Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
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g"stions TO be followed during the two
days meetings.
Il was talked among the delegates
before tho mcttin.. came To order this
morning that the delegates from the
chapter from Gardiner have in their
posse ssiun a nicely wurded invitation
To the State convention to meet in
that city next year. They mean to
make a strong bid for the meeting and
it is also understood that one other
city will extend an invitation for the
1908 convention.
The local church was very prettily
decorated for The occasion with use of
coi"red crepe paper, palms. green's and
flowers. The delegates offered MANY
compliments on the handsome appear
ance # the pretty little house of wor-
shin.
One of the chief features of the con-
Vention, this year, will be the outcome
OF the race for the State membership
banner 10 lie given to the league hav-
ing the largest gain in membership
during the past year and in this par
ticul?r instance it will be during the
past two Years owing to the fact that
fpr various reasons there was no State
convention held last year. The banner
WAS displayed today in Il conspicuous
place and il is pretty well understood
that several Of the State societies have
lar"" gains ana erch feels confident of
getting the handsome banner which
for the past two years has been in the
possession Of the OrnnO league.
The afternoon service opened promptly
al AZ with President Porter in the char
and Il praise service was held with w M
Starbird Of Dover as leader. The welcome
TO the delegates in behalf of the local
chapter was extended by Rev. G. F.
Smith, pastor of the church, while the
welcome in behalf of the other churches
was given by Rev. Will S. Coleman of
the Free Baptist church. Judge Calvin
W. Brown Welcomed the delegates in be
half of the townspeople and the response
for the delegates was made by the pres
ident, S. L. Porter Of Bangor. Holy com
muniOn was observed with Rev. j. w.
Hatch. presiding elder OF the Bangor dis
tlict, presiding. A solo, tine Holy City"
was rendered by Mrs. w. b. Harvey of
Dover and the convention sermon, the
feature of the afternoon, was delivered by
Rev. 4. w. Fessenden, d. d., pastor or
Grace NJ. r. church, Bangor.
After the sermon the next hour was
taken up with business and the discus
sion of various subjects pertaining to the
work of the EpHOrth League in the Pine
Tree State. The meeting Of the State
Cabinet was also held.
There was n large attendance at the
evening session. The soloist was Miss
Margaret Thomas OF Dover, VINO gave
several selections, and the usual praise
service YVES held under the direction of
Chorister Starbird. The principal thing
on the program was the scholarly sermon
delivered by Rev. Franklin Hamilton
chancellor of the American University at
Washington, ID. G. The reception to the
visiting delegates was also held in the
veStrY of the church. 1t was Il very
pleasant affair socially and gave the peo-
pie n chance to get acquainted The clos
ing moments We're given over TO Rev
George +. Durgin. pastor of the Brom-
field street Methodist Episcopal church Of
Boston.
TOmorrow's program is the most impor-
tant of the convention. In the afternoon
the reports of the various officers will be
made and the officers for 1908 elected. In
the evening the chief feature will be the
closing sermon by Rev. G. i. Durgin of
Boston. other out-Of-the-State workers
will have pants in the program of the day