The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-15

didn't like DR.. Parkhurst as well as he
did the mission, and went back to his
first love.
Rev. F. Pearson spoke OF the Portland
mission as being the first mission OF the
sort in the country. Mr.. Pearson was
referred to in kindly terms by the other
speaker.
H.B. Gibbud, of Syracuse, N. Y, then
lectured on picture Sermons for the
Masses" He has picture map to at
tract crowd, and aims to speak to men
thro ugh the ey g rather than by the ear,
and succeeds in drawing many.
His talk was series of well
told stories, and he held his audience to
the last, proving himself one of the best
speakers of the convention. He travels
extensively, aiming to go with the crowd
and takes his chance with the rest in
drawing an audience.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
BIN. Wentworth of Berwick, Me-, who
is winning for himself golden opinions
on the part of the delegates, led the de-
votional service. These services grow
more impressive and the brief prayers
more earnest,
"There is power IN prayer" is some
thing of which the convention is con-
stantly reminded, and of which the dele
gates are not allowed to forget. One OF
the most thoughtful and valuable papers
of the series read before the convention
was that of Rev. II. P. Beah, of Spring
field, Mass, on sChristian Work in For
eign mission fields, history, methods,
present condition and results"
Mr.. Beach said that the missionary
spirit is as old as the church itself. The
apostles were SO many missionaries, and
so were all the members of the early
church. The missionary spirit was seen
in the middle ages, and woke to new
lite at the trumpet call of the reforma-
ton. John Elliott was the first of the
missionaries of this country, his field
being work among the Indians. Even
the Puritan settlements were so many
missionary outposts. Now the missiona-
~ spirit is felt from the frozen north to
the southland.
RIB. Crook of Berwick then spoke OF
the Berwick Praying Band. He said he
came before the convention.not as. a min
litter, but as a common laboring man;
but laborer for God as we'll as for him.
self. He took for his motto the words
of Christ to Peter, when he invited him
to become a fisher of men. He said that
what gave him the idea of the praying
band was watching the efforts made by
mem bers of the secret societies to get
young blood into their organizations,
and he thought why may not this be
done for Christ? Rev. Howard W. Pope,
assistant secretary, spoke from the stand
point of pastor on the same subject.
He felt that there was lack of love for
humanity in the church; there should
be closer union. It.would be we'll if
the pastors would take one or two men
and try to interest them in brotherly
movement. They, in turn, would in
terest others, and SO the good work
would go on.
"Oreanize and stand by each other TO
mutual success and upbuilding." scanned
to him necessary motto for all: church.
es. For that organization and fraternal
feeling he made strong and eloquent
appeal.
The Hatch family, consisting OF the
father, mother and two daughters, were
present, and added to the interest of the
afternoon session by their singing. They
gave several selections, and will proba-
bly attend the rest of the meetings of
the convention.
The following appointments for Sun
day were announced:
Congress street Methodist church-3 2.
M, Miss FlorencesE. Benoliel;7.3o, FIN.
Thrasher.
Fourth Congregational church Col
ored)-Evening, Miss Helen kenney
Sandford.
Bethel churcil--3 p. NJ, S.P. Thrasher.
Advent church-3 p.m., Mr.. Marshall.
Evening, Miss Carrie Kendall.
Jail-9 am. H. B. Gibbud.
Gospel Mission-Evening, Rev. h. W.
Sanford.
State street-Morning, H. NJ. Moore.
Afternoon, Rev. David Allen Reed.
Vaughan Streets p. NJ, r. b. Crook.
Free Baptist-Morning, Rev. John Z.
Collins.
First Baptist-Morning, Rev. f. W.
Sanford. Evening. Rev. E. 2. Hammond.
Second Pafish-Morning, Rev. II. W.
Pope.
West End ch ureh-Morning, George B.
Shaw.
West End. Methodist churchill. B. Glib
bud in the morning and H. B. Wentworth
in the evening.
Reform School-At 2 p. M, Rev. John
C,CoIlins and Rev.F. NJ. Lamb.
Chestnut street chnrch-Morning, Miss
Florence E. Ben-Oliel. Evening, RIB.
Crook and Rev. f. M. Lamb.
Pine street Methodist church-Morn-
ing, Rev. David Allen Reed. Evening,
George B. Shaw.
High street church-Morning, S. P.
Thrasher. Evening, Rev. II. W. Pope.
St. Lawrence street-Morning, H. M.
Moore. Evening, Mrs. Kenney.
THE EVENING SESSION.
d.. Davis Of Cleveland, Ohio, led the
devotional exercises, which concluded
with several brief prayers for special
blessing on the service then in progress,
and the one tc follow.