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be attained, and he regarded the Y.P.s. G.

be attained. and he regarded the Y. p. S. c.
4. as an important factor.
No more able man to discuss the question
of the relationship been 1oaristian ~ apn Endeav-
A. w, Small, Phi. D., president Of Colby
University. Waterville. Dr.. SmalPs ad-
dress was well-rounded treatment of an
Important question. He lifted the theme
above the prosaic position u might be ex-
pected to occupy and rendered It spicy and
intensely interesting by apt and witty Illus
trattons. He defined religion as the getting
into shane 10 make the most of oneself and
to do the will Of God. Religion Is the light
and education Is stringing the wires ON
the % addition i to the list Of committees, one on
education, having for its work the dlssemi-
nation of information among the members
about what the different denomina-
tions have done In education
and to pick out bralny yI,dosna Doys ana girls and
the best possible education. The finance
committees through the chairman, III. w.
Rowe for Bangor, reported that the com
mittee had examined the accounts of
Treasurer Stephenson o.sInd ana recommended rec IS
sum called for $3O4. be raised by voluntary
pledges from the societies. The reports
were accepted. President Foss called for
pledges and in the brief space OF ten minutes
$3.50 were pledged.
| the discussion of the "Question Box" which
was unde- the direction of General Secretary
Baer. 1t was q running fire Of interr0ga-
tories TO which Secretary Baer's. answers
were marked by their freshness and aptness.
On account Of the stormy weather THIS al
chard was postponed. and in its place was
substituted reception at Sac0 City Hall
| rendered the visiting delegates by the mem
| bers of the societies of Biddeford and Saco-
III yhOfl inf AL faf.I
mittee in charge engaged Painchaud's orches
| ira of Biddeford, ana sweet music added to
| the pleasure of the occasion. Huge piles of
| fruit in each corner Of the spacious room
| furnished abundant refreshment. Mr.. Lamb,
| the sweet singer, contributed to the COM
| pleteness of the affair, with one Of his won
| derful solos, and short speeches were made
| by DIR. Beckley of Philadelphia, President
| Foss OF Portland, General Secretary Baer Of
Boston. and DIR. Sleeper OF Stoneham, Mass.
The affair closed with a rousing chorus,
"America," by the entire assembly, assisted
| by the orchestra.
The crowniDg session of the convention
was this. evening, fully 1900 people filling
aisles and doorways to their full capacity.
At the business session the committee on
resolutions presented resolutions thanking
the societies Of Biddef0rd and Saco for their
un90unded hospitality; the railroads and
steamboat companies for half fare rates ex-
tended the speaker sand singers for superior
octfAOCo iOnuCiCu, W lilo o6NcIdl COuLuitlcoo
who have contributed 30 much to the success
OF the conference; to the press of Saco and
other cities for extended accounts Of the
convention, urging the organization of
Junior Endeavor societies and the closing Of
the coming Columbian Exposition at Chica-
go on Sunday.
The following committee was appointed
on Sabbath observance: v. Richard Foss,
Portland; j. w. Stephenson, Portland; A.
7. Dunn, Waterville.
The committee on enrolment gave the
following detailed report of the num-
Der of delegates present by counties /:
Piscataquis, 2; Sagadahoc, 6; Knox,
4; Oxford, 8; Aroostook, 3; Waldo,
Waldo, 8; Washington, 4; Lincoln, 6; Pc
nobscot, 10; Androscoggin, 81; Kennebec,
20; Somerset 8; Hancock, A; Cumberland,
17S; YORK, 2S4. From other states: New
Hampshire, 3; Massachusetts, 19; New
York, 81 and one each from New Jersey,
Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota,
North Carolina and Canada. A grand total
Of 6l0 delegates. The City of Portland sent
90 EndeavoreIs, the largest delegation from
Clark, the founder of the Christian Endeav-
or movement, and to the city of its nativity.
The business committee made a final report
favoring the setting apart Of an Endeavor
day at the Fryeburg ChautauQua Assembly,
and placing the matter of publishing state
paper in the hands of special committee.
ltwas adopted, and the following committee
appointed: j. Il. B0ardman of Augusta,
Emily W. Milliken of Augusta, and b. II.
Winslow of Saco.
AT 8 o'clock the closing address of the
evening was delivered by General Secretary
Baer of Boston.