Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-20
Y. P. S. C B.
Emlebee County HaieR xssts With IN.
lHsta Endsa7R.fa.
Ringing Address, Pffiy Papers and Dis
eussioHs and an Abundance Of G.. Z.
Enthusiasm.

societies o; Ksnnsbse county wlisa az
ssnbisa .. the Coz gregsi,nsI church i
this city 10 tie IT e:naoa aad evening.
called fsr the ,es, Of the Chr!.sia
Eodesvor sstaasissm sad spirit Ard III
response vas cot sckios. A Zig islegs
uon Of Esissvotsn fran the Eass VIA
thyop society we're the nrss ou. of.tov
delegates to ssrive, then South Gs,dine
sen; . large party and it'll
later the afternoon trains bfoash
Endssvsrn b. scorss from Water
vile. Grdiasr, H4ll,vsli, oakland
scd ether pisces Along the line Of the raj!
road. At 2 30 O'Clock the church Va
fairly veil allied far the opening services
The f1ver c,mmI.ees Of the BspilH sat
Congrssa,io7sl societies CT Aaza,ss, which
inriisd the Uaisn. had decorated thi
dssk sni front Of The pulpit vsrJ
handiomsiy. The plants. which iecIudec
pains sfd varsity Of foliage and aowsr
Ing plants we're from the Ben Venue greer
houses u Mrs @. r. Ssnoorn. AID to bel
cheerful assistance the success OF this mos
imp9risn, part Is la'g,Iy due. The exer
cisss CT the afternoon we're opened With 4
devotional service lad by PrssiierG J. X
Tosnsend Of this city.
Rev. Il w. jenkins Of Gardiner and
Rev J. s williamson Of Ausu,.., opened
the e1uvsntio1 By invoking tbs blessings
Of the Divine Mxster. Pfesid.nt Torassad
rsai IS scfip ufe passage the 18Th
Palm from the eleventh y.rse to the
close. The devotional exercises were
clcssd With Irsyer % R:v. Mr.. Layin Of
Winthrop.
The address OF seie9ma ~ss delivered
By Rev. ]. N. Vimsn Of Augusta. Rev
NJ, Wyman spoke Ct the Ibiytrsslity Of
toe I. P. 9. c f. movsm mt sad ex.euded
welcome along .ro lines. the intsrdsnom.
instioosi nature Of Christian T. ideavor
Christian Eadssvor IS thus soiy.ng one OF hr
mos! perpsrins problem 10 p es,anti,m
The second liaels that Of loysl.y to The iadi
vidaal church to which the society belongs,
It calls for true, loyal, whole hearted sup
port Of the local church. II is 10 visw OF
these two charges that 1t Z YES me pleasure
ss . rspresentstige 81 the two soci .ties
10 Augusta. TO welc- you heartily to our
homes. May our coming together send
send you hom. full of good ihln9,.
The absence Of Rev, 8 y. Adam, Of So,
Gardiner Sho IA, TO have Eesp31isi to the
address Of welcome was size raly regretted.
Rev. X. W jenkins Of Gardiner.
responded n place Of MI Adam s
and gave m1st pleasant a.
dress, reviesi1g thu orsa1;z..ion
Of the society il colnecl)n with hls own
church. whoa was the las; one organized IT,
the c3uay. lie spoke Of the h>pe and en-
eoussemen; tia, t. - syuu1g people !
society, Such eork as lhs must be 3
mighty plver for gloj wherever i: shall
90. The graz increase Already made cal,
for decreased work. Pu: on this whole
srmor Of Tod and To;k aloHg sll the Ines
OF Chr,sti,n Eaieav5r. THIS convention
10 no; only f5r Inspiration. bat
fo' york SD service l. cl1.pg
he thanked In, members Of ths
l,cIl societies FOR the c}Idsl selooue er-
tended. Tie audience s.pg 'Neirer my
God to Thee"
Promptly at 3 o'c'cck President
Townsend called the unio1 to order
for the business session. President Town
ssnl reported thst the last SIX months has
been the best 10 the history o. Ksnnebec
/ Ii,n. lie reported Ave wits to tia SO
cites in the eoul'y. The first to River
aide. Ole noticeable festure f this socie
sy Is the hearty .i1girg The max: Wei. to
the Baptist society at Els. Wizthrop Thi-
fo,is'y has sustained Interest where no
resident uastor hid been for several months
Oc: rs, visit was made TO tie Itch
acli society. K was Geld aud stormy but
AZ She co.'s Grafton meeting nearly all the
active members responded. Esr!er a part,
Of i've visited the SPslilng disric; and OF
ssniI &c f., society Of II member.
