Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-02
Al GOOD WILL.
A Remarkable Game Of Ball.
Wednesday Afternoon.
Mr.. Seagrave Speaks on Burmah--
The Presentation of Bibles.
keners from Former Good Will Boys.. Assem-.
81. bly, Will Close. Sunday.

Me-. Aug. l. observation-disclosures.
st Yen was everything that could be
s1 co III weather. company, enter
t'ssaM pt ana all. At / o'clock. Mr.
ffdt' of Wajerville. WAS on tbo
grrsaE for pictures of the Auditorium.
lac siIsetlages and the boys. At .
ociclK. &C. boys and their friends werc
I'll aM dp the ban field to watch the.
i'io1sifEetltH 90 of the celebrated COM
binaAt4p Known as The Big Nine" as
~ efeSsefssbats with the second riac
o. t.isRsood VIII boys. One remark
ab'es fairs about this aggregation is
that the players are easily Interchange
able fEe ncn playing just IS wen in
ono place a. another. Assistant r,or-
or Jofylin thc's from Bangor alirme
that it's utterly immatrrial where he
is its:,cSW in the field. and no one ,lares
disr9tesiTim. This game furnished fun
for the large company. After three, o.
four innings the score board rca! i.r
TO in ftts.or Of the Big Nine; but there.
Were suspicious that the scorer had
been meddlcd with, a. that his assist
ant tfrom Eangop had been bought
up. IT Was reported later that The
Good Wills gave The visiting team =
haudioap of l25. and the scnl,ra
counted as above. When this game
Was ended the same nine of Good WIN
boys challenged a second team Of the
visiting fellows. ANA a pleasant. snap
py game was played.
In the evening Mr.. Seagrave gave
Il,
birds of Rurmah. giving realistic
descriptions of beth domestic ana villa
animals. and exhibiting some rare
specimens Of birds nests which he had
brought from Burmah for the museum
at Good Kill Farm. The boys reccg-
nized in the speaker quite a hero rs
he modestly told of some personal eX-
periences in the junsles and noun
tains of Burmah. Mr.. Seagrave has
made for himself d sure place in tn"
hearts and lives OF many boys, and his
work in the assembly will be long re
membercd. The evening hour closet
with the singing Of several songs and
hymns which were beautifully illus
trated and thrown upon the screen by
us" of the stereoptiCon.
ON Thursday morning the devotional
hour was conducted by Rev. s. X
Perkins of York Village. his message
being one Of encouragement and HELM
At 1890 the Auditorium was filled. over
flowing into the galleries. The ire
weather permitted people to come. and
they came by rail and carriage ana
bicycle and on foot. The forenoon ser
vice was very impressive. having in 1t
much to interest and uplift.
After a rich musical Introduction. in
which the girls from the Good VIII
Homes shared very helpfully MI.
Hincl.ley read several letters when
had been received recently from form
CT Good Will boys. members OF the
Allnni Association. The letters
breathed a true spirit of loyalty 10 the
Homes and love for those who so
kindly performed their duties az teach
ers ana matrons. These boys are now
IN the full bloom of young manhooh
and they are scattered fal ana WIZ
some of them occupying places OF great
| responsibility and trust. Many mean u
| Joined in the prayer that great oiess
| inc might come to each of these hople
| fellows in all of their varying dulle9
| and experiences.
The presentation Of Bibles to the
boys who are soon 70 go Out lroin ~
| Homes is always very lnlpies9iH'
| service. At this time five mani! lei
| lows presented themselves as 1orI'iihs
| the group of 1901: Edward e. McLoi'-
aid Daniel A. Mcdonald, Edward a.
Pbodoc Coo w. buchanan ana HOY"
ara 4 Iaayitt. Mr.. Hincklcy Spoht ~
| tbam ID 4 father to his own sons an
III, words made a lasting impression
unon All who heard them. He pace
| ,bar, oo forth each to make place
for himself. He reminded them tha'
now the world had no place 'oi
| but that each must go out an" -
his own. He declared tiiat ~
give them no diploma as GER
| Of past service. but something ~
| ter-.ycn q chart for me- thc my
| Bible. Mice
Fouov.ing this touching service Miss
nan Gang very sweetly, MY Mothe' /"
pil.lo" and Mr.. Hinckley read Il
charming story which was written Wy
an alun7n,,s Of Good Will. THIS stois
| win 10 Printed soon in the Good wan
peco,d Few services if any. appear
more strongly to the hearts OF the PEI
pie than this. deepening the ih'eie
the work of Good VIII Farm ana re-
vealing something at least OF the Sph
it and scope of the work.
| Al The close of the morning houi 'i'
| Hinckley presented p. N. iso''i''''''
The secretary Of the boys depar'i' ~
of the International Y. NJ. G. A. VINO
is to remain in camp until the ciose Vi
the assembly. Mr.. Robinson has SHOWN
himself to be an adept in workins VIII,
boys camps and conferences IN an
parts of the United States ana ir''iSh
provinces. He is most heartily we'coh',
ed by the boys and young men OF Coco
| VIII Assembly. all believing ihat ms
! life with the fellows will be heipiu'.
| The athletics of the afternoon were
of Il general character. comprising po-
,ato. obstacle. three-legged and relay
raoes and rope-pull. "A good hu'hper
of the fellows went into the sports Wig
c;nieIy. both visitors and Gooo III
boys sharing in the fun. the tennis