Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-29

Vassalhoro, Me, June 2S.-(SpeciaD.
The sessions of the New England
Friends Yearly meeting were closed
today after a most successful week,
ard the many in attendance departed
late this afternoon for their homes.
Saturday Session
Raynor Kelsey of Haverford. Pa.
spoke a few minutes on the work of
this Yearly meeting among the In
| dams. This work began in 1895 with
the Indians of New England. About
| 1912 the Friends went West and began
work among the Western tribes. The
work has been kept up to this date.
The financial committee made the
following recommendations That $500
be raised by the Yearly meeting, which
was approved. The treasurer was au
thorized to pay the following amounts:
To Oak Grove Seminary. $500; to the
indian committee, $500; to the com
mittee on peace, $25; american Board
i S1o9; to complete vault. $780, care of
vault, $5S; expense of Yearly meeting
$3.50. printing. $3.50; five years meeting
$40. American Friend, SO; incidentals
$137.
The Christian EndeaVor Union made
its annual report. There are Ii local
societies. Two new societies have been
organized during the year. One at
Manchester y. H., and one at East
Lynn, Mass. Seven more active MEM
i bers have joined this year than last
wear There have been % accessions to
the church.
Two hundred and seventy seven dol
lars and fifty-siX cents has been con-
trihuted to the Ramallah Mission.
They have voted to join the Young
t Friends Fellowship Group to be known
/ as Young Peoples Activities of New
ENGLAND Yearly meeting.
/ Perry d. Macy of South China, Me,
was chosen as Bible school superin-
/ tendent.
Thomas Wood of Boston was elect
/ cd as superintendent of Church Elk
I tension and Evangelistic work. Two
/ thoasard copies of the minutes of the
/ Yearly meeting were ordered printed.
The committee on cores pondence
read epist1es to the meeting at Ram
allah and TO the Yearly meetings of
London. Dublin and those of America.
a telegram of greeting has been sent
to California and Canada Yearly
meetings now in session.
Evening Session
Public meetings of Christian Endeavor
and Fellowship group We're held. After
a song service Loring Crosman, the pres
ident. introduced Ora W. Cornell as the
first speaker His subject was Faith.
Faith is essential in any line Of work
In Christian work as well as in business
We should see the splendid opportunity
before US and go on in faith.
The next speaker, Charles NJ. Wood
man. took for his text the subject OF
VISION" The day of vision has not
nassed. The next speaker, Tom Jones
smoke on Power for his subject. Inc
combination of faith and vision produces
the power that moves the world. Wheh
we have that power things will go Tor
ward. There was a large audience and
the service was very impressive. Near
the close of the meeting Elihu Grant OF
NORTHAMPTON. Mass, spoke of the needs
of the mission at Romallah.
Khaln Totah, native Syrian VINO
came to the country some years ago, MT
ted for college at Oak Grove, received
the degree of A b. at Clark's College,
Worcester, Mass. and the degree OF a
NJ at Columbia. He went back to MS
native country to he superintendent OF
the Boys Training Home. Early in 1914
he was pressed into the Turkish army
and served fer three months. As there
was nothing but the life of a soldier be-
fore him he has come back to this coun-
try and will probably be obliged to give
up his cherished plans of doing mission
airy work among his own people and md
some work in the United States.
He is expected to arrive here tonight
In pressing the needs of the mission at
Romallah. EHhu Grant asked that some
lives might be given and consecrated to
the work young man is wanted for
the training home and a young woman
for teacher in the girls school.
Sunday Morning
Automobiles and carriages began TO ar
rive early and many came by train. Al
Q o'clock there were large number as
sembIed for a Bible school The children
were in a class by themselves, under the
instruction of Mary A Cove and Louise