The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-22
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prohibition. "Ani / am bound to say
that they keep it better than you do
down here. in Mama, said the speaker.
The speaker spoke of the opportunities
in the great field OF the middle west.
The heart of the nation beats true there.
They are less mixed.up than you here in
New England, although you have here
your noble traditions. You have two
century-old France pouring over your
borders, but she will not drag you down.
You will lift her up.
The other day the speaker rode with
Archbishop Ireland. He was very glad
to see this eminent Catholic prelate.
and very soon began this dialogue:
do you know we are getting good
many OF your French Catholics into our
Congregational churches?
"Yes. that iss so.n
sand we are getting the best and
most spiritually minded of the lot"
vi understand it. ! know the reason.
"Your priests are in their cathedrals?
II know itn
Mr.. Puddefoot pleased his auditors
much by his bold and original way of
putting things, of which this is a sam
Pile:
There's too much talk about "eling-
ing to the cross" never liked that
Figure of nalf-dressed female hang
ing onto that cross on rock in the
middle Of the ocean. daughter. I'd
like to know where you got it anyway"
(Great laughter).
Here is another sample: We are DEM
ocratic to the backbone. / mean in the
best sense ofthe word. (Laugbter.)
The speaker. cloed with an earnest plea
for supp ort or the work. He said that
fifty young men were waiting to go to
the western field, and there was not a
cent to send them.
All THE SECOND PARISH
church last evening second crowd
ed meeting was held. Rev. DR.. Adams
offered prayer, and the Rev, Mr.. Cousens
spoke in very interesting way of Maine
and its religious needs. His talk was
soluethi ng in the nature OF a revelation
to most of those present. The stereopti-
con was used, and some of the pictures
when taken in connection with some of
those later thrown on the screen. illus
trating Rev. DIR. Shelton's talk, were not
fiattering to state pride.
Rev SIS. York is home missionary,
with all that Is implied by that term.
He has large parish, widely scattered
and people who look forward to the
coming of the pastor and his horse. The
first picture was that of Mr.. York and
his horse. Then the home of the mis-
sionary was shown. Next there was Civ
en- group of people, good honest-look-
ing Maine men, women and children,
who live 40 miles from a church, but
who listen with eager attention to Mr..
York when be reaches their section and
speaks at their schoolhouse, picture Of
which was given, rather humble,
structure, which serves as schoolhonse
and church. Then there followed view
of a Maine frontier church, barn-lik G
building, yet still the centre of the reli-
gious. work of that section of the state.
"Maine for Christ" was the thought.
The address of Mr.. Cousens was brief,
but very interesting and impressive. It
brought out strongly the fact that shc
home mission work is immediate and
pressing, and that as yet the gospel has
not been preached in all parts of this
state.
Mr.. Cousens spoke of an island thar
has been changed by the work of the
would go over once in while and make
some arrests, but now there is la W
abiding community, a church, and
religious society.
Miss Harlow and Miss sWashbu
two ladies whose pictures were given,
have entered the field, and there is d
promising home mission work progress
ing. Something has been done; much
remains for the church to do.
Field Secretary Sh elton then took up
the story, and old o. the work through
outs the country. The people who come
here at the rate of 1000 day were
shown in their own homes, then the
horrors of crowded New Y ork illustrated.
The West was then touched on, pictures
being shown Of the frontier preacher.
his "dng out" home, of which witty
pastor said "this is running religion
!. to tue ground" the gospel wagon u
OF the extreme West, and then the hand.
srme church that followed the pionee,
days. The Georgia "crackern was nic.
tured in all his dirt. snuff-dipping and
general degradation. His cabin was IL.
Illustrated inside and out, and the
cracker" preacher aud his male were