The Republican journal., 1905-10-19
Waldo Congregational Conference.

morning session was scheduled to begin at
at 10.45 a. m. but it was somewhat later
when the meeting was opened in the beauti
full little church, which was recently ex-
tensively renovated, with short devotional
service led by Rev. David L. Wilson of Bel
fast After the singing of hymn, Scripture
reading and prayer offered by Rev. }. F.
Schneider of Winterport, Rev. 7. p. Will
liams of Searsport extended cordial well
come in behalf of the people of his church
and parish to the visiting delegates. Mr..
Wilson responded for the visitors, congratu-
lating the people of Searsport upon the
beauty of their church building, and briefly
outlining some ideals for the day.
4 short business session followed, with
Rev. ID. L. Wilson as moderator. The
Scribe, Deacon ". G. Hatch, read tie min
utes of the last meeting, which was held in
| North Belfast on June 10Th. The records
were approved. The roll call of churches
followed, and there were delegates present
from Belfast, North Belfast, Frank fort,
Searsport First and SearSport Second, and
Winterport
1t was moved that the moderator appoint
the committees on Resolutions and Nomna-
tions. The committees were as follows:
| On resolutions, Mr.. Calvin A Hubbard, Bel
fast, Mrs Webber of Winterport, and Rev.
J.W. Vaughan of North Belfast; on nomina-
tions, Rev. J. W. Schneider, Winterport,
Mrs +. S. Bowker, Belfast, Miss Mary
Mcclure, Searsport.
| Rev. j. W. Vaughan of North Belfast was
accepted as member of the Conference.
Rev. T. T. Williams suggested a change
| in the program, as the hour appointed for
| the noon recess had arrived, and the moder-
| at0r declared the session adjourned until
1.S0 p NJ.
A brief prayer and praise service led by
Rev j. W. Vaughan opened the afternoon
| session. The chairman of the committee
on nominations and arrangements recon-
mended that the Conference accept the in
vitation of the Freedom church to hold the
next session in that place; that Rev d. L.
Wilson of Belfast have the conference ser
mon, and that the moderator, Mr.. Wilson,
the scribe, Deacon w. G. Hatch, and the
officiating clergyman at Freedom constitute
the committee of arrangements The report
was accepted
Rev. c. W. Wallace of the Searsport
Methodist church was invited to sit in the
conference, and to participate in The work
OF the afternoon
| Rev, Charles ilarbutt, Secretary Of the
! Maine Missionary Society, presented the
application of the church organized in
Thorndike, August ~, 1908, for acceptance
and membership in the Conference. The
delegates were unable to be present, but
| Mr.. Harbutt read the minutes of the meet
ing of organization, and it was voted to re
ceive them as credentials and accept the
Thorndike church into the Conference. A
rising vote of welcome was taken.
The topic of the afternoon was 1.-The
| Christian Life and the first Of series of
| three papers, entitled The Devotional
Life of the Christian was read by Miss
/ Mary Mcclure of Searsport. Miss Mcclure
touched upon some of the needs for, aud
results from, Il deep and sincere devotional
spirit, and gave very interesting paper.
| Miss Lucy A. Palmer followed with "a pa
per on 'The Christian and the Work of the
Church." speaking of the necessity of work
for everyone, and mentioning many prac-
teal ways in which the Christian can be of
help to the church and its pastor, holding
the interested attention of her audience.
| Miss Margaret n Hazeltine's paper On
"The Christian in the World in which
she spoke of the needs 0t the world and the
works to be done, was an able one and
gave the keynote to the discussion which
| followed and which was generally partici-
pated in.
An address, ''Soul Winning" was given
by Rev. w. J. Mcneil of Frankfort, who
spoke of the triumph of the work, the re-
ouirements for it, and other interesting as
poets.
The address on 1.-The Religious Outlook"
by Rev. +. f. Colburn of Brooks had to be
omitted as Mr. Colburn is preparing to
move to a distant part of the State and was
unable to be present.
Before the brief recess the scribe again
called the roll of the churches, delegates
from Brooks and Standpoint responding.
After few minutes recess the confer
ence sermon was preached by Rev. j, F.
Schneider of Winterport, who took for the
theme of his impressive discourse Faith
in Jesus as the Christ.
The Lords Supper followed, Revs. Chas
Harbutt and d. l.. Wilson presiding at the
table.
The evening session opened with brief
praise service, after which Mrs. Webber of
Winterport, for the committee on reSolu-
tions, read a set of gracefully expressed
resolutions thanking the people of the
Searsport church for their courtesy and
hospitality, both in their homes and out
side, and also thanking President Beach
and Mr. HarDutt and all the other speak
ers. The resolutions were unanimously ac-
cepted.
Aftera hymn, Scripture reading, land pray
er by Rev j. W. Wallace of the Methodist
church of Searsport, Mr. Wilson introduced
Rev Charles butt, secretary Of the
Maine Missionary Society, who delivered
an eloquent address ON 1.-The Appeal of
Maine' Mr. Harbutt dwelt on the great
men, the successful men in all lines Of
work, which Maine has sent out, and re-
minded his audience that in Maine more
than in any other State in New England
was the old stock and the blood and iron of
the faith of the Pilgrim fathers; and that