Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-08

ed by Rev. John Hastings Quint. pas
tor of the First Parish church Of
Brunswick. The, response was by the
president of the conference, Rev. Ray
mond CalkiBs of Portland
Then came business session at
which the president appointed commit
tees and the registrar, treasurer and
auditor made their reports.
At the close of the afternoons meet
ing Rev Alexander 2. Macdonald of
Bar Harbor spoke on ''9'he Maine Sea
Coast Mission.
This was followed Ivy q tour of the
college buildings and a reception to
the conference by the faculty of Bow
doin College The reception was given
at Hubbard hall and was very largely
attended.
This evening, the conference sermon
was delivered by Rev. Charles II. Cut
Ter. p. ID. of Andover, Mass The Sac
rament of the Lords Supper was adj
ministered, the ministrants being Rev.
Lewis n. Stouglton Of Alfred and Rev
Austin /. Davis OF Sanford.
The conference will continue through
Wednesday and THURSDAY.
An address on the maine Seacoast
MiESl0it ny rev AitAtiiNtl 1 MdtDOl-
aid of Bar fiarbor was the feature of the
opening session, today. of the seth annual
Congregational conference and the 10th
annual meeting of the Missionary Society
of Maine Mr.. Macdonald. who conducts
the mission. said in part
"The Maine Seacoast Mission Is a So
cial settlement work for the coast and
headlands of Maine. Our first business
as a mission is to preach the gospel in
the isolated and neglected communities
In doing this work we have learned es-
peeially the need of knowing personally
every man, woman and child In the
coast parish we have tabulated over 5000
persons in "a different settlements along
our coast, and in Y light stations we find
about 400 people whose isolation leads to
many unthought-of discomforts such as
the education of their children, the lack
of medical care and the fellowship of
Christian sympathy.
zone part of the coast problem that
confronted US was what to do with the
Christian people who have no church aft
filiation. To meet these cases and to give
some unity to the work it was deemed
best to organize Christian Brotherhood.
SIN the care of the sick we need a
Christian physician and we hope to have
one by another season to carry on a
work similar to that of Or, Grenfell in
Labrador. Much good Is being done
along educational lines On some of the
Islands schools had to be organized,
while on Others the conditions had to
be improved The children Of the light
keepers especially need attention as they
are not provided with educational facil-
tiles by either the State or national gov
eminent.
ave find cases of pauperism. The
state is very negligent in the care OF
its paupers, in fact a premium is placed
on pauperism by the way the State han
dies the question. Malaga island is only
one example, and i am glad for the good
name of the coast of Maine that that
colony is broken up. Other colonies
ought to be.
..The summer colonies present another
very serious problem, owing to the diff
ficulty in having the Islanders and the
summer colonies cooperate as they
should in their religious work"
The report of the registrar, Rev. Ed
gar NJ Cousens of Old Town, showed
q net loss in membership for the year of
1iS The conference sermon was deliv-
cred, this evening, by Rev. Charles IL.
Cutler of Andover, Mass.
The following committees were appoint
ed by the president:
Credentals-Rev. George C. DeMott of
Bath. Rev Richard II. Clapp of Farm
ington. Rev. Robert Lawton of South
Gardiner.
Resolutions-Rev. C. F. Stimson of Wa
terville. Rev. Warren f. Halves of Drew
err Prof. Henry Johnson of Brunswick
Nominations-Rev Christopher Collier
of Bangor. L. T. Garland of Portland,
Rev. H T. Woodin of Auburn.
The steamer Ontario, beached on
fire at Montauk Point, April 8. and