The Portland daily press., 1896-07-20
''MINNIEs SEASIDE REST"
Dedication of a Noble Charity at
OldsOrchard Yesterday.
A Summer Home for Missionaries the Gift
of Mrs. Green of Baltimore and
Named for Her Deceased Daughter.

a Summer Home for Missionaries the Gift
of Mrs, Green of Baltimore and
Named for Her Deceased Daughter
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
EOld Orchard, July 10 Minnie's Sea-
slds Rest. summer home for foreign
missionaries, erected by Mrs. Charles
Green of Baltimore. near her cottage
on the sea wall. was dedicated today,
the exercises being held on the premises
this afternoon. Rev. DR.. Cyrus Ham
lin, for many years president of Roberts
college. Constantinople, presided, and
foreign missionaries.
The home is spacious building of
attractive architecture and beautifully
furnished. Free room rent is given to
Its occupants and only nominal price
charged for board. the object of it's
founder being to furnish a resting place
for returned missionaries at less than
they could spend their vacations any
where else. The home is named for Mrs.
GREEN'S deceased daughter, an insight
into whose brief and interesting life was
touchingly given today Ey the benevo-
lent founder Of the home. The child was
possessed of the missionary spirit. and
through her instrumentality much good
WAS accomplished among the poor chill
dfen Of her southern home.
The first missionary address was by
Rev. John Cummings Of Saoo. Bap-
fist missionary, who was stationed seven
Years at Hemdada, Burmah, and is TO
return to that field the coming fall. His
address was on the life of DIR. Judson,
Americas first foreign missionary. who
laid the foundation of the Burmah work
at Rangoon, SO years ago.
While at the death of Judson only a
handful of worshippers had been gath
cred, the Baptist mission field in Burmah
today contains % mission stations. 586
out-stations, 155 missionaries, $50 native
preachers, 631 churches, of which 463
are sslf-supporting So, 1888 commandments
and 526 schools with IA, 600. The prese-
| oution that Judson underwent and the
obstacles besetting his transcription OF
the Bible into the Burmese language
were referred to in detail. InEoonclusion
| the speaker said as DR.. Judson was
buried in the Indian ocean, it was fitting
that this gathering should be Assem- bled
here today at the margin Of his grave
tsev. j. Ii. Alexander Of the Presby-
terian mission, India, discoursed in an
interesting manner upon the false doo-
trinss of the hsathen and uponsthe false
doctrines of the heathen and upon ths
special features of the mission3 work in
| that field. He spoke Of the unselfish in
terest OF the American people in the mis-
sion aelds, and praised Mrs. Green for
her generous donation toward So noble a
cause
| The next speaker was Miss Chamber
lain, missionary who recently returned
from Turkey. She made but brief men
| tion of the wholesaleislaughter of Arme
mans in Turkey, leaving that subject to
| Rev. DR.. gHamlin, who Is to deliver an
address upon it at the home tomorrow
evening. Her address was along the lines
Of missionary achievement and con-
tained many interesting ROTATIONS of
personal incidents. She spoke in fulsome
praise of Mrs Green. the founder of the
home.
Rev. q. W. Hinkley, rector Of Trinity
church, Saco, made stirring address in
behalf of continuance and broadening
of the missionary work. The dedicatory
prayer was offered by Rev. Isaac Nc
Ann of the Boydton Missionary Insti-
| tute, Virginia
: Trinity church choir furnished music.
The lower apartments of the home were
crowded with interested listeners
thrOuQhouG the services