The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-06
ENDEAYORERS GO HOME.
The Next Convention Will Be Held at
SkOWhegan.
State Officers Were Elected for the Ensu-
ing Year-A Paper to be Published
Happenings at the Convention.

State Officers Were Elected for the Ensu-
ing Year-A Paper to be Published
Happenings at the Convention.
Houlton, Sept. 5.-The Free Baptist
church was filled this morning at the
sunrise prayer meeting conducted by
Rev. H. w. Kimball of Skownegan. The
meeting took practical turn in the col
lection of seventeen dollars for Rev. MIR.
Corbett of Kirkland, N. B., who recently
suffered the loss of an eye by the BURST
ing of gun. General Secretary Baer
of Boston is the center of all eyes, his
appearance the signal for applause, the
giving of the State yell or Chautauqua
salute.
President E. E. Clark of the United
Society, Boston, sends the following greet
ing to Maine Endeavorers: Hearty con-
CALCULATIONS on the splendid work OF the
year, may even greater blessings mark
the new year"
Announcement Is made of determine
tion to publish a State paper, Cora u
Bickford Of Biddeford, editor; W. r. Cobb
of Auburn, business manager. Two
hundred and fifty dollars were raised for
the purpose.
A delegation from Woodstock, N. B.,
was greeted by singing. God Save the
assn Sat RnSs l. h and onns s Bs
opened at g. 80 O'Clock, business matters
occupying the opening hour. Voted to
hold the convention for '96 at Skowhegan.
Greeting was received from the South
Dakota Union. State officers were elected
as follows:
President Cora L. Bickford Of
BiddefOrd.
Vice Presidents-Rev. Kenneth Mckay
of Houlton, Rev. g. N. Musgraye of
Biddeford, Rev. w. S. Ayers Of Portland,
Rev. H. w. Kinball OF Skowhegan,
Rev. J. M. Frost of Bangor, Rev. W.
p. Chase of Millbridge.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Emily
w. Milliken of Calais.
Recording Secretary-J. r. Bordman
of Bangor.
Treasurer-J W. Chase of Lubec
Missionary Observation-Disclosures. j. y.
Cochrane of Hallowell.
Superintendent of Floating Societies
A. F. Chase of Portland.
Superintendent Of Junior Work-Miss
Flora B. Berry Of Portland. &
There was great enthusiasm over the
lsselection of lady for State president.
Miss Bickford is one of the leading teach
ers in the public schools Of BiddefOrd
and possesses marked business ability,
and is we'll posted in Endeayor work all
over Maine. 40
Miss Mary E. Purinton of Bangor pre-
sented an admirable paper on ntThe En-
deavorer in Society" State Secretary
Milliken conducted a very helpful con-
ference of district secretaries, regarding
State work.
The matter Of the worlds G. II. Union
was presented in letter from Rev. +.
E. CLARK, president of the United Society
and retiring President J. r. Townsend
of Augusta was elected to represent
Maine. The union report of A.. I. Chase
of Portland, superintendent Of the float
ing societies, showed remarkable progress
among work for sailors.
Two hundred and eleven dollars were
pledged in fifteen minutes for State
work and the usual resolutions passed,
including censure of monopolistic control
of matters of public nature, and denounc-
ing most emphatically any non-enforce-
ment ofsMaine's splendid prohibition law.
General Secretary Baer of Boston con-
Quoted the question box Eand the best
convention of Maine union ever held was
closed with a spirited conservation SER
vice in which counties responded in q
body with verses of Scripture.