Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-07
THE UNIVERSALISTS
Having Busy and Interesting
Session at PittsfeId.
officers Elected Missionary Meeting
Notable Addresses in Evening.
Claims oil pews and Claims Of PuIp. EIo-
quenly Sci Forth


and prayer meeting, led by Rev. \. Al
Bradley Of Sangerville, and again at
$50, led by Mrs. c. Il. Libby of Lew
iston, both of which We're largely at
tended and very enthusiastic in char
acter. The business meeting began at
$50 with Rev. w. II. Gould Of Dexter,
presiding
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President. Hon.
Ara Cushman of Auburn; vice prc5i-
dents, Rcv. W. II. Gould, Dexter. ana
\. }. Merrill. Bangor; secretary. Rev
w. w. Hooper of Dccring Center:
treasurer. NJ. Il. Coolidge Of Portland.
trustee FOR three years. G. :. Hichburn
of Augusta: fellowship committee. Rev
II. Il. MouIton, REV. :. q. Davis. Rev.
w. j. Taylor, &. b. Farncy. Hon Silas
Niles; preacher of occasional sermon
for 1901 Rev. f. T.. Barton Of Bethel.
alternate. Rev. S. &. Davis. Portland:
trustee of Univrrs1list Publ ihing
House, &. :. Fobes.
The afternoon session was occupied
by business and addresses relating To-
the Womans In!versalist Missionary
Society The pr, sldcnt. Rev. Miss T.
\. Wright If Liyormore Falls. presid-
ing. Officers for The ensuing year are:
President. Roy. Miss II. j. Powell.
North jay; secretary Miss Alice
blanchard. Portland The meeting WHY
addressed by the president. Rev. Miss
president. ana Rev. /. NJ. Atwood. II. ID.
h.
dent Of the TnivcrqaliSt churches Of
America. After this session. buck
boards We're furnished BY citizens and
,the delegates taken about town III
places If interest, the delegates ana
visitors going in a body t. the U'niver-
salist parsonage ana listening to
snort concert by the Pittsfield Silver
Band
The evening session was opened BY
Rev. Miss {. +. Angel If Norway.
The addresses Of the evening were by
pr. G. NJ. Twitchen OF Augusta. sub
jcct, The Forward Movement; the
Claims Of PcWs." ana Rev. {. \. Hay
den Of Augusta Oh The Forward
Movement; tho Claims Of the Pulpit"
pr. Twitchcll said:
/ iull Is always the same. il Is our con
crntioH which is modified and that hy
our point uf yi=i. y. which must rou-fuIIti-
" hc changing From thc clv,s lrd nuts
rom sum. Iao"n and idol worship the
.i'" march OF civilization may b.. traced
II. u'. pF'. tIf h'ur. tNtr au untpldIn-.
ceir M uplifting. always n h,rlioning'
tN' Thought Of d forward mo.rmc 1T dom
mating IN al ages as men HAY, ,nIl.rHt
INI IA conception 0f luty ANA DESTINY i'm
trd Justice.
The age lor controversy over points of
Io"triny has passed. THE ucxt genera
u"n VIII her little. fl auy III the
churches of the dugmas which a quarter
~ Z century ago tho leaders were at
teriy arguments The beIIic,r.nt spirit
which has had SO much 20 De- with g. ah-
',hiuG doctrines. ~ longer attracts.
WE nave PASSED out Of tha destructive
mt" the constructive period in every az
partlnent. where mon are realizing as
never before that TO succeed they must
unite with. not combat. exciting forces.
Sricuce i fast bringing the masses into
rcverent attitude IS il untnid4 the 5to-
rN ot creation ana the bcneilCenru Of law
Beyond this the work Of the future is t.
he preventive rather than cOrrc,t tive as
in the past Radical changes are goinc
m in religious thought a- .l1t " mere, ana
those bring different forms Of cNprt S@juu
necessary in order Z" satisfy ana influ-
enc Men who's" cvcs are wida open and
who srt with intensity voice. th,a,, unn,Ii-
' ~! u.riitS n i'''Ir 81 ltnSlnn IN ms
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dni,r,t IN tbc ir,ti,,,i. tt.,, N
i. a sens. ~ rn,nin,. ,b,non. t6rr, i .'nG-
pi,inu that prtmier. ana tnt,nd.itinn.
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nriltNCI .u,S miin N SMaal?W MH,1r.
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fti"'tdII 10 i'J't'' II Is HINii tIiii' ~
dt'ith ms Gh.'"S. ~ ieSniN' y lH,n ~
clements. ana ~ frorGhIlHr our ldlth IN
I" FORM Whlch ShAll ~ the same tlint
command the assent O: honest ana the
devotion Of earnest men.
Right mere Il where TIE man IN ihr
l'WS mas pIlntrH hl!nNcll ana ms re-
solving ana rC"r$dh'%mS lr" t" satisfy
mn reason ana mn command n" apprn-
vi ~ nj ludSmcnt Does the man N
the pulpit realize TINS ANA j. he prepared
/" lit himself ana M work t. the sltu-
" viii he insist ur1n diatatins lines q