The Republican journal., 1897-09-23
The Congregational State Conference
Now in Session at the North Church, Belfast.

Now in Session at the North Church, Belfast.
The seventy-tirst annual meeting of the
General Conference of the Congregational
Churches of Maine opened at the North
church in this city Tuesday land the sessions
will continue until noon to-day.
The first delegates arrived by steamer
Silver Star Monday afternoon, and others
came by the Penobscot from Bangor and up
river points, and by the M. and M. from
Rockland and way. The train Monday even.
ing had special car and brought nearly a
hundred delegates, The remainder came by
teams from nearby points, OF by train Tues
day. Messrs. II. NJ. Prentiss and W h.
Howard of the committee on entertainment
Went tc Wateryille by Monday afternoon s
train to meet delegates and arrange for their
entertainment while here. A numerous
committee met the visitors at the station and
saw that each one was provided for.
The audience room of the North Church
IN which the meetings We're held presented
cheerful appearance. At each side of the
pulpit and on a table in front stood large
bank of green leaves, ferns, and bright bios
SONS, artistically arranged. A handsome
lily stood on the pulpit and basket of
flowers was suspended above.
The Tuesday morning meeting was called
to order at 10 o'clock by the Moderator Rev
j. S. williamson of Augusta, and was OPEN
ed by the congregation singing the hymn,
THE Church's One Foundation"
The Moderator then read a Scripture Sc
lection, Eph. 4. and Rev. j. G. Merrill, d.
D.. of Portland offered prayer.
The Moderator appointed Hon. E. w.
Woodbury. of Bethel. Rev. E. II. Newcomb of
Richmond and Rev. W. c. Curtis of Brown
vile Committee on Credentials. The Com
mittee will be unable to report until near
the close of the meetings.
Rev. E. NJ, Cousins of Gray, committee on
Neurology, reported that three Congrega-
tional ministers have died in this State the
past year; fourteen former Maine pastors
have died elsewhere; and that two wives of
ministers have died. The list is as follows
Charles E. Harwood, for the past three
years the missionary pastor at Cranberry
Isle, died March %, 1897, aged 81 years. He
was formerly pastor at Presque Isle and
special missionary in Aroostook county.
John ID. Emerson died at Acton, April 49,
1897, aged IS years. He was pastor of the
Second church, Biddeford, from 1868 to 1876
and resident of Maine most of the time till
his death.
Benjamin Tappan, D. D., died at Norridge-
wock, Dec. %, 1896, aged 81 years. He was
the son OF kew. DIR. Tappan and was born in
Augusta, graduating at Bowdoin and Ban
gor Seminary. His first pastorate was at
Hampden for ten years. This was followed
by pastorate in Massachusetts when he re-
turned to Maine and was pastor at Nor
ridgewock for 2S years.
Benjamin Dodge, born at BrookSvile and
preached many years in Maine before be-
ginning in 1854 his successful educational
work in the Tennessee mountains, died at
Pleasant Hill, Sunday, July 13, 1897, aged
IS years.
Merrill Blanchard, Mr. Dodge's son-in-
law, who was pastor at Winterport and
Pavilion church, Biddetord, died at Shore
ham, VT, Sept l. 1897, aged 10 years.
Henry 7. Cheever, born at Hallowell, :,
1874; graduate of Bowdoin and Bangor, and
and for year a pastoral supply at Old
Town, died at Worcester, Mass, Feb. 13,
1897 aged SO years.
Mark Gould, born at Wilton 1911, pastor at
Andover, Standish, Monmouth, West Minot,
died at Worcester, Mass, Aug T. 1896, aged
81 years.
Amory II, Tyler, pastor at Falmouth, Nor
way huuSOu, OOuuu ET66pDTb, uleu du
Roslindale, Mass, May 13, 1896, aged ~
years.
Crosby III. Wheeler, the honored mission
ary, was born at Hampden, graduated at
Bowdoin and Bangor Theological Seminary
and had a pastorate at Warren before enter
ing upon his life work is Asia Minor. He
died at Auburndale, Mass, Oct. II, 1896,
aged 10 years
Lincoln Harlow, born in Turner died at
Post Mills, VT, Oct. 9, 1896, aged 5S years
William H. Beard at Freedom in 1S6669,
Wilton, 70; died at South Killingly, CT,
Oct. 2, 1896.
Jesse Bailey, born at w oolwich; gradual
ed at Bates College, died at Buffalo Creek,
Col, Sept. 8, 1896.
Daniel s. Campbell, born at Temple died
at Pine River, Ga, June 16, 1886, aged 10
years.
George Def. Folsom, born at Bucksport;
died at San Francisco, Cal, Nov. s, 1895.
Henry E. Parker, acting pastor at East
port, 1S47 to 1850, died at Hanover, n. H.,
Nov. I, 1896, aged 70 years.
Nathaniel Richardson, acting pastor at
Norway, Brownfield, Biddeford, died at
Providence, R. L., Dec. 3, 1896, aged 80 years.
George Spaulding, born at Frankfort, died
at St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 26, 1896, aged 10
years.
Bradford Pierce born at Franklin, graduat-
ed at Bangor Seminary, pastor at Eastport
1871-73, died at Bromtield, Mass. March IS,
1897 aged 81 years.
Ephriam w. Allen, pastor at South Ber-
wick, 1858 66, died at Newark, N. j., May II,
1896, aged 50 years.
After singing the hymn, "Hark, Hark, My
soul,' by the congregation, Prof. 81. L.
Chapman, d. D., of Bowdoin College, preach
ed the conference sermon. His text was
from John IS: 81, and he showed by the life
and sayings of Jesus the unity of the divine
and human in His nature, the union of God
and man. he closed by making personal
application of the words of the Saviour,
"Whom say ye that I amp"
The session closed with singing the hymn
Crock of Ages" by the congregation, and
the benediction by Prof. Chapman.
The music is led by Rev T. P. Williams
of Winslow, Mrs. j. W. Jones of Belfast
presiding at the organ. The selections are
from The Hymnal, special pamphlets with
appropriate hymns having been published
expressly for the occasion.
The afternoon session opened with half