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

1 A4ci1ilHd liOIlS as IolioWS
Raspe, Brunswick, Mrs. NJ y. TOT
som, Gardiner, Mrs. D. Z. Hamm
Bangor
The twenty-fourth annual sessier
of the Woman's Universallst MIS-
sionery society was held TUESDAY
afternoon as the third session OF the
State Universaiist convention Mfs
NJ. E. Torsleff, of Bangor, presiden'
of the society, presided, "a on the
platform with her were Mrs. George
S. Hunt of Portland. vice president
and Mrs. ". E. Shedd of Portland
secretary.
The devotional exercises were con
Quoted by Mrs. NJ. G. Folsom.
Al the opening Of the business ses-
sion, the first report to be given ~as
that of the executive board. read y
the secretary. Mrs. Shedd. The re-
port of the treasurer was given b.
Mrs Edward Sargent Of Portland.
| Greetings from the National Mis-
! sionary Board were given by Mrs
! Alice NJ Albion of Portland. who
/ spoke Of the plans for nationwide
drive for membership, the organiza
( ton of Clara Barton Guilds and OF
| the work in Japan.
The following department reports
were given Mite boxes. Miss Alice
/ Averill; Sunday school, missionary in
struction. Mrs. NJ. G.. Folsom, Card
ner: postoffiffice missionary work an1
/ literature, Mrs. Alice NJ Albion; jul
! bilee fund, Miss Jennie Sargent read
by Mrs Edward Sargent: church
philanthropy, Mrs. Geo. 5. Hunt;
/ Clara Barton Guild, Mss Georgia A.
Bradley.
At the roll call, reports were given
/ from Is mission circles.
\ At this point in the session the pres
idents addresses was heard with
much interest and at the close. Mrs
, Torsleff was given a rising vote =
/ thanks. In her report she stated that
! 10 new members had been added 20
/ the missionary society during thc
year.
The report of the committee on bus
mess was given by Mrs. Alice NJ. AL
bion and the recommendations madc
+ by that committee were accepted ana
4 adopted by the convention The re-
port of the committee on nominations
was given by Mrs. r. O. klngSbury
of Bangor and tie following officer 3
nominated were elected by the secre-
tary casting ballot; Mrs. il. B.
Smith. Mechanic Falls. honorary
president; Mrs. A. J. Torsleff. Ban
gor, president: Mrs. George S. Hunt,
Portland, vice president; Mrs. W. 2.
Shedd, Portland. secretary: Mrs.
Charles II. Balm. Portland. treasurer.
Elective committee Miss Jennie A.
! Sargent, Portland. Mrs. w. G.. Fol-
som, Gardiner and Mrs. J. F. Albion,
Portland A rising vote Of thanks was
given the retiring treasurer. Mrs. Ed
ward Sargent, who has served in that
office % years.
The closing feature of the after
noon was plea for subscriptions to
! the jubilee fund, made by Mrs. Hunt.
( The pledges made amounted to 1893.
some of them coming from societies
( and some from individuals. Many of
them were me morial pledges in hon
or of mothers who subscribed to
similar fund 30 years ago. One lady
] who subscribed to the fund IN 81,
Mrs Oaks Of FoXcroft. pledged an
other dollar TO the 10 fund.
The session closed with the singing
of america and the benedictton
pronounced by Rev. S. 6. Spear.
Rev. Ashley A. Smith of Bangor
presided at the Tuesday evening ses~
sion and the devotionai service was
led bv Rdv.. F.sS. Walker, Of Portland.
Excellent music was furnished by the
choir Of the Dexter church.
The first address of the evening
was delivered by Rev. j. 5. Lowe OF
Boston. general superintendent ol
chuIches His theme was Denoml
n;ltionalism and Our Denomination,
and he spoke for nearly an hour
holding the closest attention of MS
audience and bringing home many
vital truths with a force and an en-
thusiasm which made The Tuesday
evening session of the convention tfe
banner meeting thus far.
The larger part of Rev. Mr.. Loves
address concerned the first part OF
the theme. Denominationalism the
fundamental principals Of which lie
declared are absolutely sound. re
disclaimed the prophecy which has
recently been made in the press. that
after the war there will be no demon
nations, but prophesied that there
will he an inter denominationallsm, a
getting together as new family, a
sort of concert of religions as there
will be concert of nations. He
claimed that to do away with dc
nominations would be as great an
error as doing away with nations ano
having one great world state as some
wild politicians seem to want to ad-
yocate. He said, What we want is
a newer, stronger nationalism, and a
newer stronger denominationalism
in both cases doing away with mar
Iowness and proyincialism. The
church of the future must be like an
army, each part cooperating with
the rest in action. II is possible thai
some closely allied churches may con-
solidate. Some will die, and they de-
serve to, if they refuse to grow, and
spring up. Are we ready to meet any
of them half way with the proposal
to unite? | think the UnlVersalists
will say they are ready for genuine
melting pot but not for scrap heap
We don't want to swallow anyone
and we don't care to be swallowed
We want consolidation not consump
ton. want to be at the great Grand
Central station where this consolda :
ton may take place and | want to
come in with a long string of Pullma IN
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