The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-03
THE LAST DAY.
OF The Itinerant's Institute at
SOuth Portland.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AND INTER
ESTTNG ADDRESS.

What the Institute is For-Description of
Its Work-Brief Abstracts of the Pub
lie Addresses.
There was good attendance on the
third day of the Itinerant Institute at
South Portland. The morning prayer
service at s O'Clock was led by Rev. F..
G. Norcross of Madison.
The services were followed by the usual
class exercises. Much interest has been
manifested by tho public as to the
nature and scope of work of the
ftinerants Institute and the nature of
the studies pursued by the mem bers.
The institute was organized in $780,
originally designed to relieve some of the
immense pressure of work laid upon the
annual conference.
Studies are assigned all candidates for
the ministry. Previous to 1890 these
students were examined as to their pro-
hcienoy i'll these studies at the annual
conference. The design of tho Itinerant
Institute Is to examine the students in
one half of the studies, supplementing
the examinations by lectures appropriate
to the occasion by representative leaders
of the most advanced thought in the
educational and theological Thought gof
the church. Thus the annual conference
has been relieved to just one half of tho
educational part of it's duties.
A word as to the nature of the courses
of study ia of interest. A candidate for
the Methodist ministry is recommended
TO pursue the full course of academic,
rollege and theological of the schools and
colleges of the church. Before man is
nrdained An elder and becomes in COM
mon parIance a full fsdged Metho dist
minister, he must give satisfactory evil
dence, Ethe right tests of his prof cheney
in the eight years prescribed course of
studies. Every member of the Maine
Conference is a member of the Itinerant
Institute.
The officers of the Maine Conference
ltinerant Institute which has been hold
ing its sessions at the M. E. church,
South Portland this week are as follows:
President-Rev E. o. Thayer, Gardi-
ner.
Vice President-W. F. Berry, Water
Vile.
sSecretary-E. G. Strout, Gorham.
Treasurer-Alex. Hamilton, Bethel.
The Institute Las board of sixteen
examiners.
g At II O'Clock, DR.. Beull, Dean of the
Boston University, School of Theology,
delivered the second lecture in the course
and the third and last at 2 O'Clock In the
afternoon. The lectures weEe continual
~ttiiono Of that ST Tuesday, technical in
their character, and a minute and
critical analysis of the Epistle to the
Galatians They were very strong, and
delivered IN the forceful and masterful
manner for which Dean Buell. is noted.
AT $40, the church was packed to hear
Chancellor Day deliver his second address
of the session. 1t was an informal ad-
dress to the clergy. urging largeness of
view, liherality OF thought, purity of
life and Importance Of she work. The
whole address abounded in flashes of
wit and bits of eloquence. Il was an ad-
dress to which no report could do justice.
1t was an address from one minister to
his brothers In the clergy and related en-
tirely TO the scope and work of the
ministry of the Methodist church. DR..
Day argued for broad liberal policy
in the ministry that looked above and
beyond petty minutise of theological dis
oussion and grasped the great and
glorious truths of the great gospel of
salvation.
EVENING SESSION.
The evening session was begun with a
brief praise service, which was conducted
by Rev. D. 8. Faulkner of Kittery.
DR.. e. o. Thayer presented as the
principal speaker of the evening, Rev. F.
e. Frohook of Kent's Hill, who delivered
an address "The Word of God Tried"
1t was a defense of the Bible as inspired
of God, and was mastery effort. Mr..
Frohook Is an orator and possesses a
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