Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-13

these countries and others if five or
six weeks could be devoted to meet !
ing with their Executive Committees.
binding up the broken hearted, and
lifting up the hands that hang down.
Soon after the State Convention we
sent from the Office to all Association
officers in the State, county. and dis
trict, with the exception of three of
the division officers in the districts,
very definite instructions relative to
their duties. In many instances
these letters have been gratefully re-
ceived. 1t is something to be able to
say that no. Association officer in the
State with the exceptions noted now
has any reason to complain of having
no marching orders. 1t is, of course,
another matter to get these friends 70
| march. About. 500 such letters have
been sent from the State Office. 1t is
rot too much to say that if the help
full program of service outlined in
these letters We're carried out untold
benefits would come to our. State in
the Christian education of it's child
hood. Since the State Convention
but two editions of the Star have
been published, one the October num-
Der, the other the November Deem
Der issue. Owing to financial strin-
gency, the secretary has temporary
ly fixed upon the policy of a BIZ
| monthly publication. There are no
technical difficulties connected with
this policy, the Post Office authori-
ties accepting our declaration of
policy and the publishers charging us
for publication at the same rate. A
special report upon the Star was
made at the last meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee. The recommen-
dations contained in the report are
before the secretary, and will be OBJ
served as closely as possible in the
future management Of the paper.
| The secretary would call attention
of the committee to the meeting of
| the Executive Committee of the In
ternational Sunday School Assn. at
Chicago, Feb. 1917. Our present
representative on that committee is
Mr.. Lindley NJ. Binford. Also he
would call the attention of the COM
mittee to the fact of the 10Th Inter-
dI
City, Mo, June 21-27. Our allotment
is "a delegates. 1t is very important
that Maine should be well represent
ed at this epochal S. S. gathering.
VIII not the members of this COM
| mittee charged with the leadership of
the Sunday school work of the State
urge this meeting upon the consd-
GRAFTON of Sunday school people ev-
erywhere that delegates to this con-
vention may be forth coming?
Shall we not plan for an advance
III the Sunday school work of the
State? New opportunities in the way
| of religious education are knocking
| at our doors. The splendid program
Tor young people now past the stage
| OF experimentation should be put on
III our State. Maine was a half of
one per cent efficient in this depart
ment two years ago in December. II
was this specific revelation that put
organized Sunday school work upon
the heart OF the General Secretary.
our efficiency in this division is nov
10 per cent. Two years ago Names
efnclency when compared with the
other states of the Union so far as
organized Sunday school work is con
cerned was % per cent. Our per-
centage of efficiency now is sc. Two
years ago there We're no State di-
VISION committees. At present there
are two that are active and another
That is on the point of being born.
TWO years ago the State Association
was n1l,lIN 20
had no organic relationship to the
great denominations. Today it is a
| great JOINT enterprise as shown in
this committee. so per cent of whom
sat here at the call of their denomi
nations
Great events arc soon to break mon
US. Protestant churches will not long
be content to reach only three ant
OF ten of their children and youth
Win the message of Jesus Christ
Inc Protestant church will not long
refuse the challenge of the Catholic
Chllrch as it crects here and there in
eur own State as well as elsewhere
. great and well-cquipped parochial
schools in which Catholic children
receive ~ hours q year of Catholic
education. And Protestant Churches
cannot long refuse TO accent the in
NItatlon of public school teachers and
committees to take the child on the
week day and prepare him for MAX
ing nc as the public school pre-
pafes MN TO make q living. Where
VIII Maine stand in this great effort
TO secure the rights OF the child?
What will be the record of our State
when the summary is madeo "Tnas-
much as We did it unto one of the
least of these" The motto of our
state Is Duigo, 7 lead. Shall Maine
not lead in religious education as We
nave led in patriotism? The answer
rests with us and with our comrades
throughout the State.
Respectfully.
i. II. BREWSTER.
General Secretary.
secretary Brewster's report was az
cepted and placed on file.
Announcement regarding the Intcr-
national Sunday school convention to
he held in Kansas City. Mo-, June a1-
=, 1922, was then made by Rev. Mr.
Brewster. who stated that Names al
lotment to this convention is "a dele
gates.
He reported that no Invitations had
yet been received for the annual SEES
sion of the Officers Conference next
year. -
Elections
Rev. Mr.. Brewster of Portland was
unanimously reelected general sec
rotary of the Association.