The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-07-18
THE YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETIES
Of Waldo County Hold Successful Con-
vention.

Of Waldo County Hold a Successful Con.
| vention.
| The seventeenth annual convention OF
the Young Peoples Societies of Waldo
County was held at the North Church, Bel.
fast, the afternoon and evening of Wednes.
day, July 10th. The devotional service al
O'Clock was led by the president of the
Union, Rev. D. L. Wilson, who at its close
welcomed the delegates and visitors in two
capacities, as the retiring president, and as
the pastor of the church. The secretary,
Miss Florence E. Dunton, read the report OF
the last meeting, written by last years
secretary, Miss Margaret A. Dunton, deal
ing with the well-attended and helpful ses.
| sion held at Saturday Cove, July 6, 1906.
Miss Dunton, who is also the treasurer, re-
| ported a balance of Sl.SS on hand.
Reports from the societies were next in
order. The Belfast Baptist C. E. Society
reported a membership of IS, 73 active
members, and u associate members. They
had raised S4919 during the year. Their
| Junior society of 81 members was reported
| to be tiourishing, having given 81 to mis-
| sions this year. The Belfast Congregation
al Society reported membership of 10
active and 13 associate members present
/ during the year. $5360 had been given to
missions, aud S20.96 raised for other pur-
poses. The Junior society of % members
| has an average attendance of p.
| The 1slesboro Society was represented,
| but the delegate had brought no report.
| The Northport Society had not sent any re-
| port, but the delegate from there told of
their work in maintaining a Sunday School
| through the summer, distributing Sunday
| school papers, etc
| In the absence of their secretary, the
Searsport Congregational society had been
unable to prepare their usual report, but a
membership of 20 active and 20 associate
members was mentioned. The Searsport
Harbor society reported a membership of
25 active and IA associate, one active MEM
Der having been added during the year
Although many were on the absent list, the
meetings had been kept up and $50 so given
outside OF the home gifts. A delegate was
sent to the convention in Pennington, $50
given for a Memorial window in their re-
noyated church, and $50 for home gifts and
expenses.
The Troy Society reported by letter. AL
though obliged to suspend their meetings
except through the summer months, they
have kept up their interest in the work.
circle letter was sent from one member to
another during the year, each one con-
tributing a letter to the bundle, taking the
old one out and replacing it by a new one
when the package arrived.
The Belfast Epworth League reported a
membership of 90, of whom only p are as
sociate members. They have earned S175
during the year, of which 500 was given to
the church. They renovated their meeting
room, sent two delegates to the State con-
| vention, visited the sick. and had given
away 1000 articles of clothing, etc.
| 1t was moved that the chair appoint the
committees, as is customary, and Rev. D. L..
| Wilson appointed the following:
| Committee on nominations: Miss NJ Nc
Clure of Searsport, Miss A. C. Chase of
Park, Miss NJ. D. Pilsbury OF Belfast.
Committee on awarding the banner: Rev.
| c. H. Mckinney of Searsport, Rev D. II.
E, McQuarrie of Belfast.
| Committee on resolutions: Rev. A. f.
| Luce of Belfast, Mrs. b. f. Colcord of Sears
| port, Miss Beulah Rhodes of Northport
| The first speaker of the afternoon, Rev.
| ID. II. Mckinney of Searsport, was intro
| duced by Rev. d. L. Wilson, and gave fine
address on the subject of Reverence Rev
erence, he said, was the present day need of
| the young people, and an essential truth in
of the American people-especially the New
| EnglanderS-wh is noticed by foreigners,
and which should be overcome if possible
MIR. Mckinney made an eloquent plea for
! reverence in dress, for age, in conversation,
| in worship, and for God.
| A ffteen-minute recess was then declared.
after which Mrs. Clarence E. Read sang "If
| Were Voice." solo which was greatly
appreciated, and gracefully alluded to by
| Rev. A. E. Luce in beginning his address
OIL "What can the young people give to the
church." He began by defining the church
| as great, universal, volunteer movement,
and then named some things that young
| people could and should give to the church,
! among them enthusiasm, their best thought,
their sympathy, their prayers, and, most i'm
portant of all, themselves. A brief discus
| sion followed this helpful address, and then
| paper on Junior Work was given by Miss
| NJ. u. Pilsbury of Belfast. 1t dealt largely
| with the relation of the Senior and Junior
| Societies, and their need for each other,
emphasizing especially the need for Junior
| societies, and briefly mentioning some meth
ods followed in them. A brief discussion
| followed on Junior work in the county, and
the practicability of organizing other socie-
| ties.
| Rev. D. II. MacQuarrie of Belfast was
| then introduced by the chair, and gave a
| most able address on "Motives for Christian
| Work." summing them up under the head
ings of Duty, Faith and Love. He said 81
ought" was great motive; that faith in
God and in man was essential for the ac-
cOmplishment of anything definite along the
line of work in the Kingdom, and that love
was supreme power. Love for God, he
said, manifested itself in love for man.
A brief business session was then in
order, when Miss Mcclure of Searsport re.