The Portland daily press., 1900-09-27

account for this, and the aid rendered
the society has been much needed and Is
thoroughly appreciated. thirteen
churches at least, would not have been
represented on the books of the society
this year but for the Ladies' Auxiliary.
And there are other cases, known to the
secretary where the regular contributions
of the churches would be very small but
for the stimulating influence OF the Wom-
en- connected with this organization
Attention ought to be called to the need
there is of a missionary secretary or
treasurer in each church, and OF the
name of that officer being known. Many
of our larger churches already have such
an officer, but their names are not known
to the missionary societies. 1t would
seem as if it is as necessary that they
should be published as those OF the
church clerks, and Sunday school super
intendents. Sometimes the secretary has
cause for writing to churches In regard to
the interests of the society, but occasional
~ church clerks and even past ors do not
deign to reply.
In the afternoon occurred meetings of
the Woman's Auxiliary Of Maine Mission
airy society, annual meeting Of the
Woman Aid to American Missionary as
ISOLATION and the annual meeting of the
Woman's Board of Missions A memorial
service to Miss Mary S. Morrill, and Miss
was an impressive feature.
Mrs. w. II Fem led the meeting and
in very touching and beautiful manner
told about their work.
Miss Kyle spoke in regard to the work
of these two devoted women of Portland,
Miss Kyle told of working with Miss
morrill, among the Chinese in Portland.
She told of how that one of the Chinese
in that little school, said that he wished
that some woman should go to China and
tell his mother about Jesus. Miss Morrill,
replied / VIII 60 Miss Morrill, was per-
mitted to see many OF the Chinese coming
into the Kingdom Of the Lord and Mas
ter. The message of MIR. and Mrs. Gou Id
was read.
1t was that when the time comes when
the work IN China is to be resumed that
twoMaine girls be found to take the places
Of Anna Gould and Miss Morrill,, is the
hope and prayer of the father and mother
of Anna Gould.
Or. Daniels spoke very tenderly in re-
gard to these noble women. He said that
the missionary work of China was never
so alive to him as 1t Is today that the Chi
that these noble women are no more on
earth, but they are living In Heaven.
DR. Daniels said that If those TWO girls
could stand before us today they would
say that the cost has not been too great
for what has been accomplished, and that
their motto would be ut is more blessed
to give than to receive" that they would
have gone II they had known that they
had to2 passthrough a baptism Of blood.
Missionaries today ara requesting to 60
back to China. The speaker said thar
there Is not vocabulary strong enough
to use in speaking against those who
here In the places Of safety, criticise
these noble missionaries who have SO
faithfully stood by the people Of China.
This evening was the report of the in
terdenominational county commission by
President w. Dewitt Hyde, ID. D., the
comm union sermon by Rev. Charles &.
McCully OF Calais and finally the COM
munion service.
The chief feature OF the meeting Tues
2 Gay was an animated controversy between
Rev. e. ;. Stackpole who last year left
the Methodists to become a Congregation
al preacher and Rev. DR.. Smith Baker OF
Portland. In his paper on the Jew Evan.
gelism DR.. Stackpole voiced such liberal
ideas that when he sat down there were
those among the delegates who failed %
agree with their new brother. One OF
them was DR.. Smith Baker, and in bis
usual energetic language he took Dr.
Staokpole to do FOR his utterances
1--WE want a strict creed, he ciied. 4
there is anything which has been fall
ure it is the church with the liberal
creed. A denomination with strict
creed is the denomination which draws
the people toward It. The latter is the
church which has moved along. II Is
the church which mas something positive
and definite. I tell you, brethren, the peo-
pie today are hungering for uoctrinal SER
mons. II any one OF you viii go home
and announce a series OF sermons on doc
trinal lines, and prepare them rightly,
you Will find that your congregations
Will increase.
Il am sick OF this gush OF sentiment Of
bringing all churches together with the
simple statement Of loving the Lord IL is
all gushl gushi 1 tell You you cannot do
It, You cannot come together when one
man says that Christ was a good man,
and another says lie Is my God.'
''Ihis kind of talk is not what We need.
What we need Is what was given on the
day of Pentecost. 1t is the baptism OF che
Holy Spirit"
No sooner had DR.. Baker taken his seat
than DR.. Stackpole arose to defend his
position.
lie began by saying that he had sup
posed he was addressing a LIBERAL audi.
ence, an audience which stood for free