The Portland daily press., 1900-01-18
Meeting Of The Church Club Of Maine
Last Evening.
Bishop-Elect Goldman
Guest of Evening.
He Creates a Decidedly Favor
able Impression.

Last evening many of the clergy snd
laymen Of this diocese were Introduced to
and heard speak for the first time, Rev.
Robert Goldman, Jr.. bishop slect OF
Maine. The impression he made upon
them by hls earnest and eloquent address
augers well for the successful carrying
out of the work he will bs called upon
TO perform. he aroused the greatest
enthusiasm among his hearers and theirs
was a general expression among those
present that the bishor-elect In the
church In Maine has found the man OF
whom much can be expected.
The occasion for this introduction OF
tho Rev. Mr.. Goldman was the fourth
annual banquet of the Church club OF
the diocese Of Maine which WAS held at
the Falmouth hotel. The attendance was
very large And included wsil-Snown
Iaymen and clergy men from the eastern
Vart OF the state as well As great many
who resids In Portland. After recsp-
uIon where many sought a personal intro
duction to the bishop elect, the banquet
was served in the handsome dining hall
of the hotel. ! no tables were arranged
In the form of a hollow square, the presi'
don't of the club, MIR. John b. Coleman
Of Portland, sitting at the centre OF the
middle table, with the bishop-elsct upon
his iight hand, while the other speakers
of the evening were seated not far away.
TIE tnrqutt which was served In an
excellent manner, occupied the attention
of the club for some time and when
cigars wsro lighted thepresident called the
gathering to order. Having expressed
his appreciation of the large attendance
aud the honor the ciGS feis at having as
It's guests GU this occasion tine Bishop
elect of the diocese, MIR. Coleman intro
duoea MIR. John b. Heating, tho British
vice-consul. who rsad most entertain
ing account OF the annual conference OF
cs.rui cluss which was held at Chicago
en- thS ninth OF last February. He gave
abstracts Of the addresses which he heard
there inter sosrssd with many good
stories and fright comments. In con
clusion MIR. Heating said that he had
Teen invited by the secretary OF this con-
ference TO attend a meeting to be held Mt
New Orleans soon to speak upon Mis-
sionary Work Among the Sailors" He
said that he had found no difficulty in
preparing this paper, but had teen
troubled by the mornory Of an adage
which says that Charity begins at
home" lie thought In this connection
that tie nurch was doing nothing for
the sailors who arc cast aGrift In this
port. The young men of the city are
I'm ha A
the railroad men are we'll looked after by
the railroad branch OF the same institu.
ton, but nothing is done for the poor
sailor who has neither home, church,
ana very few friends In this city where
he is turned adrift
Mr.. Kebtiag's brief address was gener-
ously spplsuded and Rev. K. II. Plant of
Gardiner was then introduced TO speak
upon tie Sunday school and its relation
- the laity. In the course OF this thought
full address. Mr.. Plant said: VERY
few layIren take any vital part in the
development of the Sunday school SO that
the relation between the lay man and the
Sunday school does not exist he said
that he wished to take advantage Of the
presence of as strong a delegation of
ohurchmen as had ever assembled in
the diocese to bring to their attention .
few things regarding the Sunday school
work. Tho place Of the Sunday school In
the church is little understood and for
that reason the Sunday schools are weak.
Until ths distinct place which the
Sunday school occupies In relation to the
church there will never be good Sunday
schools. The school should be distin.
guished from all other church work, from
the philanthropio and missionary In
tsrests and should be made the rlice for
the laying OF firm foundation of the
knowledge Of Gods revelations This
could only be brought about by a careful
instruction In the Bible which plays