The Portland daily press., 1895-11-09

Lothrep, Mrs. L. I.othrop Dam, Miss Lii
liam NJ Carter, Miss Fannie Z. Carter,
G. A. Skillings, Mr.. and Mrs Il. S. Laugh
lin, Miss Annie Holden, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Day, George e. Wocdman, Gath
crime D. Woodinan, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
L. Jewell, Mrs Jane Thurston, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. W. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. TIFF.
Homestead, f. M. Burrowes, Mrs. T. M.
Burrowes, Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. Cole,
The tables were waited upon by n
corps of young ladies of the church, Tho
names of whomIare Edith Maade Stetson,
Marie Warren Day, Mary Emily Wood
man, Eva Augusta Sterling, Reta Wald-
ron, May Winslow, Nellie L. Poole,
Lillian Burnham, Edith S. Hunt, Alma
W. Carter, Georgia jackson, Gertrude
III. Noyes, S. Nellie Brown, Nellie G.
Boothbay, Hattie Pearson, Jessie Len
pest, Edith T. Delano, Matte P. Wald-
ron, Annie C.Noyes, Marion Turner, Flor
ence Turner, Lena T. Carter, Florence H.
Callaghan, Emmie Willet, Sadie Burn
ham.
After the banquet the company ad-
journed to the audience room above.
The organ voluntary by Mr.. Walter
S. Smith was followed by the anthem
a festival Te Deum, by 1.-THE church
quartette
The Rev. DR.. D. B. Randall offered
prayer. In introducing DR.. Randall,
Mr.. Baker recalled that he had been pre-
siding elder of the Portland district for
the year ending April, 1852.
Mr.. Baker next read letter of regret
from Bishop R. S. Foster, the resident
New England bishop. Mr.. Baker sal d
there was one sad strain to the meeting.
Rev. Matt S. Hughes was expected; but
Wednesday night q telegram was received.
saying that his little daughter Esther
was just recovering from dipththeria,
and that he was quarantined and could
not come DR.. Parsons then proposed a
telegram of sympathy, which was sent.
AS Mr. Hughes could not belpresent,
they had tried to get Rev. Dr.. Charles
Fl, Parkhurst, of Zion's Herald, but the
latter could not come; however, Rev.
Edwin Fl. Hughes, brother of Rev. M.
S, Hughes had sent a telegram from New
would be present. and preach Sunday fore
noon. (Applause.)
REV. G. R.PALMER,
presiding elder OF the Portland district,
was next introduced. He recalled the
saying that people who will not cele.
brate the glorious deeds ofltheir ancestors
will themselves never do anything worthy
to be commemorated by their descend
ants
Speaking of Jesse Lee, who left ease
and prominence to introduce Metho-
disin into the wilds of Maine, the speak
er said he was a great man i'll both mind
and body. AS he travelled. courier ran
before him shouting: Here comes
man weighing 800 pounds and riding on
two horses. However, he rode the
horses alternately, for Jesse Lee was not
the man to ride two horses at once, es-
pecially IN theology.
The lot of the presiding elder at the
present time was far more different from
that of Jesse Lee. Steam and electricity
aid the itinerant.
Speaking of the churches about Port
land, he said that.the trolley was building
M Methodism, and in the larger Port
land there would be II strong Methodist
churches. (Applause.)
Mr.. Baker next recalled that in 1928 the
second Methodist church in Portland
was formed. In 1888 Rev. Charles Baker
and another. We're appointed to the Port-
land station. Bakers colleague was pres
ent, not SO infrm as the patriach, who
worshipped leaning on his staff, nor yet
as vigorous as Moses whe:. at 100 he as
cended Pisgal with eyes undimmed,
REV. j. B. Hustled.
of Watertown, Mass.
AS the veteran of 81 years stepped for
ward. he was received with applause.
He began by reciting
Pass few swiftly fieeting years,
And all that now in bodies live
Shall quit, like me, the vale OF tears,
Their righteous sentence to receive
But all, before they hence remove,
NAV mansions for themselves prepare
In that eternal house above;
And, o my God, shall be therei
He recalled that few days ago he
visited his sister, who is living at the
age of 81. In 1926 he was received into
the New York conference. August 4,
1928. he loft New York in sailing
packet. That was Sunday, and the next
Sunday he was in Portland, and went to
this church and heard Bishop Heddlng
nreach. His text was And Enoch walked
with God.' In the evening the youth
from New York was allowed to preach.
In 1888 the speaker was assigned to Port
land; but after one year his health
failed. Then he went to Halloweli and
Bangor. Only two or three who we're
here 60 wears ago were here to greet him
now.
Mr.. Hustled said he married the daugh-
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