The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-19
Brotherhood of St. Paul.

The men of the Centenary Method
list Episcopal church have organized
themselves into a chapter Of the
Brotherhood OF st. Paul and have en-
rolled rs charter members 30 names.
The officers of the organization have
been elected and the annual program
of work outlined.
This organization was formed at
Little Falls, n. Y, by Rev. +. d. Leete
in 1895 and has now an enrolment of
$4,000 members and extends from
Maine to California. The ideal of the
brotherhood is "Christian Character
for Service The brotherhood is not
secret organization although it has
constitution, ritual, bylaws and
official emblems. The following is a
list of the officers and the program
for the winter:
President, II. A. Dinsmore; vice
president, S. F. Emerson; secretary,
4 L. E. Jacobs; treasurer, Irving lib
bets; assistant secretary, Alton Cleve-
land; chaplain, DR.. F. A. Leitch.
The following are the vario us com =
mittees: Christian work, Judson
Smith, Edwin Packard and w. H.
Emery; entertainment, William
Smith, A. J. Lewis and Harry Jack
son; literary, DR.. F. A. Leitch, DR.. |.
r. Boothby and w. B. Steward !;
membership, D. w. Lewis, j. n.
Smith and George Emerson.
The meetings will be held every
other Monday evening in the vestry
The following addresses will be given
during the winter: Corporate Infiu-
ence Upon Legislation" E. N. Mer-
rill; Banking and Banks, Cause and
Cure of Money Stringency," j. W.
Fogler; "Our Laws, Helps and Hind
erances in the Enforcement of Law -
speaker to be announced; Persona
Impressions of Legislation Upon 6
Legislator L. E. Jacobs; "Presenr
Day Problems for Statesman
speaker to be announced.
Gov. Cobb was invited to speak or
the last mentioned subject, but he
did not accept. 1t is probable that
an invitation will be extended to Hon
w. T. Haines of Waterville or Hon
B. NJ. Fernald of Poland. +. n. Mer-
rill, who will give the first address. it
we'll known throughout the State as
an attorney and politician. j. w
Fogler, who will speak on the second
subject, has had much experience il
banking, having been connected witt
banks in the West for a number o.
years.
The debates arranged are as fol
lows: "Resolved, That No Lawyer
Should be sent to the Legislature, ,
"Resolved That Secret Societies Are
Helpful to the Kingdom of God >
"Resolved That Prohibition is the
Best Method of Ha ding the Liquor
Question: "Resolved, That Skowhe
gan Should Own It's Water and Elec.
trio Light Plant" In this last debate
members of the local organizations
will be invited to take part.
The discussions, which will be oil
the nature of five minute round table
talks, are upon the following subjects
"What the Pew Expects of the Pull
pitt" Good and Bad Methods oi
Church Finance" "Should a Church
Engage an EVANGELISM" "Our Obliga-
ton to the Christian Church," GLOW
Can We Interest Men in Church
Work." "Should a Minister Enter
Politics?" "The Unchurched of Our
Community"
Ii is probable that the first address
will be given on the Monday follow
ing Christmas. AT the close of the
winters work a banquet will bt
served. There will be lecture dur
ing the winter upon "Knights Tenn
plars of the Thirteenth Century" anC
Rev. H. E. Dunnack of Augusta viii
he invited to speak on this subject.