Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-20


performed at the annual meeting of
the Unitarian Society, held Tuesday
evening in the Ware pariors, follow
ing a dainty supper that had been
served by the ladies of the church, was
the referring to committee the mat
ter of developing the church proper
ty for business purposes. The COM
mittee will work out a plan and re-
port at later meeting. Rev. Paul
Phalen of Augusta, in brief speech,
set forth the reasons why the work
of the Unitarian church should con-
tinue in Waterville. and why 1t should
not be permitted to dwindle.
Col. F. E. Boothbt gave a very in
teresting history of the church and
pointed out the way and means of pro-
longing the life of the society in wat
erville. Hon. F. Redington was the
third speaker and he dwelt chiefly on
church cooperation. A prudential
committee consisting of r. J. Patter-
son. chairman, M. F. Bartlett, E. I.
Wardwell, A. w Flood, Frank Reding-
ton. F. w. Noble and F. A. Hartman,
was elected to further the work OF
the society If possible. Other officers
elected we're: H. d. Bates, clerk, and
Carrie E. Phillips. treasurer
Ralph ]. Patterson, chairman of the
prudential committee, in going over
the present situation, said;
To the First Unitarian Society of Water
Vile, Maine, Greeting:
II will not attempt to chronicle any OF
| the events of the year as our activities
! have been rather limited. There seems
| to be a lack of interest in the AFFAIRS OF
| this church that leaves the burden on
the shoulders of a few of the faithful.
Such a condition of affairs will not build
up society, for success depends upon
the cooperation of all connected with IT,
Your personal interest and activity Is
worth more than money to the church.
"If a person believes our city needs a
Unitarian church, there is but one clear,
unmistakable and unanswerable way or
making 1t manifest-that is, by regular
church attendance and generous support
and cooperation. No one thinks OF ar
guing against church going. When peo-
pie offer excuses 1t is not against going
to church; it is simply to express pref
erence for staying at home or going
somewhere else. Wherever you find good
influences lying around they are the
same good influences that are found in
the church, only in the churches they are
more abundant. If one, therefore, seeks
good. one should go where there is most
of it.
people who stay away from church
do not seem TO understand the purpose
Of going to church. Very likely they
think the chief end is to go there to get
good, to be good, and most people think
they are good enough without going for
they can tell you how much better they
are than some who do go.
such people lose sight of the great
privilege of large bodies of people unit
| ing to do good. 1t has been found from
experience that no great good can be
accomplished except through individual
effort, supplemented by associated effort
In doing those things which can be done
| better by people working together rather
| than separately. Mans efforts often be-
fog the vision so as to obstruct his pro-
/ gress, but as we look around us we see
! commerciaism. capitalism and socialism
leaning toward cooperation inspiring In
every man and woman the conviction
that cooperation is the great leader
which will conduct them to the promised
| land and which may be employed to more
directly promote spiritual moral and ma
terial welfare
"All of us at least silently admire the
good. the upright and the just. 1t is the
common duty of churches to foster these
things and the logical way for you to
| help is through some church.
Social service broadens church work
and puts energy into it's members be
cause 1t gives them. particularly the men
something definite to do.
THE real social functions of a church
are common to ALL They promote &C
quaintance and friendship among people
they are great educational institutions
teaching the truth about the duties o
life, and they are the means of ministr.
and service TO the community, the plac
where Christians meet in united goodwill
and good deeds You may not deny you
duty with IMMUNITY and all who follow
its bidding enrich the world. which ex
plains why people follow it to the end Q
life. Have you done your duty to you
church and has your church done 1t
duty to the community? This is tn
problem we are facing-what is the an
swer?
When the pressure of the world
need begins to be heavy upon us we ar
apt to feel aggrieved at the slow AN
!, perverse generation that refuses to car
or help. We are like Kipling's Hors
that was bowed with the burden of clean
, ing up the muss of creation, and appeal
: ed to the camel for help, saying:
:" The world is so new, and all
! And there is so much to do, and all.
ITO which the camel lazily stretched
the shade and replied:
So i,