Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-04
THEY OWN H0ULTON
Christian Endeavorers Capture
the Town and People.
The State Convention 0pened--Th he
Delegates Welcomed to Town.
The Annual Address OF State President J. z.
Townsend Of Augusta.

| Houlton, Sept. 3.-(SpeciaD. --Houlton
is in the hands OF several hundred Chris
tian young people today, representing
the societies of Christian Endeavor In
scores of Maine ties and towns, assem-
bled in the annual convention of the State
Union.
The regular train on the r. & A., due
at Houlton at 7.25 p NJ Monday did not
reach here until 9. 10, owing to delays on
the Boston & Bangor lines When 1t did
arrive it brought over 200 delegates, who
were met by fully as large delegation of
local Endeavorers. Trains over the c. p
R., last night and this morning. added
their quota of earnest young people from
Washington and Aroostook counties
Registration booths mt the Baptist and
Congregational churches were early be-
sieged by delegates and registration clerks
were busy in arranging places of enter
tainmcnt in the best Houlton homes.
Never was more royal welcome extended
the State Union than by the good people
of Houlton.
|
ventlon colors, cardinal and white, in all
manner of designs are used in very artistic
decorations on public buildings, stores,
and many house.
| The dormitory of Kicker Classical In.
stitute under the excellent supervision of
the matron. Mrs. Helen NJ Gould, has
been arranged as headquarters of the
union. Here are costly located the State
officers and speakers.
The opening service of the convention
was at s. 10 clock, a praise service con-
| Quoted by Rev. +. NJ. Lamb, the well
| known gospel singer, whose solos have
| stirred the gatherings at our annual meet
! ings for many years, and who is regarded
| by many as the equal of Sankey in the
expression which he throws into his sing
ing.
At the morning service of the opening
| day the audience room of the church was
full, an unusual occurrence at conven-
tions. Tho addresses of welcome were of
unusual excellence Rev. C. E. Owen,
pastor of the church where the services
are held, welcomed the Endeavorcrs in be
half of the churches, Rev. K Mckay,
pastor of the Presbyterian church, for the
Houlton local union, and Hon. r. W.
Shaw, IN an eloquent address in behalf of
the citizens.
The convention sermon by Prof c. J.
II. Ropes of Bangor Theological seminary
was one of the most sound and eloquent
addresses ever given at convention. In
brief he said:
This is the merit of Christian En-
deavor, that 1t gives to each one his work
and helps him to do it. The speaker first
vindicated his own claim to address a
Christian Endeavor audience as an old
and intimate friend of Dr. Clark as one
who has experienced the blessings of
Christian Endeavor in his family and as
representing the old seminary which Is in
such hearty and enthusiastic sympathy
with the new work
The preacher then dwelt on two practi-
cal applications of the text to topics sug-
gested by Dr.. Clark at the Boston convel-
ton.
% Civic righteousness. This is not
party politics, but insisting on the high |
est moral character in man and measure
before we will vote for them. One of its |
first principles is: Enforce the laws ~ An
ether Is the application of sound business |
morality to the management of the govern |
ment. This is civil service reform and it |
demands the exclusion of exclusion of ma
tional issues from municipal affairs
(2) Spiritual religion This includes |
inward conservation and outward work
This is the very life Of Christian Endeavor. |
The outward work should be missionary
work. In home missionary work the |
speaker described neghborhood work as
the peculiar province of the Christian En-
deavor Society. Every city, town and vii
lage in Maine is surrounded by territory
destitute of religious privileges. We must
cultivate this by Sunday schools and
Christian Endeavor meetings, which will
grow up into churches.
In foreign missionary work the speaker
made special plea for the Armenians,
among whom The Sultan of Turkey for
bids Christian EIdcavor, and who are now
in danger of starving before England comes
to their relief. He closed with rousing
exhortation to personal religion as the
very essence of Christian Endeavor
At the afternoon session the leading
business was the reports of officers. Presi-
dent Townsend presented report, cover
ing the work, of the year Of which the fol
lowing is an abstract:
Members and Friends of Maine State
Union:
"Once more, under the direction Of
Providence, We are assembled in annual
Again we exchange the
greetings of fellowship and again we scan
the record Of "a year that is gone, that We
may better plan for year to come. The
record in detail will be- given in the reports
of the several officers. 1 will only call
your attention to the welcome fact that
it is well with us.
"We have had prosperous year. Our ,
has rapidly increased. The
contributions were larger than
ever before, and best of all. an increased :
has assumed the higher privilege
nj cbrrch ,ppIp hore IN, from Tho lie of