Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-02

ceived. The Board believes that such
an allowance is wise use of funds.
Increase Of Pastors Salaries
Your Board has voted to express it.
self through lions Advocate ana
through a -sociation and convention pro-
grams as favoring a Statewide move
ment to in crease the salaries of pastors.
Already there are hopeful signs tina,
such movement has begun. Practical
ly every church in the State has taken
action whereby an increase of from 10
TO 40 per cent. has been givefl. IN case
of aided churches this sometimes
made the condition of an appropriation.
Free Entertainment
Your Board has also recorded the fol-
lowing action: Voted that the now
common method of expecting all attend
ants to provide for their own entertain
ment be brought before the next session
of the convention. Changed conditions
have made the entertainment of such a
body as this increasingly difficult. But
Il will be unfortunate if the grace of
Christian Hospitality dies out.
Woman's Federation Officers
Mrs. A. B. Lorimer of Portland was
elected president; first vice president,
Mrs. Plinette Allen of East Machias;
second vice president. Miss F'innie of
lewiston; treasurer, Mrs. Madeline
Giddings of Bangor; recording Sec
rotary. Mrs. Nellsine Jose of Port
land; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
l. &. Mower of Waterville: auditor,
Mrs. Philbrick of Bangor: executive
committee, Mrs. A. T. Salley of Lew
iston, Mrs. Ella G. Nash of Jay, Mrs.
w. II. Wood Of Augusta, Mrs. II. B
Hutchins of Thomaston, Mrs. Sabine
of Westfield. Mrs. Clarence Emery of
Mexico.
The nominating committee was
Mrs. Record of Harrington, Mrs. Crit
fifth of Lincoln. Mrs. Fred Hale of
Washington. Mrs. Brown of Aroos-
took, Mrs. H. w. Noyes of Cumber-
land.
Free Baptist Election
A meeting of the Free Baptist State
Association was held early Wednes-
day afternoon in one of the smaller
rooms of the Penney Memorial
church. w. w. Fish, the president.
presided over the meeting. J. b.
Ranger of Pressure Isle was elected
president, The other officers elected
were: Vice president, l.. l.. Hull of
Greene: clerk, George H. Brown Of
Orrington; auditor. c.. l.. Bryant of
Bangor; executive board. Messrs.
Ranger, Hull. Brown. Bryant and l..
NJ. Webb of Portland, G. A. sMilliken
of Augusta. George H. Hamlin of
Lewiston and A. E. Purinton of Wa
terville. Matters of business were
transacted and then. the meeting was
declared adjourned until Thursday
afternoon at LIS o'clock
Evangelism by G. H. HamIin
The report of the Evangelism COM
mittee was efficiently given by the
associate secretary, G. NJ. Hamlin
He reported the meetings of the de-
partment which were held in Bangor
and Bridgewater and the good ac-
complished. The work was hampered
for some time, due to the epidemic.
Our State evangelist, Rev. Harry
Taylor, found his work sadly inter-
fered with by the influenza, which
almost precluded holding revival
meetings for the first half of the
year Consequently he had to turn
his gifts to account in a different way
most Of the year. though he was able
to hold two series of meetings, one
in South eBrwick and the other in
Waterville. with good results. Early
in the year no spent some time in
North Parsonfield where there is
seminary, and so rallied the interest
there that since then they have Sc
cured pastor, and are having regu-
lar services for the first time in many
years. He spent some two or three
months in South Windham rallying
the discouraged and scattered forces
there, to such good effect that they
have taken up vigorous church life
again. and are moving forward now
under the leadership of Rev. and Mrs.
A. A. Walsh who have this as one II
the three churches which they serve
efficiently.
Brother Taylor's daughter Ruth has
been engaged as a singer and person.
al worker. and will accompany her
father this year in places where her
services are needed. When not thus
employed. her services will be avail
able for pastors who need such
worker to assist them in special
meetings. ~
1t is encouraging that these work.
ers are already booked for two series
of meetings. and that others are be-
ing arranged. Unless some unfore-
seen obstacle should arise. this bids
fair to be an suspicious year for such
work.
Rev. E. A. Davis has been as busy
as ever and the calls for his assist
ance have been more numerous THAI
he could respond. to. East Machias,
Liberty with the neighboring church
es. Friendship. Rangeley and other
places have been helped by his lab
ors. Those who know Brother Davis
love him. and the number who love
him grows apace.
Rev. c. E. Young. beloved man Of
God, has continued his quiet effective
ministry. People tell him he looks
as young as he did twenty years ago,
and wonder how he does it, He
gave some time to Oakfield last fail.
and was planning to stay there sew
eraL months but that had to be aban-
doned. But he helped them there
sufficiently so that they soon secur,i
pastor Rev. w. II. Whittier The
iv,d of Lo