Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-26
MAINE DISPATCHES.
Y. N. C. A.
The Opening Day Of The Convention at
Brunswick.
Election OF Officers and Interesting Ad-
dresses.


The twenty second annual convention OF
the Young Mems Christian Association OF
Maine, opened at Memorial Hall, Bruins.
wick, Thursday, at 80 P. NJ.
The Bowdoin College Association is enter.
tanning the convention. Fifteen associations
are represented by delegations. Many PROM
inent gentlemen were present from New
York and Boston. A. G. Dewey called the
convention to order and the following Off
GERS were elected:
President--V. X. Foss, Portland.
Vice Presidents-G. b. Files, Augusta ;
Prof. II. l.. Chapman, Bowdoin College; c.
NJ. Bailey, Winthrop; G. J. Blake, Bangor.
Recording Secretaries--C. Il. Pearl, Ban
gor 5. r. Belts, Portland; ii. T. Burbank,
Colby College.
Committee on Credentials-E A. Pierce,
Wateryille j. X. Boardman, Augusta; H.
ID. Dodge, Bucksport Seminary.
Business.-A. II. Whitford, Rockland,
c. f. Hersey, Bowdoin College, Geo. f.
Babb, Maine State College.
Devotional.--R. A. Jordan, Bangor, w.
+. Corey, Portland CA. Nichols. Foxcroft
state Executive Committees Report
o. Whitney, Lewiston, a. X. p. Jordan
Auburn.
Resolutions. T. Belts, Portland, n. j.
Burbank, Colby, j. NJ. l.. Bates, Gardiner.
President VIM. Dewitt Hyde welcomed
the convention in behalf of the college, and
c. +. Hersey for the college association.
State Secretary f. A. Lawrence responded.
After organization and welcome exercises,
an address on ''Christian Doctrine the Basis
OF Organized Christian Work" was given by
Prof. II. l.. Chapman of Bowdoin College.
Following is n summary of the address:
Prot Chapman's Address.
1t is a privilege to stand before the repre-
seutatives of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION assembled in convention, and thus
to feel ones self in personal sympathy and
contact with an organization which has ac-
complshed SO much
II is clear that the Association has won the
regard ard confidence of the community,
both by its character and its fruits; and that
its services have been recognized and appre-
ciated. 1t has accordingly become a wide
ly extended organization, whose line has gone
out through all the earth.
1t has become wealthy organization,
with great material interests to administer
and guard 1t has become "a powerful or
ganizaton whose power can be used to sub
serve one supreme and by variety of means
That supreme end must not be mistaken,
and indeed can't ot be well mistaken so long
as the Association bears the name of its
Ma ster as the distinctive badge of its mission
1t is Christian Association. The aim of
its associated efforts is TO make men Christ
and m IA tba hria Ii 70 of rs
members. 1t is the same end for which the
Christian church exists. The Association,
therefore, does not enter into rivalry with
the church; it does not hold itself aloof
from the church; they are co-workers with
one another and with God for the building
up of the kingdom of God among men.
In its distinctive field of effort, and in the
employment of its peculiar methods, the
Association has been greatly blessed. Strike
from the sum of the worlds beneticence
that which has been wrought by the Young
Mems Christian Association, and it would
leave great void.
BY Christian doctrine is meant that sys-
t.m of historical and revealed truth which is
contained in the New Testament; the truth
not only which Christ proclaimed, but that
also which the apostles formuated-the
truth upon which the church IS built; to
which the faith of the church has cluug
through all its history which by the consent
ing suffrages of that historic church for
nineteen centuries has been held to be the
necessary and eternal truth of God, able to
make men wise unto salvation. 1t is not
sentiment; it is not speculation; it is not
" hat is called in the language of science
working hypothesis. 1t is a spiritual verify,
accredited by its own intrinsic power, by the
medium through which it has been COM
municated to us, and by the results it has
wrought upon the face of society and in the
face of soc ETY. and in the hearts of men. Ii
is objective truth, independent of the moods
and dispositions and speculations of men;
and is composed in part of facts historically
attested and III part of doctrines divinely re-
vealed.
The Christian doctrine, historically attest
ed aud divinely revealed /. adequate and
complete. Nothing must be taken from it
nor can anything be added TO it. 1t is of
course susceptible of new applications and
and for every Christian heart
there is always possible a fuller appropria-
ton of it, by faith But there can be no
new doctrine; no new condition of eternal
life no new impelling principle of associat-
ed Christian effort. This doctrine is all con-
tained for us in the Bible, which is our ark
of the covenant. That book is the symbol
of our Christian unity, our commission to
personal and associated Christian service,
and the pledge of our triumph. Around this
ark of God we must stand, clothed in the full
armor of divine service having our loins grit
about with truth, and having on the breastpate
of righteousness, and our feet shod
with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
-. all ba shtolA Of faith w hpra-
with we may be able to quench all the fiery
darts of the wicked, and the helmet of saliva
ton, and the sword of the spirit, which is the
word of God.
The next speaker was Rev. Frank I. Bay
lev of the State street Congregational church
of Portland. His subject was The glory of
working for God and with God" The speak
er's address was carefully prepared and ex-
cited the deepest interest. He closed with
the following words: Whatsoever ye do
do all TO the glory of God. He who lives
thus will never be among those who wonder
whether life is worth living Nor will he
fear to die. Such conception of life will
enable him to say, with Paul, ITO me, to
live is Christ and 10 die is gain
EVENING SESSION.
In the evening praise service was held
and conducted by George C. Stebbins of
Irooklyn. Address 10 students for move
ment towards foreign mission. by r. O..
Wilder. New York, of Princeton sc. Ad-
dress by Rev. Alexander Mckenzie, ID. D.,
of Cambridge. This is the first time in this
country of convention of State associations
meeting with any college.
The following is the programme for Fri
day, Oct. 26; Morning Devotional e1er-
cises, conducted by c. b. Wager, general
secretary, Augusta; reports; district work.
r. NJ. Armstrong, State secretary, Massa-
chusetts and Rhode Island; Can women
l.. A