The Portland daily press., 1893-09-09
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Winuhani'
rFrom our Regular Correspondent
FREE BAPTIST QUARTERLY MEETING.
The Cumberland County Quarterly
Meeting of the Free baptist churches
met with the church at Windham Centre
on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 9th
and 7th. Under the willing and skillful
hands of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety, the church had been beautifully
decorated with ported plants, cut flowers
and evergreen. Small, graceful trees
lent themselves whole most tastefully
to the general effect A light, graceful
arch had been erected in front of the
pulpit, and every foot OF 1t was wound
throughout in the most graceful manner
with evergreens. 1t supported in har-
monious colors 1888, WELCOME" and the
Society motto. "For Christ and the
Church, and when the evening came
which was given up to the young people
the Society monogram appeared unoer
the welcome. Altogether the effect OF
the decoration was charming. The meet
ings are now SO arranged that very little
business was transacted at this meeting.
The sermon Wednesday morning was
delivered by Rev. Mr.. Curtis, of Harrison,
from the words found in John LII. .:
Except man be born again ne cannoJ
see the Kingdom of God. He quoted
from the Bible to Prove that baptism
alone was not a saving ordinance, and
also that persons were saved who never
had been baptized, and drew beautiful
picture of Christ's mediatorial work.
Religion, he said, without morality Is
incomplete. Sometimes ON shipboard we
see the sun apparently setting IN the east;
We do not think that, however, put
know we have turned around without
knowing it, So, he said, IF you know
that the spirit Of Jesus Christ is the
ruling motive of your life you know that
somewhere in the past you have turned
rouad.n II we come to the sanctuary
to get good we shall be pretty certain
to receive it. If mans love is stronger
downward than it is upward the man is
in a dangerous place. A man may be
simply reformed, and his own life may
be pure, but he will not have hatred
for the sins which he has conquered
which truly converted man Chris
tian, should have. He told us of a pic
ture of Rock of Ages where the girl IS
clinging to the Cross with one hand,
and with the other striving TO pull up
fallen sister, and said, This is the
soul of Christianity which we want and
must have before we can enter into the
Kingdom of God 1t is the eternal,
divine principle in the text that no life
can enter into higher life without con-
tact with that life. No life can suffer
without consciousness OF higher posi-
bilities, in spiritual things any more
than in temporal things. There is no
power in the universe which will compel
us to enter into higher life than we
desire, but we are troubled when we are
not governed by the highest ideas we
know anything about" These are only
scattered thoughts from we'll rounded
whole.
In the afternoon praise service was
held, conducted by Rev. Mr.. Bradeen,
service, at which Madame Barakat, OF
Syria, spoke in her strong, earnest, help
full way.
The evening service was especially for
the young people, and was led by Key
Arthur E..Cox of Steep Falls. Fully
twenty five young people Of the Portland
Ups. G. d, were present. Two OF the
young ladies read helpful articles. After
the evening service the visiting Endeav-
ciety, were rendered a reception, and
Refreshments were served. Through the
day we noticed the following Portland
people present: Rev. Mr.. Cate, 0. E.
Fuller, Deacon Deering, Mr.. and Mrs. Os-
borne and Master. Osborne and others.
For Thursday was promised Bible
reading by Mrs. Barakat and sermons by
land, and Mr.. Bean of Gorham. Surely
one would need undivided attention to
listen to four such speakers in one day.
Mr. Small and Mr.. Varney dispensed the
hospitality of all Windham Centre. with
gracious hand. South Windham church
was well represented.
Buxton.