Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-09
Meeting Of the Christian
Convention at Newport.
Session Of Wednesday Full of
Great Interest.
Members Present Seems to Be Enjoy
ina Thcmselves-Electio Of the Of
fcers Of Various Societies-Side.
lights Of the Conference.

few days has been anything but pleas
ing of the Christian churches of New
England still holds up and all day.
Wednesday. delegates We're f1ocking in
to town from all parts of the New
England States.
Many also arrived, Wednesday fore
noon, and were met at the Maine Cen
trail station by Rev. John w. Webster,
pastor of the local Christian church,
who assigned them to the different
homes in the village where they are
being entertained while i'm this town.
It was estimated on Wednesday after
noon that there was nearly 300 present
in all which is many more than had
been expected at the beginning of the
convention.
Although the weather has been wet.
cold and very disagreeable they have
all seemed to enjoy themselves. When
not attending the meetings of the con-
venti0n they have enjoyed themselves
by looking about the village and en-
joying the many pretty sights to be
seen around Lake Sebasticook ut this
time of year. Although it is not gem
orally known, several of the ministers
have been seen trying their luck with
the hook and line at some of the shell
tered spots about the lake.
In "Wednesday mornings Journal
there was brief outline of the meet
inss of Tuesday afternoon and the fol-
lowing is n little of the details. The
first feature of the meetings of Tues
day was the address of welcome de-
livered by the pastor of the local
church, Rev. John w. Webster and
which was ably responded to by the
president Sof the convention. Rev. L.
W. Phillips of Franklin. N. H., after
which the minutes of the meeting We're
read. also some other business trans
acted0
The following committees were APP
pointed by President Phillips:
Nominations-Rcv. II. w. McCrOne.
: G. A. Conibcar and NJ. ]. Houseberger.
| Roil-Ecvs. y. \. Roatright, Henry
| Arnold and Mr.. w. w. Chase.
Presidents Address--Rev. Myron Ty-
Ior. Mr.. T.. l.. Goofwin Rev. Fraser
| MetZger.
Y tAufllllIlE - Ni''->
, Carc. Roy. ". NJ. Hcikes and Mr.. F.
i. Woodward.
Christian Endeavor Committee-Rev.
T. S. Weeks. Rev. C. ii. Mcdaniel and
Rev Edward Francis
Home Missions-Itevs. A. II. Morrill,.
u. d.. g. w. Morrow and p. y. Canada.
Foreign Missions-Rev. G.. A. Conf
bear. Rev. IT. w. McCrone and Miss
Mary ROwell
Committee on Resolutions-Rev. G.
II. Shank, W. ]. Reynolds. a. II. Nor
rlll. u. D., and ]. w. Webster.
Sunday Schools-Revs. w. .. Horn
baker. Il. :. Weeks and T. +. Hump
hrcy.
Education-Rcvs. W. r. Flanders.
IcStor Howard F. IT. Peters.
| Publications-Rnv NJ. T. Morrill, G.
| W. Morrow. ]. w. Card.
| Fraternal Relations-Rev. James Me-
! Allistcr. y. H.. Rev. NJ. r. Morrill, and
| Rev. ]. w. Card.
| Obit,iaries-Hcvs. C. T. Smith, T. G..
| Moses and /. S. Coo.
The first thing to come before the
afternoon session was the annual meet
| ing of the Home and Foreign Mission
| .tlS sN'"lttN tpilIltttt' III tiit'
Christian church. The minutes read.
/, reports heard and the committees hay
ing that branch of the work in charge
were appointed by the Chair. The re-
: port of the treasurer, +. l.. Goodwin.
! was very interesting feature of the
! afternoon. This report showed that
| during the past year that the total re-
ccipts We're s361l.S9. while the eXpendi-
lures had been s3267. The report of the
| New England field secretary was also
heard and this report made plain the
! fact that the secretary. Rev. A. II. Nor
rill. has during the year from Sept. l,
1903. to May s. 1904, preached 1O4 ser
! mons besides making many brief adj
dresses in connection with his line of
| work. His total receipts for nine
, months were $973.05 while his total ex-
J penses had been $92I77. DR.. Morrill, al
so made his report as publishing agent
I of the organ of the Christian church.
| the Christian Messenger. and the re-
| mort showed that the total receipts from
! the Messenger had been s20S9.10. 1t al
SO showed that the number Of sub
! scribers is TAG, of which $50 are peo-
pie living within the New England
states.
An event Of the Afternoon was the adj
dress delivered by Robert A. Jordan of
, Bangor, who had for his subject 1.-THE
| Training of the Church Members to
Win Men," Mr.. Jordan was listened to
with great deal Of interest by all pres
ent and at the close was given liberal
share of applause.
The evening meeting which was
| "Christian Endeavor Evening" and the
High Street church was packed to Its
utmost capacity. The first part OF the
evening was taken up by a business
meeting of the Christian Endeavor
branch Of the church with report by