Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-20

many with ease and force. She me
70 Soion about three years ago wher.
the church was in a state of discotlr-
a sern1ent but her work has built it up
70 such standard that the church is
now nearly filed each SUNDAY with
people To hear her message.
Her personality goes a good way In
what she does or SAYS. When she
breaches she does not have pulpit to
stand behind but her support is some
thing invisible. She sets the pulpit
to one side of the platform and as She
delivers her message she stands on
the wide platform. locks at her audi
ence and before the sermon is over
she has looked every person in the
eye. one feelsr as if the message was
intended fer him.
The church is situated on the main
street and aside from the Sunday SER
vices she has her clubs, her meetings
of the Sunday-school children the
missionary meetings and nearly every
day Of the week. She is engaged in
some activity in teaching the people
of her parish. She has been honored
several times by being askedeto de-
liver memorial sermons to- the various
organizations and but a few Sundays
ago she preached the sermon to the
members of the Leo. @. +,
Miss Adams lives in the little par
|sonage and this has been made
hands Prior to her coming to Scion
the parsonage was not of the pleasant
est but it has now been remodeled
through her efforts and presents
most homeliSe appearance.
One Of, the interesting things about
her. is her way Of getting about. She
not only has the church at Scion to
do pastoral work for, but in the
schooihouses in the various parts of
tho town she exercises her influence
by frequent sermons and making calls
among the people She goes to Emb-
den where she conducts services ar
regular intervals. She has been
called to Bingham and North Arson
at various times to conduct services.
During the campaign last September
when the fight for prohibition was on.
she worked day and night among the
people OF four or five of the towns
urging them TO vote right and her re-
suits were beautifully shown by the
returns when the votes were counted.
this section going largely for the
'sNo'' toiumn she has nc horse or
2autoihoi,ile hut she has bicycle and
for miles and miles each week she
makes 1t do her work. one day, re-
ceiitly in talking with q friend she
nattcd the saddle OF the vehicle and
smiiitisiy said. '''fhis is one of my
best friaids"
Miss A dams was born IN Bristol ENG
.land. sthe daughter of Thomas Henry
ADAMS, a lawyer she was reared as an
Episconalian with her brothers and SIS
terS When in her teens She became .
teacher in the sunday school of the
Church of England and It was while at
tending the Blish school of Eloeution,
fremont Temple. Boston, that she felt
urged to become an evangelist. She
preached her first sermon in Boston, oc-
eupving the pulpit during an enforced
absence of her pastor, and the audience
came to her after the sermon and told
her She had not missed her calling. Im-
mediately Miss Adams was called 10
supply for one month the pulpit of the
Congregational church of Roston during
the pastors sickness. <AAter her parents
were convinced that her desire 60 become
an evangelist was sincere, with their
consent she entered "A college at Revere
Graduating in 1900 Miss Adams imne-
tiatelv received calls to become pastor
Of several churches and she was sought
after hy several churches to engage in
evangelistie work. In January. 1901. she
went to Brownfield street Methodist
church in Boston. Of which church she
is "A. member. and began her eyangelistic
career, and from there she Went 10 Vef-
mont and since 1902 she has been ell
gagged ian evangelistic work in Massachu-
sets ard in Maine. She has preached
in many prisons, jails, police stations,
county farms and almShouseS, but her
principal work has been as an evangelist
In each of the recognized evangelical
churches as well as conducting camp
meetings In cities towns and villages
throughout New England. She has
preached in such places as Boston, Lynn,
Brockton Massachusetts, Bath, Augusta,
Haliowell, Richmond, Fairfield Skowhe-
gan and other places in Maine. and
through New Hampshire and Vermont,
i'm probably 200 towns and cities.
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