Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-15
CONCREcAT'NAL.
CHURCHES join
INbIC Meeting
Interesting All-Day Session of
Kennebec Association at So.
Parish Church-PastOrs EX-
change Ideas for Betterment
of PrOfessiOn-Officers Elect
ed

The kennebec Association of Con-
gregational Churches and Ministers
held an all day meeting Wednesday
at the South Parish congregational
church. About so delegates were in
attendance, and all were greatly help
ed in their church work by the fine
talks which they had the Measure of
hearing.
The program for the morning was
as follows: 10.00-Conference called
to order by moderator. c. L. Smith:
devotional service. Rev. c. A. Wat
klnS. LitChticlu; 10. 30-Businses SEES
sion. reading minutes, treasurers re-
port, appointing of committees, etc;
i ll.o0--Reports from churches; 1880
Address, DIR. Calvin NJ. Clarke of
Bangor seminary; l2.00-Dinncr
After the devotional exercises, the
report of the treasurer was given by
+. Cecil Hunt of South Gardiner. 1t
showed that there was a good surplus
in the treasury. The reports of the
churches We're generally quite favor
. able
TWO committees We're appointed at
TINS time. Il nominating committee
and a committee on resolutions The
hrst was composed of T.. Cecil Hunt
of South Gardiner. DR.. w. S. Thomp-
son of Augusta and Rev. G.. A. At
lsns of Litchtield. The membres of
the committee on resolutions We're
\ 90 I ;t,I, EoI
Rev. Willard II. Palmer of Halloweil
During the latter part of the fore
, noon, DR. Calvin NJ. Clarke of the
Bangor Theological seminary deliver
ed n short address. taking as his sub
Jcct. "A Call to the Ministry"
DIR. Clarke spoke first Of the de-
crease of nearly five percent in the
attendance at the theological semi
| naries in the country during the past
few years. He said that the reason
which has often been stated for not
| taking up the ministry as life work.
namely the poor pay which that
class has always received, was now Of
| no use as, the pay is much better than
! formerly.
The speaker then gave three rea
| should be big factors in inducing the
| young men to enter the ministry. The
| first reason is that it is 4 great thing
; to be messenger of Coda man who
is close enough to God to know what
He desires.
The second reason is that minis
! ter acts as medium OF introduction
| of the people TO God. He is not I'M
| approachable and so it is that the
| ministers with their knowledge of
God act to bring the people closer to
! Him.
| The third and last reason is that
the minister cats an as interpreter of
! men. He brings them closer to each
other and helps to adjust those little
| differences which arts between
neighbors and between members of
| families.
| But there is another and larger
| field in which they should enter. that
] of every day life, such as society,
| business and even International af-
! fairs One reason that he gave for
! this lack of men in the ministry is
| that they are not brought up with
| that idea, but rather with the idea of
! becoming a lawyer. a doctor or a
statesman. They have not the idea
of the greatness Of the job which is
SO important.
At the conclusion of this speech the
meeting adjourned to the vestry