The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-10
THE coNGREGATIoNALlsTs.
Their Annual Conference Will be Held at
Westbrook Week After Next.

The annual conference of the Congre-
gational churches of Maine is to be held
in Westbrook, September "a, % and 26.
1t is expected that this will be one OF
the largest and most important gather
ings ever held blythe Maine Congrega-
tionalists Formerly the State confer
ence has been composed Of delegates. from
the subordinate conferences; but this
year delegates twill be sent direct from
the churches, each church being entitled
to one delegate besides the pastor.
An important matter coming up will
be the selection of new secretary of the
Missionary Society. DR.. Adams, OF
Bangor, who has held the position for
fifteen or twenty years, has resigned. and
his successor must be chosen. The nomi-
nation of this successor is in the hands
of a committee. Among the members OF
this committee are Galen Moses, ESQ.,, OF
Bath. Prof Sewall. of Bangor, Rev. DIR.
| W. Fl. Fem, of Portland, and Rev. Mr..
Folsom, of Bath. as.st
The programme for the conference
will be as follows:
s.- TUESDAY.
8 p. NJ, organization and business;
sermon by Rev. George W. Reynolds OF
Gorham communion service; 10 p. N. /,
praise service; address. "The Principles
| of Congregationalism," Rev A. II:
Ouint, B. b. Tour Work in Maine, -
! illustrated stereopticon lecture by Rev:
lis. D Towne. -
WEDNESDAY.
g. 80 a. H., devotional service; annual
meeting of Maine Missionary Society re-
port of Treasurer j. L. Crosby, Esq, ;
report of secretary supplementary. to
printed report) address, Rev. William
Kincaid, d. ID. addresses, annua!! cleo
lions, business 2 p. M, conference
business report of educational institutions
Bangor Seminary, Rev. D; L. Yale Bow
Society, Rev. J. 6. Merrill, president
Congregational Charitable Society, Rev.
E. B. Mason, D. D., president; Bible
| Society of Maine, Rev. Gowen G. Wilson
report of secretary of Sunday schools,
Dea. A. W.. Butler, reports OF delegates
to corresponding bodies. 715 p. M,
praise service; reception of delegates
School and Publishing Society, Rev. F.
j. Marsh; American Missionary Assooia-
tion, Rev. G. H. Gutterson; Congrega-
tional Home Missionary Society, Rev.
William Kincaid, d. D.
II a. M, Woman's Board OF Missions,
Mrs. Hannah 7. Fem. president Up.
NJ, Woman's Maine Missionary Auxili-
ary, Mrs f. B. Lewis, president. 30
| D. m, Woman's Aid to American Mis-
sionary Auxiliary, Mrs. K. B. Lewis,
president. g. 80 p. M, Woman's Aid to
American sMissionary Associations Mrs.
Ida V. Woodbury., president; address by
Miss Agnes r. Mitchell, of Blowing
Rock, N. G.
THURSDAY.
s. 30 a. M, devotional service business
| addresses; beginnings and Historical
Eras in Maine, Rev. J. S. Sewall, D. D.
Present Status of Congregationalism Alb
| so1ute and Relative in the State Rev.
e. M. Cousens; Congregational Exten-
sion in Maine, Possibilities Plans" Rev.
j. s. Williamson; discussion address,
E'The Latent Power of Our Churches,
How Made Effective. % Rev. J. S. Pen
man. p. m, business, addresses, 1.-THE
Relation of the Church and the King
dom,'' Rev. Leroy S. Bean; "The Re-
lation of the Church to Present Sociologi-
cal Problems, Rev. 7. A. Frey
'sChristian Endeavorss in the Church, -
Mr. William Shaw of Boston; "The
American Board" Rev. e. B. Webb. D..
D. 7.15, praise service; address; closing
business and adjournment.