The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-05-15

journed Thursday forenoon shortly
after eleven O'Clock. which conclud-
cd session begun the Tuesday aft
ernoon previous. The conference
was very largely attended by dele
gates from different sections of the
state and many eminent divines were
in attendance. Much Of the success
of the conference was due to the
energies of Re-. George Loring Thur
low, pastor of the Federated Church,
while the people of the Centenary NJ.
e. Church gave much valuable assis-
lance In the serving of meals.
Thursday morning a reconsidera-
ton of resolutions voted upon the
evening previous was asked for and
the subject discussed pro and con by
many of the clergymen present. The
decision with regard to reconsidera-
tion was finally voted upon with the
result that nineteen favored recon-
sideration and twenty-five didnot
This resolution had to do largely with
the peace project and was read again
Thursday morning by Rev. ID. !. Gross
of Portland. 1t was substantially as
follows:
In view of the fact that since the
Great War the world has continued
In confusion and strife without salts
factory means or programs OF allay-
ing or putting an end to the same,
and since such condition Is seriously
threatening the peace, welfare and
advancement of mankind:
BE II resolved: That the Con-
gregational churches of Maine In gem
eral conference assembled hereby re-
quest his excellency, Calvin Coolidge,
President of the United States, to is
sue a call to all the churches of the
world to meet by delegates In the
near future. the time to be at his
direction, the place suggested to be
our National Capitol, to consider and
make pronouncement upon the matter
of world peace. To insist In the
abolition of all standing armies and
nayies, retaining such warships only
as shall protect every nation from
piracy, and such troops as shall be
sufficient to enforce police regula-
tions, whenever necessary, thus doing
away with war as an institution.
2 To establish a great international
university. where students from all
nations may be taught truth OF all
religions.
3 To place emphasis upon the uni
flcations of mankind internationally.
4 To proclaim to the whole world
that the old era of war as an institu-
ton Is gone forever and that new
era of settlement of disputes. by rea-
son and good will Is to remain.
TO demand from every govern
ment that its first purpose and effort
shall be to enlighten and uplift every
al hat of
hitherto wasted In strife shall be con-
secrstcd to that high and infinitely
worthy end.
Resolved: That the Congregational
churches of Maine assembled In an
nual conference in Skowhegan ask
that the United States of America
should become at the earliest a men,
her of the International Court.
And that the Congregational Church
of Maine makes strongest protest
against the Japanese Exclusion Act
as being unjust and unkind to a
friendly people and as unworthy to
international ideals of the United
States of America.
The resolutions of the conference
were rendered by Rev. Mr.. Gross,
which included appreciation for the
entertainments anu blOW III
the convention.
w. NJ. Jessup of Portland spoke on
the Near East Relief conditions as
they now exist, saying that no church
had made greater investment In
the Near East cause than the Congre-
gational Church. He said that the
needs of funds was to care for eigh-
teen thousand children in the orphan
ages.
Greetings from Rev. George Mer-
Ram of the Bethany Baptist Church
were cordially given as he presented
the year book of the Baptist Conven-
ton of Maine to the Congregational
Conference. Very Interestingly and
with much feeling, Mr.. Merriam re-
called the friendly relations between
the Congregational and Baptist peo-
pie In his boyhood town, his father
having been pastor of a Baptist
Church. He recalled with especial
interest to some of the older mem
bers of the conference, the old time
donations and brought the greetings
of the United Baptist Convention.
Rev. Herbert l.. Nichols, pastor OF
the Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church, very jovially addressed the
gathering and said that he and his
brother pastor of the Federated
Church had the same problem of get
ting the people to turn in to either
of the churches instead of going
right by, the two houses of worship
being opposite each other. He ex-
tended we'll wishes and cordial greet
ings FROM his church and unofficial
" from the Maine Methodist Confer
ence.
Rev. George b. Bates of Calais, the
new conference president, was intro
duced by the retiring president. Rev
Frederic Parker of Sherman Mills
and this was followed by scholarly
address from Rev. C. A. Moore, pas
tor of the All Souls Church in Ban
gor, whose theme was Christ In the
Heart of the Nation"
Rev. c. II. Mckinney of Madison
and Or. O. H. Tracy of Deering were
introduced as the two men who brol
about the federation of the First Bap.
list Church and the Congregational
Church In Skowhegan. They took
their places together in front of the
platform and Mr.. Mckinney said
1--WE are both good looking and are