Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-11-05
Afternoon Session.

HTtCIHOOu SCSStSIi
Rev. Charles S. Cummings of Au
burn presided at the afternoon ses-
sion, Which opened at p. NJ. The
G1Voti iolal services conducted by Rev.
Frederick Leitch. PHI. ID. of Auburn
and the opening address of the af-
ternoon by Rev. David G. Downey,
II. D. was upon The Worth and
" ork Of the Sunday school The
speaker began by saying that he in
tended to make 50 clear the work
of the Sunday school that he would
spend hut very little time upon its
worth.
DR.. Downay stated that So per cent.
of tile church members OF the country
were received from the Sunday school
and that fully one-haif Of the mis-
siunary budget came from the Sunday
school ~ MetlIodism is to rake a
prominent part in settling the great
problems ~ the Pine Tree state it
must take q deeper interest in the
work of the Sunday school" the
speaker went on. lie dchhCd the
work IL the Sunday school concjsely
as the Interpretation to our children
nf the nature of religion and the
training oi thCm in its practice. III"
said that the question Of now Coo
coul,, come nto thc soul Of man was
not 50 important as to have the trans
formation accomplished.
The bare Of the world is conform
ity, il is the work Of religion 10
transform" WAS one Of his cpigrams.
He declared that when Christ came
into the soul it meant moral indie
pendence and that all moral heroism
had it's roots in the experiences oi
religion. He declared in closing that
the mission of Christianity was not
simply to reclaim moral drrellct.
hut it was to inaugurate th" kingdom
Of Christ on earth.
The Crises of Youth was the sub
iect of Mrs. LamorcauX's afternoon
address, which was q CONTINUATION of
her forenoon talk. The speaker said
that in the teens children were greatly
influenced by habit and cited the
crease made in piece of folded paper
ana the ease with which it was made
a second time as an Illustration or
the greater ease with which an act
could be done a second time. She
said tn, greatest incentive to action
for young people was in seeing Il
thing done by another. IF | want
my Juniors TO be noble and good.
said she. II must let them see noble
and good qualities in myself.
The speaker said that children from
10 to Is We're greatly influenced by
hero Worship ana advised the bring
ing lctore them of the lives Of the
Eible heroes as an inspiration to work.
She advised as aids for enabling
youths 20 pass tie crises 20 which she
had alluded: awakening the con-
sciouSnesS OF need of service. maxi
ing the pupil fee that he can do
something to aid others. giving the
pupil a desire to do this service and
a troinG sufficient to enable them
to put this desire into practice. God $
best time comes but once and losing
that best time ! can never do what
could have done in Gods best
time
The closing speaker Of tho after
noon was Rev. Edgar Blake u. j..
Of Chicago. DR. Blake's subject was
Saving the Boys" and his address
cparklcd with Wit and wisdom. He
pleaded for Il higher estimate on the
part of the church Of the value of
our boys and said that the Sunday
school worker i'll order to interest
the boys must interest himself in
the things il which they are most
Interested. win the influence and
the sympathcs of the boy and YOU
will Win him. declared the speaker.
Among the clergymen present at
tic forenoon and afternoon sessions
from out Of the city Were: Rows.
r. j. Rich. Fairfield: Fl. A. Clifford.
Monmeuth: G.. l.. Presscy, Oakland;
H. I Nichols. TIallowell; ]. a. Beane.
Richmond: II. ID. Knowles, Yarmouth;
i. T.. clifford. Gardiner: Robert Law
ten. South Gardiner; Robert NJ Pierce,
isl on: l.. L. swan. Mt. Vernon;
Walter Canham, Pennington: G. L.
Banghart. Nowry.
Dinners and SupperS were served to
the visitors in the veStry of the
church IN q committee consisting or
Mrs. 4. NJ. Drummond. Mrs. G. NJ
Ryder. Mrs. G. II. Bragg and Mrs.
Fred Penney.
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