Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-29
BAPTIST men H0l1I
R0uS|NG MEE1'lNhl
on. FRIDAY EVEN
n Winthrop Street R,s
Vestry-Enjoy Fine SIM
Served by Ladies of Il
Church and Then Discusss]
Formation of a Baptist NAL
Club n

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held in the vestry of the Winthrop :.
Baptist church Friday night. when
supper was served by committee -
ladies Of the church, followed hv
ness meeting to discuss the fornatm
a Baptist Mems Club in this CITY
E. b. Stackpole acted as toas,,.
and called upon a number of s,..,
among whom was DR.. Roberts ua.
that the best and most certain me,b.s
getting number of men tosetbs,
to have something to eat. and ,b,.'
the ladies who served the supper al
which he spoke of the great need n
mems club in the church. and SLIGO.
the proper method of obtaining new W.
bers. The next speaker was the Rev i
Cochran of Togus, who in opening Ct,
that he had been a clergyman IA,
years and that it seemed good to be j
to speak to the assembly as lawns, /
once. Says he has always belones
many fraternities, and that the ida,
brotherhood is all-important. as each
in the club can often help his neigh,
and that each member will be s,r,,
and Drawer for the association with al
members. He closed with a tribute IN J
Rev. E. A. Davis of Lewiston, with VI,
he has worked. VI
George Gay then made a shor, sns,
telling a story of a boy who was top J
his mother that unless he was gom
wouldn't get to Heaven, and who j
sponded by saying: II don't want ia ]
to Heaven; 1 want to go with fatbr|
He then spoke of the ease with Vii
members would join a class but star
that the difficulty was to hold them j
went on to say that too much at,ersl
was often paid the social side of chu,
work, and too little to the spiritual ID
He deeply approved the idea Of the mel
club.
Ernest Mclean then spoke. telling n
story of an Irish lad who while trayeT,I
was forced to put up at a crowded hc4]
and was put into bed with dark.
During the night some wag conceived N
idea of backing the lads face, and
the morning when the proprietor cans|
him he saw his face in the mirror al
shouted: "Begorry, we've called the wrnI
man." Mr.. Mclean said that the toas
master had called the wrong man, h|
when his speech was ended he found .I
to agree him with. He was very mg,I
in favor of the formation Of a nerd
club and gave several reasons.
Mr.. Owen then spoke, and deplOred
tendency to leave the Sunday seized
which is so prevalent. He said that N
dropping off in Bible discussion and con-
troversy is hurting the church NOR thai
anything else.
He spoke of the old-time method o. "
cussion and told several good instafd
of such arguments. He suggested n
Mr.. Mclean he made the manager OH
proposed club and compimented h1
highly.
Mr.. Ingraham was then called up1
and he responded with short talk 4
the difficulty of holding the attention
men in church work. He compliment
Felix Powell very highly. and in clos
said that he was. greatly interested
the club idea and would work to car1
it out.
The speaker Of the evening. Rev
A. Davis, was then called, and to snN1
what a powerful influence one mans "
may have on another. he told Al
about a young captain, not Chrls'n|
man, who formed company IN
Berkshire hills to fight for the INV
He was presented with fine SWORD u
later a boy was wanted to serve as
orderly. Up in the hills dying mr'1
err made her son promise to always ~
his Bible and pray each day ard "
boy was selected as the captains 4
derlyY, The captain found out tha'
boy Mas praying each night, forbade
doing so. and one night to punish 4
for praying, asked him to preach
mon before the men. j
The boy started to. saying. 'CapA]
you are a very wicked man. but u
YOU" That was the end of that II
mon, but later, while the captain u
away, the company made a foreeu u
treat across a burning bridge WIZ
troop Of rebels at their heels ahu
praying boy, Johnny Ring, went u
through a hell of shot and hahs
save the loved captains precious s's
and got it. but was killed "nie Nv
so. Later the captain was sho' d. nv
saw Mountain, but the example '"
boy had it's effect, and he Is h'"
Of the biggest ministers in the coaA.
Mr.. Davis was heard with the wv.
interest, and his speech was io
by a short address by Pastor Phii0..
who mentioned sign in the pos'''
Men Wanted"
He applied this to the church nv
ment today, and said that IN tn's
try there are over three miiiisn
connected with classes of the SUI
it is proposed to start here VI
than there are in the French din.
the front. He said that ne IVY
see an all embracing mems cluO -
ed here, and added that Mr.. rDasA
speak &: he church on SUNDAY
be followed by discussion u Wv
after the church services are over:
speech was followed by the Y
a rousing hymn. and the mee''" ~
disbanded. 1t was a men $
every sense Of the word. and was
.ly enjoyed by all present. 81