The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-08-14

All the sabbath-schools of the town
of Windham were invited to meet at
Sebago Lake on Friday, August 10, for
town picnic. A pleasant programme
heartily invited that there was general
response all along the line. Through
the courtesy of the MGR. r. the fare
had been placed at the exceedingly low
rate of twenty cents for adults and ten
cents for children. The whole num-
were well represented. The representa-
ton was especially full from South
Windham, the Chase neigh borhood,
Newhall, Nol tn Gorham, North Wind
ham and Windham Hill. The pro-
gramme provided general sports for the
children from $50 to IL M, and the bill
was fully carried out. A flutter of
white dresses, pink dresses, green
dresses, yellow dresses, tlaxen curls and
black curls betokened the presence of
numerous dainty little girls, while the
proverbiaI legs, arms and collar" indi-
full strength OF youth. Large groups of
young men and maidens and a plentiful
sprinkling of grey heads made up an
assem- lage estimated at fully 600. From
10 to l was given up to lunch. Lemon
ade and hot coffee were served freely at
the expense of the association. We can
say from positive knowledge that each
was a success in its Way After lunch a
hearty nraiSa Sarvica was lad INV n Il
Megquier. After this came the address of
the afternoon by Rev. A. W. Pottle of
WestbrOok. He spoke very highly OF the
association and emphasized what we con-
slider it's strong point-the bringing to-
gether of Christians from different homes
and churches all with the same pur-
poses. He thought there was some dan
ger that the lesson helps would over
shadow the Bible and urged that the
latter be kept before the children as the
text book. Selections by the North Cor
ham band and Rotations by the young
people concluded the exercises in the
grove. A band concert accompanied by
a baseball game closed the exercises
The game was between, the Windham
Center's and South Windham's, won by
the latter. Score 30 to 81.
The president desires to thank the M.
CIR. r. for their very great kindness to
him in connection with this picnic. Sure
ly the whole town owes thanks to MIR.
and Mrs. Megquier for the idea and for
the very efficient way in which it was
carried out.
The total register of the Sabbath
schools in the town is as follows:-
School district Mol, 35, South Windham
Free Baptist So, Universalist 40, New
hall 40, Friends so, Windham Center
50, Windham Hill Congregational, with
a record of 65 years back Of it SO, White
school house 20, Chase neig b borhood IS,
North Windham, IS, East Windham 60,
Peoples Church 20, Sebago Lake rs and
-Standish Corner so. These last two be-
long to the association although not in
the town. The whole population of the
own is 1900 and the total Sabbath
school register in town is 69S making
very good showing for the work of the
association. Heretofore under the able
leadership of Thomas Varney, the AS
ISOLATION has done noble work but all
of the meeting have been for the adults
especially. This year the new president
Orland E. Megquier conceived the idea of
giving the children the benefit of days
outing and the splendid success of the
day will no doubt cause it to become a
settled institution. The work of the
Association is not limited to the Sabbath
school but much quiet house to house
christian visiting has grown out of it,
souls have been made larger, lives have
been made happier and much real re-
ligious work has been done. At the
present time five regular religious SER
vices are held in the town purely
through the efforts of the Association.
These services are all in charge of lay
men but the pastors are in hearty SYM
pathy and assist whenever called on.
Mr.. Varney, the past president has charge
of the work at East Windham where
great interest is manifested. He feels
to carry forward the work which God
has assisted him to commence. He still
keeps his finger on the pulse of the
whole work and stands ready to lend
his whole experience and strength to
carry out the great end of the AssoGia-
ton !" Every soul in town for Christ. :"
Every inch of the town is under the
surveillance of this band of workers and
among it's leaders lies a knowledge of all
our people and their religious wants
One of the new enterprises is at the
White school-house where L. Maria Jones
has charge of the Saba th-school and
evangelistic service while Mrs. Carrie
Turkey carries on an evangelistic work at
Scotland, although it was thought best
not to organize Sabbath-school here as
it would conflict with other schools.
Deacon Varnum, Of Cum berland Mills,
has charge of the school at No and
for the past two seasons has done a very
helpful work there.
Mr.. Villa m Willard of Boston has
| nearly completed his portrait of Hon. :.