Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-25
THE UNIvERSAIIST
STATE CONVENTION
To Be Held June /, 2 and 3
At the Church of the Mes
siah of Portland The Pro
gram Arranged

Opening with service on Monday
evening, June l, at which a sermon by
Rev. A. A. Blair of Belfast will be
the principal feature, the S5th annual
session of the Maine Universalist Co.'S
vention will be held in the Church of
the Messiah in Portland the first three
days of the month. An interesting
program has been arranged under the
direction of Rev. Asa M. Bradley, SUI
perintendent Of churches of the con-
vention. Included in the program, be-
sides the regular business sessions are
addresses and sermons, a missionary
address by Rev. Nelson l.. Lobdell OF
Sidynoka, Japan, being among the
many interesting features arranged.
The meeting of the Womans Univer-
salist Missionary Society is included
in the session of Tuesday. Platform
meeting will be held on Tuesday eve
ming with addresses by Rev. MIR. Lob
dell of Japan and Rev. A. A. Smith
of Bangor on Wednesday evening
when the speakers will be Rev. A J.
Torslef of Orono, secretary of the
Maine Anti-Tuberculosis Society and
Rev. DIR. Henry Blanchard of Port
land, chairman of the Maine Child La
Dor Committee
The program follows:
Monday, June
s P. M.-Devotions-Rev Grant Van
Blarcom. Turner Center. Sermon, Rev.
A. A. Blair, Belfast.
Tuesday, June
$50 A M-Conference, VIM Gaskin,
Rumford Falls.
10 A M.-Can to order, Pres. Geo.
f. Fogg, presiding. Devotions Rev. o.
F. Alvord, Dover and Foxcroft; well
come, Rev. E. c.. Downey, Portland.
Responses and presidents annual ad-
dress. Geo E. Fogg, Portland. Bust
ness, reports of officers, standing COM
mittees and auxiliary societies. APP
pointment of convention committees.
Recess.
Afternoon
p. M-The Goth annual meeting Of
the Woman's Universalist Missionary
Society of Maine. Mrs. Henry Ber-
nard Smith, president, presiding. De-
votions. Rev. Eleanor B. Forbes, Gray.
Roll Call. appointment of committees.
Greetings of the Executive Board of
the Maine Universalist Convention,
Rev. Asa M. Bradley. secretary, Port
land. Response, Mrs. r. r. Johnnot,
Auburn. Reports of officers and stand,
ing committees. Presidents annual ad-s
dress, Mrs. III. B. Smith, Mechanic
Falls. Reports of departments : OF
work and convention committees. Ad-,
dress. Mrs. Minnie j. Ayers. president
of the National universalist woman's
Missionary Society. Election Of on
GERS. Adjournment. Recess.
Evening
8 P. M.-Platform meeting. Profl
J. NJ. Carroll, Lewiston, vice presi-
dent of convention, presiding. Devo-
lions, Rev. Anna P. Bailey, Kingf1eld
Address, Rev. Nelson L. Lobdell.i
Sidynoka, Japan Address, 1.-THE ERo-l
nance of Christian Conquest" Rev.
A. A. Smith, Bangor.
Wednesday, June 8
6 A. M.-The Quiet Hour. Rev. H. A..
Markley, Hallowell.
$50 A. M.-Conference, Rev. Albert
C. White, Orono.
10 A. M.-Convention business Re-,
ports of convention committees and
election of officers. Recess.
$50 p. M-Convention sermon, Rev.
Stanley G. Spear, Dexter; commu-
Mon, Rev. E. C. Downey and Rev.
Henry Blanchard, D. d.
4.SO p. M.-The MissionNCircle Of the
Church of the Messiah give recep-
ton in the church parlors to the new
ly elected officers of the Woman's Mis-
sionary Society. delegates and visiting
friends
P. M.-Platform melting. Rev. John
Evans, Gardiner, chairman of the So
cial Service Commission of the con-
vention, presiding. Address, Rev. A.
j. Torsleff, Orono, secretary Maine
Anti-Tuberculosis Society; address,
Rev. Henry Blanchard, d. D., Port
land, chairman Maine Child Labor