The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-17

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| to ask Prof. Mitchell some questions
which was granted Thereuponsa vollsy
| Of questions was hurled at the good nA-
tured professor until it seemed as if nj
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Higher Criticism
and modern theology were to be settled
at once. Bishop Ninde, however, kindly
| 1nterfered and put stop to the question
| ing, facetiously intimatlng that if tho
brethren didn't want to get Prof. Mitchell
tried for heresy they had better discon-
! tinue questions. The conference then
good-naturedly subsidized.
The stewards reported the case of an
unfortunate and worthy young member
who needed aid but whom they were
legally unable to appropriate for. A col
lection was taken for his benefit and
something over $50 was realized.
The following were elected to the order
Merrill, Frank C,Potter, Matt S. Hughes,
Cyrus Purinton. a3& sa,sess
W. P. Lord and Wm. Wood were elect
| ed to the order of Focal deacons sags
i. W. H. H. McAllister was elected local
elder. aa
The class for admission to conference
was then called. lit consisted of Geo. F.
Millward, Frank W. Smell, Ernest A.gPor-
ter. Willard B. Dukeshire, Henry A.
Pease, Alphonso K. Bryant, Robert Law
ton.
The class was questioned according to
the discipline and severally elected to the
conference.
The Bishop then addressed the class.
This was the first address of any length
the Bishop has made since he came here.
His remarks were eloquent and were lis
tened to with rapt attention. Bishop
Ninde is a graceful speaker with a fine
command OF language and impresses one
as a man of great reserve force.
+, Rev. j. Benson Hamilton, D. D., was
presented and spoke briefly as to the
work of the Freedman's Aid and South
ern Educational Society, of which he is
the secretary. The conference then adj
AFTERNOON SESSION
At the opening of the Saturday after
noon session of the conference, it became
the sad but willing duty of that body to
pay tribute to the memory of its deceased
members and the widows who had died
during the past year, and to formally ex-
tend the sympathy of the body to the
afflicted families. The singing of the
hymn was followed by an earnest prayer
by Rev. Charles Munger. DIR. C. F. Allen
presided over the meeting.
Rev. A. w. Pottle read memorial pa
per in which tribute was paid to the
memory of Rev. John Cobb, who died at
his home in Gorham in May of last year.
One the deceased's closest friends, Rev.
Mr.. Randall. followed the reading of the
paper with some very touching remarks.
The second memorial paper was. read
by Rev. G. F. Allen and was in memory
of the late DR.. Henry P. Torsey, D. D.,
LII. ID. Its contents in partwere the fol
lowing:
Henry P. Torsey was born in Mon
mouth, August7, 1919, and died at Kent's
Hill, September 16, 1892, aged IS years.
At the age of II, while u student at
Monmouth Academy, he was converted,
and soon after entered the Wesleyan
Seminary at Kents Hill, where he CON
tinued his studies for four years. Then
he taught in East Greenwich Acade-
my. Two years after he was an assistant
teacher at Kent's Hill and in 1874 was
elected principal of the Maine WESLEYAN
Seminary, which Office he held for thirty
eight years, when failing health COM
PEELED him to resign, and he was retained
in the faculty Of the institution as pro-
fessor emeritus of mental and moral phi
losophy, till his death. He was licensed
to preach in 1888 and joined the Maine
Conference in 1S48. He received the de-
gree OF LII. ID. from Western univer-
sity.
= He was twice member of the state
senate, was in the treasury department
in the South for one year and was offered
by President Lincoln theIgovernorship of
one of the territories. Three times he
was member of the general conference.
In 1S45 he was married to Miss Emma
Jane Robinson, who was for MANY wears
preceptress of the seminary at Kent's
Hill.
DR.. Torsey's life work was that of an
educator, and for this he was peculiarly
adapted. His unique and effectuaI
methods of instruction and discipline
were rehearsed and as the paper states,
he could win the confidence of the timid
and retiring, cordially appreciate the
faithful efforts Of those not brilliant.
keenly expose the slothfulness of the
indolent, promptly discover the plots of
the mischievous, and effectually counter
act them, at the same time making every
student feel that he vas the especial
friend of the President. In the closing
words of this papers tribute to the Doc
tor as an educator, it states that twenty
thousand students were nnder his care.
all sent out deeply impressed by mas
ter personally.
After the reading of this impressive
memorial, Rev. N. e. Clifford, Rev, John
Collins, the first to be educated at Kent's
Hill, through the Immediate help Of the
Doctor and others, INDUCED in some
Of, their beloved instruc-
tor and friend. sa E5&
This paper was followed by papers on
Revs. j. Cook and Mr.. Record, Mrs.
Nancy Andrews, Mrs. Eben S. Fuller, |
Mrs. Julia A. Sawyer 48H
At $50 the anniversary of the Wom- |
ans Foreign MissionarySociety was held |
Mrs: I. G. Ross, presiding. Miss Clara
Cushman gave o very entertaining adj |
iress.
EVENING.
The evening was devoted to the |
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