Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-08

The following committee was appoint
ed. President William Dewitt Hyde
Bowdoin college; Prof. A. w. Anthony
Bates College; Bishop Robert Goldman
Portland; DR.. E. c. Whittenore, Wa
terville; Rev. ]. w. Webster, Newport
Rev d. E. Holt. Portland; Rev.
Charles Harbutt, Portland; Rev. 1. B.
Mower, Waterville; Rev. G. S. Whit
comb, Bangor; Rev. G. D. Holmes,
Lewiston; Rev. II. B. Haskell, Ellis
WORTH: Rev. l.. w. Coons. Augusta;
Rev. j. c. Perkins. Portland; Rev. c.
NJ Woodman. Portland; Rev. T. G.
Coolbroth. Watervillc.
A subcommittee was appointed
which gathered information in over 200
cities and towns and a meeting of the
larger committee at Portland, Feb 4.
formulated the following report, which
was presented by Secretary Anthony at
the afternoon meeting of the commits
sion at which President Hyde presided.
The committee appointed to consider
the religious needs of the foreign
speakin:- people of the State has gath
cred a large amount of information.
-enresen,ing 203 cities and towns in
the State and anticipates fun and ac-
curate statistics from the forthcoming
census of the United States. For the
immediate future the committee recon-
,nends t 1at work for foreign speaking
neoplo be undertaken in the following
directions:
1 That the following policy be
adoptcd by The InterGenominational
Commission as an addition to the plat
form and principles already defined:
Voted that the missionary agents of
all the denominations in the State be
requested to give attention to the relig-
ious condition and needs of the foreign
speaking people of the State; that
where a demon ination undertakes work
for foreign speaking people in CIV
on community no other denomination
shall be expected - begin a similar
work in the same community, except
ing under the approval of the commits
sion.
9. That Il snccial committee of five
TO be known as the committee on for
eign speaking people and evangelical
ton among them be appointed, whose
duties shall be: First. to complete the
prepare and send out a letter to the
churches in communities where foreign
Speaking people are in considerable
numbers, asking these churches to give
special attention to meeting the needs
Of the foreign speaking people near
them, and in case the work is reported
as larger than the local church or the
denomination can care for unaided, the
committee shall then undertake to de-
wise methods for securing assistance
from other denominations or outside
agencies as the several communities
NAV Seem to require; and third, to de-
wise such other means as may seem
wise for furnishing adequate religious
privileges to foreign speaking people
in Maine.
That SO far as possible this work
for apy one nationality though under
the auspices Of different denominations
ehalI be carried out in the closest CO.
,peratjon and without calling attention
~ denominationaI differences.
4 That the different denominations
of the state be requested In their an
nual assemblies tn give special atten-
ION to the needs of the foreign speak
ing people IF the State.
5. That the. publications ofoi the
American Tract Eociety in foreign
-oneues be used ld r. c ..1ss committees ers and
agents IN this. W0rls.s ,u~r : :. ..
Secretsry's report.