Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-16
LAYMEN COMMITTEE
WATERvILLE PREPARE
FOR EFFICIENCY meet

Waterville Me-, May 15.-(SpeciaD.
"A meeting of the laymens commit
tee and UNCONVENTIONAL leaders, hav-
ing in charge the proposed community
efficiency conference, was held Friday
afternoon in the directors room of the
Savings Bank building. The subject
for general discussion was the report
of the program committee, by the
Messrs Milliken Merrill and Dunnaek.
The following general resolutions
were offered;
l. That the conference shall as far
as possible consider all the leading
factors that have to do with the max
ing of the community efficient, and
how all the uplift forces can unite
their efforts on a common problem,
but further that the program shall be
so shaped as to emphasize that fact.
that the church with it's leaders and
laymen, the force and agency that
must lead in facing and graphing
with the many new and complex prob
lens of the day.
(. mat Tic piO6i AAASiHdS HCAA'N
of the ablest men the country affords,
who will give a message of inspira-
ton and encouragement and further
more that while no special attention
shall be given to the abstract phases
of the different problems, proper time
and suitable speakers should be Sc
cured, who will indicate clearly what
can be done in a community. and how
other men have set about to do 1t.
3. That in making up the program
we consider what are the things we
desire to improve and then collect
from these the most outstanding prob
lens for the consideration of the con-
ference. The committee after consid-
cradle discussion would recommend
that the following topics be the ones
around which the program be built:
Christian duty, the boy, civic right
eousness, problems of relief, the re-
direction of community life, individual
responsibility.
4. That five different commissions
be appointed. who will study the diff
ferent topics on the conference pro-
gram and be prepared to make a def
mite statement of conditions and con-
crete recommendations for betterment.
These commissions TO report at this
conference or at later conference.
5. That this committee receive in
vitations as to entertainment of the
conference and that as far as possible
the location chosen be centrally To-
Gated and easily accessible.
6. That special committee be chosen
to handle the problems pertaining to
finances. programs, the securing of
delegates.
7. That the membership of the con-
ference be limited to 500 and the num-
Der Of delegates be apportioned to
different committees according to diff
ferent welfare agencies desiring rep
resentatives.
Among those present were: Hon.
Carl e. Milliken of Island Falls, pres
ident of the Free Baptist Association
of Maine; DR.. Leon S. Merrill of Oro-
no, dean of University of Maine; Rev.
II. r. Dunnack, pastor of the Augusta
Methodist church; Hon. C. S. Stetson
of Greene, State master of the Patrons
of Husbandry; f. NJ. Blanding of
Bangor, secretary of the State Board
of Trade; DR.. l. B. Mower of Water
vile, secretary of the Maine Baptist
Convention; Jefferson c. Smith of
Waterville, State secretary of the Y.
NJ. c. A; Joshua Frost, superintend-
ent of the Augusta district of the
Maine Methodist conference; d. b.
Holt of Portland, secretary of the
Portland district of the Maine Meth
odist conference; r. c. Whitlock of
Pittsfield, Sunday school secretary of
the Maine Baptist convention; A. A.
Head of Waterville, assistant secre-
tary of the State Y. M. c. A; f. l..
Brown of Bangor, superintendent of
Sunday school work of the Methodist
Maine conference; /. Wesley Weir OF
Portland, secretary of the Maine Sum
day School Association; Rev. T. j.
Coolbroth of Waterville, vice president
of the Advent Christian Conference;
Col. F. e. Boothby of Portland, E. x
Jordan of Alfred, DR.. w. F. Berry OF
Waterville. Herbert +. Emery of Wat
erville Harry f. Brown of Fairfield
Rev. G. G. Mosher of Augusta, Il. c.
Wilson of Wateryille.