Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-14
Afternoon Session.

Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session came to orue'
at O'Clock. and after liie ope''in9
| nrayar was offered, the session OF the
anniversary of the women 'i'.'
Missionary Society was held. Mrs. Il.
IC. Wentworth presided at tilH hleeti'iS'
ana the speakers were Mrs. M. Liops
| Allen and Mrs. Daisy Catlanu. me
story OF the work of the society us toia
nv The speakers of the AFTERNOON was
Ian interesting one, and one that found
ready listeners among the great con-
creation which was composed almost
| entirely by women. save Tor the pres
ence OF members of the conference.
Tie work of the industrial homes.
| main aimed by the society in the South
erin states was briefly and intelliSently
| outlined and great stress was laid on
| the great work that WAS accom-
plisred yearly by the work of
| education among the blacks and
poor whites in the South. OF
the training schools. hospitals.
dearoness homes and children's
| schools, the speakers dwelt briefly. Civ
| ing an outline of the work that has
| been accomplished and telling of the
new work which has been planned for
the future.
| OF the crusade of the So
ciety in the American possessions, and
| in the large Southern and Western
states. the speakers paid glowing
tribute After an existence of p years,
the Women's Home Missionary Society
now owns and supports As schools and
homes. and from authentic records, it
| is known that $4,000 people have been
converted into the faith through the
| effort, of the society and its agents in
| this time.
| the society is the organization that
| cares for Young girls who come to
| America in search of IA free govern
nIcnt. Every big stcdmeI that arrives
| in New York and other large ports. is
| met by agents of the society and the
| girls are rescued from the clutches OF
| procurers and immoral men aud
| women. and taken to the socfety's i'm
| migrant homes. there to await their
| friends and if they have none. honor
| able ard profitable employment is
| found for them. Three homes. devoted
/
| their reports show that they are doing
a grand good work. In the United
| States and possessions there are at
| present "A deacOness homes and the
| speakers. today. made an earnest plea
| for the establishment Of more similar
| institutions, advancing the claim that
| every conference in the country should
| support a deacOneSS home. The session
| closed with the singing of My Country
| 'Tis OF Thee" followed by the bene-
! diction. Immediately following the ses-
| sion in the church. an executive meet
| ing of the society was held in the yes
| try and considerable business trans
acted.
| At $50 O'Clock the anniversary Of the
| Sunday School Union was held. The
| meeting was opened by the invocation
of the Divine BLESSING by Rev. f. G..
| NOrcroSS of Lewiston, and the speak
| er of the afternoon was Rev. Augustus
| p. Gorge. D. D., of st. Louis. Mo. Dr.
| Gorge proved 10 be a very entertaining
| speaker and although his address was
| extended for over an hour. the minutes
| flew by with his listeners and they
| were 10th to have him finally leave the
| pulpit. DIR. Gorge recalled the history
| of the Sunday school from the birth of
| the movement in this country to the
present day when it is the most inn
| portant and the largest religious nsti-
| tuition OF an auxiliary character in the
| whole world. The speaker mentioned
| the cradle roll, one of the
most successful features OF the
Sunday school work. and the credit
of its origination belongs to a woman
In speaking of the cradle roll. DR.
Gorge said I am reminded of an in
cident that befeIl me while talking Of
the cradle roll in town III Oklahoma.
| | talked for 10 minutes or it. and was
| then informed by the chairman Of the
Injecting that there was not child IN
der three years of age in the whole
town. And that's the reason that Presi-
| dent Roosevelt is out here now telling
them about race suicide In st Louis
my hoine city, there ara 900 children
IOf school age who havA never stepped
lover the doOr-Sll of Il Christian Sunday
school. and in the State Of Arkansas.
- per cent of the children of school
| age have never been inside of church
to attend a Sunday school session" DR..
| Gorge told Of the growing impression
| that is gained ground. that the Sunday
school is purely an institution for the
|chldren. He said that he mistake was
a terrible and a costly one. and that the
Sunday school is for man. big grown
mon for where the men So so too will
the women and the children follow. He
depiOred the lack of scriDtural teach
| ings in the Sunday school, and of the
growing practice to use songs in the
service that are inano. fanciful and not
at all in accordance with the teachings
of religion. Said he in speaking Of this
subject How tiresome it is to enter a
Sunday school and listen to great grown
| boys of Is years sing Am Jesus Little