Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-21
MUCH Benefit FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE IN
LEGION STUDIES


Nearly 200 were present last evc
nlhs at the American Legion hall,
Where the opening of the community
ins.ltute OF rellglous education for
These meetings will continue after
moons and evenings during Wednes-
day. Thursday and Friday. and are
under the auspices of the council of
relslous education. The purpose of
me institute is to bring the best pos
siple instruction and inspiration to
all church workers and norents
workers in church missionary socie-
tleS, sunday schools. and Young neo-
pies societies will derive much ben
eft and will be able to perform
more efficient service after taking i'm
the meetings. The following faculty
VIII nave charge of the sessions.
l'rof: Charles G. Cumming, Phi. d.
OF Bangor Theological Seminary,
mrs: carolyn c. Barney. lecturer
Northheld School of Religious Edu-
catloh; KEY. George L. Finnie, min
lster. United Baptist church: Miss
Susie b. Parker. lecturer. Portland
school of Religious Education: Rev
Logan A. Pruitt. NJ. Il. f., director
OIL religious Education for Congre-
gatlonal churches of Maine; Miss
hutn Howard, former missionary To
Porto Rico: Miss Florence Norcross,
director of Religious Education. of
Natervllle; Rev. Alexander Andcr
son, director of Religious Education
or United Baptist Convention of
Maine.
The officers of the institute are.
namely: President, Harry S. Brown :
vlce-president, l.. +. Graffam; sec
rotary. Miss Florence Norcross:
treasurer. Fred d. McAlary. Execu-
tive committee. Rev. j. c. Bearse,
KeV. NJ. Z. Bennett. II. l.. Emery.
Rev. T.. A. p. Jones, Rev. c. A.
knickerbocker. Prof Herbert l..
Newman. Rev. w. Quarrington. Rev.
w. \. Smith, Harry a. Plummer,
Mrs. II T. NIuzzy.
AT $50 last evening a delicious
banquet was given in the hall with
menu consisting of meats, potato.
pickles, pies, salads and coffee, after
which the first program was an
nounced by President Harry $.
Brown.
Three minute talks were given by
Rev. Smith, of Waterville: Rev.
Jones. Waterville; Quarrington. Wa
terville: Holman, Oakland; Kimball.
North Eassalboro; Bearce. Fairfield F.:
knickerbockcr. Waterville; DR..
Moore. Waterville. and Herbert En-
cry. Waterville. The various pastors
spoke on the good influences that
they considered the institute would
bring to the community. saying that
they considered something of this
sort was needed. and that the pres
ent program would fill Il place long
wished for in the hearts of the
young Christian workers of Water
Vile.
The main talk of the evening was
by Prof. .. w. Wormingham of Boston
University. who said in part:
Il am going to speak on the glory Of
a teachers task. Glory can be used in
, many ways. The glory of a rose, for
instance, means its rare beauty, its in
nocence and its fragrance. The glory
of a woman may be defined in her grace.
features. and pureness. The glory of
a teachers task arises from the in
spration of it. Everyone has to achieve
his own religion, a s no man has it
handed over to him. Every man is UNI
der the law of growth. and a person to
achieve his religion must have a pure
conception of Christ. When but an in
FAINT our views of religion are very
faint. but as the body grows. so should
the soul grow also. SO that in matured
manhood our religion will be mature.
Christianity is not only personal. but
it is also historical. and has been per-
petuated for years. Christianity in
every sent of the word is education.
Without Christianity there would be no
education. If YOU could swing your
self around the world with your re-
ligion you would find what good thing
it is. In the olden days everything
,, possible was done by the barbarous
countries to try and subdue it. Rome
worked and fought for years on this
one main object and in spite Of her
strength in military power in being
able to conquer the world, she was not.
however. strong enough to trample un-
der her feet for any length Of time the
supreme word of the vocabulary
Christianity.
The story of the birth of Christ, said
Mr.. Wormingham, is remarkable one,
and is fami'inr to practically the whole
population in America: but to my mind
the glory Of God was when he cncascd
himself in human flesh. Columbus was
great man also and must have been
inspired by the power of a realistic
God to have had the courage and fore
sight to alone venture to subdue the
mountain wave of the Atlantic with his
small craft and give to the people of
Europe a new continent. The speaker
then defined the glory of teachers
task as having chance to place in the
vau" and archives of the human sou!
the fundamental principles of Chris
tianity and to teach them something
that will bc with them all their days
on earth and will show them the path
tC Immortality.