Az south Gsr!,uer l series Of revival ssr
vices bv Esy 4 d Townc. paved the wsy
for c H., which was o'gsniz ID With al &C
tive membership 81 80 A society has
suce been orZsa "a in the Congregational
s,cisy al Gartire- Tie VII lie number Of
societies nov snr5llal i.2i msmbershjp
80 Three socie s1ied during the Elk
mo1tm Ins percentage Of increase this
year rll be % ? : ceCt If the present in
create continues
The corresponding secretary, Miss Fow
Ter Of Augui's presented The following
,tport
After the Convention ia June wrote
esca society enclosing copy of the poem
read at that m"etirg and copy Of he res
o,Gaoos pass BY tire cor ventien. SIX OF
the societies respordsd. In N.vtmber
so1h'd the preside NJ Of each society of the
executive committee meeting. Eight re.
'panced The frs. OF January | notified
each .oc.ey Of the Convention, sending
Programme and circular letter 10 ar
ranging Tor the invseton have written
Is letters ald ice lived - making tie num-
Der OF ties sen 'llce last meeting )
hlu T repsl7ed 50.
IRE recording sscr5t,ry. Mr Chs,
MnssOa OF HsllassH rsv.e -el the work
CT h. laN vi 81 Ga re-. The treas
a'sr' Miss Alice Be mil Of Gardiner,
rsportf8 c>atr ,buliaNs tr6m the societies 10
th' amount o, S.ti5 sill Of which has
been tIpsrdad. Pre,Idsnt Towuseud ap
phn'et Rv & + osea Of Gardner. Rev
NJ. Ll7g Of Eat wiat'r,p and e. W.
c'P.u OF South Gsrline comm tee on
fs'eia ions Il p,rts Of the societies we're
,hen presented fr3m ChIns, Sou;h Chins,
GHdi,ct tnNgrs sa;ionsl. Gardiner Bsp-
hi, East Nssslooto, Wstervle Goa
srssa'io7sl, Wste,ville Baptist, Ees
Niaih'op Baptist, Augl'ts Bspast Augusta
CousreSa al. South Gardiner Corg,sys-
neosl. haiIoseii C3agr, gri,n,i, O,klsnd
bspts AL the repor;, were very en-
epar's'7s, shosing grew h alocg all iines
mat ~ South Gsrd ner n portiug gain of
loo per ext IL two months.
Al The conclusion IT he blsiness ss.Jio1
hsv, j. Eu f.id delivered "a address o.
,ae n la;ion of the Society to the Church"
ha'. Mr.. Busaeii rested the suhjeci
" TIE relation OF the local society
10 the local church. Lei US think
OF TIE fouss Peoples society ~ .
part OF the church. We sre happy in hay.
hs the vo1ns peoples department.. There
'Aoald hsi BE 10 she relation Of the two
.o'ias suroardi astie II scG q ssauach loyalty.
ms susoielEancs is considered an honor.
M act the province Of theclogiEiog. It
a'he province OF the sotiety to 90 cut and
ma PRACTICAL way lesd others TO Christ.
Iosi Should be loyal to the principles and
p'oissions OF tie church, 1! should listen
'hi 'usgestioHs Of the church IS given
~ me ra.to' and otlicers AID accep. and
ioioN taen mo-. willingly. There should
never DC sembisnce Of difficulty or diff.
GREECE attween them. Oar scoud though,