The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-11-09
1885, BANQUET 1895.


ter of James Mcclellan of Bath -Four
years ago, after travelling with me for
over so years, she iii asleep in Jesus, "
said the venerabl. 81. And am
on the way to il + Glory to God"
Cries of amen and alpiause)
REV. DIR. CHARLES f. ALLEN,
was next introduced. lie recalled how at
the age of 16 he had, by the labors of
CONGREGATIONAL minister, been converted
His-mother was an early Methodist ana
he had been trained up as such, but his
conversion came through Congregational
auspices.
The revival of 1885 was great awaken
ing in Portland. 1t was computed by
DR.. Bashford that more than 1000 had
been connected with Chestnut street
church during its existence. applause
Another ex-pastor,
REV. VIM. MCDONALD, D. d.,
of Somerville, Mass recalled how he had
been very poor, and when he was as
signed he heard the brethren whispering:
Brother Mcdonald will not live; they
will kill him at Chestnut street in less
than year. But his lungs healed and
he lived
The first theatre started in Portland
was established on Union street during
his passionate. He preached against it,
as did the most of the pastors. AS he
went down by the theatre one day, he
saw sign on the theatre Entrance to
the Pit He preached sermon the
next Sunday saying that IF there was
an earthly entrance to the pit it was
surely there. The next day the sign was
gone.
When be came here he had a salary of
$500 year, of which SIS was deducted for
the parsonage. He had heard that that
salary had been improved upon since.
DR.. Mcdonald said that since these
days, he had been privileged to preach
the Gospel on every continent on the
globe, and he was now broken down
superanuated minister awaiting the sum-
mons of his Maker.
REV. DIR. WILLIAM R. CLARK,
of Newton Centre, Mass, who was pas
tor during the civil war, was next intro
duced He recalled the circumstances OF
his call to Portland. 1t was dark hour
of the nations history, and the round
of passionate duties took him to homes
which had been bereft of husbands,
brothers and sons Sometimes it seemed
that ne could no longer enter into the
sorrows and agonies of those homes.
But he found the Spartan spirit every
where. No one complained of the sacri-
fee But there were those in the church
who did not sympathize with his radi-
cal views on the subject of the Union.
| There was square-toed. out-and-out
Brother Yeauon, who disapproved of him
in some ways, but whom he loved always.
Mr.. Baker recalled that when they were
discussing as to W no should succeed DR..
| Clark, Mr.. Yeaton said: II should like
to have Dr. Clark. He has taken about
] if he should stay another year he would
| take it all out.
| A delightful solo, ''The Holy City,"
was next rendered by Miss Tarbox. Next
came congratulatory addresses from rep
resentatives of other evangelical denomi-
nations. Rev. DR.. Asa Dalton of St.
Stephens church, Rev. DR.. W. II. Fem
of High street church, and Rev. DR.. H.
S. Burrage of Zion's Advocate. They
brought the congratu lations of their de-.
nominations nd spoke enthusiastically
of the work of Methodism in Portland
and the world DR.. Burrage made an in.
teresting addition to DR.. Aliens history,
by showing an old letter written in 1861
| by the Baptist clergymen at Kittery to
the Baptist minister at Boston. That
Kittery church was the parent of the
First Baptist church of Charleston, S.
c., and of the great Baptist denomina-
tion of the South But Methodism was in
Portland before the Baptists, who were
established here in 1901.
Rev. Israel Luce spoke briefly. Letters
were read from Revs. Henry Cox, Syl-
vester F.. Jones, J. R. Day and j. W.
Bashford. Rev. f. Rogers and Geo. d.
Lindsay W ere to speak, but the hour was
SO late that the audience were satisfied
when Mr.. Lindsay's suggestion to defer
adopted.
THIS EVENINGS PROGRAMME.
This evening will occur the anniver-
saries of organizations and societies, Rev.
l. Luce, presiding. The programme will
be.
Organ Voluntary, Dr. G. o. Files
Hymn-"Before Jehovah's Awful
Throne" Denmark
Prayer, Rev. VIM. Mcdonald, d. ID.
Chorus.
Hymn Chow Long, Dear Savior"
G.. M. Mortified
Chorus.
Responses for Organizations and Socie-
ties-Trustees, Mr.. M. G. Palmer;
stewards, Mr.. W. J. Knowlton; class
leaders, Mr.. J. B. Donnell; Epworth
League, Mr.. John Loveitt; Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society, Mrs. G.
H. Baker; Woman's Home Missionary
Society, Mrs. Israel Luce; Mission
Ill., o. T