Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-19

A. Smith of Fairfield would take Mr..
Weeks place in speaking the greet
| ings of the town to the delegates.
| Mr.. Smith responded handsomely to
his unexpected duties. I'VE want you
/ to feel at home.'' he said; I'VE want
you to feel that you are not among
strangers"
| Prof Libby called for a demonstra-
ton from the Lawrence High school
boys and then declared that was the
best introduction for Carl G. Piper.
who rendered the greetings from the
students to the delegates.
| Young Piper made one of the "hits"
of the evening with his short, earnest
expression of welcome and was heart
lily applauded.
AS the ministers were discovered to
have no yell" Mr.. Libby called upon
Waterville High school to fill the va
cancy. Then he introduced Rev. E. NJ.
Holman to greet the boys for the
church.
Mr. Holman, a big jovial man, gave
brief review of his own school DAYS
In Maine, and said while his hair
wasn't quite as thick as it used to
he. he felt like a boy again. He called
upon the boys to pay heed TO the Wis
'aS of mediation and prayer I'VE
welcome you to q great vision" he
aIeired: and we hope you will see
Il vision of stalwart manhood while
YOU are here in Fairfield that will last
We want YOU to have a vision that you
are going to strike a blow and strike
it hard for something that is worth
while''
Maine Central Institute needed no
second invitation from the toastmas-
ter to sound their cry. Thus intro
duced. Edwin Richardson of M. C. L.
made the first response for the stu
dents.
We thank YOU" he said, for the
entertainment You have afforded us
and for the welcome you have extend
ed us in your homes"
| Trof. Libby in Introducing T. Gray.
sub-master of the Bangor High school,
who responded for the faculty, said:
Faculty is an awesome word but |
want to assure YOU that You will find
Sub Master GRAY is 4 jOvial chap"
and Mir Gray fulfilled the prediction.
! He challenged any town of like size
in the United States to duplicate the
spirit OF the hearty welcome given the
delegates by the town Of Fairfield.
Fairfield" he declared, should be
congratulated upon her remarkably
able handling of her duties as hostess
to this conference"
! William Knowles Cooper
+ William Knowles Cooper of Wash
! ington. D. c.. was introduced after all
the students had arisen to sing. stand
/ Up for Jesus and Hebron students
had given their yell for him.
! Asserting that his friend Smith of
ten invited him down to give him
/ (Smith) a good character. Mr.. Cooper
asserted he always accepted whenever
possible. He illustrated with story
the hope that the boys would take
away with them some inspiration
worth while AZ Il result of their at
tendance at the conference. Some
! farmers had some watermelon flavore 1
! with liquor. Each of the farmers was
noticed to take the seeds away with
! him
Mr.. Knowles assured his audience
that he should make every effort to
answer in the affirmative the ques-
ton which was the subject Of his adj
dress rs this Christian nation"''
The speaker seized with compelling
! knowledge and Interpretation upon the
most important events of history tc
prove the influence has always tended
4, toward true Christianity in America.
| This nation" he asserted, sis not
two but one in love-. and went on to
mention high confederate officials and
| their allegiance to Jesus Christ. OF
Robert Lee the speaker said, feeling.
ly. 'Christ's true gentleman" Stone.
wall Jackson, said Mr.. Cooper, contin
ually INDUCED in prayer for the stop
ping of that terrible war.
The Spanish-American war, the
speaker asserted, was forced upon ''oul
Christian president The Philippine
action by the United States was the
faction of Christian nation"
Going back to the 4Us and taking uI
the character of Judge John Marshall
who as justice of the supreme court
marched at the head of a Sunday school
procession. Mr.. Cooper said. "Of the
66 men who have graced the supreme
bench but five have not PROGRESSED the
Christian faith
From the justices Of the supreme
court. the speaker continued, to men
Of Congress and brought striking ex.
amples to show the tremendous sig.
nificanceS of incidents evidencing the
religious influences there. He then de-
parted to other fields equally vivid OF
| illustration.
| In closing. Mr.: Cooper declared these
evidences were his reasons for com.
ing to Maine to express his hope that
this State would become one Of the
strongest in the movement toward q
universal Christianity.
| Following Mr.. Cooper's address ans
the ensuing applause. all arose to sing
America"
| A. A. Head. laymens secretary OF
the Y. NJ. C. A., closed the meeting with
one Of his typical, happy, intimate
:. talks. He found a joke upon PROBES.
sor Libby. announced basketball games
to be played Saturday afternoon at the
Opera house. a meeting of the college
men at $50 A. NJ, at the Universalis,
church, and a special car for Water.
vile at 100 to accept Colby colleges in.