Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-19

j. d. Lapham offering the benediction.
Following this meeting, the confer
ence again assembled for the observ-
ance of the memorial services of the
deceased preachers and wives of
preachers. Rev. G.. r. Palmer of Liv-
ermore Falls, presided over the meet
ing. There We're a large number pres
ent and great interest was shown. A
hymn was sung to open the service,
after which reading from the
Scriptures was given by Rev. A. w.
Pottle Of Bowdoinham. Prayer was
offered by Rev. George c. Andrews of
kittery. The Conference Quartet sang
another hymn and then the remarks
on the deceased were given. There
We're four deaths during the year. Rev.
d. Il. Randall Of Portland. Rev. Joseph
Moore at Hyde Park, Mass. Mrs. An
drews and Mrs. Laura, wife of Rev.
John Collins Of Somerworth. n. H. All
the remarks We're very touching and
appropriate.
Evening Session.
The evening session found the large
church filled TO Overlooking. both on the
flOOr and galleries. After the opening II
was found necessary to bring in extra
seats, these, too, being soon taken. The
session was that OF the anniversary of
the Frecdmcns Aid and Southern Edu-
catiOnal Society The session was pre-
sided over by Rev. A. Hamilton OF Me-
chanic Falls. The services opened by all
uniting in singing the national anthem,
America The church choir greatly as
sisted in leading the singing. Following.
the Apostles Creed was repeated In uni
son. Prayer was offered by Rev. +. w.
kenniStOn of South Eliot, being followed
by responsive reading.
Rev. NJ q. T. Mason OF Cincinnati, was
IN h.. .1A1t ..f
the most eloquent and interesting lect-
ures that has been heard In this city for
a long time. His delivery was of the
best and he held the attention of the
large audience through the whole. He
began with the. history Of the colored
race coming to this country and their lot
during slavery. He told of the place they
were in when free, not a particle of
property on which to begin their life and
having nothing 70 Do, and Of their ad.
vancement since that time. He told of
the q schools that now stood as result
of the education and coming into the
CHRISTIAN life some of the schools now
had met in conflict; of the many great
deeds that the race has been found in,
now the first man who fell when the
British made their first attack on a small
party that opposed them in the Revolu-
tfonary War was a colored man. He
said that there was great need of
spreading the Gospel in the South among
the Deople there. and also limited that
there was chance for some to be spread
in the North as well. He considered the
United States to be the battle ground OF
the whole world as far as religion was
concerned, and that the time was fast
coming when people from here would be
drops Of water before the storm but the
storm was soon coming and great num-
Der would be doing the grand and won
derful work Of spreading the Good Word.
He gave a short history of the Freedmen
schools in the South and the severa,
kinds Of work they were doing: of the
trades they were teaching the people and
also the results. What is now most need
cd is the money and he asked that a col
lection be taken up, in closing his re-
marks This was done. envelopes being
distributed, and brought good returns.
The notices for the morrow We're then
read ana the assembly closed for the day.