Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-20

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In drizzling downpour of rain the
final sessions Of the annual conven-
ton OF the State Sunday school asso.
citation opened this morning at the
First Baptist church with about 400
people present.
AS was expected E. NJ. Hamlin of
Milo was elected president Of the Or
ganization for the coming year to
succeed Rev. Daniel 1. Cross, d. D., of
Woodsfords. Mark Proctor of Saco
was reelected secretary, Judge Geo.
III. Hinckley of South Portland, re-
elected treasurer and George NJ.
GRAHAM. c. p. A, Of Portland, re-
elected auditor. Henry B. Eaton Of
Calais was reelected a member of
the Executive committee for a term
OF three years and Harry S. Brown
OF Waterville was elected to succeed
Cecil M. Daggett of Waterville to the
same office as Mr.. Eaton.
The vacancy on the Executive
committee caused by the death of
Thomas Varney of Windham was
filled by the election of Rev. A. c.
Gordon Of Portland.
The members of the Corporation
reelected for two-year term were
w. A. Gregory of Rockland and r. S.
LauGhlin of Portland. George l..
Walker of Portland was elected a
new member. To fill the vacancies
made by the death Of Mr.. Varney and
Hudson, Josiah W. Taylor of Angus
ia and Rev. L. A. Edwards of Port
land We're elected.
The pOtira slate nHoore WV, =.
presented by the nominating COM
mlttee to the delegates for ballotinC.
BY a motion from the floor that was
carried, the secretary cast one ballot
for the officers, who were according
ly declared elected.
The general topic for the general
session Friday morning was Build
ing New Social Order in Maine. :"
AT 3 o'clock the session WSs opened
with worship through hymns of
thanksgiving led by Prof. Leedy. At
9.l5. Mrs. T. j. Winslade gave a very
interesting talk entitled, Through
the children" This was followed by
a discussion on the subject, Through
the Young People" with the follow
ing speakers: Miss Mabel Dolliff.
North New Portland, Vassalboro
Summer School; Miss Susie NJ Gid
den, Calais, Machais Summer School:
Miss Julia Millett. Mount Vernon.
Class of 1923. International Girls
Conference, Lake Winnipesaukee:
Robert d. McLeary, Colby College,
president, Franklin County Young
Peoples Council.
In an address on the subject, 1.-THE
Youth Movement and the Church"
Rev. Warren T. Powell declared tina t
Older people ought not to be so sell
nsh when the greatest men of the
country come to a town or city to
speak. Instead Of letting such men
devote most of their time to address
ing the older people they should first
address the young people and if there
De any time left devote it to the older
persons.
The speaker deplored the fact that
,he 1oung Peoples movement has
Deen organized in every other conn
try except the United States and de-
cared that it Is time for the Ameri
can people to wake up and nav more
attention to the youth of the country,
The next on the program was the
report of the treasurer. Judge IT
Hlnckley who read the same report
given before the meeting Of the ey-
ccutlve committee on the first morn
ing of the convention. Miss Marion
l.. Timer Of Portland gave an ac-
count of the work in the general of
flee of the Association in Portland
saying that this year she had writ
Ten and sent out more than $4,000.
Rev. Edward H. Brewster, general
secretary of the Association gave n
report of his work in the field dur
ing the past year in which he said
h0 froy ~
miles. This report was also given
before the first meeting of the ex-
ecutibe committee.
Following report of the executive
committee the State Budget for the
year was adopted with the following
items: salaries. $1,000 to be divided
as follows: general secretary, $4,000;
financial secretary $1,000. Other
items in the budget were travel, $500;
postage $500: printing, $500: rent,
light and telephone. $3.50: Interna-
tional Sunday Schoo, Association.
pledge. $500: National Sunday School
Association, 5000; miscellaneous,
$500: total. $4,000. A comparison of
the budget total with the total re-
ceipts of the past year. S10.426 shows
that there should be ample receipts
during the coming year to cover the
whole expenses.
The decision of the Executive COM
mittee that now full time secretary
is needed as an addition to the pres
ent force to travel about among the
Young Peoples departments of the
state was placed before the delegates
for approval and 1t was voted to
have this new secretary and the
salary and expenses for same were
set at $1,000 and $500 which added to
the budget for the coming year
made the total $1,000 Rev. John
Artes of Portland placed the mat
ter of the adoption of the budget be-
fore the convention. Pledge envel-
opes were passed among the dele
gates in order that they might sub
scribe an amount sufficient to cover
the expenses incurred by the addi-
ton of a new secretary to the force.
A report Of the registration COM
mittee showed that 394 delegates at
tended the convention.
The next on the program was the
acceptance of the slate Of officers
drawn u, by the nominating COM
mittce.
Rev. Allan Brown read the Resolu-
lions drawn up by the committee on
as follows
RESOLUTIONS
Religious Education
Believing that a free government
and the happiness Of all citizens are
based on religion, morality, and
and
Realizing that religion, one OF the
indispensable supports of free gov
eminent, cannot be taught in the
public schools of nation founded
on the principal of the separation of
+Ln Cb,,,ol, opd Stato and religious