Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-12

exist in Maine ut the present time
| than they ever knew. He said that NJ
| - the present time he had received no
| thanks for that letter The mission
| AIRY committee does not know our con-
ditiOnS. 1t SteInrl To the speaker that
| there. was Il greater need for the work
| in Maine than in III" states of The
| West Mr. Jones was the recipient Of
hearty applause.
| Brother Wallace when called upon
| to speak, said that he did not expect
I" address this meeting but that as
! ne had Il vivid recollection of the
''hardscrahble" circuit in his mind II"
| WAS constrained to say something. II"
| felt particularly in touch with local
| conditions. as he had come from Il
! church that recently celebrated It's
| 1l3th anniversary at il class meeting.
He WAS We'll aware of the fact that
| more funds We're needed for the prose-
cutinn of missionary work and was
| heartily in accord with what the pre-
| siding speaker had said. The prnci-
! pal idea that he advanced was that
| districts should be formed and that
the pastors of the strong churches be
| responsible for the smaller houses of
Worship.
Brother Leitch was the next speaker
and he WAS of the opinion that the one.
word oppUrtunitN' was the keynote 81
suocc sSful missionary work in Maine
Brother Leitch enlivened his remarks
with several good stories. telling one of
the Kindergarten child that was asked
* the teacher what it was that he h;ld
today that We didn't have Toe years
ago. The little fellow thought !,
moment ana then replied, Us" Bro
!.titch applied this as an Illustration
of present conditions in MethoiIsm. es-
p"ciallV in work "f Il missionary nature.
II" todd :! story of the boy tina, saw an
advertisements in tie paper telling HOY.
to IS .'p It gun from scattering. H.
answered it. enclosing = dollar. ana The
rFUly came. ''Nut one shot in Your gun"
Thus it is with the matter of mission
AIRY Work. We must put one shot in or
gun.
| !:r"thsr Hammond, called on cor re
marks. said that the laymcn might
| furnish q solution t" TIL" difficulty ana
| that n" would recommend thai they
| u" applied to for help.
| Brother COlpittS of Portland Sunday
evenings speaker, said that he hal
| not had an opportunity to hear the
| paper read and therefore h" would
not enter into the discussion.
| Rrothor chapman advanced some
good ideas on the matter and said that
| he diSliicl to have people com" and tell
| him how to do ii. He said that ii was q
tremendous problem here in Maine.
and that in his town of 900 population
that four or five years ago there was q
population Of "5oo. He said that he SUP
| posed that was u similar state of at
| fairs in many other towns of the
State. He thinks the amount cf money
that III" Missionary. Board deals out
| to the Maine field is Il mere sop and
th::t W.. are deserving Of much more.
| Brother Emery. who has only been
| in til" state but Il short time. was
| asked his opinion in these matters. He
| said that he thanked God for TIL" state
| of Maine and said that he had found
many staunch supporters Of the Meth
| ocist faith in the West At the pres.
| ent time he was the pastor Of the
| church at Clinton and he could not
| ask for q better congregation He also
said the interest here was better than
| in the West.
| Brother Clifford had good reason
| to give for the betterment of missionary
| effort. He said we must depend in a
| great measure on local help. He said,
| also. that he knew men with money
| that We're not members of the church
| that he thought should belong At this
| point in his talk q series of "Tilat's 50,
| "AmcnS, etc. went I'M about the
| church. In conclusion Brother Clifford
| said: Let US face the worst and expect
| the best"
| Brother Dunnacll. the resident pastor,
| was called upon for remarks He said
| that he thought each member of the
| church was contributing very generous
| ly to the support of MethodiSm. He
| also said that tn" average amount sent