Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-18

Institute re-opgned in the First Bap-
I tist church, "Wednesday, at 8 A. NJ,
with prayer service led by Rev. J.
a. Francis. =. b., who shortly after
/ gave a splendid address on the char
! actcr of St Peter 1t WAS Il sketch
/ Ut his life, and the intimate touch
of Lis personality With that OF our
I Lord. during His earthly career. That
| lac " no was 50 dearly loved and trust
| cd ~ the Master should fail utter
| ~ in tho end, and yet be forgiven SO
| completely was an evidence of the
! wonderful range Of the Saviour s
| pardoning spirit. St. Peters life
should bc an incentive TO all who have
failed 10 renew hope and not fail
| completely.
| Rev. NJ. C. Miner of Hallowell spoke
On Hindu philosophy ard mythology.
lJhc address was of great descriptive
value, giving a good knowledge of
tile Hindu Pantheon, or deity sys-
| TEN. He told OF the influence of the
so-called philosophy of the Hindu
| religion upon the lives Of the people.
| The difficulties that the missionaries
I leave to face were we'll described by
| Mr.. Miner, who, having been a mis-
| sionary in India for six year. knows
whereof he speaks The personal
| touches combined to make the address
| of unusual interest
The discussion on the best current
| literature, specifying Philosophy and
| Life, to have been led by Rev. r. NJ.
| Preble, d. D., had to be omitted as
J DR.. Preble was not able to be present.
After an address on the great nom
Conformist creed by DR.. Herr, at Ills,
| lunch was served at LIS in the dim
| ing room of the church. The Ladies
| Social Union members were the hosts,
| and the repast was delightful. Rev,
| I. C. Whittemore. d. D., pastor OF
| the First Baptist church, was toast
master, and the following spoke: Rex.
| b. T, Hope of Augusta, Rev. A. Il.
Lorimer pastor of the Columbia
| Street Baptist church of Bangor, DIR.
| Wilkins of Portland. Rev. I. b. Now
er of Watervilc, T. ]. Ramsdell and
c. f. Young of Enfield.
| The session commenced again at
2.45 p. NJ. with an address by Rev. 3.
p. Hope of Augusta on The Christian
consciousness as the Ultimate Author
tity in Christian Belief" The main
point brought out was that what we
believed in is not the Bible, but what
we interpret the Bible as meaning.
That which man can preach efIee
| lively is not what he knows intellec-
tually, but what appeals to his Chris
tan consciousness.
| The Day of Trial at the Savoy Com
| ference" by Rev. George T. Horn, p.
D.. pre- sis,eiit of the Newton 'fsificttog-
zeal Institute, was the second in a Sc
ries Ct lectures on "Puritanism. ii
L \
told of the election of 200O Puritans
from the Church of England, Aug. q,
1867. The. 250th anniversary of this
event. which was brought about by act
of Parliament, following the restora
ton, will be celebrated, next August,
by the Congregationalists and other
| non Conformists of England. Previ-
Gus to their decentralization. the
Puritant did not want to leave the
established church. but as they were
forced by Parliament TO either state
their belief in principles that were OBJ
noxious to them, OF to be cast off,
the chose the latter alternative. Soma
of them came to America, and others
| lived the remainder OF their lives ut
homt in poverty, stunned by their
state church brothers. It was then
i
| Coniormisls.
/ Alfred Williams Anthony. d, D.. of
| Lewiston, at 40 l.. NJ, told Of Con
| ditions In China" The lack of eoher-
| ence among the people, their intense
conservatism, their hatred OF the for
eigner which has been engendered by
experience, and the awakening of the
new China were ably told Of by this
/
| in China. He showed money that is
| current in one province, but is worth
less in others. One province buys Mex
lean money and uses it without alter
alton. Communication between prov
| inces is not rapid, AMI there arc q
| few so far apart that it takes six
months TO get letter from one to The
| other He said that he believes that
there are millions i'm China. today, who
| haze never learned of the revolution
| and never heard of the republic. They
| have talked in the past about China
being at war with another nation. but
| this was not true, it was case OF one
| Chinese province fighting another
| country and oftentimes without the
hearty Support of even all the natives
of that province.
The Chinese have learned to hate
the foreigner from experience. The
! people have become acquainted With
three classes of foreigners. the traders.
| the diplomats and the missionaries.
The traders came to get rich from tht
| Chinese. They have done this regard
SIS OF the popular sentiment of the
| Chinese. who have sentiments of pro-
priety between nations as strong as
ours. The Chinese hold certain places
and buildings sacred. When the for
eigner wants to build storeheuse. ct
railroad. he tears down ruthlessly the
houses that the Chinese feel is a sac-
rileee to touch, and builds the rail-
road straight over the graves OF his
| ancestors. Nothing could wound the
| Monaghan more,
| The diplomats have in most cases
come to adjust the MISUNDERSTANDING
| caused by the traders, and often he
has been looked upon by the natives
as d representative of "a rapaeious and
cruel government of which the trader