Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-13

Kilgore. Miss Weeks, Miss Elsie
Dickinson. Miss Margaret Craig and
Miss Doe, who gave this dramatiza :
ton in an excellent manner, and
which was much enjoyed by all and
exemplified the spirit Of service by
the young people taking part in the
evenings program.
The nominating committee, which
was made up of Rev. Edward III.
Brewster of Portland, Rev. Alexan-
der Henderson of Fairfield and Rev.
George Merriam of Skowhegan, pre-
scented the following report: Presi-
dent, Rev. T.. b. Tetley, Madison; vice
president. f. b. Macomber, Good
Will; and secretary and treasurer.
Mrs. Anna G. Harris Of Norridge-
wock; superintendent OF children's
work, Miss Gertrude Carter. Skowhe-
gan: superintendent OF Young Peo-
pies work, Miss Beulah Robinson,
Norridgewock: superintendent OF
adult work. e. B. Macomber. Good
| Will; member OF administration
board. Rev. Dolliff Of New Portland;
member of the State board, Rev. Geo.
Merriam, Skowhegan: superintendent
of education, Rev. Converse. Pitts
field. This report was adopted and
the officers and superintendent were
elected
The address Of the evening was
given by Rev. Edward Fl. Brewster of
Portland. secretary OF the Maine Sun
day School Association, whose subject
was "The Way Into the Abundant Life
for Young People" In opening the
address Mr.. Brewster stated that near
ly everyone has great love for young
people, and he told several incidents
OF mothers urging their sons to cour-
age, one n Spartan mother, one Ro-
man mother. Mr.. Brewster said there
was a question of what should be held
up as ideals to the young and how
should these ideals be so attached to
the young people. He urged the young
not to resent kindly advice of older
people and especially the parents. and
said that the more one loves the young
the more he will be likely to advise
them and will speak the most often
to them.
Mr.. Brewster gave most logical
and interesting address which could
be applied to the work in any Sunday
school represented which he divided
into gateways. The first. he said. was
the gateway to play as strange as that
might seem. and that this gateway is
q most helpful adjunct. and that he
could not conceive of the young not to
| want and need play in their lives. He
stated that 1t was educational 10 pass
through the gateway of play i'm that
! it teaches control of ones impulses and
teaches them to put impulse beneath
principle. lie told of slogan of a
Chicago team which was Chicago, got
to go; Chicago. got to CO." and said
that he thought that slogan must have
| been great help to those men in
! later years when they came face to
face with evil. and stated that play is
! really educational. and that if one
is to know a person let him know him
in his play. He said that there is a
| difference between 4 person of 50 and
a youth Of Is. and urged that this diff
ference be not forgotten. The second
| gateway discussed by Mr.. Brewster
was the gateway of instruction. and
that if the young people are to get the
most out of religious life they must
do some rational thinking. They must
by thought be led through the gateway
of instruction. Mention two Sunday
! school classes and that to get the
larger and richer appreciation of Jesus
! Christ the mind must he developed.
| The third gateway. said Mr.. Brewster.
is the gateway of adult friendship. and
he said that all young people need the
companionship of an adult friend. and
! cited the case of young man whose
the age did not count, but that temper
ament. faith and the power of seeing
| Jesus Christ on the part of the adult
! friend wore the things which really
count. He spoke Of the young peoples
appreciation of the beautiful world God
has given to US and urged that older
ttpcople do not get to the point where
| we can't appreciate its beauties. and
that IL they do they become unfit to
4 L. "a
friend is a great thing for young peo-
pie. The fourth gateway is organized
work. Under this topic Mr.. Brewster
stated that it was a fine thing for
young people to render service and
that they liked organization and work
ed better in organized classes. He
mentioned a young girl who offered her
| services to her pastor and of the trivial
duty which the pastor found for her to
do. He also under this gateway told of
a church whose pastor and finance
board were discouraged at the amount
of their superintendent and that tho
young people assumed the duty and
went out into the parish and raised
not only the $3.50 the amount of the
| apportionment. but rather 5000, which
proved what organized young people
could do. Mr. Brewster urged that
the Sunday schools capitalize the
spirit of the young people. and said
that the gateway of service was ono
of great Importance to the lives of tho
young and TO the churches end COM
4 munitieS The last gateway discussed
by Mr.. Brewster was that of decision
which was the natural climax of pass
ing through the other gateways that
one would come to the gateway of de-
cision whore one would decide to he
come Christian and enter into the
larger and richer life with Christ
While discussing this gateway Mr.
Brewster related of hearing Governor
Proctor of Proctor. VT. tell. not of his
work as governor. but rather as super
intendent of the Sunday school in his
home town. and that through this
gateway and his Christian service in
his Sunday school he had worked to the
governorship of his state. Mr. Brew
ster stated that it is not bad taste 10
speak to young people about their duty
to Jesus Christ. He spoke of the chal-
lcnge that came to the young men of
the country at the time of the war and
recited poem by an English poet
concerning the mon of oxford who re-
sponded and gave their lives and add
ed that the challenge to Christian serv-
ice is even greater than the call at
the time of the World War; and the
Christian call to service Is to serve the
King of Kings.
Mr. Brewster's address was we'll de-
livered and practical and will surely
be OF help to the delegates and,
through them. to the various Sunday
schools in the convention. After a
closing hymn the bencdiction was pro-
nounced by the Rev. George L. Thur
low. pastor of the Federated church
and the annual Somerset Sunday school