Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-25
CITIZENS MASS MEETING
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Good Attendance at Meeting at PEN
ney Memorial Church at Which the
Speakers Were Rev. J. j. Hull and
Lieut.. Col. r. 3. Cummings Of Port
land

Very interesting and impressive were
the talks given at the citizens mass
meeting held at 3 O'Clock sunday after
noon at the Penney Memorial church az
which there was Il very good attend
ance the speakers upon the occasion
being Rev. j. j. Hull # Portland. field
secretary for the adult work of the safe
Sunday School Association, and Lit. Coz.
+. Il. Cummings of Portland, who re-
Gently returned from "over there. Tae
purpose of the meeting was TO raise
funds for organizing Bible classes in ev-
cry company and every regiment in the
environments in this country and for that
most worthy object contributions to the
amount of about SIS were given.
The speakers of the afternoon We're
introduced by Rev w. J. Layton, who
presided. and the singing by the rongre-
CATION was led by j. Harry Chamber
/ lain. At the opening of the meeting
prayer was offered by Rev {. j..
othby.
Col. Cummings talk was along the
same line as others he has given in this
tllN anu NiCiIikN SlllSS iiS Itlutli ltcIi
France and was of especial interest as
being given by one who has been at the
front and knew of conditions there. The
speaker showed his audience the two
types of gas masks and their manner OF
adjustment. He exhibited one-round
shell which is being used very effective
~ by the French, and he described the
it is thrown. He spoke of the excel
lent work the Y. NJ. G. A. and the Red
Cross are doing in France, and he EN-
phasized the point that the soldiers be-
fore leaving this country and going into
the conflict should be given instruction
in the Bible.
Rev. Mr.. Hull in opening his address
stated that few months ago President
Wilson called to Washington number
Of religious leaders and laid before them
number of things in which he asked
them to assume responsibility. among
these matters being that of organizing
Bible classes in every company and reg
iment of the camps in the United States.
The speak stated that il is very i'm
portant for the boy to have more cour-
age and power to meet the demand
which will be made upon him. and tina.
of more Importance than the guns in
the war or the flying machines or the
army. will be the character, minds and
souls Of the soldiers who are to face
the ordeal.
He said that the Y. NJ c. A. leaders
because of other great demands upop
them were unable to take UP this work
and the Sunday school leaders were e.,
t"ke charge of the work of that depart-
ment. This work required different lead
g. literature to be distributed, and
the sum of at least $50, coo in this coun-
Try. Maine apportionment of this sum
to $500 and the Augusta meet
ing was one of series to be held in
the larger cities of this State for the
raising of that sum. In his talk Rev.
Mr.. Hull said that when a boy of Is he
went into the harvest fields and with his
S ,ste!S did his bit in those DAYS when
the people were praying for victory and
all were doing their share in the work
OF the hour. And he said that again to-
day the people of this country are fac
|" 'ays more perilous and wiz more
results to the human race
and that unless every man. woman. bty
and girl of the nation measures IN the
result of the war may be disast IN
this nation
Inc benediction was given by Rev. F
5 Phlerook OF the First Baptist church.