Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-15

Russell Of Gorham Normal school
was appointed on the Wesley Foun.
dalton.
Rev. Ralph F. Lowe Of Rumford
was appointed on the board of ex-
aminers in place Of Rev William
Wood of Madison who was released
as publisher Of the year book.
The speaker at the afternoon SEES
sion was Rev. c. 0. Mills. d. D.. OF
Portland. who delivered the confer
ence sermon Rev. DR.. Mills took for
his text numbers 1927: But thy SER
wants will pass over. every man
armed for war, before the land to
battle as my lord saith" 1t was a
mastery sermon and held the close
attention Of the audience. In speak
ing of the great war DIR. Mills
brought Que the question, How can
we make 1t Christian? he answered II
by citing the Lusitania sinking and
saying it is christian when the people
here touched with love that embraces
friend and foe alike, like the love OF
God in giving His only begotten son,
go forth with that great impulse.
This motive" he said" is going to
win for so per cent. of all military
efforts is spirit and it Is going to
win for it is the only impulse that is
absolutely inyincible when it comes
to the question of meeting the danger
of every situation"
At the close of the conference sermon
the business session was resumed. 1t
was voted that the Sunday before Me-
mortal day be recognized as conference
claimants day.
Rev A. r. Williams Of Oxford in the
studies OF the first year was continued
on trial. Rev. L. w. Grundy and Rev.
Frederick Olsen were advanced to the
studies of the second year.
Rev. Ivan c. Thorn was advanced to
the studies of the second year. Rev.
W. III. Farr OF Lisbon and W. w. Latte
Of Rumford are in the studies of the
third year and Rev. Harold G. Mccain
of Eliot was advanced to the studies OF
the fourth year.
Rev. Henry H. Crane Of Gorham, Rev.
John Dunstan Of Strong. Rev. Gym
brd Hughes Of Kezar Falls and Rev.
Louis S. Staples of South Berwick were
announced as having completed their
course OF studies and were elected to
elders.
Under special appointments Rev. Al
lison B. Hughes of Kittery was appoint
ed chaplain in the navy and Rev
CRUDE 3 Cornish of Richmond was
appointed a chaplain in the army. Rev,
Il. S. Farnsworth of Worcester. Mass
received an appointment to army ser.
vice.
Rev c. I. Spear Of Livermore Falls
and Rev. II. F. Lowe Of Rumford Fall!
were elected trustees of the conference
Conference Evangelist Felix Powell
gave his report OF the work of the year
Miss Louise Brown, representing thu
New England Deaconess Association
spoke OF the work Of that organizat ton
AS no invitation had been received fol
the next conference the matter of Sc
lectng the place for these sessions was
left in the hands of the district superin.
tendents.
Rev. John Gibson Of Augusta pro
nounced benediction.
Anniversary of Board Of Temperance,
At the evening service, in observance
of the anniversary of the Board o.
Temperance. Rev. William Wood o
Madison presided and Rev. John NJ
Arters of Washington. ID. G., secretar,
OF the board, delivered the address.
! After 'enumerating many recent veto
ries for temperance Mr.. Arters warne,
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part of the people that the fight is abou
over. When the necessary 36 state
have ratified the federal prohibition
amendment the fight will have just be
gun. he predicted, as he believed
vigorous campaign for qualifications viii
then be attempted
! In speaking Of the terrible wasteag
of money that has been going on as tn
result Of the liquor traffic at the sam
time that we have been financing tn
Allies in the war. the speaker said tina
the amount Of money SO wasted in thi
time would be suhcient to feed ant
clothe an army of 10000 for one year
them with ordnance, transport then
across the sea, and put them up agains
the Germans. Moreover, he said, Their
would be s4l30OO.COO left with which {
augment our navy.
! There is but one nation left that cal
| furnish men enough TO stop the Ger
man hordes and that country Is Ameri
ca, said Mr.. Arters. He then gave fig
ures showing the huge proportion tina
will ,e unfit for service and pointed on
tfat an enormous proportion Of these
were rendered unfit by drink. THE 50
/ loon has palsied the arm of the nation
when that arm ought to be the arm o
an Ajax" he said.
! Speaking of the food problem. Mr.
Arters said that while he was fairl!
sympathetic with the regulations tina
have been imposed on the people, h
could not understand why the salool
has not been faced squarely and mad
drinkless and peerless.
Its a call for money, and the run
trade says you can't have money" sum
married. Mr.. Arters: its a call for men
and the rum trade says you can't hav
men; it's a call for food, and the run
trade says you can't have food"
Bishop Hughes Speaks Sunda