Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-30
A GRAND SUCCESS

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Especial to the hEsHBBzc JoURHAJ.
FAIRFnD, Oet. 2s Mr.. J. F. Leland
Of Augasis, aided By hlsckboard Pro-
sramne ani. call bill, nd Icsed . short
sessicn Ct 5 practical Sunday School.
Classes assembled with several minister,
Who. after The brief lesson, we're required
to give in the summary the lesson suphs-
sixsd By their classes. TIE lessen last
, Srndsy'.) from John "A: 3, was taken
because it vas supposed that the ministers,
st least, we're familiar With il. Further
shaa this Mrs. Leland cid not dare to sup
pose. This school vas . very realistic
affair; We noticed the conuibusios en-
veiopes were pot omitted. Some one anx-
icusly Inquired, "Shall We get this bsck
asAin" ''Pisase get my mother TO give
you some n oney for me-" and similar re.
marks were heard, Il was unanimously
voted to devote money raised, 81. 60. TO
support Missionary. After the e'ose Of
the session Ass. Leland answered numerous
queries in . manner highly satisfactory to
the qussuoners.
Mrs. G. A. Hayden of Auburn, whs was
to speak on Temperance in the Sunday
School," was detained by the illless Of her
husband. Eer psper Vas read By rtquest.
Mr.. z. r Pember spoke in substar ce ~
follows: believe in total abs'iaece in
order ihst the temple Of our bodies may be
kept pure. There is no question that it is
in childhood that the dangers Of in.emper-
snce srd grandeur Of total abstinence should
be impressed upon cur pupils. l sn, glad
to learn that /, is now obligatory npcn the
teachers IN common sch lols in some of our
s.stss, TO iusnuct their pupils in phys olcey
and hygiene, 50 far as the use Of tobacco
ard s,imuiants is ineluded therein. But
this does not sbsolve US from our duty IS
Sunday school teachers in this msiter.
Thsfe Is material enough for temper
suee lecture TO be found during the walk
to church sny Sabbath. Ia Bangor a. cur
autumn concert az tbs lsst moment a. l
stepped upen the platform, slight jar
brought au apple rolling down q. my feet.
l did not intend to give temperance speech
because temperance topics are not very
popular in Bangor, bu; after receiving this
evident sign spoke upon tbs subject Of
The spple How nst1re has provided IL
with a covering to ensb'e il to resist fer
maatziion and decay and how man has io-
vented way to ci.cnmvent the designs OF
the All-wiss Providence and cause this
very decay. Afer the concert l was
sshei BY one of the sudience is net fer
neutssion q perfectly natural process?"
YES" replied, sit i. an evidence Of
death and ro.tepness and forms q very
good example of this"
Thsrs are 2O0 hundred open rum shops
in Bsrgor and .140 licenses granted.
which l take fer primer fscie evidedce that
some liquor is sold there. Indictabie every
one Of them, but the reason they are not
closed up is because the people want some
Of the product themselves.
We wish and pray thst something better
may come, with our splendid statutes, we
may have law in reality, not merely in
name. Prohibition is broken reed, un-
less it Is backed BY the preaching aud prac-
tee OF the ropulace. 10 this as in all
other good works, let us as Universslists,
not take a second place.
As rule the ministers Of our denomina-
ton favor the use Of SINE beverage other
than fermsnted wines IS the symbol for
His shed blood in communion.
have little symp,thy with those who ssy
"Did not ST. Paul advise Timothy to take
a little wine for the stomach's sakef" l
contend that eyerybody's stomach is not
Timo,hy's, nor every rumseller st. Paul.
We, planted on the word Of God, shall
help to bring about the time when all peo-
pie shall ".ouch not, taste not, handle not"
the accursed siuf.
Points in Mr.. Pember's address were
emphasized by several excellent speakers.
The committee on resolutions presented
the followitg, which were uGanimously
adopted;
Resolved. That the thanks Of the con-
veniioa be extended to the parish Of Fair
field for the generous hospitalities enjoyed
by The convention.
That we representatives of the Univers-
aiis,s cf Maine publicly express our graft
tuda for the generous response By the off
csYs Of the Maine Central Railroad in
granting reduced rates for our summer
as,heripg st Lake Msrsnocook and this s.
s convention; also
Resolved, That this Universalist Sunday
school convention expresses the conviction
that the subject Of temperance should form
an importsnt part Of our Sunday school
teaching, sud that our churches and Sunday
schools shsIl ever stand on the side of total
abatinencs.
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