The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-16
Conference Of The Clergy at 81.
Lakes Yesterday.
More Earnest Work on
Part of All Urged.
Bishop Goldman Speaks Of Work
Among Children.

Under the auspices Of the Board OF
Missions Of thsj uiocess Of Maine there
was an Interesting service st It. Lukss
cathedral last evening. Bishop Goldman
presided and there Was good attendance.
The addresses were BY the bishop, Rev.
Henry l.. work Of Saeo and Biddsferd
and Rev. William o. Baxter OF Bar hAr-
Dor.
Aftsr che preliminary ssrsicss Bish op
Goldman advanced to the front and saidi
"The missionary society meets four times
q year and this service means that We
may offer prayer to God and for the sup
port Of the missions. We would to en-
Outraged In the work BY hearing from
those who are Interested In the socisty.'
Rev. Charles Follsn Lee Of Newcastle
was then asked to submit the report Of
the secretary and treasurer wnish was
given In detail. The record Of the past
year was pot q disoouraging enc, stated
Mr.. Lee. The force Of the missionaries
had NOT been ~ large a. Of some past
years but the missionaries bad worked on
with a. brave hearts ~ ever. The mis-
sion at Presqus Isle, under the direction
Of Rev. Harry Hudson who has iabo red
hard has prospersd. The vacancy at Fort
Fairfield has besn lllsd by the appoint
msns OF Rev. h. 3. Hart. Rev. Russ ell
woodmaq 1t RooklAnd 10 doing . good
work. He holds regular services In the
stats prison ct Thomaston. st. Marks
at Watervills, under charge OF hev. Mr..
Nlokerson is prospefing as IL slso the
church ct Woodfords. st. Paurs ut
Brunswick should NOS bs called parish
as 1t is essentially mission. There are
twenty-five students Of Bowdoin college
who are members Of the choir Of Sc.
Paui's. At North Fast Harber q new
stone church Is to DO built. AZ Sesl Hsr-
Dor services have been held and the mis-
sion there is full Of promise. AZ the pres
ent time there are three churches on tbs
island Of Mt. Desert. At Ola Orchard .
House of Rest for the missionaries mas
been established. The meetings of the
board Of the past year show an increasing
interest. II the sum of ten thousand
dollars could be secured a. fund the
church with the aid Of divine Providence
could double It's size In Maine and could
stretch from the sea to the Canadian
bsrder extending Its mission to psople
ready to take IL. But as the financial
needs are limitsd the work must 60
braveIy on. The report Of tbs treasurer
showed that there was balance on hand
Of $50 AGO.
Mr.. Work was then introduced and
spoke some time. "What ran be done to
stimulate us In thfs grand work Of tbs
missionsf'' he said. "Evsry time when
you hear that there 10 to be held q service
Of this kind. say Il will be thsrs. viii
be tners.' The mission knows NO limit
Of Jesus Christ. In the days Of tho early
church you will remember that people
took knowledge Of the Apostles. II the
missionary either In Maine or elsewhere
we're Of that sense, then this outpouring
Of the Holy Spirit would be oOmDsEsur-
ate with the power Of the early church.
God Is just - anxious for the outpouripg
Of the Holy Spirit In man a. He was In
those days. Oh, let us do our part In tell
Ing others that they may SEQ Jesus"
Mr.. Baker was next called upon. "Men
are apt to think OF missions a. fanciful
forms" he declared. "Thr. ara apt TO
ask what evidences of reality there are In
missions. When We say that the mission-
arg shall point to the evidence Of his
hands we mean that he shall point 70 his
work. We tell them what Ia done and
what 10 still being done. The mms test
may apply to the individual Mfe''
The final speaker was Bishop Goldman
and he devoted his address to the work
that could be done among the children.
''The Father looks upon His son and ssss
the beautiful image Of God Himself. God
made man In His own image and He
looks down and sees that beautiful image
Though Ne may b marked With sin,
He loves us. II you could SEQ the NIT
sienarifs In the mission field a. 10 secs
them there wouldn't be any besitation
on our part to help those missionaries.
I want to say few words about the WORK
among the children Of this diocese. IL u
something very dear to my heart ana
sometimes fesl ~ II would givs mp all
work in my diocese and dsvots myself to