Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-30
Christian Endeavor Convention.

The Kennebec County Christian
Erdedvor Union held it's winter meet
ing at the Congregational church yes
terday afternoon and evening. At 2
o'clock the hour for opening there
We're many in attendance and per-
sons continued coming in until at the
evening service the house was al
most entirely filled. At the close Of the
afternoon session the ladies of the Old
South served supper to all the Wis
iting delegates in the church parlors,
where hcuntiful tables We're spread in
a most inviting manner Beautiful dec
orations of cut flowers and growing
plants gave the scene the appearance
of a spring day. Rev. c. E. Beals, the
popular pastor of the church, assist
ed il. welcoming the guests and soon
everyone felt perfectly at home. B. r.
Carter of Augusta presided; Miss Elsie
Dill of Gardiner, Sec.
The exercises were opened at 2
o'clock by singing coward Christian
Soldiers" and Rev. F. E. Jones OF
South China offered prayer. Rev. w. F.
Sturtevant of Freeport delivered an
address, 1.-The Man Who Wins" 1t was
earnest and forceful in suggesting that
TIE man who could win was the man
man who, most of all, could conquer
himself. L. r. Cook of Yarmouthville
gave an address on Sunday School
Methods" which was full OF sound,
practical suggestions, helpful to sun
day school workers.
The address of Miss Frances Adams,
the evangelist. who announced her
theme. "Jesus Only" was well re-
ceived. The speaker showed the ia
tigue>eonsequent upon the many weeks
of strenuous work through which she
has been passing. Yet as she became
enthused with her subject the wearl-
ness appeared to be forgotten. her
great thought was that just in proper
ton as we see Jesus above all eise'
ana have his life in our life. can the
Christian workers be successful IN
their labor The closing address by
Rev. J. w. Mcneil of Winslow on
elders" was timely and aided in
clinching the thoughts of the previous
speakers in a very clever way.
Reports by the various officers all
gave evidence of the good work the
union was doing for the county ana
in the various churches. The following
local unions reported: Augusta, First
Hantist: Belgrade, South China, West
| china. Cedar Grove, Clinton; the FIRST
| Bautist, also Free Baptist and Con-
pregationalist of Gardiner: West Gar
diner: South Gardiner. Congregational
ist. First Baptist and Congregational
| ist of Hallewell: Union of Good VIII;
| Iitcbfield. Litchfield Plains: First Ban
fist. also Christian Mission Of Oakland
BAPTIST churcn Of Sidney; Vienna and
Pennington Falls Mission; First Bap-
list and Congregationalist of Water,
vile: Friends church of Winthrop
| Center.
| The nominating committee, of whrcf
Mrs Nathan L. Niles was chairman
named the following officers for the
present year: President. Rev. ". W
HAYDEN: vice presidents: B. E. Carter
n. s Wingate, Thos. Britt, H. w. Kid
der. Robert Lawton, Sr; Cor. Sec.
Miss Edith KenRson: Rec. Sec, Eslsl'
Din. Treas, Edward Z. Roderick
Junior. Supt., Mrs j. E. Tuell of Au
eusta: Snpts of evangelistic work
Reys. F.. E. Jones and J. w. Mcneil
The music was in charge OF A. A
! Varrey Of Augusta. A solo was SUM
bv Mrs J. S. Southland Of Richmond
Miss Barbara Johnson pianist. Ernes
Bragg also rendered a solo. A vote o
Thanks. was extended to the Old Soutl
neyple for their, hospitality. At tn
4 close all In the. house joined hand