The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-17


a little girls dialogue with her grand
mother. me GEAR Old lady wanted to
take nap and she ehidsd tba Iittle
grandohild for makingia noise. whera',n.
on the little girl replied. sYnu vvon1dns+
be grandmother at all if ii WASN'T for
me- =" 'ss.s ssAs
The speaker said there are in the
Methodist churches of the country 23. 800
chapters % the Epworth league and but
2bo chapegalIa q other young peoples So
should make haste to CAT nnder the
league umbrella The Epworth league
has come tostny. He outlined it's f0ur
years course of Bible ,rndv RECENTLY
adopted. His first appeal was for gem
erai adoption Of this reading course.
Hls second appeal was in behalf Of the
felLRioua Training and conversion of
children. :" | am interested in the con-
version of children, Let's ksep the bows
anu girls IN church, instead Of allowing
6hen 70 browse around the DEVILS COM
mon tlil they become of age and then
hire Methodist preacher, at salary of
sow or SbOO, to halter them and try to
convert Them
KEY. Hosea Hewitt of South Berwick,
submitted report of visit of himself
ana Rey. DR.. G. W. Gallagher at the
BOSTON university and school of theology.
he was followed by Prof. E. W. Rishell
VINO occupies chair in the historical de-
partment Of the theological school. He
spoke OF the work of that institution and
incidentally defended the religious re-
viva! system against which some hints
nan nesn thrown out by previous speak
efs during conference week. We know. "
salu ne In that connection, that evil
sometimes grows out of revivals; bat the
evils thus accruing are 10, 900 less than
the evils that come from not holding re-
| sivals.
| Rev. Israel Luce of the committee APP
pointed to recommend "a plan of appor-
| tolnDent OF funds to conference claim
ANTS. submitted report i'll the shape of
resolutions, which the conference pro-
ceaded 60 adopt. The resolutions were rs
| follows:
adoption by the Maine conference of the
disciplinary plan Tor the support of
4 superanuated ministers, their widows
aud orphans and neeessitous cases in the
| conference.
| Resolved, That we recommend that
one-half the proceeds Of the PreacherA'
AID society, and one-half of the proceeds
OF the book concern, apportioned to this
conference, be designated as the annuity
| fund as per disciplinary plan.
Resolved, That we recommend that a
committee of nine, three of whose terms
snail expire each year, be chosen by the
conference TO consider NIL questions of
claims on conference funds for necessitous
cases, and that their action be final, after
reporting to tbs boards of stewards.
just as the call for fraternal delegates
TO come forward was bsing responded to,
the conference burst into applause at the
sight OF Rev. DR.. David b. Randall, the
father OF the Maine conference, who was
coming down the centre aisle between
two attendants. fFatheri' Randall is
ninety years DID, and no annual session
OF the Maine conference is complete with
out his presence. He has Leen in i'll
health all winter, but during this CONFER
ence week he has been in frequent CONSUL
tation with prominent olergymen ut his
home in this city, in relation to denomi-
national matters, and was on Thursday
reelected president of the board OF trus-
tees. He was given an easy chair IN front
Of the platform, where he exchanged
many hand shake With the brethren,
old and young.
Two fraternal delegates responded to
their call. Rev. Isaac Davis, a bright
young preacher. formerly of Saco
brought good titEngs from the last
annual eonferenc.s of the Maine Free
Baptist churches, ana Rev. Dir. Ayers of
this city exchanged greetings with ths
conference, as an official representative of
the Maine Baptists. When the. Free
Baptist delegate concluded his brief adj |
dress, the venerable Rev. DR.. Randall |
remarked: bishop, my grandfather WAS
the founder OF the denomination that |
this young man represents"
Bishop Mallalieu invited Dr.. Randall |
to respond in behaH of the conference, TO |
the greeting from the Fres Bapt1sts, but |
he replied that the bishop had better 90 |
1t.
The Bishops response to the fraternal |
greetings was hearty and sprinkled with |
wis. lie believed there is no good reason |
why all evangelical Christians should not |
today stand shoulder to shoulder in the |
work Ct spreading the gospel Of the Son |
OF SOU all over the world. In this con-
nsction he said: There are many |
reasons why We should MI stand together. |
1t we have accomplished what we have |
in tue past under somewhat unfavorabie |
conditions, when there was SO much Of |
controversy and wrangling, and less OF |
1ova and fellowship, what.may We not |
accomplish for God md humanity when
we are in perfect accord and sympathy i'll |
the great prime motives that an Innate as |
i'll the objects that we are seeking TO ac-
compl1shs In this era Of fellowship. |
good understanding and helpful mutual |
efforts We have gained rs many nominal |
Christians in ninety seven years as we |
gained in the eighteen centuries preoed- |
ing, and more. lhe idea OF limited |
atonomens has gone forever. We are
getting around to gospel platform and |
loosening from thoss hard and fast lines |
of theology that useI to he deemed essen |
tial to cur forms of faith and Christiapi- |
ty.
be added that neither the Baptist
nor the Free baptist denomination |
is likely to die out, though |
he had for long time thought it would |
be really a good thing if they would come |
over to The MeShofisIs. AS follower of |
John Wesley, he quoted that patriarch's |
greeting, If thy heat lie as my heart.
give ne thy hand. amt the bishop |
added: "What a time he would have had |
if he had said, If thy head be as nv
head" only he would have had to add, |
+ give me thy list (Applause.) Speak |
ing Of the baptists, the bishop said lie |
didn't knew OF u netter state i'll the
Union for Eaptists than this State of |
Maine, with MI its bays and rivers and |
lakes. daughter.
In conclusion he said: 81 will tell you |
what want you to do. want you to |
join with us III II supreme effort to stand |
by the old Eible. l want you to ioin
With us in a supreme effort to stand by |
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