Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-30
THE GREAT MEETING.
Maine Christian Endeavorefs viii As
sembIe, Next Week, at HouIton..
Arrangements Nearly All Completed City
Will Show Its Hospitality.

more and more apparent that it Is to b.
notable gathering. and indication!
multiply that 1t will be very largely
attended, and the most important meeting
of young people ever held In Maine.
a provisional programme. ISSUED
several days ago has already appeared IL
| the journal; but there are many addi
tioDal arrangements regarding the con
vcntion which the journal man ha:
secured from some Of the officers
Endcavorers from all parts of Maine will
take trains leaving their stations at al
hour which will ensure their reaching
Bangor on or before three o'clock, Mon
day afternoon, and at 800 the Bangor
and Aroostook train leaves Bangor fol
Houlton, arriving at 725 in the evening.
| This is the 'delega train"
Hospitality at Houlton commences i'm
mcdiately although the formal address OF
welcome does not occur until Tuesday
morning
Rev. f. NJ. Lamb of Kennebunk,
Names sweetest gospel singer, will pre-
| side over all musical affairs, ably assisted
| by trained chorus of local talent under
the direction of Mr.. Arthur L. Thomas
| Special congratulations are due the
| State Union in securing such splendid
list Of speakers for the convention adj
dresses. V. r. Foss Esq, of Portland,
the former energetic president OF the
union, opens tho convention so far as ad-
dresses GO Other prominent speakers are
Rev A P Foster D. d., OF Boston High
lands, Rev. j. NJ Hayes, pastor of the
Fee Baptist church, Augusta, Rev. j.
NJ Frost of Pine street Methodist church,
Bangor, Rev. S. A. Blaisdell of the Pine
Tree Free Baptist church, Lewiston.
Mr.. James L. Gordon, the former sec
rotary of the Boston Y Nj. G. A, one Of
the most eloquent OF New Englands
young platform orators, will speak on
American Manhood. DIR. A. T. Dunn
of Waterville, secretary of the Maine
Baptist Missionary Society, viii speak on
missions Mrs. G. W. Coleman of Bos
ton who ranks high as speaker, is
announced for the address on Junior
Work, at the rally of the Juniors, Thurs
day afternoon.
Wednesday morning, Sept. 4, occur the
,,oo,, ~, rIian,ap+- on cop, ttnn xuork and
the State Union. The following have
Just been announced as leaders for these
meetings. On the work Of the missionary
committee Dr. A. T. Dunn, Waterville
lookout committee, Miss Cora B. Bick-
ford Biddeford, social committee, Miss
Charlotte II. Sibley, Belfast; prayer meet
ing committee, Mr.. John r. Boardman of
Bangor. In the State union parliament
Miss Maude e. Matthews of Belfast
speaks on the Ideal District Secretary"
Miss Katherine Berry of Houlton, on
81 he Local Union, How to Extend Its
Influence" II. w. Rowe of Bangor on
The County Union, and Miss Emily W.
Milikcn of Calais the energetic secretary
of the State union, on "The Relation of
the Society to the Union and the Union
to the Society"
OF course, the interest, so far as En-
desvorers are concerned, center5 about
Mr.. John Willis Baer of Boston, general
secretary of the United Society of Y p. S.
c. F., and dearly beloved by every indi
vidual of the 3, 600 900 Endeavorers In the
world wide movement. Secretary Baer
will close the convention with an address,
Thursday evening.
1t Is intended to make this convention
a great help to workers in the Endeavor
ranks. Opportunity Will be given In the
sunrise prayer meetings and in evangclis-
tic services to be held in stores and fac
tories at the noon hour for the workers
present to get in some effective service for
the Master while the convention Is in
session.
All Christian Erdeavorers who can pos
slbly attend this rally of, Maine young
people should be present The railroads
grant reduced rates, entertainment is fur
nished by warm hearted Houlton friends
and nothing will be found wanting to
make 1t notable and profitable oonven-
ton. x