The Portland daily press., 1891-06-03
NAMES uNIveRSALIsrs
Meet In Convention at Congress
Square Church.
Able Addresses by Well Known cIer-
gymen.

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with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Pember of Bangor,
While all of the delegates were not present,
still the church was well filled, and the fol-
lowing delegates answered to the roll-calI.
the president. N. W. Harris of Auburn. and
Rev. ii. S. Whitman, the secretary. presid-
ing:
:, Auburn-Daniel Carr, d. W. yerrill, Mrs. j. p.
Hutchinson, Nancy Hill.
Bangor-Mrs. q. r. Yeaton, j. r. Greeley, G. b.
| Goodale, G. w. Goodwin.
.Biddetord-Miss Lena Macarthur, Mrs. Joseph
Mason, Mrs. Charles Bragdon.
Augusta-Dr. nj. Twitehe, Mrs. Twitchel
mrs. Charles Milliken, Miss Hattie Matthews,
= BowdoInham-s; W. Carr, Mrs. B. Adams, Mrs.
Edmund Raymond.
- Brunswick-Henry f. Thompson, Leonard
townsend, Mrs. Caroline Lamont.
Calais-Miss ID. NJ. Gardiner Mrs. Haycock, A.
| II. Woodcock. -
Camden-Mrs. wadsworth, MIS-. Paddock, Mrs.
Belfast-Mrs. j. w. Knowlton, Mrs. Joseph
Mitchell, Mrs. A. Cannon.
Ward.
FairfeldaMrs s. "A. Nye, Mrs. A. Il. Tolman,
GardineE--Mrs. Robert Pope. Miss Enola An
drews, j. ". Dana, Mrs. G. II. Heseltine
Haiiowell1Jndge A: d. Knight, Mrs. H. Getch-
ell, Mrs. J. T. Hunt Mrs. Parkman.
HopeIMrs. H. @. Bliss, MIS-. May Payson, Mrs.
Kingfeld-C. o. wilkins.
Lewiston-Mrs. House, Miss Claudine Fisher
Herbert Hodgkins, Mrs. Johonnet
Norway.C. l.. Tucker, Mrs. G. A. Dauforth,
0akland-wllliam P. Wheeler. Miss May E.
cunningham. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert A. Benson,
P,ttsield-Mrs. W. r. HunneweIl, Mrs. ]. II.
Little. Mrs. Maria Nichols, d. M. Parks.
p rortiand Congress square)@Judge Virgin,
/ Portland Church of the Messiah)-Mrs r. K,
| Neal, Mrs. Joseph Brooks, Mrs. e. E. Thomp son.
Rehabilitation. E. 0. Beane, Mrs. II. d. Nick
:, Rockland- Captain Henry Plersop, Mrs. Henry
saccarappa- Charles r. Goodale, oliver NJ
Nash, Mrs. Charles c. Goldman, Mrs. Samuel Low
Skowhegan-Mrs. Mary Varney, Mrs. May
Woodbury., Miss Minnie Tnttle, II. e. Kendall.
South HopeEHerbert Hastings, Mrs. M. N.
Guilford-Z. s. Turner. Miss Sarah Williams.
south Berwlck-Edwin Farnham:
Deerlng-lsaiah Howe, +. K. 9. Robbins James
Bell, Elisha Higgins.
The following committees were appointed:
On Resolutions-Rev. I. J. Mead. Rev. W. H.
Gould, Dexter; Mrs. r. A. Johonnet.
Committee to whom shall be referred the execu-
Falls Judge W. W. Virgin, Portland; Ara Cush-
man, Auburn.
& W: Knowlton, Belfast; Judge A. d. Knight,
+. X Bean, Livermore Falls; Miss II. o. Nicker-
On Religious ServiceS-Rev. Henry Blanchard
Portland.
On Unfinished Busness-Rsv. ]. II. Little,
Tittsneld; mrs. e. X Norton, Dexter; Henry f.
On Nominations W. M. Kimmell, Rev. F.
a. Payson, saccarappa; I'll. G. Kindul Skowhe-
gan.
Charles S. Fobes, Esq, In brief but hap
py address. extended hearty welcome to all
present on the part of their Portland
brethren to which President Harris felicitous-
ly replied.
