Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-24
Fourth Federation Meet
ing Held at South China.
Interesting Reports Received
From Different Unions.
Next Meeting will Be Held Here
Sometime In January.

The fourth federation meeting OF the
China, South China, VaSsalbOrO and
WatervilIe Woman'S Christian Temper
ance Union was held yesterday at the
Friends church in South China. A large
number of the members of the local
federation We're in attendance and the
meeting was found by all to be very
profitable.
The meeting opened at 10 O'Clock, Mrs.
Estelle Rrainard. president. presiding.
The theme of the meeting was the
Flower Mission Work. The meeting
opened with devotional exercises con-
Quoted by Mrs. A. f. Roberts. An orig
nal poem was read by Miss Mae Sib-
ley. The report of the convention which
was held in ROckland SEPT. &c. II and
IS, was read by Miss Emma Small and
was listened to with a great deal of in
tcrest After singing the meeting adj
:ourned. The ladies then went to the
hall. where they found q fine. collation.
awaiting them and IS We're seated at
the table.
The afternoon meeting was called to
order at so o'clock. Mrs. E. B. Foster
of Waterviile presided at the devotional
exercises. Mrs. f. NJ. Woodsome read q
paper, after which q solo was rendered
by Miss Lena Austin, A paper was
read by Mrs. Shepherd Of Waterville
upon Flower Mission Work" The re-
port of the committee that was APP
pointed for the scientific temperance
instruction in the public schools was
given. Mrs. Shepherd reporting for the
Naterviie union. Next came the re-
III .l~,,n t,, no nj
unions Mrs. Whitehouse. president of
thu South China union reported special
work done in the literature department.
South China and China uniting iii the
distribution of temperance literature,
Every voter in the town received
package. Mrs. Shepherd responded for
the Watervlle union in regard to the
special work done at the Central Maine
fair. Twenty dollars was realized by
The sale Of cake, coffee and sandwiches,
at their booth in the Coliseum Candy
was also sold at the booth and s. was
realized for the benefit of the literary
department. Mrs. +. b. Foster of Wa
terVille responded for the Eliza beth p.
Gardner lectures which were given in
Watervile last June and at that lee
ture gained II new members. An adj
dress was delivered by James Cooper
of the Boston University. who also
spoke at the church in the evening.
1t was voted before adjournment to
hold the next meeting in Waterville
sometime in January. .,.,... .
In the evening at the church James
Cooper Of Boston University delivered
an address, the subject OF which was,
Service" 4 large number of people
were present and the remarks were
greatly enjoyed. Quoting from Saint
Paul Mr.. Cooper spoke in brief: Il
thank our Lord Jesus Christ that He
has cause to be faithful and that He
has appointed me to His. service. We
are thankful for the things we receive
but seldom for the chance of service,
Down in Paul's heart the master pas
sion of his life was, that he might
serve his feilowman. This is the fifth
of Christian services. Jesus taught that
he who would be greatest should be
a servant of ALL Peter spoke of our
Lord as one who went about doing
good Jesus was a man Of activity. "A
man of service. Where duty called or
danger, He never faltered He associat-
ed .witll,aall classes that He might do
good We sas Christian workers should
be strenuous in our religious life.
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