Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-02
Y. NJ. c. A. Sunday
Is Observed at
Methodist Church

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al thc Methodist church. At the ser-
vices in the morning. tie delegates 10
INC recent Boys Conference at Lew
iston participated in the exercises
contributing their repohtS Of the
great gathering Of more than 1909
boys ana their leaders from all owe.
Name, and in the evening State Sec.
retary Jefferson c. Smith gave an
illustrated address on the work Of
TIE association i'll the State OF Maine.
AT the morning service, in the alb
sence OF the Pastor, Rev. W. r.
FIERCE. who has been called away by
the death Of his daughter. Everett
tarWeIl. leader Of the WateryiIle
Methodist boys .-o3p. introduced the
boy delegates.
Stanley Stevens described tie do.
ingS Of the conference on the OPEN
ing day. Friday. including tho ban
quet in the evening. The events Of
Saturday. nornir and afternoon
were chronicled by Merlin Clifford.
and Gilbert Libby gave a resume OF
the Saturday night program. Ell
lott Larrabee described the sessions
OF Sunday morning and afternoon
and the closing service vas reported
by Roland Payne. Kenneth Smith,
not delegate. but present at the
conference, gave a summary Of his
impressions. and these were ciabora
ted by the leader. Mr.. Farwell.
Last evening, Mr.. Smith addressed
a good sized audience The exercises
opened with an anthem by the choir.
Then the steropticon was turned on
and the congregation joined in a IAN
tern slide song service, singing 20
ward Christian Soldiers" The Little
Brown Church in the Wildwood" and
the great boys conference rallyins
song Building"
Mr. Smith said that every boy has
an ambition to build. to build his life
strong and fair. To have a sky.
scraper building Of this kind. some
one had said, he must have a fire.
proof life.
Speaking Of the boys conferences.
one of which had just been held last
week in Lewiston. Mr.. Smith said
that the conference was a big. open
door for the churches OF Maine to
enter. to harness this splendid youns
life in the Christian work Of Maine. :
He told OF many groups who hal
gone back from the conferences to
open the little country church. who's
dc-s had been closed for years. The
story Of boys work in Maine is moth
ing short Of romance.
Elmer L. Craig offered prayer, after
which State Boys Work Secretary
James G. Barnes was called forward
and spoke few words.
Mr.. Smith then began his illustrated
talk, showing in rapid succession
pictures OF the first Boys Conference
held II years ago. when 40 boys were
present. It had grown until the limit
had been reached. 1000 boys.
Then followed pictures Of the vari-
Gus country delegations to the Boys
Conferences. a train load from Aroos-
took. q steamboat load from the is
lands.
Then came the county conferences.
with scenes showing phases Of the
work in isolated communities. includ.
ing the Twentieth Century circuit
rider" on his motorcycle.
There followed views Of various &C.
tivities such as scout work. recrea-
ton activities. such as races. swim
ming. etc. Work in agricultural lines
was next illustrated. and the work
Of the Junior Volunteers, at the Boys
Camp at Cobbosseecontee where 3ooo
were trained in one year.
A slide was shown giving statistics Of
the results Of the boys conference. IN
your-year period 1859 boys as a result
of attendance at the conferences had
become members of churches; 1899 were