The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-06-30
Waldo County G. E. Union.

The eighth annual convention of the
Waldo County G. E. Union was held in the
congregational church at Standpoint Tues
| DAY, June 21st. Nine societies were repre-
sented by 6S delegates. The day was very
stormy in the forenoon, thus keeping many
from attending.
| The morning session was opened with
prayer by Rev. Sherman Goodwin of Free
| dom. The reports from the societies were
OF an encouraging nature, showing that the
9. E. idea has strong hold upon the young
| people of the churches.
A picnic dinner was served in the hall
| across the street from the church. The
hall had been prettily decorated for the
| occasion.
| Ihe afternoon session opened with
praise service led by Rev. c. P. Marshall of
Frankfort. The nominating committee re-
ported the following list of officers who were
elected: Pres, FL NJ. Preutiss, Belfast: v
P, c. w. Marshall, Frankfort; Sec. and
Treas, Josephine Patterson, Belfast; Look
| out Committee, Blanche Moody, Liberty
VIM. Hopkins, Frankfort; Miss Lucy Aver,
Freedom; Mr. French, Standpoint; Rev F.
| S. Dollitf, Jackson; Mrs. Whittier, Sears
| port.
| Rev. B. B. Merrill of Brewer was the first
| speaker of the afternoon, his theme being
| "The S. E. Society as training school for
| workers" He said in part The most i'm
| portant thing needed to-day is that our young
| people be trained to be Christian men and
women. My ideal is to make the G. E. So
ciety training school for Christian workers,
along the lines of temperance, good citizen
ship, the Sunday school. The Bible should
be studied as a book for practical use. Study
the life of Jesus in his personal intercourse
with men. The G. E. society is admirably
suited to lead the young people to become
interested in missions and to read the inspir-
ing biographies of the missionaries. The G.
E. society is a training school for public
prayer and for personal workers who can
lead others to Christ In fact, know of
| nothing that will take the place of the C. f.
society
Rev. VIM. Forsyth of Bucksport preached
the convention sermon from the text, HE
endured as seeing him who is invisible - his
subject being "The Passing of Vision into
Verify" Endurance comes from vision
Bodily sight is not the only sight. The soul
has eyes. The mission of Jesus was TO open
the eyes of man 3 soul. Outside Of things re-
! ligious this principle holds. No man can
really live by the things that are seen. The
ideal, the vision, is indispensable in all kinds
of life, to the statesman, the farmer, the art
ist. Without the ideal we cannot have the
real. There is nothing better before us in
| the future unless there be the vision of it.
Men toiling for what they cannot see ex-
| cept in vision. Reason, prudence, common
sense all lead us to think of those things
which are above. The consciousness Of Goa
as father and of Christ as the redeemer of
mans spirit gives stability to mans think
ing that nnthing else can give When we
| study the lives of the ancient worthless Of
| Holy Writ we lind that their steadfastness,
their courage. their trust, their noble char
acters resulted from their vision of God
Clarifying God in Our Bodies, on tAe Mira
Gle Of Right Living. was the subject Of the
address of Rev. W, Z. Lombard Of Brewer.
/ The speaker said in part that he was
thankful for the work that has been done,
that is being done by tile young people. But
We are not doing all we can do. We lack
| power. We forget what Paul writes TO the
| Corinthians, Know ye not that your body is
the Holy Spirits temple ?" We lack consecra-
tion. We ought to be such that when the
world comes in contact with us it will be diff
| ferent. The moral standard of the world to-
day is higher than it used to be, because the
principles Of Christ are often unconscious
| ly followed. Have we also advanced? We
should live that we shall grow to be
more and more like Christ. We must for
| give those who wrong US, and we cannot for
give unless we know God. We must glorify
| God il our bodies, which are his.
Rev, James G. Fisher of Standpoint gave
| a short address or the Meaning and Pur-
| poses Of the "Quiet Hour" Itis to give to
busy men and women at least u minutes a
| day, preferably in the early morning, an OPP
| portunity for meditation on Gods word and
| for devotion. 1t is time of waiting upon
| God, "practicing the presence of Cod as
jeremy Tay lor puts it.
| The closing conservation service was led
| by Mr.. Fisher, and it was a very helpful ser
| vice, many testifying to the inspiration chat
the meeting had been to them.
| On motion of Rev. G. S. Mills Of Belfast,
the convention by rising vote expressed
| its thanks to the speakers and its apprecia-
| ton of the hospitality and welcome of the
good people OF Standpoint. While not the
| largest in point of members it was a conven-
tion thai will be remembered and its inIiu-
l1,, f.l+ A..
the speakers, the inspiration of their address,
es, and most of all because of the manifest
presence of the Spirit of God
Concerning Local Industries.