The Portland daily press., 1892-05-17

vealed to some and brought home will
severe force to others the painful truth
that our young people between fifteen
and tWenty-one years are not generally in
the Sabbath School and that here was
the most effective place for our work,
a discussion on the advisability of es-
tabllshing these schools and the best
means of doing it then followed. Rev,
Mr.. Aiken, of Windham Hill, moved to
leave the report with the executive com.
mittee with power to act. President
Varney argued with much sense that the
committee needed the advice and counsel
which might be gathered from discus
sion OF this matter. He also stated that
a larger sum of money would be needed
to establish these schools than the exc
cutive committee would feel warranted
IN spending for the association. Rev.
William Pinkham, of Portland, felt that
this committee needed that enthusiasm
which wonld come from discussion. Rev.
MI. Woodbury., of the Woodfords Con-
gregational Church, then complimented
us upon the work which we had already
accomplished and desired to know If
there was material to run these schools
IN these localities where new schools
were desired. This developed the fact
that No. s above North Windham had a
superintendent and teachers and had at
previous times maintained a Sabbath
School and only needed to be aroused and
set on their feet and told to 90. and to be
given little push from the lever that
moves the world. To this end D. F.
Small Of West .Falmouth-we almost
ought to call him Rev. D. f. Small. of
Windham Center, from the noble evange-
listic work he is doing there-suggeste
that a committee of ways and means be
appointed, who shall canvass for money
that there may be funds to carry on this
work. Agreeably to this suggestion the
following committee was appointed: !:
u: +. Small, Solomon Cloudman and
Oliver Mamma collection was then taken
for the support of these schools. Much
discussion followed as to how much they
should be supported and it was finally
decided that they should be well-started
and then exhorted by all means to main
tain themselves. The following commit
tees were then appointed: Committee on
nomination of officers for the ensuing
year, Rev. Mr.. Aiken, D.F. Small and
John 81. Hall; committee on resolutions
Rev. Mr.. Cogswell, of Standish, Mrs.
Ann Maria Wescott and j. j. Grant. Mr..
Cogswell resigned in favor of William
tdhudIu. hICOl dill clJOydDl0 recess ana
a bountiful lunch, at which the Young
Peoples Society served hot coffee and
generally made us very much at home,
the afternoon session commenced with
a praise service. S. B. Cloudman, of
South Windham, followed with an able
paper on Sabbath Dissertation He
thinks the breaking of the Sabbath by
protesting Christians, one of the most
abundant causes of Sabbath desecration.
He said the Christian church suffered lit
tie from profanity because processing
Christians seldom use profane language.
but it suffered largely from pious Sab
bath-breakers. He thought Sunday
school work and haying on Sunday, were
not consistent, that one should be aband-
oned.- He begged this convention to
give out no uncertain sound on this sub
ject, "God makes no mistakes and we
need not wish to take exceptions to any
Of the commandments Rev. J. S.
Cogswell followed with advice to super
lntendents and we wish every superin-
tendent in the Association had been
there to listen to it. The following are
some of the points made in his estimable
paper:
lst.--To become a bright shining
Christian.
2nd.-To be a gentleman in all wavs.
20 wear sunny face and in order to do
his we must have the spirit of Christ in
)ur hearts.
3rd-To cultivate his executive ability
or all the energies that may arise.
4th:-To maintain always composure
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