Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-08

taken and reeorlei BY ;is SECRETARY
The officers r.stlsr he adapted 10 the duties
of the position, Have plan. foiio~ rs pc
! puucsuxl. do a. yoa agree, convince every
| BODY that you are dead in earnest Inc
work should be properly divided ts'e
each man something TO DO. Arrange =isei-
realIy and systematically the work OF eaeh
committee. Have written report from
eachevery month.
/ A good deal of attention slieah se gwen
/ 20 records aud thu bookkeeping OF ise
association, 50 that Al glance ,he
condition If every department can
he seea. i great reform is needed along
tn. line. Of association finances Tue Hieiii-
hers of the iasnee committee must have
rare TAFT. lsrseseranfr ami enthusiasm
,rh.y shegH esHsluet association AFFAIRS
with the .ame skill, industry sfi honesty a,
t,,ey do their own business. They Should
sae that all fiscal demands be promptly
pail.
Money should not be appropriated or
| -o@u, before it is secured. TIE time spent
taking can better be spent doing. An
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beehive Oh Aia"ss'F
enee, a public Institution OF vast import
anee.
Surely .kilful hands, fertile brains anl
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saheuhea ae''f'S '''"S' " ''''' ~
to plan. to execute Tor such an orgahiZa-
tim. We must never put oil for tomorrow
! ,..,, IL. ,oasy N,v ws. work -
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wen a. pihs Pi@N'' " " q"
| II. l.. Peabody general secretary OF the
association in this cifF read practical.
I fitting paper on The Personal Factor IN
! Association Work. Mr.. Feahvdy said
Methods Of work are Of small Importance
without efficient workers The hving fac
tors in this work are what We nusi ind
first, methods OF work Viii follow The
b,st agencies are Intelligent, working chris
tian Young men We must make the re
solution that We viii hive as individuals
seeking the well being Of our fellow men.
There should be personal responsibility
The preached word >honit be followed by
Personal appeal to the heart. The grand
est work OF Jesus Christ was personal
work IL Is through thrist-worl ami Christ-
touch of individual Young men that
others are to be reached and won
to the church. Lay on our heart the burden
of souls. The work of the association is u
special Work Tor Young men aud yet now
','' - 10 VI " "a VI e"' INV ~
ara. even fleeing from their dutv. Men are
tied TO each other in many organizations and
OUT OF THESE spring work Tor every man
Inc association Is Plektt me thrown OUT
from inc ciiurch INTO Inc world 10 save those
who otherwise III many cases must be lost.
Tins belongs 10 lhdltlduai men To DO.
There is plenty OF such work. Our ihotto
should ~ 10 every man MS WORK anu
every man to his work. To every COM
mittee man comes the command OF the
prophet Kun speak 10 that Young man.
word concerning the necessary
qualifications for successful personal
workers. IN un1ualihed pledge to
TOD Is required. pledge Oh service OF
every part OF his beng. Consecration Is
necessary. There must be intense ehthu-
slasul lhere must ne st'tlV or the hah IL
Is wished to reach. There should be
studied adaptation to the work. Common
sense, keen Judgment AMI tack are ihdis-
Pcnsable requisites to successful personal
work. II the workers OF the ASSOCIATION
would live up to their possibilities for per
Sonai work, tins world would speedily DE
converted to CHRIST ..
t.cn. Scc'v. johnson of Gardiner. State
S,,,r.,.,r,, .;b.l,,u anil 10, s., N.ttbc,.
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VI ''ei WIN 'o'''" "eii'i"' '''o"S"''
gardng personal work.
At245 the question drawer was opened
under the direction of =. 4. Taggart. of the
international committee. 1t ELECTED the fol-
lowing That the work of the association is
preventative rather than rcfornatory. 1t
must also he cyang.listie. All Chistian
bu mess men eau be interested and MANY
mont hristian men also can he interested in
the work.
\ State secretary is necessary to the sue
cessful work in a community. Every as
sociatiou should paw toward supporting a
State secretary. State secretary is
something ike property Insurance. Ii is
,''e 'aS' ''i''S 10 'e gym up; H'cry s''''
:, St.,t. s,.rot,r, SOM. mart If tho v,.r
.,;,.o ,,on,hors s,o,,iJ ,o nross,J N nm
,ribu,e IN state and local work
ir should he done in an understanding