Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-18

Cd by the delegates who teach in
those divisions. The various prob
lens are discussed here and much
valuable material for home work is
sure to be found here by I'll the
delegates VINO attend.
Reports Presented
In the morning. the annual meet
ing Of tie State Executive Commit
tee was held at the Penney Memorial
church. The exports of both the gen.
cral secretary, Rev. Edward H.
Brewster OF Portland and the treas
urer. George II. Hinckley of South
Portland were most encouraging. Mr..
brewster spoke OF the many acti-
vities of the association for the past
year and said that in his opinion
the program as conducted during the
past year should not be curtailed but
rather should be lroadened ana he
asked that the convention should
take measures to insure this larger
program.
Tie report showed that there are
1859 officers and teachers in the
Sunday schools Of Maine, and the
total number of members 60.5l T..
There are 9,242 on the cradle rolls
of the churches. and 6,T55 enrolled
in home departments. one of the
most pronounced gains of the year
has been in organized young peo-
pies clusscs, 500 now being reported
with a membership of 6.31G.
Workers conference of teachers
and officers of Sunday schools have
become much more general. 10
being reported. 1t was also shown
that 1,520 have been received into
church membership. 1t was further
brought ont that in 1873 the re-
alton we're but $685. and this year
they have amounted to sl0.532.
In 1908 there were o.752 cases of
mail sent out from the general Of
fee. and this year, there were "a
ssh Beginning the year with a
deficit of $1,000. the association
closes it without debt. The amount
raised this year was the largest in
the history Of the association. The
Maine State Association has a rat
ing for this year of 5l:75 per cent:
18th in standing in the list of state
and Provincial associations. AS
states attaining a percentage Of 50
or over are known as banner states,
! Maine is now n banner state.
The report Of the treasurer showed
that he had collected and expended
over $4,000 in the past year, and that
there was at the end Of the fiscal
year. Sept. so, 1922, about $50 left in
tllc treasury.
A short time was devoted to an eX-
pianation of the now cooperation
that is to the plan whereby the rep
rcscntation on the board is half by
counties and half by denomination, q
plan which has been in use about a
year and from which great results are
expected.
Broad Program Adopted
At this meeting a broader program
Of state activities WAS adopted in
gliding promotion of supervised
study Of Sunday school lessons dur
ing the week in the Sunday schools
ana promotion of Statewide high
school Bible credit course.
The budget for the ensuing yeal
, WAS then talked over and it was de
cidel that 1900 would not lie toe
much to take care Of the activities OF
the association and TO provide for the
necessary international pledges.
1t was voted to send Il resolution of
sympathy to Col. Frank f.. Cum
mings of Portland, who is now III. and
who has SO long been secretary Of the
association.
IT was also voted to adopt Il new
cooperative plan on association Work
in harmony with the international
plan. 4 committee of FIVE was APP
rDinted to consider q change of name
/ for the Maine association. 10 conform
, 10 the international association. This
committee consists of DR.. Il. :. Hud-
son, Prof. II. Il. burlington. Rev. Milo
Pearson. Rev Alexander Henderson
and Eny J. VI. A.ters.
Another meeting of this committee
will be held Thursday afternoon at