Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15

Tho annual meeting Of the Kennebec
County Christian Endeavor Society was
held In the Winthrop street Baptist
church Friday afternoon and evening
and was very generously attended. over
$50 being present. The meeting was
very enthusiastic one and the speakers
were all listened to with close attention
and eager interest. The program for the
convention was as follows:
At 1.3O, praise and devotional service
was ably conducted by the Rev. Geo. e.
Sauer Of Bangor, who afterward, at L4o'
gave a very interesting and greatly APP
preciated address. His address was foi-
lowed by an address by II. E. hinton OF
Lewiston, which was listened to with
great appreciation and was replete with
human interest and interspersed with
bits Of delightful humor and personal an
ecdote This address dwelt on the import
ance of "pretense" in the achievement
of a definite end. and short talk on psy-
chology was included in the address. The
title of this address was importance
Equals Success Divided by Pretentlon.'
At 245 an address was given by the
Rev. J. X. Wilson of Waterville, who
said in opening that he was thinking or
constructing a church of india rubber
which would expand to accommodate the
largest congregation and contract so thitt
even when there were very few it couid
still be said that "a large and Overflow
ing congregation was present. lie theh
took for the text of his sermon set
Your Heart Toward the Highways. ard
nft
ing a definite objective point in life.
Next on the program was an aDle au-
dress by A. G. Shartle of Boston entitled
THE Practical Side of Christian En-
deayor" Mr.. Shartle commenced MS a"-
dress with a description OF coiiec'l"ii
box. which kept silent on - or 81 cent
donations, rang a bell if dime was put
in and a gong If nickel was contrib
uted. 1t took the picture OF those WIN
did not contribute. This caused great
deal of merriment, and he then went lh'o
his address, telling why many Chrisuafi
Endeavor Societies had failed ana no" 10
remedy the causes of failure. He also
told how to organize such society ana
how tn select capable and efficient OIL
GERS for the society.
principle of Christian Endeavor work
was the training Of minds to service ana
LOYALTY to ones own church
The new field secretary. Miss Beulah
Bates, then gave notable address on
..The Missionary Activities in the C. r.
Societies." this including an interest,"
ing description of the summer school
work of last year and the plans for the
coming season as outlined.
Business Meeting
Al the close of her talk a business
meeting was held, the minutes OF me
preyious meeting were read by Miss
Kerr. then the various reports were read
and accented, the finances were found to
he in good condition. 1t was found that
in Kennebec county there were y sepa-
rate C. E. societies, Is of them were rep
resented at the convention. and all were
In rapidly growing condition.
President Sauer
State President Sauer then spoke. He
said that the meeting was the most sue
cessful one he had ever seen both IN
point of attendance and reports received.
He complimented the field secretary,
Miss Bates, in glowing terms as worker
and able business manager for the So
ciety. He suggested a plan to aid the fl
nancing of her work by cooperation OF
the societies, and added that the work
has been growing i'm all directions.
A committee on resolutions was APP
pointed consisting of Mr.. Copeland. Mr.
Wilson and Mr.. Carroll. Then the meet
ing was closed with prayer. and a supper
was served in the vestry.
Officers Installed
After the fine supper which was served
by the ladies of the church. praise an6
devotional services. were held. conducted
by Saunders Patterson, and following
this business meeting was held. Sew
eral reports were read and then the fol
lowing officers We're installed by Mr.
Shartle: