The Portland daily press., 1900-10-29
SOUTH PORTLAND.
DR.. BLANCHARD PREACHED AT
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH.

A5f. DIs henry DlalCnarQ pastor OF
the Congress Square church. preached
in the new Jnlversalist chapel at South
Portland, yesterday afternoon. The
theme was "The Meaning Of Life, - and
the text was taken from John, XVII-S.
He began By relating a story Of a king
and his three sons. Before them were
placed three Tases-one OF gold, one OF
amber, and one Of clay. One son chose
the vase Of gold. On this was the word
"empire. Opening 1t he found 1t full
Of blood-symbol Of thu end attained by
conquest. One chose the vase Of amber.
On this was the word ''glory." Open
ing this be found It full Of ashes-sym-
Dol Of the end Of ambition. The third
chose the vase Of clay. Without no word
appeared: within was the name Of God.
The king asked the courtiers to decide
which vase was Of the most value. One
said, "the vase Of goId' another said,
'the vase OF amber but the sages said;
"the vase of clay, because 1t contained
the name Of God, and oneI letter of that
august name outWeighed the globe"
So Paul and Jesus thought. Eternal life
Is life with God in it.
The preacher dwelt at length on three
points.
First-Experience compels everyone to
ask the question, What is the meaning
Of life" Paul, Jesus, the old, the young
wonder at life's mysteries-seek to know
its meaning.
Secondly-Thinking makes the ques-
tioner say: "There must be some rea-
sonable Interpretation of life." This
was fully illustrated by the lives of Abra-
ham Lincoln and John Ruskin.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. reach at last the
answer-life is know God. So Abraham
Lincoln at last believed; so John Ruskin.
Jesus Christ helps us to know. So life
eternal is to know God and Christ. He
who reveals this answer from life be-
lieVes in a higher life to follow this.
Not empire; not glory is life's end, but to
know God; to think of Him ito love Him /;
to obey Him; to oo-work with Him.
The many friends Of Mr.. Edward T..
Wing will be pleased to learn that be
has returned to his home in this city
and resumed his old place in the store
of NJ. B. Fuller & Son, at Ligonia. Mr..
Wing has been absent on business in
Boston and New York for the past IS
months.
Mr.. Edwin DeCoster has returned to
his home at St. Paul, Minn., after hav-
Ing spent the summer at the home of
his sister, Miss M. A. DeCoster at Pleas
antdale.
The schools at Cash Corner win begin
their fall term this morning, the al
terations to the building having been
finished. The schools in Wards and 3,
except those taught by Misses Brough-
ton and Mills, will also open their fall
term,
All pupils of the first grade residing
east of Stanford street, will present them
selves at the East High street school
and those residing west Of Stanford
street at the School street school house.
Miss Grace Tarbox will teach the gram
mar and Miss Mitchell the primary de-
partments at the Cash Corner schools.
Owing to a press Of orders, the Roll
Ing Mills at Ligonia are being run day
and night and at present it looks as If
they would be obliged to all winter.
Monday, November 5th, the schools
at Ligonia and the remainder of the
schools in Ward 2, will be open.
The Philibustrialacoka club will give
one Of their very enjoyable musical
entertainments at the Union Opera house
Friday evening.
On the 51st inst. at a. m. the South
Portland board of registration viii go in
session for qualifying voters and other
wise revising the voting lists for the en-
suing presidential election. The board
will be in session i've consecutive secular
days, the first four Of which Will be de-
voted to the registration of voters.
s The quarterly session Of the South
Portland and Cape Elizabeth Sunday
School association VIII be held at the
Bethany Congregational church the first
Wednesday In November.
A teachers meeting was held Saturday
in the brick school house at 2 p. m l.,
where a lecture was delivered by Prof.
". J, Corthell of the Gorham Normal
school.
AEHallowe'en party will be given by
the teachers and senior class OF South
Portland High school on October 3lst,
in the Elm street school house.
The second clam boil OF the season was
enjoyed by the South Portland Republi.
can Club, Friday evening, at its cozy
hall on Maine street, Knightvine. The
feast was furnished by courtesy Of Mr..
Ernest Henry, resident of Ward and
employed at the Portland postofice. The
attendance was not so large as on the
previous similar occasion two weeks ago,
but lack of numbers was more than COM
pensated for by the exuberance of spirits
and ravenous appetites of those who par
took of the luscious repast. The follow
ing club members were seated at the
tables: His Honor, Mayor Reynolds,
David E. Moulton. Geo. T. Spear, Will
Fiokett Mark E. Hanna, VIII Cobb, Al
lison Gardner, John Hayden, NJ. E.