The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-08
Waldo County Y. p. S. c. E. Union

Friday, July ID. seemed direct gift from
God to the Christian Endeavorers of Waldo
County, for it was an unusually pleasant
day and a large number from different sec
lions of the county gathered in the Baptist
church at Liberty, The church was pretti-
ly decorated with plants, ferns and wild
flowers, and in every way that hospitable
hearts can suggest the visitors We're wei
coined to Liberty, This welcome was voiced
by Rev, H. W. Abbott, the pastor of the
church. Seventeen of the twenty-seven So
cietles in the county We're reported by dele
gates. Nearly all of the reports shov ed
progress and the true spirit of Christian En-
deavor, for one after another told of what
they We're doing for the church. One soci-
ETY. pays for heating and lighting the
church and the janitor's salary.
Fl. NJ. Prentiss of Belfast conducted an
open parliament on THE c. E. Pledge"
Much emphasis was laid upon the import
ance of private devotion and of loyalty to
the local church, which includes not only at
tendance at all the church services, bur par
tcipatlon in them and financial support
Rev 6. S. Mills of Belfast gave a most
practical and helpful talk on "Religious
Reading" One of the great needs of Chris
tian Endeavor, he said, is greater thought
fulness. We need to read more and more
intelligently. Read not only the Bible, but
books about the Bible: read devotional
books such as the biographies of mission
aries and read your best devotional news
paper, We're some of the suggestions given.
The subject of an address by Rev. II. w
Kimball of Skowhegan was THE Mount of
Vision" He showed the need of a deeper,
broader Christian life and that the power of
a life is in its vision. God gives a vision to
men now just as to Moses 50 long ago. God
grants men the vision Of seeing their own
lives as holy thing he grants a vision of
his righteousness and love, and vision of
their fellow men. This vision can be found
at the feet of Christ as we follow Him day
by day. His final message was climb up
above the logs and mlsts Of the world until
you stand on the mountain top with Christ
and see as he sees. until you catch the hori-
zon where earth and heaven meet and then
come down into the valley bearing the Wis
ION 10 your Ielt0W men.
Miss Charlotte 7. Sibley interested and
inspired the people, as she always does, by an
address on "Chrstian Endeavor To-day and
Tomorrow" She gave vivid picture of
the wonderful accomplishments of c. E. in
the last sixteen years, and prophesied that
its work would 60 on until better agency
is found to take its place. "Whether the c.
E. society endures or not" she said, "Chri2-
tan en,ieavor spelt without capital letters
will endure forever"
Rev. E. l.. Marsh of Waterville delivered
the evening address His subject was
"Christian Magnetism" Christ drew men
unto himself by his sincerity, his earnest
ness, his love. We stand between the at
fractions of the world and the attraction of
Jesus Christ. The use of a Christian is to
do what he can 80 turn men away from the
attractions of the world to Christ, and he can
do this as Jesus did by sincerity earnest
ness and love
Rev. W. H. Kimball of Skowhegan led
the closing conservation service which was
particularly impressive.
The newly elected officers are as follws:
President, II. P. Prentiss Belfast; Vice
Pres, Rev. Geo. S. Mills, Belfast; Secretary
and Treasurer, Miss Josephine E Patterson,
Belfast Lookout COMMITTEES, Miss Blanche
Moody, Liberty; Mrs. Hopkins, Frankfort;
Mr. Merriam, Lincolnville Miss Lucy E.
Aver, Freedom; Miss Annie w. Murray,
Burnham; Rev. F. S. Dolliff, Jackson.