Rev. Or. Blanchard moved::.that visiting
clergymen from other states be invited to
participate in the exercises and the motion
was carried. The business meeting then
adjourned until p. m.
A fine sermon was the preached by Rev.
l. Towsley of Biddeford.
| After Mr.. Towsley's sermon the conven-
tion adjourned for lunch which was served
| in the church parlor.
Afternoon Session.
The services began with singing by the
choir. Rev. Mr.. Potter read selections from
| the scriptures. Rev. Mr.. Hamilton offered
prayer. The hymn "If God is Mlne." was
sung by the choir, after which Rev. James
Vincent preached from the text. John 4 :24-
"God Is spirit and they that worship Him,
must worship Him in spirit and in truth"
| The picture of the woman of Samaria was
| presented. The woman of Samaria becomes
| the representative of human life; the same
| questions practically come up-the same
\ wants that are pictured there. Those are
the strikes, the troubles between labor and
capital. Our sympathies are with one side
L 10 he
other phases of common life, we find indif
ference to law and order. Indifference to the
higher elements. There is the gambling
mania-the embezzlements. An, friends,
we use hard terms with regard to such, but
after all, isn'tit on account Of their worship ?
Summing up,is 1t not because they bow down
to selfish gains? What does Christianity
say of it to the great hosts of humanity
that are asking-asking,, What. is the
seeking? Regeneration that comes from an
outward power is the answer. believe we
as Uniyersalists can present something far
better than the belief Of total depravity.
thing s ssy tO aaa' de eers is nc oc suGe
stances: environments, all have. to
wrongdoer. The soldier is not all lover OF
courage-he may fight for principle. The
thought Of the Uniyersalist should be to
best in us. The speaker advocated the idea
that the Unitarian and Universalist should
work together, each sustaining his general
line Of work. Surely we are In harmony OF
spirit. In certain lines we are In harmony
with other churches. like the .old Roman
church idea of having the church open every
day In the week. | like hymns like those OF
Whittier. Bowering and of Sarah Adams,
hymns not only of petition, but Of realization
The communion service, conducted by
Rev. Henry Blanchard, d. D., assisted by
Rev. w. w. Hooper Of Massachusetts, was
very impressive.
A business meeting was held. The report
of the committee on elections was read and
accepted.
There were present 25 resident ministers,
two visiting ministers, three officers of the
convention, four trustees of Westbrook Sem
mary, and 127 lay delegates.
The report of the executive committee
| was read.
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Five meetings of the committee have been
held, one in Bangor ON the second day OF
the convention, June 4 one in Augusta July
"a three in Auburn, September 80, April
September 80. Rev. a. S. Whitman resignine
his office as vice president was chosen finan
clal and missionary agent, and Rev. s. j
Mead was chosen vice president at the meet
ing held in Auburn April s: Rev. FL. s
Whitman was. chosen secretary to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Rev. G.
| 2. Smith.
The total parish contributions amounted
| to $897.25.
1t is to be noted that the parishes as rule
as soon as they become active respond to the
convention call. 1t Is believed that with the
substantial increase soon to be expected and
with the efforts of an agent devoting hel
whole time to the work the total can soon be
brought up to $1,000 year. In the conven
ton at Bangor 1t was decided to undertake
two new important measures, to raise per-
manent fund of $4,000 and second to put g
missionary agent into the field at the earliest
moment. 1t was left for the executive com
mlttee to carry. out. Accordingly Rev. FL. S.
Whitman was appointed missionary agent tt
enter upon his duties October /. He has
been actively engaged in this work and up to
this time has secured in subscriptions and
otherwisea sum amounting to some ovel
$4,000 given by II parishes) the Auburn par
ish contributing $1,000 and hopes to reach
$1074. Mr. Benjamin Young of Calais, gave
$1,000. With $1477 already raised the perma
nent fund now amounts to nearly $1,000
Only part of the parishes have been visit
ed, and there are now over 80 active ones to
be canVassed. Mr.. Whitman hopes to close
the work by the first of October. About
$90O regular parish contributions for mis-.
sionary work have been made.
Inere has been circuit formed composed
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