The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-10

MI ftlCe leaves WIFE anu one uaugnGef.
Mr. John Mulvey of Minneapolis is the
guest of his old comfade in rms, W. p.
Hodsdon. Mr. Mulvey was formerly a
resident of this place1and enlisted from
this town in 1861. This is the first visit
to this place in thirty years.
The sixty ninth annual meeting of the
General Conference of the Congregational
churches of Maine, and the eigh ty eighth
anniversary of the Maine Missionary
Society meets with the Westbrook Con-
gregational church, September "a, %, 26.
The following will be the order of exer-
cises:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Gath.
Afternoon.
800 -Organizations and business.
8. 3O.-Sermon by Rev. George W. Rey-
nolds of Gorham.
43O-Oommunion service; Memorial
service with neurology.
Evening.
! z 15-Praise service.
7M-Address. The principles of Con-
gregationalism. Rev. A. H. Quint. D..
8. 3o.-Our Work in Maine illustrated
Stereoptican lecture by Rev. 5. D..
| Towne.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER s5th.
Morning.
s. 3o.-Devotional service, Rev. W. g..
| Mann.
0O.-Annual meeting Of the Maine
| Missionary society. Opening services Re-
port of treasurer, J. L. Crosby, Esq. Re-
port of secretary, (Supplementary. to
printed report). Address. Rev. William
Kincaid, ID. D. Addresses. Annual
elections Business.
| Afternoon.
AGO. Devotional service.
215 Report Of educational institu-
tons From committee to visit Bangor
seminary, Rev. D. l.. Yale From COM
mi ttee to visit Bowdoin college. Rev.
| Carl S. Patton.
45.-Maine Branch of the college and
education society, Rev. J.. g. Merrill,
D.. D., president, Rev. S. D. Towne,
Sc cretary.
DID,, president, Rev. +. B. DEMO, d. D.,
a.45~Bhible Society Of Maine, Rev. G..
! G. Wilson
4.oo-Report of the secretary Of Sunday
schools, Deacon A. W. But ler.
4. 80 Reports of delegates to cores
ponding bodies,
50oeSocfai hour in the chapel.
Evening.
7.15.-Praise service Collection for the
Maine Charitable Society.
7.30-Reception of delegates from cor
responding bodies.
SOO.-Address, Rev. E. J. Marsh, Sun
day school and publishing society.
| 3O.-Address, Rev. G. H. Gutterson,
American Missionary Association.
900 Address, Rev. William Kincaid,
D. D., Congregational Home Missionary
Society.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Goth.
Morning.
| 8.30-Deyotional services, Rev. p. G..
Brown.
| 900-Conference business.
| 93O-Address, the beginning, and
historical eras of Congregationalism in
Maine, Rev j. S. Sewall D. p. ~
1000 Present status of Congrega-
tionalism, absolute and relative, in the
state, Rev. Edgar M. Cousins.
10 &c. -Congregational Extension in
Maine, its possibilities and plans, Rev.
J. S. Williamson.
! 1100-Discussion. "a
1.30.-Address, the Latest Power of our
Churches How can it be made EffectiveS
| Rev. J. s. Penman.
Afternoon.
| 400 Devotional service
215.-Address, the Relation of the
Church and the Kingdom, Rev. Leroy S.
45-Address, the Relation of the
Church to present Sociological Problems,
Rev. T. A. Frey. :.
315 Address, Christian Endeayor in
the Church, Mr. William Shaw Of Boston.
3.45.-Address, Rev. e. B. Webb, d.
D., The American Board.
Evening.
716-Praise Service.
7.30-Address, Rev. Smith Baker, D.
$50. Closing business and adjourn
ment.
Women's missionary meetings in the
Chapel.
Wednesday, HOO a. M, twenty second
anniversary of the Woman's Board of
Missions, Mrs Hannah T.. Fem, presi-
dent.
Wednesday, 200 p. m.,. the fifteenth
anniversary of the Woman's Maine Mis-
sionary Auxiliary, Mrs. 4. B. Lewis,
president.
Wednesday, $50 p, M, the fifteenth
anniversary of the Woman's Aid to the
American Missionary Association, Mrs.
Ida V. Woodbury., president. Address
by Miss A gnes r. Mitchell of Blowing
Rock, N. c.
At a meeting of the citizens, held Mon
day evening at Valentine Hose house, to
make final arrangements for the parade
on Wednesday, Westbrook's day for the
county fair, Mr.. G. Fred Murch was
elected marshal and authorized to select
his own aids. The procession will form
at 10 O'Clock a. III. the trades teams are
to form ON the fiat and the private teams
and carriages on Bridge street..
Widening the Foreside Road.
A petition has been presented the county
commissioners from the selectmen of Fal-
mouth, praying that the county road at
Falmouth Foreside from Martins Poinu
bridge to the road running to Falmouth
depot be widened from three to four rods
to correspond in width to the rest of the
f,r,