The Portland daily press., 1900-09-27

Wednesday dawned beautifully ON the
drst day of the Baptist Anniversaries at
Yarmouth, and helped to bring out the
large attendance, which filled to over
flowing the tasteful and commodious
Baptist church at Yarmouth.
The devotional sermon at 9 a. m. was
led by Rev. Mr.. Flanders, OF Biddeford.
Rev. W. A. Newcombe, OF Thomaston,
is president OF the Maine Baptist Mis-
sionary Convention, whose sessions be-
gan at 9 80 a. M, but in his absence
Rev. j. K. Wilson, of Portland, was
chosen president pro tempore. The pas
tor OF the local church, Rev. II. l..
Caulkins, gave a brief but hospitable ad
dress OF welcome, to which Mr.. Wilson
made q lifting response. The annual SER
mon was preached by Rev. /. B. Mower
Of South Berwick, from the text Known
unto God are all his works" Acts
1913.
In the course of the sermon the preach
er recalled the death OF Rev. e. N.
Fletcher, missionary at Ming Po, China,
at the age Of 38, who only three years ago
was present at the Maine Baptist meet
NEUROLOGY.
Rev. DIR H. S. Burrage made the fol-
lowing neurology report:
The Apostle Paul at the close of his
long and useful life would say: 81 have
fought a good fight, L have kept the
faith In other words his had been
well spent life and he had never relin-
guished his personal hold on Christ as
his Saviour. For such man ITO die Is
gain" 1t is a gain for every faithful dis
ciple of the Lord Jesus. During the past
year two of our ministers have left us.
Rev. Charles V. Hanson, ID. D., of
Skowhegan, died at Atlantic, Mass, No
vember II, 1899. He was born in Port
land, Maine, Aug. 30, 1874, was prepared
for college at the High school in Port.
land, and in 1861 entered WatervilIe, now
Colby Conge, graduating in 1865, and at
the Newton Theologican Institution in
1861 His first pastorate was In Peabody,
Mass, where he was ordained as pastor
ofsthe Baptist church, October 6, 1868
In such esteem was he held by his fellow
citizens in Peabody that in 1872 and 1873
he represented the town in the Legislature
of Massachusetts,. In 1879 he accepted a
call to the pastorate of the Baptist church
in Damariscotta, Me. After an exceed
ingly happy and useful pastorate In 1888,
he accepted call to the pastorate OF the
Fourth Baptist church in Providence, r.
I. But he was not at home in Provi.
dence and IN a short time he returned to
Maine and accepted the pastorate of the
Bethany Baptist church in Skowhegan
in whose service the remaining years of
his ministry were spent. In all his SER
vices at Damariscotta and In Skowhegan
he did not forget any of our great denom-
national interests at home and abroad,
and he was a helper in all. For many
years he was trustee of the Maine Bap-
tist Missionary Convention and Of Colby
College. He was faithful to every trust
and so long as his strength remained he
sought to fulfill the ministry he had re-
ceived. Then, just as faithfully, he
awaited the Masters call to the higher
service of heaven.
Rev. Robert A. Patten died in Wash
DuAu, AocoluDcA 20, 1oJJs 115 was porn
in Newport, Me-, November 10, 1881, was
converted in early life, but was in mid
die life when he was ordained Ito the
work OF the Gospel ministry. His first
service as pastor was with the Baptist
church of Guilford in 1865 Later he
served the churches in Appleton, West
Camden, North Newport, Washburn
and Perham. On account of III health
he was not able to continue in pastoral
work during the later years of his life,
though he was frequently asked to preach
in particular churches. In the Civil war
he served in the First Maine Cavalry.
The church in Washburn and the COM
munity mourn the loss of a beloved min
lister.
Two pastors wives have died during the
year. Mrs. Harriet F., widow of the late
Rev. DR.. g. p. Mathews, dted at Ten
ants Harbor, Oct. 25, 1899, and Mrs. w.
81. S. Ventres in East Corinth, Aug. %
1900. Both are lovingly remembered in
the churches which they, as we'll as their
husbands, served. Mention should also be
made of Mrs. M. G p. King, once