Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-10

White Way. In speaking Of conscrip-
tion in England, he also said that the
theory was wrong. and that the only
service the Lord will ever accept must
be voluntary, for He II against con-
scription in any form.
Following this speech, an open con-
ference was held for a short time,
and questions were asked and an
swered by the assembly. DR.. Mower
and DR.. Hamlin each made q short
address at this time. The closing ad
dress of the meeting was made by
Rev. E. T. Pitts of Lisbon Falls, who
spoke on "Christianity and Civiliza
tion." In opening, he said that Christ.
who is the most familiar figure in all
history. is also the least tiresome. that
he is the only man about whom any
orator could speak So weeks in the
year without firing his hearers. He
also stated that the church had often
been criticised for the vast amounts
Of money they spend each year, and
he explained that the giving Of this
money is one way of honoring Jesus,
and that the money is essential, and
| will return good results for the out
lay.
Mr. Pitts said that at present there
are over 100000 worth Of church
property in this country, that $4,000
900 is spent each year for preachers.
, SIS, 900, 900 for missionaries. and that
for liquor alone about $2.O00,000 is
spent, that there are six bartenders to
every one minister, and that in Chica-
go alone over s3O.O00.000 was spent
last year on amusements solely. AND
he stated that the Civil War cost us
over three billions of dollars, but that
/, the results were worth 1t. He then
went on to show the results OF re-
ligious expenditures. saying that
Christianity is the mother of all civ
ilization, and civilization means pros
perity to all.
He stated that there are still over
billion people who need conversion,
and that the outlay of this money
will produce results in industry, trade.
education, and advancement that will
far outweigh it's prevent value.
Evening Session
| The evening session of the conference
was a joint meeting of both the Baptist
churches of this city and all the dele
gates, and the church was filled to over
flowing. The first half hour was given
| to a service Of praise, during which
| solo by Mr.. Renwick of Bates College
entitled "Salve Regina and selection
: by mixed quartet entitled "Jehova
Reigns'' were very much appreciated and
enjoyed by the large congregation:
Then the speaker Of the evening. Rev.
Rowley Green, pastor of the Centras
Square Baptist church Of Portland. was
introduced and spoke on the topic Il
Must Work. the Works of Him That Sent
Me. While 1t Is Day. for the Night COM
| eth. When No Man Can Work. He said
that the advance Of civilization has no:
lightened mans load. that "idleness will
clothe a man in rags" and III a man
v;,, not work. neither shall he eat" and
he said that the Almighty has made no
proyision for loafer in this life
He said that the idea that the world
owes you a living is incorrect unless you
are a worker, and he said that although
this might sound odd coming from
minister, he has known ministers VINO
have been guilty Of working. There can
he no physical, mental or spiritual growth
without work" He also spoke of diner
ant commissions to work, the personal,
social and heroic compulsions. and said
that the work of the Gospel was being
made too expensive in many cases. tell
ing of a young lawyer who was DONG
good work with penny New testament
He also told of his auto accident three
months ago and said that when he was
near unto death he realized the futiiity
of h;s l,fe's work, that he would like to
no considered not merely Gods servant
but his bond slave, to lead forlorn hopes
and work in hard places. He told OF the
death of Queen Victoria, who at death
wished that the Lord might come before
she died, that she might lay her crown
at his feet, for she felt that sne hao
nothing worthy to take with her. he
then spoke of the war and told of letter
he had received from his sister, who
smoke Of two of the little Belgian chill
dren she had met, one with both hands
cut off, and of case where two Amer
lean ladies had picked up couple OF
| orphans in the midst Of the ruin In Bel
pfum and decided to take them to Amer
ira to adopt and bring them up, but they
were stopped by couple of German Of
acers. who told them to put the children
down. and when they had done so one
Of the German drew pistol and shot
both those little helpless babies through
the head, leaving them where they fell
The letter also told Of boy who cele-
hrated his 21st birthday two years ago
It'll q nartv to q boy friends, and at
tb;. time only one Of them is alive. the
rest all having been killed in battle. At
the end Of Mr.. Green's address second
.olo was sung by Mr.. Renwick. entitled
..Crossine the Bar" and the meeting was
closed with a benediction by Pastor Phil
brick OF the Winthrop street Bapfist
church.
Instead Of icing drinks, why not put
them in tumblers made Of ice? 1t looks
as IL this would soon be possible in ev-
ery home, for the United States patent
| ofF3oa has issued a patent to Hendrix