Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-11
UNION MEETING
At the Congregational Church and the
story Of Coed viii Farm Told to a
Large Audience.

There vas is.ze sudlsEcs =. tie Union
mes,ir Ia the Caazrsssiioasi church Lac;
evening 70 l.ssa 10 tie s;ery 0. 9 70! Will
farm - tod By Rev Gao. W Hinchley.
Rev. NJ. wiiiisnsot. read from the nrss
ten verse; Of TIE 81 h Pssln, ia vhica the
ts1, ls fu1d ard tie Rev. NJ. Wymaa,
pastor Of The stti.t chE'sh led ia prayer
The psyer 81 tue church, Rev. Nj.
Williamson, iastdGsst Ihe speaker, Raw.
Mr.. HinckIsy a. the founder, guardian and
inspire, unier Jssu, Chriss, CT the srsnd
work Of 0soi viii farm.
Nj. Hlneksy Ihsn told the story Of The
work In tlree-, sarrst way. AID .sough
sim,l ~ told ls -ss 4: ,imes ysry affecting
and Throughout: vss very impressive. Sure
ly 20 one sho heard him tell TIE story has,
evening isfs the ehareh without the feeling
that this grand ssrk which he hsd taken up
i, the best posaais charge, srd N sc de-
seivi;g 81 every sncogrsgeElsat .as. can be
given L.
There are, be sad, hospi:s's. reform
schools sbd srphsa a,y Ian, shets m,y be
csred for the eIass Ia many 'sspe It's lost to
humanity. thsms,i7es snd t. IL But they
cannot provide for resdy boys When a
lsd. Working On his fathers farm in Soul
ern Coao. c;ic7t, be bad looked forward
to time when be might provide a home
for po,s boys such as he had seen en- the
streets Of sons bzcsy. H. said that when
af,srvsras be came to Bangor IN the service
Of the Sunday soboo! union he thcogbt on
the ,urnsY down tia; some ~atre 10 Maine
he voala be sns b ed TO start some such
h,ne. After entering upon the work here
in the gate tbs; he had been ut 70 DO he
Ye,oiysd hat as s95n as Re colid pay his
own Indebtedness, that Day ae would take
TO his home and care Tor some needy
boy. To tba, boy sappor. he would de-
vote one-ssnth 4 It's !Eclne. liz would
care for him for one year and 10 at the end
II tha. tine he should hai e 800 ieis over
be would not question thi. tla Lord ia
tended for him to is8s up the sefk. Mr.
iiire1ley reisted hoy step b. step the Sork
progressed, ho~ obstacles we're overcome,
how his prayers we're l1swsred. how mtaY
times when in doubt tbs Lord had i Fectsd
h m. hos for every vsqt there had coma
soma resp,nss. Ts.ce hs hAd determined
to buy farm on which 10 establish the
home. but some p,oyidentisi event hal IL
tsrfsred tili at last h, procurei the besuti
ful place where nov Good VIII Farm
/, prospsrisg The numerous ways in
WHICH his h)ps, hid been fulfilled
and his prayers srJTefed were il part IT,
to Interest rb sympathy Of every one who
lesrrs Of i. II cysr1e OF his s.cry he told
Of the conditions 10 witch some Of the
boys nos as the farm hsd been found |
Ole ipstsrce ci'cI was peculiarly affecting. |
A young scd slender sri q fifteen years
bad been LEI. with susll brothers. orphans.
The toll and Pr ATOMS ,hs underwent be- |
fore the boys were tskan to lhe farm uoder- |
mined her heslth and last week she died |
from the effects o. her aob!e self sacrifices. |
Namsrous affecting i0ciIe1:. pers re-
ceup,.d Ard mad Mr.. iIi1cklsy decided to |
break hi. cus.on Of ntver ta&iHg up col |
lection there would doubtless bavs teen |
very generous resp7n'e. But he has not
done so thus FAR ~ The work AMI il has
pro'psrsd woLdsrtuiy. lie did ask
bis bearers u link over what
he had said, asked them to
subscribe for the Coed Wal Recor'. aud |
told Them of several ways IN VII ch they |
could sfo'd great service to the undertaking.
He toll -hat the boys arr now d3tUg st
the farm kni the circumstances nov ek,s:
ing there. tie hopes ID the near fatute TO |
provide them With 40 Industrial school. and |
has faith that he u II succeed. The work is !
. noble ore snt Is only % be appreciated FOR |
toe fespoI Sc to lis needs u DO mos, ger
erou,.