The Portland daily press., 1895-07-17
REV. Mr.. o'BRlEN's SIDE.
What He Has to Say Regarding Charges
ltade by Bath Ministers.
ESPECIAL TO TIE pREss,l

Made by Bath Ministers.
ESPECIAL TO TEE PREss.]
Bath, July 16.-The local clergymen
having charged Rev. f. W. O'Brien, who
has conducted many evangelistic meet
ipgs in this city with having committed
adultery and with telling falsehoods the
public has naturally enough got greatly
interested in the matter, and his friends
who believe him to be repentant for all
past sins are standing by him more nobly
than ever.
The PRESS, thinking that the people
story, as they have the stories of the
local olergymen through interviews pub
lished in yesterdays Bath Times,
called upon Rev. f. W. O'Brien today to
talk with him regarding 1t.
He has very little to say for publication
and says that he doesn't consider the
newspapers the place to settle the matter
He says he didn't accept the invitation
to meet the t; local clergy Yesterday be-
meet him and they did not do SO. After
talking with some Of his friends he de-
oided not to go and meet them.
He says SO far as his occupying both
Baptist and Advent pulpits are concerned
that he is an evangelist and that if the
people of those two churches want him to
preach to them he can see no reason why
he shouldn't do SO.
He believes in immersion, and also in
the second coming of Christ.
He says he has never requested the
other ministers to fellowship him.
He intends to remain in Bath and prove
that he is working for what he believes is
right.
The report that he had no marriage
license and that he had performed several
marriages that are Illegal, are false for
he showed the PRESS his licenses signed
by Gov. Henry B. Cleaves, so his
marriages are all binding.
He baptised ten or twelve persons last
Sunday.
Bar Harbor Happenings.
bar Harbor, July 16.-Mrs. Albert
Barney gave a coming out reception for
her daughter, Miss Natalie Barney, Just
home from year and half tour in
Europe, this afternoon. The guests in
cluded prominent persons in social and
diplomatic circles. Mr.. and Mrs Barney
VO1O cboSAcuOSl III LCNS1Fl0S ny OlOfOA
young ladies, including two of Governor
Morton's daughters.
Two men canoeing today capsized near
the yacht Edna, and would have drowned
but for the timely aid of Captain Manson.
Their names are unknown.
". Z. Vanderbilt's yacht Valiant,
with DR.. and Mrs. Seward Webb, Miss
J. Louise Webb, Reginald Ronalds, W.
S. Hoyt, F. o. Beach on board, arrived
tonight from Newport.
Summer School a Orono.
Orono, July ia three weeks sum-
mer school at the Maine State college
opened yesterday. Wednesdays pro-
gramme includes chemical laboratory
work, physical laboratory work, natural
history, a lecture by Prof. E. L. Harvey
on Natural History laboratory work
in domestic economy, a lecture by Miss
Barrows on Domestic Economy.
Thursday same as above except lecture
at 2 p. m. by Prof. A. B. Aubert on
Chemistry.
Friday the same as above except q
lecture at 2 p. m. by Prof. Stevens, on
| "Physics.
Objected to Being Used % Target.
Augusta, July 16-A sensation was
caused on the famous Hallowell road near
the National Soldiers Home In Chelsea
by George W Fairbrother, gentleman
well known in the annals of this cole
brated boulevard, and John L. Ware, the
man who works for Trask, near neigh
Dor OF Fairbrother. The latter has two
sons Charles. about twenty, and Mel
nfteen' Ware got the ennity Of Fair
brother, it Is said. because he gave infor
nation of rumselling.
Saturday night Ware went into the