Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-12
AUGUSTA. MAINE. FRIDAY MORNING. JUNE p. 1896.
Jones; Number 5 by Miss Annie Libby
and Miss Hattie Vigue.

Jones: Number S by Miss Annie Libby
and Miss Hattie vigue.
At 2 p. NJ, the exercises were opened
by a hymn followed by prayer. Mrs.
j. s. Williamson read an interesting
paper on missionary literature which
was followed by a discussion Of the
same.
The Need and Necessity for Junior
Work In Maine" vas the subject of a
paper by Mrs. j. +. Thompson, also
followed by discussion.
The interesting features OF his ses-
sion were the question box conducted
by Mrs. Fem and the Parliamentary
drill conducted by Mrs. A. 3. Cole. A
collection followed and the session
closed with a hymn.
At $50 =. NJ. the session of the even
was opened by an organ voluntary.
followed by Scripture reading, prayer.
hymn, and address by Miss Charlotte
+. Sibley of Belfast. Miss Sibley last
year. took a trip through Egypt. Pales-
tine. Turkey. Greece, Northern Syria
and Italy, and her subject was New
Light in Old Lands"
Miss Sibley first spoke Of an article
that appeared in a recent number Of
the North American Review by an
English lady. namSd Mrs. Hymn Lin
tore, in which that.lady criticised the
missionary under the subject head OF
'Cranks' and Crazies." Miss Sibley said
the Good Samaritan could not be criti-
cised and h question Am / My
Brothers Keeper" is the question on
which missionary work has hinged.
The cpaakar QycVvaral nnonu ~ tha
assertions of Miss Lintore in a very
able n satisfactory manner She
said that missions can not in n sense
be called failures when they started
with but 120 Gallilians and now num-
Der 100. 600 Protestants. Then Miss
Sibiey dwelt at some length on her
visit to the old lands" and of the in
terest missions took in the work among
the children Of all nations. that the first
word the baby of any nation learned
to speak of mother the suffering of
h children in foreign lands and the
work of the missions among them.
The Armenian party visited the kinder
garten mission school at Smyrna, where
the children have earned to sing the
songs in their native tongue. sung in
American schools. When the party
entered the mission the children sang
in English the sons of welcome, the
only song they had learned to sing in
that language. Miss Sibley also spoke
of Robert college for men, near Con-
stantinople, In which are representa-
tives of 81 n~ationalities. and the
Armenian college for girls at Scutari.
near Constantinople. Miss Sibley made
the trip with the Congregationalist
party under the leadership of DR.. A. +.
Dunning of Boston. The young lady
had not failed to note the many pecu-
liar features of the trip and to remem-
Der them. Her address was very pleas
ing.
Miss Kate Lamson of Boston was the
next to address the convention. She
spoke of the true light of Christianity
and the work of the true Christian.
She aid Maine had done much in
good work among the young people.
She congratulated the Maine branch
on the success Of their efforts among |
the juvenile class. :.
Miss Lamson dwelt at some length
upon the work of Christian medical
workers abroad. They are doing a
grand and noble work. Such physi- |
cians aid in the healing of the body |
and soul. The speaker made a stir /
ring appeal for the support of for
eign missions n a strong argument
against retrenchment from the work |
so nobly begun and so well advanced. |