The Portland daily press., 1899-06-15

4 Urit4ian association has been allie 70
exseaa nsa-to three Of the churches. Mr.
Forkins rect mmended thar pastors should
present 20 their people the desiratillty 81
,eTtending aid 60 this state association
Nv doh now has - fluid Of SIS. 1870.
In Speaking of The different churches
i'm tho state, Mr.. Perkins told how nre
in the vestry Of the church at Farming
ton had lead-to the renovation Of the
building. He also alluded to the work
which is being done in the city. Of St
so"n S',.s, ~ sns s. f. aaun s. a.s
iu that city, whers prejudice is still so
strong that 1t takes man with some
thing Of, the hero about him to serve as a
Observation-Disclosures. A different picture
was given in the account Of the ordina-
tion At Ellsworth where the clergymen Of
the city part loipsted in the exercises
with the exception of those who were
kept away by reasons not in any way
connected with religious belief. The re-
port also made reference to the sermon
preached at Bangor by Prof. Gilmore,
then OF the Bangor Theological seminary.
NMr. Perkins had gone to Bangor to preach
IN exchange with the pastor, Rev. MIR.
Beach. overwhelmingly taken i'll, said
| Mr.. Perkins. and at last Mrs. Beach
| caIad on the Theological seminary for as
sistaalce. as a result, Prof. Gilmore
preached what tae Bangor Commercial
described as one OF the great sermons of
the year in Maine. 1t led to friction In
tho seminary and the resignation OF Prof
Gilmore, who is now professor in our
own Meadville seminary and convert to
our belief.
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This reference to Prof. Gilmore was the
subject OF some remarks by Rev. MIR.
Beach in whose church the sermon WINS
preached. When Mr.. Perkins had con-
cluded reading his report. Mr.. Beach
took the floor and said that it should not
be understood that Prof. Gilmore had
changed his views. Six years ago. when
Prof. Gilmore was installed, said MIR.
Beach, the creed of the seminary was
read and II was stated that ne assented
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Inc report OF tne secretary was then ac-
oeptea ana oraered spread upon the rec
ords. Ne1o IN oruer was ehe report OF
MIS- earan h.hamiioon OF Saco, sne pres
ldens OF bne woman Aihanoe. mrs.
hamilton report was one Oh great Inter
est TO tne onltarians' IL dealt with
the subject OF tne women's WORK In the
cnurcn IN more comprehensive manner
than wouid nave peeh tne case had tne
report peen connneo 10 tne presentation
OF STATISTICS ana summary OF the year
WORK. MIS- hamilton 'aio tnas the aiq
given 70 many women ny means OF tne
: post once mission was OF lnestimapie
5 vaiue. Inc Aliance largely promotes
the heipiut spirit among the women OF
the churches aho brings them into closer
r6tHttHn7 with each other than could Al