The Portland daily press., 1899-02-13
REx. pR. 1LLEN,s FUNERAL.
A Large Attendance at Chestnut street
Church.


The funeral Of the late Rev. Charles
=. Allen was held Saturday afternoon
at the Chestnut street church ana whs
largely attended, the large edifiee being
well filed with those who have long io'ea
anu venerated tbs deceased. The ohurch
services were preceded by services o.
prayer held ct the house at i.i5 o'cioek
by Rev. A. A. Lewis OF Gardiner WIN
was one OF DR. Aliens beloved students
at the Maine state college
The services Mt this church which fol-
lowed those at the houss were Of very
impressive character. Tho oasket, sur
rounded by beautiful floral tributes wa
placed in front OF the aitsr. The servlc
were conducted by the Rev. Luther Free
man who was assisted by the following
olergymen: Rev. A. $. Ladd, Rev. J..
Luce, Rev. h. o. Thayer, Rev. +. Z
Rogers of Lawrence. Mass, Rev. j. \.
Clifford of woodfords. Rev. William Cash
more Of Gorham, Rev. II. q. stront CT
!5aco, Rev. W. +. Berry of Portland,
Maine, and Hon. J. A. Locke, president
of the Maine Wesleyan Seminary al
kent's Hill. where Dr. Allies passed many
years of his life as president and teacher.
The services opened with prayer By
Rev. Mr.. Freeman, followed by singing
by the Maine Conference quartette. COM
posed Of hevs. Messrs. Clifford Cashinaie
Berry and Stront
Then came the reading Of the Scrip
lures by Rev. Mr.. Berry and an address
by Rev #. @. Rogers, formerly of Pine
street church, but now of Lawrence
Mass, followed. Mr.. Rogers spoke Of d..
Allen as n man in his home, his pc sonal
lie and experience. He told OF his low
able, sunshiny disposition, his tenderness
and sentleness his sympathetic friendli-
ness for all who came in his way aisi
needed his aid. he tod Of his home llie
his trials ana devotion OF his wife anu
family to him, OF the terrible shock
which came TO him by the sudden death
OF his son.
President Harris. OF the University Of
Maine. then spoke upon the relations
Of this University 10 DIR. A lien, Of the
great good he had done this institution,
Of his abilities as an educator and the
stamp he had lett upon the lives and
characters Of many OF the young men
who so lovingly remember him today.
HIS also spoke with deep feeling and great
eloquence of the hold DR.. Allen had up
on the hearts of all his people and gave
briefly some of the anecdotes Of his oaIeer
as the first president of the Maine State
college.
Then the Hon. Joseph A. Locke spoke
upon DR.. Allen and his relations to the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary at kent's Hill,
for which DR.. Allen made many sacri.
fees and where he first won fame as al
educator. Mr. Locke spoke with deep
feeling and very effectively of his rela
which all bore him who had known
him.
The Rev. Il. O. Thayer, presiding elder
OF the district. gave a short address upon
DIR. Aliens relations to the Methodist
church and TO the Maine conference aud
told of his religious work which had
done so much for Methodism and for the
good of humanity. He told OF his fear .
lessness in great reforms in all of which
ne was always "a mt ST active worker. of
his untiri labors as II pastor. his pow
er as "a speaker and the great veneration
and respect in which he was held by all
the conference. de spoke of him as one
of the old guard of which there are now
but four left to labor in the vineyard Of
the Maine conference. THE best memorial
we can erect to his memory" said MIR.
1hayer In closing. will be to carry out
his work, to follow his Christ like ex
ample and live up to his precepts."
Ihe Rev. Luther Freeman then offered
a most touching prayer AMI the services
oloseu with music.
The pail bearers were Rev. W. ;
Jones Rev. Israel Lucs, Rev. A. W. Pot.
tie, Rev. ". h. Berry, Rev. A. A. Lewis
and Rev. Mr.. Clifford of Deering. The
floral tributes were of an elaborate char
acter The interment was at Evergreen.