Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-11
| SKOWHECAN.
Somerset Congregational
lists in Annual Meeting.
OFFICERS and Committees Elect
ef--RepoTis by Delegates.
Annud | Meeting Of Eunice Farms.
worth Chapter, D. A. r..

The CyongreSationalists of Somerset
met herte In the Congregational church,
Tuesdayt for q two-days session of the
first ANNUAL meeting of the Somerset
Association of Congregational churches
and ministers. There was fair attend
ance frohn the various churches
thrauphoutl the county and interesting
reports werAe given.
Rev. r. IN Means, pastor of the Mad
json church, was chosen moderator.
Rev. r. II. Wilson, pastor of the church
in Skowbecah, gave the welcome adj
dress and Mrl Means responded.
The session lopened at $50 A. NJ,
when the following officers and com
,nittees were elected: Executive COM
mittee II Fl. Means, Madison, chair
rlan; 7. VI. WILSON, Il. L. tfaffls, 9hoW
hogan; r. =. HATH, Bihghahl' anu T. L.
Powers, MadisonJ hissieidfs 'oiiiii,.,
tee. F. ii. Means, CHAIRMAN, l. H. u
son, Miss Hannah rage okoM hesan'
Forrest Colby, Binfhain anu MIS- EN
erett Clark. Bingham, eceieslastica'
committee, Rev. r. Y. HIATT eilaii,liian'
Rev. F. ii. Means 3nd FRANK Dliis-
more.
Reports from CHURCHES oS oeie5".e'
were given and these 4 hoWed some IN
teresting things in Nsara to ,ie
growth and interest in cfurches. WINS
Bailey reported for thu akowhesah
church and the report shX"ea .iiae 'Iie
church was prospecting. 4 new organ
has been installed in the lalst year, va
rious repairs made and Reg. lheouore
II. Wilson, Harvard srAoaa,e' mas
become the pastor. The cNufcn mas
about 225 members, nine have e'eo III
the last year, and three have Reeh auu-
ed by letter. The report from lsiaui'oi'
nv Mrs. GetchelI showed th9t there
were about 120 people as an aVefase az
The sunday morning services life %
day school is good but ATTENDANCE Ill
the evening was not very good, me re.
port from New Portland was ina e's
church had "a members ana oheN ,i"u
died in the last year The elufeh nus
n good Sunday school but the mem
arr, discouraged because Of the iacfA Vi
a pastor ,,s
REV. f. II. Means at this point gay.
some interesting remarks ana uf -
the successful churches TO render hl11e
assistance to the weaker ehafehes.
said there were 265 congreea,iof'ai
churches i'm Maine and lo3 or ehes.
wcre he,ped by other churches. eiss- ;"
r Mann. one OF the State fhisst9i,s'i ie9'
10 in regard to more active spirit III
~ cnnrch and implied that spirit
sometimes was better than money
D., ~ y. HIATT of the Binghahl
,,nrch and supply pastor Tor ooioii'
stated that because of the iaee ei e,
,,,no,;pps N Scion came on sunday an
ornoon the attendance Was siaal''
10 ,,cre then out in their automoplles
-, driving, Mr.. HIATT also reported ko'
- p;noItam church and showed NV
west progress of any church III .is
comfy. Since his pastorate OF io
years the church has butt d ssoon 1o Pc
.,anao.e and last year, raised Szo'' ioi
current expenses and closed .ife ~
.,.;th h;,,s al paid and a balance III ''',
.raas,,rv The church has ihcreaseV
since his pastoratc began, III .iae
,oors from Sc members 10 ''' "
Means reported that SuhoaS ST.
h,a noen instituted at Baker Si.'Ao
that n community parish nav ~
forped ut Stratton. othef Gnu.
mentioned were The Forks ana ~ :"
tunk. report from Norm anson 49,
that Rev. c. w. Rogers nae peeu',
tournament pastor. 1t is eApeess" ~.
meetings will be carried Oh ~, Wy
summer at the East Ma'ia'i e thr
nv Rev. George Merriam pas.o, u
BETHANY church. :, tbf
At noon a dinner was ser . Ne' -,
dining room by the ladies oil e..e ~. 10y.
md at 80. devotional services
conducted by Rev. c. w. hose y,
North Arson, which were ioiioweu
an address on The Churches anu 'I -
.a,ntrv life Movement by kew
~ Means Rev. George Merriam, pas
tor of the Bethany church. spoke .,
..ps~altine the Place of the Church'
wonans Hour was conducted at
o'clock. by Miss HANNAH r. rag
nhich was followed by the confereho'
sermon by Rev. 7. II. Wilson, pas.o ,. =, -
the church. and Communion s Man
was held, at 4.3O. by Rev + IL "e''"
and Rev. Z. b. HIATT.