Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-05
c. {. Societies Meet at
First Baptist Church.
Brooks {. Carter Is Chosen
President for Sixth Term.
Two Addresses by Dr.. James |.
Mill Of Salem, Mass.

prevent a good sized attendance at the
meetings of the Kennebec County
Christian Endeavor Union, which were
held with the Baptist church in this
city Friday afternoon and evening. The
feature OF the convention was the two
stirring addresses by DR.. James l.. Hill
of Salem Mass, who is one of the best
known c. T. workers in New England.
Other addresses We're given by Rev.
Leroy ". COons of this city and Rev.
Isaac LaFlcur of Waterville.
Brooks Garter. president of the coun-
ty union. opened the afternoon session
and introduced as the presiding officer
Rev. w. j. McNcal, pastor of the Wins
low Congregational church. The first
speaker Cf the afternoon was Rev. Lee
roy W. Cocns, pastor of the Winthrop
Street Cniversalist church, who spoke
upon the topic, AN Honorable Youth"
The speaker admonished his hearers to
get ready to live in this life and de-
clared that he was the sort of a Uni
versalist who believed that his future
existence would be either rich or pow
crty stricken according as he used
every moment of his life up to that
time. Continuing he said: Jesus
Christ grew up in Nazareth, living
simple and Godlike life and going
about his Fathers business He grew
naturally, sweetly and purely and al
though his public career was but three
short years he becomes for us the type
of an honorable youth, the open door
into the life that we so much desire.
He was one, who began an idea career
in purely ideal way"
The Endeavor Spirit was the sub
ject of DR.. Hills afternoon address and
the distinguished Christian Endeavor
Worker from the Witch Town held it's
hearers almost under spell during the
40 minutes in which he spoke. Elo-
quence and pathos were happily COM
bined in his address, which took up
the different things which should char
acteriZe the Christian Endeavor work.
He declared that the great strength OF
the movement was that it had few
distinctive principles for which it stood
and which We're so definite that all
knew what they We're. He urged his
hearers to be something, to serve the
church today and live in the present
time. for the Endeavor movement is Il
living spirit spirit of today. He en-
phasiZed the need of the spirit of pray
err and said that he believed in prayer
for all needs, whether physical or spir-
itual and declared that most young
people who entered the kingdom of
heaven came on their knees. The
speaker in conclusion told his hearers
not to be afraid of conservation and to
first be sure they We're right before
going ahead.
An intensely interesting address was
given upon missionary Work among
the French in New England" by Rev.
Isaac LaFieur, pastor of the Second
Baptist church OF Watervile. The
speaker began by praising strongly the
Christian E1ndeavor movement as one
which was favored with the power OF
God and would ultimately evangelize
the world. He declared that the
churches in this country put too much
emphasis on dogma and neglected mis-
sion work.
The French Canadian population in
New England is growing rapidly" said
the speaker Formerly the people of
my nationality came to this country
| to make money and went back to Cana
| da to spend it, Now they como h"re to
| stay and you cannot send them back.
| The French Canadian population in
New England at the present time
amounts to 100000 They represent
a high degree of civilization and no
| people are more intelligent They have
| laid the foundations for your great
mills and factories and without them
today the spindles of New England
would not turn. Some of the French
Canadians live in tenements, but they
are fit to live in palaces
| The speaker alluded to services which
he had held Is years ago in this city
among the people of his own nationali-
!ty and touched upon his work in Bid
deford and Lowell before coming to
,Waterville. II have no quarrel with
the Romish church." said the speaker,
but it is our legitimate work to reach
the 20,00000 in this country that a
Catholic bishop has said ought to be in