The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-05
GOOD WILL"
Fourth Annual Assembly
at Maine Farm.
Homes For Boys in Need of
Helping Hand.
Notes, News and Gossip of an Inter-
esling Sort.
COOP WILL HOME ASSOCIATIONS.

GOOD WILL HOME ASSOCIATIONS.
President, MOSES GIpDIEGs Bangor
secretary; v RICHARD Foss. Portland.
Viee-President; J.. B MAYO, Fox5rof;.
Genera Supervisors "a. W HINcKLEY
The Good Will Homes Are for Boys In Need Of .
Helping Hand.
GooD WILL FARM.
EAST FAIRFIELD, ME-, Aug g. ls9.
The fourth annual assembly at Good
Will Farm ia in process this week, and in
numbers and interest far exceeds those
OF previous years.
Within the past twelve months a
marked growth has taken place at the
farm. The large brick school building,
which was in process OF erection year
ago, has been completed and finely
equipped; on Friday "a foot nag was
unfuried with appropriate exercises on
the staff near the school. The Elizabeth
Wilcox Smith cottage was dedicated We'd
nesday. This is the first cottage under the
new arrangement by which girls are re-
ceived at the farm; II accommodates 10,
and has been beautifully furnished by
the donor,A Walter Nj. Smith of Stam-
ford, Conn. Mary Louise Hall cottage
has also been erected since the last as
sembly, making six cottages now oc-
cupied, accommodating 81 boys. The
corner stone of a new church has been
laid, and before another assembly the
farm will have a house OF worship with.
i'm its own limits. One OF the most i'm
portant additions il the purchase OF the
Pines, a most beautiful and imposing
grove Of Names famous trees, situated
across the beautiful Kenpebec. The tract
OF land occupies 20 acres ana has been
presented to Good Will Farm through the
generosity OF Mr. Smith, the donor Of
Smith cottage.
1t was In the grand aisles OF this charm
ing spot that Dallas Lore Sharp, the
young poet and naturalist, a graduate Of
Brown University, was married, shortly
after the Assembly of 80, at which he
was a speaker. Already $500 has BEEN
pledRd for the erection OF pavilion in
the "Pines," and II is very possible that
next summer, Assem- bly, lectures will be
dslivered in that place. Tins the work,
begun seven years ago by the preacher,
evangelist and missionary, Rev. George
w. Hinckley, is going on increasing
ana broadening, while its influence ul-
out the country and the world. Mr..
Hinckley Is one Of the striking examples
of Christian service and unselfsh devo-
tion to life work. HIS experiences In
developing the cherished hope of stretch
ing out a helping hand to needy and un-
fortunate boys, have been intensely in.
teresting, and 1t Is an education and
inspiration to meet the man. His hopes
g..lH
la bors for nober and wider results. Poor
and homeless boys are received here in
this beautiful country home by the Ken
nebec and are given an education which
fits them for college, and training Tor
life. Many Young man owes his pres
ent happiness and chances of success In
life to MIR. Hinckley's grand institution.
Visitors from all parts of Maine are
attending the meetings this week In
large numners, as well as many from
more distant points. Meetings are held
under the large tent, in the Moody school
building and among the Pines. In the
latter place the small Kennebec river
steamer has been used for transporta
tion.
Speakers and entertainers have been
contributing great enjoyment and many
well-known names are among the num-
Der. Mr.. HezeKiah Buterworth, the
noted associate editor OF the Youths
Companion, has lectured TO oelig hted
audiences. Rev. A. ii. Huntley OF the
China island Mission, tells his thrilling
experiences in heathendom and describes
the missionarys' joys and hardships. MIR.
Wlncsley Is again present and continues
his enjoyable lectures on "Architcture."
Charlotte Thorndyke Sibley, the talented
young traveller and lecturer, gave two
talks on the 'Orient." Among other
lines taken up, a number OF representa-.
tive men in the different professions
have spoken on the advantages of their
vocations, and MIR. bennett and Miss
Palmer, humorist and eiocutionist, have
afforded much amusement. Miss Rice Of
Boston, contralto, has tho music In
charge and the other entertainers in this
line are Miss Smith, organist. of Skow-
hegan, Mr.. Sawyer, violinist, OF Bangor
and MIR. Guild, oorneIist OF Providence,
X. !. Mr.. Bustard, captain OF the '95
Brown baseball team, has the athletics
In charge Two o,her Brown graduates
are greatly assisting in the work, Mr.
Elmer OF Chicago University and Mr..
Smith OF East Hartford. Several ball
games have been played and the annual
field day held. a fund has been started
by generous lovers OF the farm and OF
athletics for the purpose OF having a
iirst-clsss diamond ana running track
laid out. The sum pledged Is already
$3.50 and will doubtless increase. The
Assembly close Tuesday evening.