Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-25
Evening Program

Evening Program
The evening program began at 73O
with service of praise led by John
Taylor This was followed by devotions,
THE Bible In the Solemn Assembly"
led by Rev. Charles F. Robinson.
Welcomed by Mayor
The delegates were then welcomed
to the city by Mayor F. E. Boothby in
a short speech, the mayor saying in
part as follows: II did not expect such
large crowd this evening but l am
very pleased to have you here. 1 have
been somewhat of Sunday school
worker myself, having been for many
years an assistant superintendent of
a Sunday school and for Is years the
warden Of an Episcopal church The
people OF Waterville are proud Of it's
over 100 years of growth. for Water
Vile was separated from Winslow in
1902 and has had a corporate existence
since that time. We are proud Of this
church which was first built in 1926 and
In 1920 Colby college will celebrate its
Tooth anniversary and if you will look
over the lists of the prominent divines
OF the country you will find that
great many Of them graduated from
Colby college We are proud Of Colby
and Of its graduates. We welcome you
to our city beautiful, go over it, see it's
handsome streets, and Its splendid
homes and enjoy it's hospitality. We
have just as good churches and Just as
good pastors as any city in the coun-
try and we welcome you to Waterville
to enjoy with us a few days for inter-
course and friendship.
Rev. Arthur S. Phelps of the First
Baptist church then welcomed the del
ing in part as follows: II wish to add
a word of welcome to that already
given you by the mayor and to say that
am pleased that there is such a large
attendance here tonight. The word
welcome stands for a great deal and
welcome you with every letter of it. w
for 1t stands for the two best words
in the language. Welcome and Wat
erville. E for 1t is the every last one of
us who welcomes you, the people. the
press and the stores and the churches
welcome you. l. because it stands for
loyalty and the Sunday school is the
symbol of loyalty. c because 1t stands
for cooperation and it Is the co-opera-
ton of the Sunday school with the
church that counts. o because it stands
for open DOORS, which the people of
Waterville have for it's guests. M be-
cause it stands for many prayers which
will go for the success of this conven-
z CT do
ancy, which is what Waterville's posi-
ton now is. in that it expects good
from this convention. I therefore well
come you to Waterville with every sin
gle letter of the word.
Pew. J. NJ. Arters. president of the
association, in replying. spoke in part
IS follows: Il hardly feel equal to the
task of replying after listening to two
such splendid addresses of welcome but
I am sure that We all feel pleased that
the people of the city and of the
churches welcome us so heartily There
is such a fine sentiment around that
word welcome that l have learned to
spell it myself.
The w stands for the word of the liv-
ing God which we bring here. the for
the tremendous enthusiasm which we put
into the work, the for the love which
we bear one for the other. the for the
community Of interests, the o for organ
ization from one end Of the State to the
other, the m for the method Of doing it
and the final for the eternal life Of
which we teach. This is a fine and time
ly welcome and we appreciate it and in
behalf Of the delegates assembled thank
them.
A solo by Miss Gladys Meservey fol-
lowed and then a letter from Rev. Smith
Baker, first secretary of the convention,
was read. which was fine and much ell
joyed.
1t was unanimously voted to send a
telegram to DR.. Baker with the greetings
of the association.
song by a male quartet followed and
the final speaker Of the evening, Rev.
Joseph Clark. D. D., Of Albany. N. Y,
general superintendent Of the New York
State Sunday School convention, was in
troduced, who spoke on the subject, 1.-THE
Promise Of Tomorrow" Mr.. Clark first
brought to the convention the 1reAtin~s