlng. Rev. DR.. Dunn of Waterville, Me-,
extended greetings from the Sunday school
workers in Maine.
unitarians In Convention.
BANGOR, June 1.-The Maine conference
OF Unitarian churches opened with the soci-
| ETY. IN this city this evening. with sermon
by Rev. Geo. Q. Cresseys Of Salem, Mass.
| formerly the pastor here. The convention
Will continue through Thursday.
The secrstary's Visit to Portsmouth.