The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-06
Venerable Preacher at
Second Parish.
Il Other Churches There We're
Zinc Music and Addresses.


ona Parish church should make some OBJ
ssxanee 81 the Old Tome Week Sunday
beaus this church Is not only the sec
and oldest church IN Portland but its
former members anu those who have been
ssae.Asea with it In some way IN years
rasg Aass scattered all over the world
Yesterday many Of These former members
oG l1s second Parish church had tbs priv
nga If attending services once more IN
shls ballaIns around which cluster SO
msuY enduring and fond memories. The
morning service was al extremely inter
sstne one The large edifce was crowded,
thsu 1slng hardly vacant seat IN the
heae. Fer many It was the FIRST service
sheg had attended 40 the second Parish
laF many years and for them it proved a
delightful one.
t.hina she altar the national ensign /
eas dEapsd with STEAMERS Of red. white /
ana blue while S few bouquets 81 flowers /
aaa p9lted plants on the platform added /
home LAG appearance 10 the church. /
4hs music Was especially fine. After the /
apaing serTioes hev. Rollin 4. Hack. /
tAs rastof 0l tha church, introduced the +
zsasgable speaker whom al had come 10
hsf. he said that 1l3 years ago s. young
nan g years old eafne 20 Portland and
sroka in 8 school house at the corner OF
Congress and India street. The KIT
scar the second Parish church was or.
sAnlasd anu Elijah kellogg, the same
gqans man became its first pastor.
His son Elijah Kellogg. the preacher
ana writer but above all the preacher.
Viii now address you.
Rev BIZ. Kellogg. who Is 81 years old.
ihsa advanced TO the pulpit and began
Aa discourse. Thousands have read his
lssks ana hundreds have heard him
EAz during his long and busy life.
l4a4 who have only read his books, the
EARNING and simple stories OF simple,
manly men and boys have no idea Of his
eharn rs a speaker. As Mr.. Hack said
Ia his introduction he Is a writer but
above all preacher. His word pictures
aEe graphically drawn. his use Of sim
lies and metaphors makes his sermons
q more than ordinary interest. Although
bowed with the weight OF years Elijah
Kellogg Is stiIl a forceful speaker. His
delivery IL excellent and his voice still
retains enough OF its penetrating quality
to enable him to make the people hear
in even Is large an audience as that OF
yesterday The venerable preacher took
for his text Hebrews 6th-Ig: (Which
hops we have as an anchor OF the soul
both sure aud sseadfast - He began by
saying that hope Is a powerful motive IN
life and more than half the pleasures In
this lie are those Of anticipation. ReaIi-
za1ion Is often not as pleasing as expecta-
ton. Not only IN the worldly life but IN
the spiritual realm hope has great infiu-
enoe. Worldly hopes are oftentimes mere
Illusions and are some times dtsappoint-
ing. Spiritual hopes are not illusions
and do not disappoint. Nfr. Kellogg
went on 10 enlarge upon this idea and
compared the faith in God and the love of
Christ the Christians anchor in times of |
need, to the anchors of q staunch ship |
on lee shore in a tempest. Here ne drew /
some Of his word pictures which have /
given him national fame as a writer and
preacher, speaking of the good ship be-
ing driven upon a lee shore with almost
the last chance gone and every hope de-
pending upon the strength OF the anchors
and the good holding ground. lie
painted picture Of this ship with the
pillows dashing over her bulwarks and
The women and children aboard huddled
together expecting to be thrown at any
moment into the boiling sea and dashed
70 pieces against the cruel rocks and then
the anchors which had been let go
brought mp the ship and all hands were
saved. This he used as an illustration of
what the belief IN God and in Christ
would do for one tossed upon the stormy
sea Of life. Ia closing he said 81 have
preached these lessons TO your grand.
fathers ana your fathers and today as /
stand here their spirits seem to be hover
ing over me and encouraging me TO con-
tnue with the last glimmering lamp of
my ministry to sow some Of the seed
which may spring up after ana gone and
bear fruit to Almighty Cod
At the conclusion of the morning SER
vice Mr.. Kellogg shook hands with
great many people who knew him years
ago or whose fathers he once knew.
~ eA~eoAtA6 VI tlo NeHchshDte preacher
was enc Of the most interesting features
OF the day at the Second Parish.
IN the evening the first speaker was the
heY' Neal A.. McAulay. He is a good
example Of what can be done by
young man with pluck and perserver-
anoe. He came to Portland in humble
circumstances and by hard work pursued
MS studies while fitting himself for the
ministry. He acted as sexton of the
church for while and afterwards be-
came general secretary of the Port
iand Z. NJ. @. a. Later he was con-
nected with the association work in Chic
ago and is now a popular pastor In Iowa.