The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-05

bOi1t dh lNOLOh DSN "%SASeSE1S' :.
vester Besse, at Germantown, Fh' asoa
80; Rev. Constantine Bates Marsoon, al
Oakland aged 8S years; Rev. aeo' mes-
ton Davis, at South WATERFORD; hev.
Henry Stetson, at SprtngVaie, asea ~
years; Rev. William 81. Evans,au Sunelo,
Ct, aged e6 years; Rev. W. ID. becKwlth,
at Needham, Mass, aged 81 years; Rev.
Charles 3. Bolbrook, at Danvers, MASS,
aged 81 years; Rev. DR.. Kendall Brooks.
at Alma, Mich, aged rs years; Rev. W.
S. Chase, D. D., at Atlantic City. N. j.;
Rev. NJ. j. Kelly, late of Minneapolis.
at Damariscotta. aged 81 years; Rev.
Ira II. Brown, at Levant, aged 70 years.
Reference was also made tc the death
of the late Prof. William Rogers. Mrs.
Susan B. Page, Mrs. E. B. P. Glover,
Calvin Hopkins, Alvin Record, Hanson
M. Hart and Mark p. Emery.
Greetings from other religious bodies
were presented by the following clergy
men: Rev. K. Mckay Of Houlton. for
the Presbyterian church; Rev. John
Mason of Houlton, for the Free Baptist;
Rev. FL. l.. McCann of Houlton for the
CONGREGATIONAL; Rev. Il. 81. Osgood of
Mapleton for the Methodist, and Rev. j.
A. CahilI of New Brunswick, represent.
ing the Baptists of the Provinces.
Rev. Mr.. Cahill, Standing by desk on
which the American and British flags
were draped side by side, was warmly
applauded when he told how the people
of the Provinces had prayed for the sue
cess of the American armies in the con-
f1ict with Spain. He eloquently pictured
the strength of an Anglo-Saxon al
lance for the regeneration of the heather
and said that in it he believed the Bap-
lists of America and the British posses
sions would play no small part.
THE COMMITTEES.
The committees were announced as fol-
lows:
Credentials-T. E. Ham, L. e. Carter,
p. N, Cayar, e. A. Cranston.
Nominations--H. II. Thayer, @. u.
Owen, II. b. Tilden, S. Brown, I. B.
Mower.
j. A. Flood, r. W. Van kirk, Alfonso Bunk
Home Missionaries-E. B. Dolan, W.
H. S Ventures, W. S. Ayres, 6. W. Lord.
C. II. Williams.
Publications-C. X. Flandsrs. W. II.
Clark, H. S. Burrage, G. S. Chass, H.
Perkins.
Reform-W. II. Spencer, d. D., c. E.
DUMP D A. ". joy G. H. Tuksbury' B.
Place and Preacher-F. A. Snow, W.
e. Lombard, 6, W. f. Barrows, q. G.
Hunt, John s. Sanborn.
Sunday Schools. NJ. Wyinan. q. M.
Stilphin, J. F. Jones, e. A. Royal.
Obituaries-H. S. Burrage, d. ID.
State of Religion-Rev. W. A. Atchley.
In few graceful words. Secretary
Dunn welcomed the following new pas
tors: Charles L. Taylor. North Vassal.
boro; j. A. Weston, New Sweden; Rev.
DR.. J. K. Wilson, Portland; Rev. G. W.
Flanders, Biddeford; Rev. T. E. Har-
mon, Cambridge.
At the afternoon session an interesting
discussion was precipitated by the propo-
,sition made by Rev. Mr.. Mason Of Dex.
ter, that in view of the financial condi
ton OF the convention, the services of the
recording secretary should be Temperate
ly dispensed with. DR.. Spencer, DR..
Burrage and others vigorously objected
to the proposition. DR.. Dunn, the secre-
tary, pleaded for the retention of the
officer, saying that 1t mattered not wheth-
er he or somebodyelse filled 1t, but the
office should be maintained. DR.. Bur-
rage pointed out that the denomination
has made Egreat gains in thelpast 20
years and that the present small deficit
is not a cause for alarm in view of ex-
listing financial conditions. The record.
ing secretary is chosen by the board Of
trustees 1t does not appear probable that
they will take action suggested by Mr..
Mason.