Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-18
Codmen's Fine Address
Al Portland Convention.
Sees Development Of Seal for
Righteousness and Courage.
The Protestant Episcopal Churches
Hold 92nd Annual Meeting.

Portland, Me-, May 17.-Resolutions
favoring and heartily endorsing the
principle of international arbitration
and an address by Bishop Robert
Goldman of the Diocese OF Maine in
which he declared his belief that 1T
is mistake to dispense with war
ara aim at securing national disarm-
ment" were features of the end an
nual convention today of the Protest.
ant Episcopal churches of Maine.
Bishop Goldman believe 1--WE should
be on our guard lest we carry the
talk Of peace and disarmament too
far" He said War, like the prin-
eiple of evil, is in the world for the
development of discipline. 1t is
training in moral courage, in self-dis-
cipline, in zeal for righteousness, in
patriotism and in the sense of the
value of unity, and in the contempt
for social vices that destroy national
strength. Without war nation would
degenerate, would become effeminate,
morally and physically. One of cur
names for God is the Lord of Hosts
and the inspired Scriptures tell us
how the Lord OF Hosts led His people
TO bottle. The profession of Chris
tan IS that of n soldier enlisted to
fight under the banner of hrist"
Resolutions We're adopted EXTEND
ing sympathy to st. John church of
Bangor, whose edifice was burned,
extending financial assistance and re-
questing the appointment of a Sunday
on which a special collection will be
taken in all churches for their aid.
Bishop Goldman during the course of
his address said:
Sometimes l think the Episcopal
church is altogether too respectable and
over-refined, because our clergy are so
carried away with the beauties of the
prayer book service and the ritual of the
surplced choir and ornate ceremonies.
or are so anxious to have guilds and
organization where they meet over and
over again the same souls. already won
to Christ, that they forget the greater
object of winning the masses. Is it NOT
serious question whether it is worth
while for the bishop to pay a clergyman
sf1oO year and give him a comfortable
reetory. if his services are mainly de-
voted to very few faithful souls?"
Bishop Goldman announced that the
council of the New England department
of Missionary Societies of the church
would meet in this city Oct. a. The cleo
ton of the New England Council result
ed in the choice of the following: Rev.
G. r. Nichols of Watervflle, Rev. Robert
w. Plant of Gardiner, Rev. p. c. Manser
of Presque Isle, and Rev Brian C.
Roberts of Augusta, Robert H. Gardner
of Gardiner, Henry v. b. Nash of Wis
casset, Prof. *. c. M. Stills of Brunswick
and Charles B. Clarke of Portland. Bish-
OPP Goldman reappointed Rev Charles t.
Ogden as honorary canon and registrar
of the diocese
Officers of the diocese were elected as
follows: Secretary, Rev. William f. Liv-
ingston of Augusta; treasurer, Mr.. Will
liam c. Ellis of Gardiner.
At the afternoon session of the con-
vention a commission of FIVE members
was appointed by the bishop to make
plans to cooperate with the eastern or
thodoXy, so called, consisting of the
Greek and Armenian churches in Maine
The amendment to the constitution pro-
posed last year, which provided that a
mission which raised $3.50 the previous
year may become a parish, was defeated.
Continued on Page Twelve.)