Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-19
ALL DAY SESSION,
Central Maine Y. P. C. u. So
cleties Meet at Watervi|le.
Large Attendance Devotional Meeting
--Church Prettily Decorated.
rams Made to Win Largest Attendance Bannt
at National Convention.

Waterville. Me-, Jan. 1S.-(Special)-l
me meeting of the Central Maine Y. p
=. U. opened in this city, Wednesday
morning, for an all day session. The
meeting was unusually well attended dur
ing the day. though at the morning SEES
sion only the delegates from out of town
We're present
Nearly every morning train that came
INTO the city brought with it the dele
gates from the churches in other places,
each chrrcA in the Union being entitled
to send six delegates. Many of the
churches sent the full quota.
The auditorium of the Universalist
church where the meeting was held had
been very Hastily decorated, the pale blue
and white bunting draped over the read
ing desk forming a back ground for the
potted plants and flowers which formed a
part OF the decorations. The arrange
ments which We're made by the floral
committee of the local society of which
Miss Carrie Lttlefield is the chairman.
received many favorable comments.
The general committee in charge of the
arrangements consisted of Harry Vose,
Miss Mamie Ludwig and Mrs. T. J. EN-
cry. This committee Nad a general
charge Of the entertainment of the visit
tors and by them everything was done
for the comfort of the guests.
The following delegates from the socie-
ties in the union We're present: Mr.. and
Mrs y. l.. Perkins. Mrs. W. r. Hume
Mrs. Abbie Peterson, Mrs. Bertha u.
Smith na,a and AWeherey Smith Of Belfast:
ton, Miss Alice Sides; Mrs. George e.
Leighton, Charles Lashon, George e.
leighton, skowhegan: F. f. Eddy. Miss
we'll: Miss Mary Hamilton, the State sec
rotary of the Y. p. c. L., was also pres
ent.
The morning services were opened by
a devotional meeting at 1890. led by Rev.
+. F. Eddy of Hallowell. His subject was
How Can | Be Missionary for the
Union" Following the devotional service
was the address of welcome by F. r. Lit
tlefeld, who welcomed the delegates TO
the hospitality of the church and the
members of the local union in most cor
Rev. G.. Z. Leighton of the Skowhegan
union. Mrs. Abbie NJ. Peterson then fol-
lowed with a very interesting paper on
members gained new ideas to the work
for them to perform. The morning cXer-
cises We're closed with paper on our
Missionary OPPORTUNITIES" by G. J;
the papers which had been read.
AT the afternoon session, the singing
and praise service began at O'Clock.
The paper from the Skowhegan Union
was road by Mrs. Clarence Mentor, the
subject being Our Southern Missions.
Our Pest Office Missions was the sub
Ludwig as the Representatives of the local
union. Miss Maude McFadden of the
Fairfield Union, had as the subject Of her
paper, Steps to a Religious Life All
these papers were of unusual interest ana
showed much care and Thought in their
preparation. In addition the members
gained many new ideas in carrying on
their work. Each paper was thoroughly
discussed.
After the question box had been dis
posed of, the business session was opened.
One of the features was the reports of
the various officers. The treasurer had
nothing new ITO report and that part was
dispensed with AT the request of that OH
Ger. Harry Nose and Miss Clara Narney
were appointed committee to see if they
could not induce the Readfield and North
Arson Unions to enter the Central Maine
Union.
the Belfast Union to hold the next meet
ing in that place. That meeting will be
held about the middle of May.
One of the points that was most thor
oughly discussed was to make some ar
rangement to see if the State OF Maine
could not carry off the banner this year,
for the largest attendance at the Ma
tional convention of the Y: r. c; L. 10
be held in Lynn in July; MASSACHUSETTS
has held the banner of late, and as the
next convention is to be held in the state
of Massachusetts, that. state VIII ,, be
barred from entering the contest me
st ate of New York is the only competitor
which the members in this State have 10
fear and an attempt will be made 10
bring the banner here.
The praise service at the evening SER
vice was led by Miss Mary G. Evans or
Fairfield. After a vocal solo, by 7. IL
Branch, which was one %, Of the od musical al
PNtsfield, read the Scripture lesson and
offered prayer.
AZ clock Rev. William J. Taylor OF
p,rtsfnn smoke on ''The PoSiiulve Side OF
Liberal Thought" the address occupying
nearly an hour. Ii was very closely fol-
lowed. bcins of unusual interest. Mrs. e.
F. Davies then sang a solo. her pure,
sweet tones completely filling the church
and winning for her many words Oh
1,.aise The session closed with the bene-
dic1tion. after an unusually successful
meeting. ,o,.. . 10
ing exceedingly well pleased with Their
entertainment and could not say enough
fnr the hospitality of their entertainers
who had done so much for their ENJOY
ment.