Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-07
Sunday Services.

ventiOn. The workers assisted at the
| various services in the Evangelical
churches throughout the city. The pull
pits were filled as follows.
Baptist church, Rev. Brown Z. Smith,
Washington; Free Baptist church, Rev.
DIR. Smith Baker; Methodist church.
| Miss Marian l.. Woodbury.; Friends
church. Miss Margaret Knoch; Congre
gational church, Rev. David Evans, the
pastor. The theme at all the churches
was missions.
| At 3 o'clock there was big meeting
for men at the Free Baptist church
| addressed by r. A. Jordan and Rev.
DIR. Baker The meeting for women in
the Congregational church was address,
ed by Miss Marian l.. Woodbury. Mis-
sions was the subject of a large num-
Der of afternoon meetings held by En-
deavorer workers in Augusta and vicin-
| ty.
| 1t was a large gathering which con-
| vened in City hall to listen to the final
exercises of the convention. While the
sounding of the fire whistle and the
subsequent pumping to restore the pres
sure in the air reservoir We're unlock
ed for features of the evening, yet they
withstanding all this, the ''halleujah"
uttered by retiring Field Secretary
Crane when the tumult finally subsidized
| was echoed inwardly by everyone pres
emit
The greetings of the ST. Paul Chris
tan Endeavor Union were extended in
a telegram which was read by Re
firing President Huse, "Reapers' was
sung by the Augusta young peoples
chorus choir.
Retiring President Huse extended the
thanks Of the convention to the Augusta
Endeavorers.
The committee on credentials by Brooks
E. Carter, chairman, reported the total
number of delegates 112 with IA speakers,
making the total of the convention 226
A Christian Endeavor pin was present
ed to Miss Clark of the Augusta En-
deaverers.
Miss Margaret Koch, the newly elected
field secretary. read the Scripture lesson
from the 18th chapter of I Corinthians.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Brown E.
Smith. the newly chosen treasurer.
solo was sung by Miss Evangeline
Paqun.
After selection Miss Miriam Wood
berry was introduced. She detailed in a
pleasing and interesting way a number
of her personal experiences
Rev. Smith Baker. D. D., was the next
speaker. He said that the thought which
came to him while Miss Woodbury. was
speaking was that none of US know any
thing Of self-sacrifice for Christ
''And that is Opp of tho tbinoc ~.
friends. that we should put into our
Christian Endeavor life. sef-sacrifice.
The hest place to enjoy life is in an En-
deavor society. I pity the man who is so
old that young people do not wake him
up and make him feel young again. 1t
is about time that man died. Coo made
us to er1oy life. And when man has
the blues it is because there is some
thing wrong with his head, or heart. or
stomach
in all our Endeavor societies there are
many with us who have not much in the
environments to lead them to a higher
and better life. We should bend our Of
forts t" help such. Now. that's your mis-
sion. The man that holds the highest no.
sitlon financially in the home missionary
society of my denomination was once a
poor. ignorant country boy, whose enyi-
ronment was such as to drag him down.
That's your mission, home mission work
right here in Augusta"
The speaker told several touching sto-
ries from his own experiences.
Retiring President Huse said that no
heheved that the thought which should
De taken home by the delegates was
That as we go out from this conven
ton hall we go out to do something for
Christ and to do that something better
than ever before. We shall meet tenn
tation and there shall be presented to us
opportunities for service. Let us 20 forth
to do something for Christ. and do that
something better than ever before.
Endeavorers. the Master speaks to us
the Divine promise. We may feel that
we are weak But the Divine promise
has been given: Fear rot; l am with
thee"
Ile meeting closed with a conservation
pledge in which all the Endeavorers Join
ed The closing prayer was made and
me benediction pronounced by Rev
charles D. Crane. retiring field secretary,
At the close of the meeting the chair
men of the various local comm;ttao. -,
the pleasure of meeting informally Retir-
ing F1eld Secretary Crane, Field Score
tary Miss Margaret Koch. and Retiring
fresident Huse. and each expressed in
coroial terms their thanks for the kind
treatment they have received from An
gusta Endeavorers.
inc list annual convention of the Maine
cnrlstian Endeavor Union then passed
ill'o history. with bright outlook for
the future. -o'