Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-13
Enthusiastic 2-Day
Annual Convention
Bible Class Asso'
Closes Friday Night

Amid scenes Of enthusiasm the secon,
annual convention Of the Organized Bibl
Glass Association Of Maine, which ha
been in session for the past two days a
the First Baptist church, closed Frida,
night following an inspiring address b,
Marshall A. Hudson of Syracuse, N. Y.
founder and president of the Worldwide
Baraca-Philathea Movement Mr.. Hud
sons evening topic was winning Then
One by One" and he laid stress on the
evangelistic purpose of the Bible class
It was early in the morning when the
delegates gathered for the first meetins
Of the day. The sunrise prayer service
was on the program for $50 and 1t was
only few minutes after that hour that
Rev. Horace B. Sellers began the service
which proved to be both interesting and
helpful.
Rev. Charles H. mckinney of Skowhe-
gan conducted the song service and
against the Baraca-Philathea hymn, with
Its tuneful "You bring the one next tc
you. and I'll bring the one next to me, "
was sung with even greater success than
on the first day of the convention.
Hudson's First Address
Mr.. Hudson's first address of the day
was on the subject What Baraca and
at many points in the development Of the
Baraca and Philathea classes and told
several stories illustrating his points,
The forenoon session closed with depart
ment conferences, at which difficulties
and problems of class work were dis
cussed
Committees Appointed
The following committees were appoint
ed:
Nominating committee-Mrs. H. w.
Cummings of Walnut Hill, Mrs. Philo
Steward of Skowhegan, Mrs. Sadie With
am of Skowhegan.
Committee on resolutions-Rev Charles
H. Mckinney Of Skowhegan, Mrs. Eta
Bradley of Skowhegan, Benjamin Lomax
of Tenants Harbor
Committee on revision of the constitu-
tion-Rev. P. A. A. Killam of Oakland,
Miss Gertrude Carter Of Skowhegan,
Wesley J. Weir of Portland, A. L. Phin-
ney of South Portland.
At o'clock Friday afternoon there
were the usual song service and devotion
al exercises, after which there was a
short business meeting, number of i'm
length, and the discussion bringing out
the association.
Amendments to Constitution
Several amendments to the constitu-
ton were reported by the special COM
mittee appointed for the purpose. A
clause was added to Article II, stating
the additional object Of the association,
to ~adivse and cooperate with the
presentation of the objects of the asso-
citation. The three-cent per capita tax
was abolished, an amendment providing
that Bible class shall be eligible to
upon making proper appli-
cation to the corresponding secretary
Hereafter each class will be entitled to
two delegates instead of one and an
additional delegate for each 20 members
over the first 20.
During the consideration Of the
Rev. Charles II. McEl-
hiney Of Skowhegan started a discus
sion by suggesting that the time Of the
be changed to a day in the
program of the Maine Sunday School
Association. President Sellers inter-
preted this to mean the raising Of the
question Of whether the convention
itself was worth while. but Mr.. Noel
hot he
to be fair Interpretation Of his sug-
gestion.
Mr.. Weir said that he did not think,
with the crowded program Of the State
Association, which must consider all
departments Of work and not alone the
work Of the adult Bible classes, that
such plan would DE feasible and with
out any formal vote the general opin-
Ion was concurred In that the holiday
Of separate convention in the spring.
especially for adult Bible class work
ers. with the State Sunday School AS
ISOLATION meeting in October, will best
satisfy all conditions.
Mr.. Weir's Address
The Contribution Of the Sunday
School to the Church." was the subj
lect OF wesley j. Weir Of Portland
secretary Of the State Sunday School
He told of the beginnings Of the ear
~ Sunday school, and the work Of the
Bible societies. The Sunday school. he
said, Is the greatest agency for the
spread of the gospel today. He told
of the work of the collecting a million
nickels for the distribution of a million
Lestaments to the soldiers in the Euro
pean War. "The Sunday school has
lone more to break down denomination
Al prejudices than any other force II
was my privilege a few years ago to
% present at Sunday school conven-
lion IN Switzerland. where Al different
denominations were represented.
There comes into the church every
year from the Sunday school 1000
members year. 1000 every Sunday.
The Sunday school is saving lives
twenty-five per cent. Of those 100000
ire young people, before they have
zone down in sin and degration. Sew
per cent. of the churches
we're first organized as Sunday schools
"All over this State there are COM
nunities where Sunday schools are