Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-11-12
BOOM OF ADDRESSES DELIVERED THURSDAY.
AT BIG lAYMEWS CONVENTION NOW ON IN
PORTLAND IS HEARD ALL OVER THE STATE
Ministers, Missionaries.
Teachers and P. H.
DIS. A m IN G Those
Heard at the Portland
Convention for Every
Man

Portland. Me. Nov. 11.-Portland is well
aware that the Laymens Missionary
Convention. whose sessions opened this
morning. is fttingly designated 1t Is
literally a laymen's convention Men In
every calling have already discovered
that the convention has a direct appeal
to the Individual Men Of high station
and of diverse occupations are among
the speakers. The first day proved their
that will continue 70 be fired from the
orators platform through today, tomor-
row and Sunday. =.
That we have no security here in
Portland that we may not lapse into
ing of many striking statements made
by convincing and able speakers at
this mornings session Of the Laymen' S
Missionary convention which is in
progress in the Second Parish Congre-
gational church
The speaker was DIR. +. NJ. Poteat.
president Of Fiernam University of
Greenville. South Carolina. Cities that
were the centers Of learning and civ
ilizltion before there was Portland
he said, have Done this thing" The
great danger, according to Dr.. Poteat,
TO the so-called Christian community
is the veneering and EQUALIZATION of
our religion. Religion he said was a
very exacting thing when a man got
a good case of it, and certain people
who do not like religion 10 exact any
thing from them. have a tendency TO
what may be called rationalizing it.
Rationalizing and ritualizing might 20
on to such degree that the third gen
Grafton Of man from now would come
to making fetish Of his rituals to
ease a conscience that might trou bic
him because Of lack Of religion.
The session opened at 10 instead Of
$50 as originally scheduled and when
the song service that preceded the ad-
dresses began, led by by Ernest W.
Naftz-er the body Of the church was
well filled with men and there was a
soolly sprinkling Of women in the
galleries.
Col E. W Halford was the first
speaker
Dr. John H Moore spoke upon The
peal"
Rev, James McNaughton. lately
forced TO return from Turkey on re-
count Of the war, took for his subject,
Prayer and Missions"
Prayer. he said. was not only an
asking of God for something. but a
lifting Of the prayer out of himself
and into state Of partnership with
GOO IN the enterprise prayed for
Prayer is a plea that relates one def
nitely with God
Prayer for foreign missions means
the cooperation with God for the SAL
Walton Of the heather. 1t means in
some way getting onto the Job with
God
Rev. Mr.. McNaughton's address
was one Of the ablest eXpositions on
prayer ever heard by a Portland au-
dience
The earth" said DR.. Poteat. 'has
shrunk to SO Of its size, in our gem
Grafton due to facilities for communi-
cation and travel and has become a
neIghborhood. with sort of common
mind. This is most wonderful thing.
Ours is the first generation to know
such thing as a public opinion of
the world"
The afternoon session opened al
$50 and among the speakers were
Chas. G. Trumbell, Fred H. Gabbi,
who spoke upon the respective topics,
Personal Victory the Basis of World
victory and Where Our Money
Goes. report of the committee on
statistics for the Portland convention
area was heard. DR.. John NJ Moore
and J. Campbell White both dwelt up
on the theme. Where to Begin in
Making the Church More Aggressive
and Productive
The afternoon was Jointly devoted
TO the united rally of the Women's
Missionary Societies. DR.. Chas. E.
Burton spoke upon Saving America
for the Worlds Sake" Women in
Turkey" was the subject of Rev.
James McNaughton and Bishop Kin
solving's address was upon Latin
America
At $50 the evening session was
opened. The address of Chas. G.
Trumball was The Method Of the
Victorious Life" Mr.. Trumbull was
followed by DR.. E. NJ. Proteat. who
discussed Business and Character.
Essential Elements in Worthy
Life" was the topic Of j. Campbell
White
The conference continues through
today. tomorrow and Sunday.