The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-10-18
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME.
Annual Meeting Of the Congregational
lists AZ Auburn.

The seventy-third annual meeting OF
the General Conference Of the Congreza-
tional Churches in Maine will be held at
the High street church, Auburn. October
80 to November .. Rev. DR.. George
Lewis OF South Berwick Is moderator.
The programme will be as fcllowu:
Monday Evening = Devotional and
praise service led by thu Moderator well
come, Rev. q. s. Patton; paper. sis
Christianity Declining in Mains?" Rev.
q. l., Parker. Auburn; s,rmon, he v. q.
A. Moore, Rockland.
Tuesday Neutrality-suspicious. service
led by Rev. E. L. Marsh, watervills; or
Ganizatiop; report Of the secretary. Rev.
e. NJ. Cousins Of Biddsford; neurology |;
business; semi-annual meeting OF the
Moman's Board of Missions, Nrs Han
nah r. Fem, Portland, president; ad-
Mrs. Carter, ''Miss Gould and Her
Work. Miss erie, "Work for Juniors"
Miss Hawkes., Work for Juveniles"
Miss Marshall, "Miss Lori and Her
Work, Mlss johnson; annual meeting
OF the Woman's Aid to the A.. NJ. A.;
addresses 'The Need Of the Hour" Mrs.
| l. V. Woodbury., 1.-THE White Mans
Burden" Rev. q. Il. Guttsrson.
Tuesday Aftsrkoon-Devoui service
led by Rev. Ii. w. kimball of Skcwhe-
gan; business; discussion, atopic "iha
Church Rsdeeming Its Machinery"
opened by Rev. G. Al. Howe Of Lewiston.
continued BY Rev: 5. y. Adams OF West.
| brook aud Rev. Donald Mccormick OF
Boothbay Harbor; solo; discussion, topic
"The Church Redesming Its Member
Ship" opened by Rev. A. L.. 6truthers,
south Gardiner, continued by Rev. A. l..
Chase Of York and Rev. 4. b. HAITI OF
East Madison.
1 A<,L
/ praise service led by Rev. >. w. Chapin,
Deer Isle; anthem; report of the Inter
denominational Comfy Commission,
| President W. ID. Hyde, ID d., LII. d.,
| Bruins wick; address, 1.-THE Christian
Civic League" Rev. W. f. Berry of
| waterville.
| Wednesday Morning--Annual meeting
| OF the Maine Missionary Society; address
by the president. Galen G. Moses, Esq /.
Bath; report OF the secretary, Rev. David
Il. Hatch, Portland; report Of the treas
urer. William p. Hubbard. Esq., Ban.
gor; election Of officers; addresses, Rev,
Q. N. Davie Of Cranberry Isles, Rsv. E.
Baker, ID. d., OF Portland.
| Wednesday Afternoon Devotional
service led by Rev. Il. il. Newcom b.
South Portland; annual meeting OF tts
Maine College and Educational Society,
Rev. ]. 6. Merrill, ID. D.. presidents
annual meeting of the Maine congrege
tional Charitable Society, Rev. K. u,
Mason, ID. d., brunswick. president;
solo; papers, sThe Ethics OF Christair
Giving" Hon K. X. Burpee Of Bangor
preparations for Church Membership.
Rev. ii. ii. Noyss of New Gloucester
"Conditions of Church Membership.
Rev. G. ID. Boothby Of Ihomaston, "Th,
Future of Christian Endeayor In Maine.
Rev. q. ID. Crane of Maohias; discussion
Wednesday Evening Devotional and
praiss service led by Rev. p. H. Moore
of Saco; anthem; addresses, IA Lay
man Word to the Pulpit" Principal q
G. burlington of Pennington; address
"The Preaching Needed in the Ohurche
of the Present Day." Rev. w. A. Bart
lett, ID. ID. Of Lowell, Mass.
Thursday Neutrality-suspicious. servic
led by Rev. j. X. Boardman OF Halo
well; business, report OF the Visitor Il
Bangor Seminary, report of the Visito
J to Bowdoin Colleges, report OF the Con
ference Committees; paper, IA Close
Union of Congregational Churches Il
Maine" Rev. j. l.. Jenkins, ID. d.. o
Portland; paper, The Obtain ment o
Spiritual Power Rev. ii. l.. Griffin Q
Bangor; communion, Administrators
Rev. q. W. Reynolds of Gorham an
Rev. o. w. Folsom of Bath; adjourn
ment.
{ Wednesday Aforementioned meet
ing of the Woman's Ali to the Main
Missionary Society, Mrs. Katherine
Lewis of south Eelwick, Irs:i lent; cleo
ton of officers and reports of work; &C
dresses.
Thursday Morning-Business meetiu
of the Woman's All to the A. NJ. q.
Mrs Ida V. Woodbury., president.
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