Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-10


was held Saturday at the Bethany
Baptist church in Skowhegan There
was an excellent attendance and
helpful addresses and pleasing eXer-
cises resulted. The sessions were
held in the church auditorium. Prof.
Guy r. Williams Of North Arson, the
president, called the meeting TO order
shortly before II o'clock and KEY.
Henry Clay Turner, pastor ct the
Centenary Methodist church OF SHOW
/ hogan conducted the devotional serN-
+ ives which were opened by the sing
ing of HYMNS with Mrs. Ethel Whit
tier Ames at the organ. Reports OF
! president, secretary and treasurer
and appointment of committees were
in order during the forenoon. al
though Wesley j Weir, prominent
State Sunday school worker from
Portland began his address upon
Sunday School and the War. Re
cess was taken for luncheon before
its completion. Mr.. Weir, resuming
and giving an able and patriotic dis
course in the afternoon. Basket
lunches were eaten in the ladies par
lor which had been re-arranged with
t.
church women serving hot coffee TO
the visitors.
The afternoon session opened with
n devotional service conducted by
Rev ]. S. Clark. pastor Of the Con-
cregation2l church at Madison ana
reports of delegates and committees
were given. Rev. ]. j. Hull adult
sunday school worker of Lewiston.
but an old friend of Somerset County
people delivered an address upon
Christian Patriotism" He told how
much devolved on the Sunday school
under present conditions. referred to
the present war and the Civil War as
the great crises of the world. related
his remembrance of the Civil War
times. touched upon Home Patriotism
said there were 300 churches without
pastors in the State of Maine ana
urged the assistance of adult Sunday
school workers. Questions were
asked by the audience to which re-
snonses were made by Mr.. Weir in
most helpful manner and Rev. Ern-
est NJ Holman Of Fairfield offered
the closing prayer of the afternoon
session.
Tho opening feature Of the evening
meeting which was presided over pS
Rev. George Merriam, pastor at Beth
any church was an entertaining or
! gan recital by Mrs. Ethel Whittier
Ames. the organist at Bethany.
I song service followed the choir at
! Bethany and Mrs. Marion Drake
Flanders, Bethany's soloist and cholr
director. assisting. Following the
] ecripture reading. salute 10 the flags,
etc Roy. F.. NJ Holman. pastor OF
the BAPTIST church in Fairfield gave
an address upon "A Bible Message
from Camp Devens" Mr.. Holman
vas for three months at Camp Dow
ems. as religious director OF nut "a
In opening Mr.. Holman gave de-
scription of Camp DeVens. It's SIZE
location. etc He then took up the re-
Ngious work there and told OF putting
tho Bible into the hands Of the SOL
diers bv the Y. NJ. {. A, first 10y CIV
Iirr j, tn the men at the desks, then
IN .he men in conversational groups
and sometime to the men VINO were
sick in the hospital. He also tod OF
tho Bible study in camp ana the
value Of the Bible to tho boys IN lhe
camp when sick or in the trenches
Mr.. Holmans closing thought was
that the Bible was Il great rock IN
weary land and aroused the young
manhood of America in this critical
hour Of the worlds history.
I During the business session Proi'
I Williams, who is principal OF AnSoi
! AGA DENY and superintendent of the
congregational Sunday school dt
North Arson. was reelected preSl-
Sent and Miss Hannah r. Page OF
, Skowbeeon was reelected secretary
and treasury. The remaining slate OF
officers was elected as follows: wee
presidents. upper district. Rev. T. s.
/ Madsen. New Portland; middle as
trict, Rev T. w Holman. Fairhell'
eastern district, Rev. A. w. swift
Hartiand supcrintendents, Honle
department. Mrs. A. g. Harms, Nor
ridgewock: Elementary division, Mrs
! Lizzie A. Marble. Skowhegan; leei
Age department Mrs. II. .. Bro"l'
Fairfield; adult department, bliss
! Gertrude Carter, Skowhegan; Mis-
sjons and Temperance, Miss GiaoJS
phillips. Norridgewock; Teacher
training, Rev. j. 5. Clark or Mdui-
son The committee of resolutions
who reported during the evening
were Rev Q. II. Tracy, PHI. D.. pas
ter of the FIRST Baptist church'
Skevhegan, Mrs. Ward and Mrs
Mceker OF NorridgeWock.
Among those present from out OF
town during the meetings peslue
those already named were: DR.. ana
Mrs. l.. y. Ellingwood, Mrs. tEt'a IS.
Cooley, Athens; Miss Ethel moore,
st Adams; Miss Mae Moore, Mr ana
Mrs. George Wilburn, Miss CrEs'ai
McPheters. Hartland: Rev. William
Wood, pastor of the Methodist church
! at Madison: Mrs. c. c. kinsHah'
| Cornville; j. S. Libby, Jr.. MRS.
Maude Hanson, Miss Gladys Rollins
Miss Doris Cooley. Mrs. Bina Leien
ton. Mrs Agnes Rhoades, MIS-. ~
Taylor. Mrs. Frances Head ana re-
| Miss Webster pastor of the Met,u-
| dist church. all of Harmony; shiries
Wood. Madison; Mrs. Lena warn
Madison: Rev and Mrs. Chas,
! Meeker, Miss Dorothy r. Meehet'
Mrs. Harriet NJ Blaisdell. Mrs E',"
B,aisdell. Mrs. c. r. Farrar, Mauue
A. Carr. Gladys Gilman. Miss Gladys
T, Mitchell Norridgewock: Mrs. Z. l.
Macomber, Hinckley: Miss j. saw
telle. Good Will farm. Mrs. Ella N
| Thurston. Good Will; Miss Lucy -
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