Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-05

die church. How can we make them
sec THAT this is their next step, to take
upon themselves the VOWS of church
membership. Here is 4 work for us to
do, as well as to try to lead our stsso-
ciate members to know Christ IS per
sonal saviour.
"rhcrc has been good work along this
line, 22l have been transferred from
associate 10 active membership and 800
directly from the -EndeaVGr societies
have united With the church.
I'VE have I; banner presented each
year 20 tEc society having the largest
number Of their members unite with
the church during the year.
This banner Will so this time to the
Freeporr Bapt. Society, they having
Ead IS Of their members unite With the
.hurch. Other societies have done well
along this line. as: Bar 'Harbor, Bapt
II, Freeport, 4Consl. Ia, @GoEham. rongl
l$, Rockport, Bapt. Is, Houlton, +. B..
%. Dexter, 1st Bapt. TO-.
Here is an example Of good, practical
spiritual work. the real aim Of every
Christian f.ndeavor Society.
There is another banner, the blue
Jhc society having given the most for
Dcnevolence, and I always feel that
tgair these figures are not fair. for
here ar" 50 many societies, perhaps
Ealf in the State, do not report how
much has been given. These figures
viii give 80 real estimate Of what has
Deen done by the Maine Endravorecs
"A Very large proportion Of the so
cietics report that by different systems
If giving their benevolences 80 through
he regular channels Of the church, and
nat no separate account is kept.
'In many of the smaller places eS-
recialIy. much home mission work lis
lone. and such thingsfas repairing
hCir own church, painting it inside ana
out, paying a large portion OF the pas
GrS salary. etc. lin some places. With
out the help Of the EndedVorers. the
.hurch could not be kept open, and a
lastor sustained. one society That /
have in mind now, is located where
here is no church. ana no regular F,as-
tor, but the Endeavorers are holding
&c services each week, the sunday
sight service, and also q mid week
crvice on Wednesday evening. and re-
''i S'''Nt 5i+t'l t0t III al Int sci iGtS.
There has been reported $3641 %
given for missions, distributed as fol-
lows: Home missions, $733.22; Foreign
missions, $i073.1t; ana other benevolent
causes $1N%2.11. This missionary banner
is 20 go to the society giving the most
,er member. 1t was thought that
Word be the fair way. and then the
smaller societies would stand Just as
mucn chance of winning the banner rs
the larger ones. This banner is to go
10 Portland Free Bapt. having given
$2lp.3i or SOS per member.
There are 50 many things that En-
deavornra are doing, sending barrels #
clothing end good literature to mission
fields, flowers 10 the sick room, kind
words ana thoughtful deeds. here and
there, that cannot be gathered up in
figures, hut Sometimes amount t. far
more than money that our record IS
only hint It what has really been
done. But when the great record books
% Heaven ar" opened. then and only
then, can We know what the Endeavor-
rs Of tits our dear old Pine Tree State
with Gods blessing, have been able to
accomplish.
There are many other things which
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