Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-12-17
TO ENDEANORERS.
\ Letter rom District Secretary II.
\. Il. STANLEY.

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Deer Cores oad5sg SECRETARIES e ~
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EIdo uo: wssa e seetd. or e tsvs yeG
think wou'd presume TO CO =, tut 90
= III TO 81 tert n few fsct> to- vaur
eeH>i5s-st w have he.s. q uoAIe
Ghr:s:.sn WORKERS IN Hancock county.
bit SIS, sisck,t sns5 e-.-z-s.zv..ss t:asy
Just Simply I'll not report. snd Nh e
ssy something through TIE AMERICA,
70 you concerning .he rastJer.
Ls>t jas stEsi sc 81 blanks = Isl
a. you Wou5t haye to co a. to : them
aat " III necessary information concern
5ng yoar societies, 4 which there s-e
a';y-H.ue on ny 1t. col invent y--ey-n
at hen bsc1. q N.ieA far tie greater
psTs were n,o-s = s@s- --ye-tsc.y : .sS:
ieay .ne thirty Iva, IS s-ich .cr t1.e -sa-lu
were 10, -spa-teG. Sew. perhz5s, those
societies are. moi . them, cesG. Il:
should hope uot-= Asa, Yeraap>. >gsse
asy bsve chat gee CORES ouc sHg seem
;a-.es WITH L etae- ct1ics-- -; s.RFa
think al q them cid 20. Again. some
10 We're retained may have changed
;ae-c po.'-o. - address, OF pe-az.s SEER
names by marriage. hut I hardy tank
that. e. ! have reee5FeG no DEAD .stser-
80. all things considered. have made
Ep ny mind tlat most ot you I'd net
th.nk :; worth While TO report. Nos.
that : wrong. Tor The following reasons:
!. Because q the nature and dut.es q
the Offices throughout. from tie ceres
70 : IL secretary o. ne W r!G,s union L
: plainly the du,5es the cor-esp -5nd.ue
secretary TO collect sna to transmit ststi--
t'c-: Of tEe CORES ponding secretary q
the state union 70 transmit them to the
World : union secretary thRs that officer
nay % able to know a; 8 glsnce just the
condition Of Christian Endes Yorers n
sny stste o. country. and thence. e iae
world. THIS : n order ihst WORK nsy te
cone here needed, and 10, beca use ;hsI
officer Just desires the Information fer HI
oyn graildcsllon. Again. We district
-~cretsrie- are aids-de-ca-ap to the State
co--eeQ orc.ng secretary. II We 90 no;
report 10 her see can not report 70 head
quarters Again = We DO no; get reports
from the societies n cur districts. We can
not report 70 the STATE co-ces paudsng
secretary. 80. yoa see, il al rests with
yoG a. drst, sud 4 you Go not report. the
work goes on in heiter-skelter fashion.
no enc knowing, OF, after a time caring
how tbs wo-S : progressing. Besides.
quite likely the moe; work VII be done
X here i : least neeced, thus losing much
precious time ana enCeayor.
, The same may be said. 10 les ex-
tent, Of the wo-k right here in Hancock
county. !: We should. in TIE county
/ union, make some arrangements TO ex-
tend {. (. work n the county, wesbouId
+ De IN the same unorganizea state as !
have described above. But # the CORES
/ poncing secretaries will kindly report in
/ full, according 10 the questions on the
blanks, then We shall know Just here
and how TO work, thus making one dol
lar go as far a. two would with the work
not organized.
/ 5. Because We have pledged ourselves
/ TO our Lord TO dc whatever He would
f like 10 have us do; and II order : heavens
first law, then He would like u 10 Go The
work He has left for Us TO DO in an or
DERBY manner, so as not 10 waste any en-
ergy or money. We also have promised
10 be true to all our duties. II We were
true, then We would not have SO many So
cletles die We do have. -. dear
friends, let Us, in the strength OF God. be
true TO all our duties, especially that OF
reporting progress, not for the bench OF
the district secretary, but for the beI4, 1t
! OF all " no read them. or hear them rea
snd for their encourage ment as We.
/ Did We but know what an army Of work
ers in Hancock county were enlisted for
the Lord, what heart of hope il would
give rs to try to take Hancock county
I for Christi
The office Of CORES ponding secretary Is
not hard one; the only duties are the
T collection and trans N ion Of statistics,
and sn occasional letter " hen your society
wishes for some reason TO communicate
with someone officially. These duties
are the only excuse for the existence Of
such an office, and l think ali We can do
for Him who has done for Us j. little
enough. II. A. B. STANLEY
District Secretary.