Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-16

Rev. CRUDE B. Cornish Of Richmond
ives reelected president Of the Angus
ia District Epworth League at the att
ernoon session, Friday. Other officers
elected were: Miss Perry. Fairfield.
first vice president: Harold Babcock.
Lewiston, second vice president; Earle
B. Grundy. Skowhegan, third vice pres
ident; Miss Celia Smith, Hallowell.
fourth vice president; Harvey Ames,
Bowdoinham, secretary: Miss Birdena
Catland, Lewiston, treasurer. A spe-
cial resolution from the National Ep-
worth League, Of which Rev. D. B.
Holt is a member Of the Board Of Con-
troll, was taken up and voted by the
convention, as follows: Realizing the
not infrequent misuse Of notes on the
devotional meeting topics as publish
ed in the Epworth Herald. lions Her
aid and other papers by leaders OF
meetings reading these notes In the
service, we request the editors OF
these papers to put this matter in some
form which would make 1t less adapt
ed to use as a reading exercise" the
Augusta District voted to take one $50
share in a district on the Foreign field,
parish abroad. The first year OF the
organization Of the Epworth League
shows an increase Of five main chap
tiers with 231 additional members, and
in the Junior League an increase OF
one chapter and 1876 new members.
The address of the afternoon was
given by Rev J. NJ. Arters Of Rumford,
president of the State Sunday School
Association, on the subject A
Leaguer's Religion" We are living IN
time. he declared. when the demand
for the expression of religious life are
intense and cannot be shelved to an
other The call Of business life is FOR
real and positive religion. not new
religion but the expression OF the old
time religion. In our religious life we
must occupy the firing line in every
battle for reform, against the sale or
Intoxicating liquors. child labor ana
other evils: we must pioneer the re-
treat of the church back to the word
Of God, back to the Bible as the stan
dard of knowledge. experience and In
spiration; 1t shall become our business
to staunch the worlds wounds with
the oil Of sympathy and love: to es-
tablish and maintain an abiding faith
In the integrity Of mankind the belief
the world is rotten must be overcome;
to show to the world Jesus Christ with
all the continents on his heart; and fl
nally the expression of our religion
must be evidenced by the fact that we
are signboards Of the church pointing
the people to salvation and the Chris
tian church.
The closing session Friday evening
opened with a musical service conduct
ed by the president. Rev. G. B. Cor
nish. followed by prayer by Rev. ]. M
Arters. Miss Jessie AYnes Of Bowdoin.
ham brought in the report Of the res
! olutions committee. expressing appre'
citation to the Epworth League OF
Skowhegan! its officers, the speakers
the district president. Ladies' Aid OF
the church for the banquet and dinner
to the committee on decorations and an
expression OF sympathy to the third
vice president. E. B. Grundy Of Skow-
hogan and a wish for his complete re-
covery to health "A Timely Purchase
was the subject Of DR. E. S. Ninde OF
tile GMdtHeWSOH street MetnOulSL COuTCN
of Providence, r. l., who came from his
homo expressly to address the closing
meeting Of the convention. He spoke
Of the supreme and superb opportuni.
ties Of the need of a new patriotism
both for military and civil service, not
| only to be willing to die. but to live
for ones country. The first main prob.
lem he mentioned was that Of reach.
ing the great masses Of foreign-b born
population which are against Christi.
anity to Christianize them before they
Paganize us. The second problem was
that Of the open saloon. The recent
election Of Carl E. Milliken as Cover.
nor helped the cause Of temperance ir
all the state. Other problems included
political graft, but the nation, he said
is growing politically purer. What ev.
cry one needs is power to use his little
talent wherever he Is for God. and that
power is obtained through prayer.
Funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter
The funeral Of Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter
took place Sunday at P. NJ. at the home