Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-10

made to Hon. Seth May and Sam
uel Benjamin, the former a member of
this church for 80 years the latter for
20 years 1t was Hon. Seth May VINO
gave the marble memorial tablet in
the rear of our church with it's tribute
to it's longtime pastor David X. Thurs
ton. Samuel Benjamin was one OF the
leaders in the ant-slavery cause ana
it was at his house where the leaders
often gathered and dined. One or his
children has been q member or thlS
church for 56 years. a teacher In our
Sunday school for over fifty years ana
a scholar for 20 years now the teacher
of our Normal class. Mrs. A. }. Crow
ell. Memories of the old Westinghouse
on the hill are with us today. Men
and women venerable in appearance
and sanity in life, are our companions
in memory today. They did their work
we'll; we honor them for their latin
fulncss; in patience and faith thcy
sought to irstil the word into youth
fuI minds: and lay the foundation OF
an enduring character.
OF all these worthless of the
past, great in character and
stands out in bold relief. one around
whom these exercises today center ana
whose rortrait is on the wall before
you; his name is in your mouths TO-DAY.
Rev David II. Thurston. l shai not
attempt to give biography Oh MS
life today; we have not time LOT All
that we want to say. "A brlel SUM
mary. however. will be given, or else
o,,r address would be incomplete. lie
. came to winthrop in May. looo'
preac ching as supply until Fep. H.
1907 when he was ordained as pastor
of the Congregational church HIS
Gift for advancing the cause OF re-
ligion was great. Minister OF the Cos
pei co years; president OF American
Missionary Society and of the MAINE
Branch of the American Education 80
ciety; a preacher discriminating po'u
and earnest: pastor Oh tleoi"SIa'
sound in the faith; pioneer IN right
cous moral reforms; friend OIL thc
slave: an advocate of freedom; loV-
or of humanity. and holy man Oh
God. He died May Z, 1865, in the sun
vear of li; life. in Litchfield, Me.
Tho official opening of Old home
week was an unqualified success. s'ar'
inp i'm as it did with the centennlai ol
the organization of the hrst ouiiuay
school in Maine. Many former resi-
dents of this town are back LOT '''c
features of the next few days anu
many wore the Old Home week badge
of white ribbon on which was the t"'-
low,np. "old Home Week, 1908, Win
throp, Nc, 1905 -.
An arch OF evergreen has peeh ereo'
cd across Main street from the en-
trance to the cemetery. some OIL 'ie
decorations will not be completed u''-
iii tomorrow. The town is fun oil sulr-
MGR tourists, all anticipating sai"
timc and to help make the week IL
success. =.
one of the pleasant features OF yes
terdav WAS the 9th birthday annlver-
cory of th, oldest resident. III. Miii"f
ozark Mr.. Clark is in fairly Soou
bc,lth and is seen on his piazza near
ly every day.
THO Following program will be given
tomorrow evening:
HYMN urnc "AmcricaD
Ev Mrs. Helen Whiting jackson
Address of Welcome.
>'>'' Hon Leroy T. Carleton
So,oction Dennis Orchestra
S,1,intinn Orchestra
CLn Miss Mary f.. Whiting
ADDRESS Governor William T. Cobb
A rccertiop will conclude the evenings
festivities