Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-08-07

ans realize how important place we
occupy as the pioneers in religious free
dom, just as our forefathers were pioneers
of national freedom. Always to travel
hopefully IS better than to arrive. Happy
is he who lives more in what he wants to
be than in what he is"
The singing by Miss Mabel Monaghan,
of Ellsworth, soprano, and A. Mckenzie
Mattocks, tenor soloist, of Albany, N. Y,
was beautiful addition to the evening
service. Each sang two solos.
FRIDAY FORENOON.
The Friday forenoon service was opened
by Rev. II. Ii. Saunderson, of Dorchester,
Mass, who is spending the summer at
Sullivan. After the opening service,
there was short business meeting, called
to order by the secretary, Rev. A. H.
Coar, in the absence Of the president,
Franklin A. Wilson, Of Bangor. The
absence OF Mr.. Wilson was one of the
two disappointments of the conference,
the other being the unavoidable absence
OF Rev. F. G. Peabody, OF Cambridge,
Mass, who was down on the afternoon
programme.
In the absence OF the president, Mr..
Eliot was chosen to preside at the con-
ference. Reports of the secretary and
treasurer were read. Committees on
nominations and resolutions were APP
pointed as follows: Nominations-F. A.
Noyes of Sullivan, Mrs. J. A. Hill OF
Gouldsboro, Mrs. d. B. Flint of Winter
Harbor. Resolutions-Rev. FL. H. Saun-
derson; Capt. 8. o. Moore Of Prospect
Parbor, Mrs. B. G. Reynolds of Bar Har-
Dor. This closed the business meeting of
the morning.
The first speaker of the morning was
DR.. Brundage, of Albany, whose subject
was 'Social and Political Ideals". He
said the work of the church to-day, as he
interpreted it, was to lift up high ideals,
and to help men to realize them in their
individual, social and political lives.
"Men are never better than their Ideals"
he said. "They are better than their
creeds; they are better than their in
| tellectual theories and speculations, but
they are never better than their ideals.
The imminent danger of the present is
the prevalence of low aud unworthy
social and political ideals. But now the
social conscience among us has been
awakened; we begin to appreciate our
responsibility.
"Consider the commercialism in modern
life-rhe mad scramble for gold. We all
condemn the trust magnates, but are we
not all doing on a small scale what they
are doing on large scale? In the mad
| scramble for gold we trample down the
weak. Every man for himself and tire
devil take he hindermost' is the prevail
ing spirit of the day.
"What we need instead of denouncing
bosses is to educate the masses-what it
means to do justly and love mercy. Then
seek with power and inspiration to urge,
impel, by moral enthusiasm, the world To
begin to realize these ideals. This is the
work of the christian church to-day.
1.-THE hope of the world to-day lies in the
fact that never before were there so many
men and women who had caught the ex-
allied vision-'what does he Lord require
OF thee but to do justice and love mercy?'
You will find men and women all over
the world who have begun to realize that
relig,on has socisland no,itice, n.;ss;on -
Pres. HYDE. of Bowdoin college fo,.
lowed DIR. Brupdaee with an address on
the "Social Mission Of the Country
Churchu. He introduced his remarks bv
showing tbe cause of the nrssent dissat-
isfied condition OF the countrv church in
general. He said there were two con-
trssted conventions of God. and two cor-
respondinp conventions of man. First a
God who occupied some remote throne
on high. from which He directed the
actions and ruled over the destintes nf
men. That WAS the old contention of
God. Corresponding with il was the COM
ception of man as a being in whom dweIt
soul, a separate. indescribable some-
thing within him Tine peyer conca,-
ton of God WAS as the essence ot love
mercy and Justice. In whom man lived
| and moved and had his being.