Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-20

RPWORTH LEAGUE
At YiterIllIs =. Papers Read
Before tho Heetin6.
fVo Fires a. Ellsworth ... Schooner
Burned Ia Portland Halbol.
Parmers' Institute at Richmond-Address
by Prominent Agrieuituralists.
Especial to the Krssrsro JOURNAL


Di.tric. Epvorth League Convention open
ed this morning o. 10 O'Clock, with dele
ssses ia At;srdsrce from Pi.fsneld. Ok
land, Gardiner, Fairfield. Augusta, NORTH
Augusta, Rents Hill. Hsllo~ell, Clinton.
North Vssssibo,o. East Vsssalboro, Skov-
hegsn and s.ro5s.
Neither the president or vice president
being present, the secretary. Rev. 1. G
Ross, cslIed the convention TO crter, and
Rev. J. B Lsphsn of KsLts Hi. was
chosen pretilsnE pro TEN.
Theie vs.. praise service Of half an
hour conducted By Rsv. s House o! Skow-
began. The tifss psper, oa ''Correspon-
deLee', BY Miss Matilda Gormiey Of Gar
d uer, was a most excellent production, and
We .ise Il 10 full.
This d. pArtment mas for its object the
keep II s. the records of the clsp,er;
sli the correspondence With ihs central and
q sIic. I'll ss, and ~itn local chapters, snd
slto the correspondence With absent mem
ber.- In the commercial world, ths posi-
ton OF book keeper or a corfrspoadeBt is
one bo h of labor aod responsibility. So 10
the Epserh L'agus the department of
correspondence is nosless .mp2rtaaf. Care
MY cboGse Jour chapter sefe aries. A
III IN Der Of the Lssgue may be we'll qasli-
fed for q pfes!den', but 10 make
al fl :isnt secretary, additional
gu .htc4uons are Necessary. In The
ti.st place. hs .h3oIA be thorough
,iag Chtsdaa. And he should undertake
.'.e WORK ii strong Dissemination to do
IL ~ei He should be &C usAte, m,thodi
cal ard promps. We are ceHs altly hear
OF The need OF religion III business; but
i slmott seems as though tLefe wss an
t.usi necessity for busirefs ia religion
fhs dGiies Of = le.gge secretsry are mani
told sne varied. IL may be thought By
some hat the only duty is 'he recoroing Of
fhe NJ: u'es Of the busiaeas meetings.
Wiile n, ksoa edsihg their duty to be a
very lmportsnt one, siiil IL 10 not by any
uesns the only work which comes under
Depsr IF Co'respondencs. In the
ffsL p ace, &, those shJ are eiec.ed to the
bt CT, ,arl hip Of their chapter. remember
hat they Gfs TO keep bu'iress record
Y Il Afe to xiiie mil utes for record, not
llst 10 rad Gsve all records aud docu-
m 10 arranged IN such manner that you
can Ii IL moments police The exact
c i duisn Of your hague Put into short
snA cDneise lsnguas. all Ou iusss con-
tact "a by lie cabinet an! chapter. And
shove all, rem' m Der that perfect roll OF
he meub r. I every chapter Is essential
You need this for your orn work, the
TT. s-urer must have II, and others viii,
from time to time, wan' the names In fact,
ali tie p csids snVa!d be keps 81 that the
will form SOFT Of history Of the oh,pIer,
so that you. succession may have occasion
to rise u2 and call y'u blessed. Much sd-
diti3naf sofk n.ay b. assumed b. the sec
rei2ry. Correspondence with other chap
teis and the district. and central ttficet,
should be undertaken more generally
throughout our league. No two leagues are
cot ducted txsc.ly ihs same, although they
may be WORKING under the same Constitution
anc by-lass Their methods OF y ork d fer,
Ii, ir programmes .er their d d-reht IN et-
il q aad entertainments are not the same.
Programmes Of successful entertsinme Dts
mxy be passed from one chspter 10 another.
sl ali interchange of thought and OF idess
on league woik you'd. in many cases, be
very o.ne1cisl The results Of s,ste-
mssie c.,rrespondenee bet~s ca the different
csl chapters cannot be fully estimated.
L
the enthusiasm that eau be aroused, the
iht spiri,usl hre hat csa be enkinoled, the
broth .rly feeling aad 8, rnpa.hy that can be
established, wi.i bear fruit whlcn will spring
no. uqt twenty fse, not t.iy. but sn huot
-. d fold. Correspondence with sDseil-
members "a duty pt Gu Jar To lLe secTe-
tsry. Follow yonr absent members
b itl q tier now and then. There
II ~
iiv-s OF Sums of our leagues have been
hspgsd through ibe falthfulness OF a
cl-pter secretary. Let the stc'etary dc
h du'y in this direction, and leave the re
suit with God. And these letters may
Prove m ssage Of comfort ard encourage
Garnt 10 the tImid; Of counsel to the
|, nap ed ard to eli reminder of thsir
fu'y amor & strangers in strange land,
a. 4 SLOWING them that thsy are kiodly re-
mem bsred by their friends at home. Mem
bsfs moving from u ur chapter must not be
reglec ell The tellosship card has been
introduced for the purpose. Foru'sh him
With oIe before be goes. Or IL. By chance
be- geIs away. send him o9e through the
mail. Our consti;u ions says tina: the de-
partment Of correspondence should keep
copies of sll programmes, newspaper and
hsr notes Of is afsus. For this
! ufpose, 6 tcsap-book m y be used. But,
in order that il may be well flied, the
the secretary should mske c.Dstsns use of
the local papers; announcing through them
the vaiou. meetings and appointments, ard
writing up for them sbor: and entertaining
accouqts of the business sessions, and the
literary. socist snd other en- eftsi1m eats
Matters of more than local importance
should be sent to the Epvorth Herald, that
ether Ieagaes may be benefited thereby
And nov, dear chapter secretaries, you
VIII sIsnd at the head Of the department
OF corresp ,ndenee, do cot for q moment
imagine that your duties are lish;, or thai
YOU hsvs nothing 10 DO. but do not say or
taiuk thA. youe field Of labor ohers
no opp,rsuai for real service
for Chrlsi.-Rs member that Whatever we
DO msy be done to the fl1ry Of God. Be
prompt, careful, aud business like. Give
Suu, president your Jealous support, ard
take an active Interest in all the M etines
and busin IS OF the league. Above all
,hi 1gs, keep your eyes ~ide open, and your
heart we'll alive also snd you will find
enough to do 10 ,his your field Of labor for
Christ. The more attention = secretary
paws To the details Of the work the sm loth-
or will the business of the chsptsr run
TIE undertaking key to bis usefulness is
throu.h sympathy With his work. ia'esrity
10 bis ceopniug VIRUS. And in all cases
ard under sill circumstances his guiding
vr ncipsi sh uld b. she motto OF the League
IL ok up, Lit up
III. ,opc treatrd ia this paper was
thor oughiy discussed. and many questions
Incidental wer propouuded and answered.
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