The Portland daily press., 1892-06-15
AT MACHlAS.
Opening Session of the Maine Congrega-
tiona1 Conference.

MAcHIAs, June 1.-Two hundred
delegates were present at the opening
session of the Congregational conference
today. Judge Foster, the moderator, be-
ing absent, Rev. Mr.. MeCulley of Calais
was chosen to fill the vacancy.
Treasurer Crosby's report shows ST.
900 paid for Maine missionary work the
past year. All the expenses of the
Maine missionary work are $27 200. The
missionary society has 900 in legacies
and has received $4,000 in subscriptions
the past year.
Prof. DEMO gave an able analysis of
the character of the late Prof. Stearns
which is to be published In full in the
Andover Review.
The reports show that the denomin
alton in Maine has made small gain the
past year.
From the neurology, compiled by
Deacon E. F. Duran, the following is
learned:
Rev. Wellington Rolvin Cross died in
Foxcroft, Me-, Sept. 20, 1891, aged Sc.
He died suddenly of heart disease, hav-
ing preached in his pulpit on the motn-
ing of that day. He was born in Al
bany. Me-, March "a, 1885. Graduated
from Bowdoin, 1861. He had held pastor
ates in New Gloucester, Orono, Camden,
st. Stephen, N. B., and Foxcroft and
Dover.
Rev. Reuben Dodge Osgood, died in
Turner, Me-, Dec. 81, 1901, aged SO. He
was born in Bluehill, Me-, Jan. 1, 1885,
In early life Mr.. Osgood was a stone cut
ter by trade. He served in the war and
afterwards studied at. the Bangor
Seminary. He held pastorates in
number of Maine towns. He married
June 81, 1870, at South Portland, Miss
Mary M. Kincaid, who survives him,
with five children.
Rev. Professor Lewis French Stearns,
d. D., died in Bangor Feb 9th. Full ac-
counts of Prof. Stearns's life and writ
ings were published at the time of his
death.
Rev. Calvin Butler, who died in
Schenectady, N. Y, June IL, 1890, sup
Piled at Raymond. Buckfield and Sac
carappa in lS37-3S and in Eastport in
1S66-67.
Rev. George Whitefeld Hathaway,
died in Los Angeles, CAL, July 1, 1891,
aged "a. Mr.. Hathaway was a native of
Massachusetts,. He was chaplain of the
Sixteenth Maine regiment in 1886, and
had held pastorates at Skowhegan and
other towns in that section of the state.
Rev. Joseph Loring died in East Otisaa
field, Me-, February II, aged S8. He was
land, March %, 1904. He graduated
from Bowdoin College in 1928, and An
dover Seminary in 1888, and was ordain-
ed in Methuen, Mass, September 9, 1888;
acting pastor in Bainbridge, o., 1884; An
dover, o., 1884 and 1885; installed pastor
at Lebanon, Me-, October -, 1886, re-
manning until 1854; Pownal, 1S55-1S59;
Monson, Blanchard and Shirley, 1859
1860: Alma and vicinity, 1861; West Fall
mouth, second church, 1852; Casco and
Raymond, 1864; Edgecomb, 1866 until
1874. He has lived at East Otisfeld
on farm since 1874, preaching as occa-
sion and health would allow.
Rev. Rowland B. Howard, whose re-
cent death in Rome, Italy, was noticed
at the time, is the subject Of an appreci-
ative sketch in the neurology.
Rev. Charles A. Aiken, Phi. D., d. D.,
who died in Princeton, N. j., In January,
was pastor of the first church, Yarmouth,
1854-59. He was professor of Latin in
Dartmouth College 1896; professor of
dent of the Union College, 1911; profess
sor of Christian Ethics and Apologetics
in Princeton Theological Seminary from
1871.
The other clergymen mentioned by
the necrologist were the Rev. Samuel L.
Gould, Rev. Thomas F. Merry, Rev.
Francis F. Williams, Rev. Samuel Bun
ker, who served in the Rebellion as
chaplain of the 26th Maine, Rev. Will
liam j. SHELTON, Rev. Kiah B. Glidden,
Rev. James Wells, who was chaplain of
the 18th Maine, Rev. Jacob L. Pratt,
Rev. Edwin S. Bearce and Rev. J. W.
Peet
The average age of the twenty was 81
years; of nine of them 81 years.