The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-05

consisting Of twenty mem beEs. Paris was
Ghen called Number 1, and Levi, Isaac
Jamima and Sardinie Jackson, John
anu PATIENCE Willis, Japheth WasnDuin,
we're dismissed from the Srd Baptlst
ohurch Of Middleboro, Mass, to thls
church. Prior 10 this time Paris was
the scene of much contention tetweeh
Gne BaDtists and Congrea atlonallsts.
Rev. Paul Coffin, d. ID, of Buxton. a
congregational clergyman and graduats
of Harvard College, visited the town in
the interest of the church IN l?96-lsoo.
he speaks of the congregation that ne
preached to rs composed OF some 5oo well
behaved, well dressed people. through
the efforts of Elder Elisha Snow the hrst
minister, Elder james Hooper, was
chosen April eth, 1898. He was born IN
berwick. He was ordained June a5th,
1895. in the barn Of the first settler, Lem
uel Jackson His brother, William
Hooper, preached the ordination sermon.
lie received four lots of land, two OF
which he gave back to the town, and
two he Kept for a farm, working ten
years to clear them up. He retired from
the ministry in 1929, although he COD
tlnued to serve the church seven years
more. He was man OF great ability. IL
is said that during his passionate tine
Universalists first cana into that sectlon.
Some of the people wished to hear the
new religion and asked tho pastor wheth-
er it would be proper to allow JDe eA
FOUNDER the use of the Baptist puipit.
. Yes, said Elder Hooper, i would IKE
to heer him myself. AT the close Oh une
preachers remarks Elder Hooper was
asked to make any remarks that ne saw
fit and close the service with prayer.
Pastor Hooper said eff God has any
plan whereby to save all men nave 10
objection. Let Us pray" The Elaes
was o great politician, and was one Vi
the trainers of the constitution OF maine.
He WAS a subscriber to the Eastern At
gus (Democratic), but used to borrow
the Portland Advertiser (Federallstl
"just to See what the devil was about.
He was not in sympathy with, ana ln
fact very much opposed to, SUNDAY
schools, ministerial education, foreign
missions and temperance; therefore THESE
reforms gained no foothold In his oongre
CATION, for his word was law. -
The second pastor, was a very dlHef-
emit man. Rev. Caleb Bailey Davis WAS
born in Methuen, Mass, July 8, loo1;
WINS graduated from Newton Theological
School, and was ordained June ", 1885,
but his nervous system gave way IN 1907,
and he resigned in September OF that
year. He took up the work OF educRtlon,
temperance and missions, which pastor
hooper uhu ulsuaAHou. Ills
tact and courage, which Mr.. Davis pos
sessed. The other pastors were Rev.
Adam Wilson, d. D.. Revs. ". ID. 3.
Ventures, A. RI. Ford, 81. G. Estes, u.
D.. !. e, Cochrane. g. Mayo, A. Z.
Wedge and H. A. Roberts.
= Rev.EE. G. Cummings read paper on
can Autobiography of Capt. Daniel
Tucker" the grandfather of Mr.. James
III C,,,ikh of tI,ic city
After describing Capt. fuckers
graphic account of the bombardment
of Portland, Mr.. Cummings went on to
sneak on his career as privateersnap.
This career was most adventurous one
full of wonderful encounters and escapes
His great fear seemed to be of possible
CAPTURE by the British and forced to
serve on a man OF war or he committed
to the old Jersey prison ship, place OF
most unsavory reputation and prolific OF
the deaths of prisoners. He escaped these
great dangers and though captured sev-
eral times he made several successful
VOYAGES by which he laid the foundation
of future fortunes He continued In this
service almost to this time OF the declara-
tion of reace in 1888 and had the good
fortune and renown of bringing the I'll st
news OF that propitious event to Port
land.
There was read by title paper on
.Juseph Goldthwaite, barraok master OF
Boston, by Capt. r. 6. Carter OF New
York.
Donations to the society were received
as follows: Large oil portrait OF William
Swan from the family Of the late F. K.
Swan.
William Swan was born January 6,
1852: died September IS, 1853 Married
Mary daugher of Richard Goldman, ESQ.,,
came to Portland in 1895, became sue
cessful and honorable merchant. He
was member of the Maine house OF
representatives in 1Ss6-27-28: for many
years president of Portland bank /;
grand master of the Grand Lodge F.& A..
NJ, and grand high priest OF the grand
chapters; was for many years prominent
member of the second Parish church.
Picture of Fort Edgeoomb, Wiscasset,
from I. II. Farnham of Boston.
Portrait of Judge Ware of Harvard COL
lege.
Pen and ink sketch of Longfellow
birthplace, corner Fore and Hancock
streets, from Charles @. Goodhue.
The usual votes of thanks were passed
an papers ordered filed.