The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-10-03
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
The Proceedings Of the First Days
Session.
DIR. ASHMORE ON THE WORK IN
HEATHENDOM.

A Day of Interesting Exercises-Officers of
Various Affiliated socities-Financial
and Other Reports.
The sessions of the SEVENTEEN ami
versary of tine Maines Baptist Missionary
Convention began yesterday forenoon at
the First Baptist church. There was a
large audience, nearly filling the church,
and including III it's number most of
the prominent members of the denomi-
nation in this State. Judge Bonney, the
President, was detained at the first of
the session by his duties in the court
room; and his place was filled by Vice
President Rev. A. j. Padelford, of Calais.
The Baptist clergy of the State were
generally present. In the number were
Rev. DR.. Joseph Kicker and Rev. S. g..
Sargent of Augusta, Rev. W. II. Evans, OF
Massachusetts,, Rev. J. G. Stock bridge of
Providence, and President Whitman of
Colby.
After the address of welcome by Rev.
S. Samson, Rev. B. Mower, for the COM
mittee on obituaries reported the follow
ing neurology.
Rev. Francis Merriman, died at Sharon,
Mass, Dec. 10, 1898. He had served at
Winthrop, Bridgton and Searsport in
this State.
Rev. Leonard Mayo, died at Patten,
Jan.3 1894. He served at Deer Isle,
West Hampden, and in Aroostook county
Rev. &C. Long, died at Addison Point
Jan. IA. 1894, aged 81. He served at Camden,
Appleton, Rockport, Sedgwick, Maria
vile, Addison and Calais.
Rev. George P. Matthews, D. D, died at
the Damariscotta Quarterly meeting
March 6. 1894 at the close of an address.
He served at Liberty, Gardiner, Bath,
Auburn, Thomaston and Brunswick.
Rev. Leander S. Trip, ID, died at
Rockland March 20, 1884 He was at his
death the Oldest graduate of Colby Uni
versity He served in York and Hancock
counties.
Rev. Nathaniel Butler, ID. died al
Burlington, Wis.,, April %. 1894 He
served at Turner, Eastport Rockland,
Bangor, Dexter. North Vassalboro,
HallowelI and in the West. He was
private Secretary of Hannibal HamIin
1854, and Chaplain of the Maine House
in 1881.
James H. H anson, LII. D. who died at
Waterville. April 81, 1894 He was the
famous edueat0fso well known in Maine.
The necroIogist spoke OF him as " a beau
! tifultype of the christian teacher.u4 &
Rev. EDGAR H.Gray, D. D., died in
Oakland. Cali, 1894. He served at Free
port and Bath,sin Maine. He was chap
lain of the United States Senate, and
oficiated at the funeral OF President
Lincoln.
Rev. Benz. F. Simpson died at Morgan
Park, ILL.,, June 2S, 1894. His pastorates
were in the West, in 1889 he became as
sistant professor i'll Chicago University.
Rev. A. H. Granger, d.. u. died at Bur-
rillsville, Conn, in July, 1894. He served
at Warren, in this State aud later went
to Rhode Island.
Rel. Samuel K. Leavitt died at Santa
Barbara, CAL. April 20, 1894. He gradu-
sted at Colby.
Rev. Henry Plalsted died Feb. 10, 1894.
He was of the Christian denomination,
but served the church at Emery's Mills.
Six wives of ministers have died dur,
ing the year.
Deacons Dexter,of Corinth, Kallock, OF
Warren, Cousens, of Rockport, Smith,
of Rockland, Nash, of Harrington, Mayor,
of Hebron, Bond of.Jefferson. have died.
Rev. A.K.P. Small offered prayer at
the close of the neurology.
Seven recently settled pastors, Reys.
Berry, of Sumner, Webster, of Lebanon,
Fletcher, of Cape Neddick, Clancy, OF
WATERFORD and Alfred, Stone of Han.
cock county, Merriam of Freeport, Ring
gold of Gardiner were received and
greeted on behalf of the convention by
Rev. II. Dunn, corresponding secretary.