The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-28
All Shown TO Be In
Good Condition.
Address BY DIR. Butler of
Colby in Evening.

The second day of the Baptist Anniver-
earies was favored with pleasant wealth
or, and the attendance was again large.
The meetings were held in the Congrega-
tionaI church, the audience room there
being larger.
A most interesting occasion of the
convention this day was the presene of
Mrs. O. r.. Whittier, OF Bidderord, who
was present when the anniversaries were
last held in Yarmouth, seventy years ago,
In 1880 She was presented to the audi
ence by Rev. DR.. A. Il. Dunn, and the
presiding officer, Rev j. K. Wilson,
commented felicitously on her long life
and service In the denomination.
The attitude of the convention on the
resubmission question, raised on the day
before by the report of Mr. Horace Pur-
linton, of Waterville, found expression
again when Rev. G. e. Owen, of Houl-
ton, addressed the meeting, He had just
received a letter from Houlton announo-
ing that Judge Emery, who was presid
ing there, was imposing jail sentences on
liquor sellers. The Civic League has
been unusually active in Aroostook and
has met with great success. The county
attorney, who has just been reelected
and endorsed is a Civic Lacquer, and has
urged the judges to inflict jail sentences.
Mr.. Owen informed the convention
that this was now being done in Aroos-
took, statement which caused much
qualification to the audience.
The subject again came up during the
address of Rev. DIR. @. IL. Spalding, of
Boston, when he said: II wish every
state in the Union could be as Portland,
Maine, is soon to be- A wave of APP
plause swept over the audience.
The first business Of the forenoon was
the election of officers of the missionary
convention.
w. e Lombard, secretary of the com
mittee on nominations, reported the fol-
lowing. who were elected
President-Rey. Nathaniel Butler, ID.
D., Of Colby
Vice President-Rey. I. B. Mower. of
South Berwick
Corresponding Secretary-Rev. A, Il
Dunn, ID. D., of Waterville.
Recording Secretary-Rev. II, 5. Bur
rage, ID. D., of Portland.
Treasurer-H NJ. Mailing, of Portland.
Irustees-Rev. w. y. Chapman, ID. D.,
of Damariscotta. Rev. b. Green, Port
land, Rev. ID. w. Tilden, ID. d., OF Lily
ermore Falls.
Rev. &c. A. Mason made report Of the
commission on systematic beneficence.
Through wise suggestion OF Zion's
Advocate, the idea of giving systemati-
cally had been inoulcated by Sunday
school lessons and sermons by the pastors.
About the first of March such sermons
80
churches in Maine, and the lesson was
Impressed upon about 1000 people. In
spite of this effort the commission say
they do not know a single definite result.
The report closed with certain questions
as to the desirabiltiy OF continuing the
work of the commission.
The following were elected members OF
the commissi on for the ensuing year:
Rev. E. A. Mason. Rev. e A. Davis,
Rev. W. IL. Spencer, ID. D., Rev. e c.
Whiittemore, Rev. G. r. Rouillard, Mrs.
p. Bonney, Mrs. Q. p. Hall.
The committee on enrolment reported
1877 delegates, "a pastors, 2S7 visitors and
Al members of Christian Endeavor socie-
ty present, a total OF 4SS.
The committee on place and preacher
selected the Second church of Bangor for
next year, and Rev. II. l.. Caulkins, of
Yarmouth, preacher, with Rev. DR.. j.
x. Wilson, OF Port land, as alternate.
Rev. DR.. Horace w. 1ilden, of Liver
more Falls, made the report on home
missions; and Rev. Il. M. Preble, of
Auburn, on foreign missions.
Rev. Il. S. Barbour, ID. D., of Boston,
~ ho
Union, spoke at length of the
DARK CONDITIONS IN CHINA
today. He explained that there were
three classes in China. The common
people formed the great mass OF the Chi
nese. Their horizon was limited to their
own country or their own province.
They knew little and cared little about the
outside world. Above them was the
official class, highly educated, many en-
Iightened and tolerant, favorers OF re-
form and ready even to die in behalf of
progress for their country And finally
there was the ruling hierarchy, Manchus
themselves invaders and interIopers who
had, centuries ago, Imposed their power
on China. They were cruel, despotic and
tyrannical rulers. The Emperor with
rare foresight, had endeavored to respond
to the spirit of the age; but the cruel,
able and reactionary Dowager Empress,
had thwarted him and supplanted his
influence
1t was easy enough to load responsible
ity for these conditions on the mission
aries. But to do so revealed either GRASS
Ignorance or malevolence. The mis-
sionary was assaiIed because he was the
most accessible foreigner. 1t was true
that the missionary taught purer relig-
Ion, which COntroverted many of the