Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-06
ASSEMBLY CLOSED.
Fourth Annual Comes 10 End-Interest Con
tinued Till Close.

| Good VIII Farm. East Fairfield, Ne
| August Special. The closing day
| Of the Assembly was one Of last
| things" but in no sense was 1t least
| The interest VAS sustained until tho
end, the programme continuing to b'
| Of the same high grade At $50 a. NJ
| the devotional hour was led in a most
| pleasing and helpful manner by Nh
+. G. iicrrick of the class of '9S Colby
| University The moments spent al
these daily half-haur morning service.
| have been among the richest Of tn
| week
| Al ten o'clock the interest centered
in missionaries and ministers. Thc
first speaker was Mr.. jesse +. SmitL
Of East Hartford, Conn. a member d.
the class If SO Of Brown University
He spoke Of the student Volunteer
Movement" giving a concise. clear anc
interesting history Of this modern mis-
sionary movement Mr.. Smith is him
| self volunteer and holds himself
ready for work in China or clscWher
when the way opens for him 10 60.
Rev. A. II. Huntlcy gave to the boys
!
| siunary life and work in China Hi
manner OF relating personal expert
enccs is very pleasing, having the di
rectness ana vividness Of personality
without the slightest degree OF often
| size cgotism which is too common
| MIR. Huntley is making his first visit
IN this country, having been here only
six or seven weeks. and he returns al
| once. going direct from the Assembly
10 New York sailing within a week 70
| England and then on To China. II,
| expresses himself as greatly please
| with what he has seen of America ano
Americans, having spent nearly all o.
his time in New England: ana certain
! ly his services have been greatly en-
| ioyed 10y those who have come tt
| know him personally.
| The closing formal address was giver
| ny Rev A. TruebIood. the recently
settled pastor at Winthrop Center. IL
was true to his name as he stood a
| the representative of the ministerial
calling. He impressed upon the mind;
and hearts of the boys that a divine
call to preach the gospel was honor
privilege and responsibility Of no or
binary kind and his address was botl
| instructive and stimulating.
| This series of practical talks by rep
rescntative men on the various profes
aions and callnGs in life has been
,;reat success. Excellent Judgment
has been shown in the choice of speak
crs. and each speaker has honorcd bot
| himself ana his calling by his manly
straightforward utterance.
| In the afternoon the base bail dia-
mond was again brought into use. Th,
third and last game for the season wa:
between the visitors ana the Coco
| Will nine. The visiting nine was'
| combination little too strong for thu
boys, being made up of me1 from
Newton Theological Institution. Brown
| Chicago and Colby Universities. Oak
/ land and Providence high schools. TIL,
! Good Win boys took defeat at sucl
| hands in Il manly way. however. anG
some are wondering if it may not b,
| possible another year to get min,
! from the national league Some ex
= cellent playing marked the game. ant
surely there was lots of fun. TIL,
| score stood q to in favor of Tho
visitors.
At four o'clock each day OF the week
excepting Sunday, the bell has runs
out loud and clear, and every boy
within Il mile has heard it; and there
has followed Immediately a grand
+ break through the fields toward the
/ river Strangers have wondered and
tremb,ed, surprising that some build
ing near by must be burning; but it
was a matter of water not fire. This
is the hour for the daily swim" in the
I kennebec river. For thirty minutes
the air is full of laughter and song
land the water is full of boys and men,
/ TO see seventy-five or hundred
kids" young ana older, at the same
time diving. floating, swimming.
| spashing. is a privilege not often
granted to man, and never to a
woman; but it is a sight one will re-
member for a lifetime. This is one of
the joliest. healthicst exercises of AS
sembly week. Boys and men, stu
dents. athletes, missionaries and min
isters mingle freely and happily, and
II takes a sharp eye to determine who
, is having the best time. The smaller
boys are taught to swim by the ath-
letic managers. and the lessons here
learned may be of great value in after
life: and in this way pleasure and
business are combined. Many of the
boys now swim like fish and seem
almost as much at home in the water
as on land
Inc closing service was held in the
evening and conducted by Supervisor
fiinckley. Every place in the tent was
occupied at an early hour. After i'm
rressive opening remarks by the leader
ana an inspiring song by Miss Rice. a
large number spoke briefly of the prea |
he'piulhess OF the week. The great
variety OF the programme was evident
- each spoke OF some point at which
ne had been helped; and not to have
pteh helped IN some way one must
have been deaf and blind and utterly