Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-10-06
written for the occasion by Hon. Geo.
y. Emery;

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wah srstsfal hssrts .ar ssaE ef pals,
Help M thy name noe " sietv.
AZ herv M saints In days of ycre.
Here altar ar,. barn brightly ssiIi.
AL, az ~ obi on fisn'. MI.
shell fsfth ti.sir light D. all ar"ani.
WIS ioysi ~ The voahi be foan'i.
Op. hasarc.i year. l.sse many s,rsos
az th.-s whs run The Chri.sisa rsss.
All ssasht nj Zoe The westfs rsns~n.
Bst simd b. vim The iissssnly ero~n-
A. in this ssrrv'i place we at.
We o. Thy csfv o. Thee commlt
Tn. dear oli sharh ~ sncisut dsy.,
Api D. Thy name 10 snils.. praise.
IilI pISNrR.
Dinner was served AZ Academy Hall,
Immediately after the morning service,
Ia the guests IL the day aud their en-
tcrtaincrs. Paris I'LL has achieved .
reputation for lts public dinners, bat u
I. doubtful " u ever served better one
than this. Table. were set for hundred
and twenty. They wcr, ts.tefully act +,
aud adorned With profuslon 81 nower.,
aud the guests were promptly and plen-
tifully served. The preparation aud
serving 81 this meal va. not exclusively
conhnei Ia the Bap,i.ts ~ the place, a.
all wcr- given the opportunity Ia assist,
aud almost without exception they we're
willing snd glad Ia 10 80. Nearly thru"
hundred took dinner At the hall.
HrNi>i.cr>cr.
The afternoon meeting. which or"n~i
AZ half.pa.t two, was devoted a. short
addresses by former pastors sni others
After an anthem bv the choir. snd prayer
by Rev. ". l.. whitman, ~ Portland,
Esv. ". n. =. Ventr-. of I..h,non, the
earliest 10 the living pastors. vss Intro
ducr,i. Mr.. Ncntrc. lniulg'Si In Nsriou.
rrminisccncc. IL III. pssioraie, soms
pleasant, some .ad, from ~" time wheu
a. q student be- frat came "a the IIlll
through the troubled, stirring time. ri
the var.
Dr. Eie.. pastor ~ the church for 'rr
war. and half. was next introduced
aud though h- hsd had hat short motto"
~. spok. With now 20 language sni I
depth 10 feeling which cam. fran ful
heart. lie had known nearly all ib'
pastor. of the church, from Lll"i
Hooper down. some ~ them ultimately
and b. thsnkei Cod that be- hal known
them. lie hsd alwsv. hsd q p"culnI
affection fof this chuph. aud tlIe SWEET
rst voice b. ever hc,ri was the on'
which callci him "a Il. pssinr,ic. IN
closing. he SPOKE 70 the various gifis ol
M. different pastors, and how each. Ia
the pru,iienc- 10 Cod, bad s""mc'i &
have q PECULIAR flincs. Tor the work gives
him a. Do.
Esv. Dt. iiurrag- ~ Portland, c'iltoI
81 lions Advocate. after a tribute e
the mrmory 20 Dr. Wilson, spok" 81 III
powrr - early associations, And ~ha
early association. with this church hsd
done.
I.cy. 4. 4. Dunn. u. H., turned frou
m. retrospect which had occupied mos
~ the d,y'. time. to ssk, "Wh,t ~ tn
iu,ur,F' aud speaking particularly q
the Young people. believed therv VA
chs-.r ani hOp- Tor the future.
y. Hlchani Io.s 10 Portland, plons.I
IN Christian End-ayor work, gave tall
on the purposes. methods aud result. al
the Young Peoples society 81 Christian
EndeaVor.
The exercises ~ the afternoon close'
with a pocm by Hon. ocorgv y. kmery-
or hass q. h. was plra.s,l to call ten
tltl.,i The old church on 10. liill,
.uppirmsntIng u with some rvmlni.c-n
90. la the form ~ nOtes on the porn
Mr.. Em.ry's memory run. back to ih'
church uf an earlier time than that ~
called by any 20 ~. other speakers u
the day, aud hi. "Reminiscences. on that
account have a PECULIAR value.
IiiI AppHrs. ~ riIr ENt>i>".
In the evening Rev. u. l.. whitman -
~. Pre-. street church. Portland, CAV
an address on The 'hurCh's Po-s-.slol
Ia ~. Bible." IL defined th. Bibl'
under thrv. had. First, the diSln'
word revealing God; seconi, the paw"
~ God unto salvation; third, the DIVINE
.woni for conquest and defence. lnic
each - thcsc heads Mr.. whitman .pok'
With great Clcarurss Ani fOrrc. Ih'
matter ot tue Nluffss Nas w h-'i ~
Intellectual treat, which Vas cnhanc~
by forviblc and graceful delivery.
At ~. clo.. 10 tie service pr. DunI
stated that some present had cNprr..e'
a desire that the dsy'. dolngs .hould h
printed In pamphlet form, AZ Dr. Este.
discourse In particular was ton valuable
a. b. lo.t. II vAs thought that the co.'
would b, about So, and pr. Dunn a.kc'
for contributions. Thrrc ten-dCllsr bill
were III. fret RESPONSE Ia the call, and
the boxes were then passed and nor
gathered la. The total amount Collectc'
was about so. Subsequent c"nirihn
tIons incrr,. ~i the amount to nearly -ifi
The pastor pronounced III" brn"dlciiot
aud the centennial celebration ~ th'
church was closed.