Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-09
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entered was presented with a COPY
OF the Good Will Record by boys of
Good Will. After the service the
delegates were shown bout the In
stitution and visited the Buildings
and cottage homes of the boys and
girls.
Two hundred and eleven adults
quet at the Federated church We'd
were seated at the Conference ban
nesday night and at the same hour
at the hour at the Methodist church
| across the street one hundred sew
enty-five young people partook of a
| delicious supper serv,d by the La
dies Social Circle of that church.
There were groups Of young people
present from Good Will and a body
of Boy Scouts from Madison, who
! after the supper assembled in the
Federated auditorium and when the
adults took places there after the
banquet gave their cheers. Rev
George L. Thurlow acted as toast
master at the banquet and present.
ed Mr.. Harbutt, who presented re-
| grets that Mr.. Harry F. Merrill of
Portland was not present.
Mrs. Howard r. Ives of Portland
was the first speaker and she gave
an earnest appeal for Social Service
| Work in the state, using as it's foun-
| dation the parable of the Good Sam
| aritan. She said that we had twelve
great inns in the state and that we
| also have the God given right to
! care for the fallen after we have
taken them to the inns and that
GhnIJId - hot \
! She mentioned the prevention pro-
gram an dsaid that social service
work is not as religious as it should
! be and that what we really need is
| spiritual exchange. In closing she
said that the present is our great
! hour to present the message of faith
| and courage which the Christian peo-
| pie can give.
Professor Mitchell lof Bowdoin COL
| lege spoke in a PLEASING manner for
few minutes and in opening told
| several stories. His subject was
| Religious Education and he said
that one of tie fine things about
teaching boys is that you never know
| just what they are to become and
gave as an Illustration the story Of
Bowdoin student who came near be-
ing sent home as not fit material for
q college education but who was
| permitted to remain and who has
made a wonderful success as a spec.
| ialist in the medical world, recogniz-
| ed not only at home but abroad. He
| urged finding the latent power in the
| young.
Wednesday Evening Service
Rev. d. Brewer Eddy of Boston AS
! sociate secretary of the American
Board Congregational Foreign Mis-
sions continued his most interesting
story of the work in Japan and China
| which he began in the afternoon. He
said that the responsibility of the
| work must be gotten 20 the ministers
and the laymen. He gave a compre-
/ hensive address which included much
information concerning our foreign
relations.
Closing Session Thursday Morning
AT the closing session of the con-
ference the report on the committee
on resolutions reported and present
ed the following resolutions which
were adopted:
Resolved: That we again urge the
hearty support of the valuable work
done in the larger parish of Aroos-
took county calling particular atten-
ton to the need of sufficient num-
Der of automobiles not only in Larger
Parish BIT for missionary work
throughout the state. We suggest
that any who feel interested to es-
tablish an automobile fund or to do
nate an automobile should confer with
the Portland office. 95 Exchange
street.
Resolved: That we work more thor
oughly and enthusiastically in our
churches to carry out every member
e.. l. = I@ ;el, a& trrnr
wide work. that we support our di-
rector of benevolence in his labors by
our earnest effort on The loved bidd.
Resolved That we urge our
churches to carry on more profound,
far reaching. spiritual work, steadily
and faithfully. that they emphasize
closer fellowship with the master
and the need of personal responsible
ity on the part of each member not
only to carry out a program but to
win men and women to Christ and
service through his church.
Resolved: That we favor thor
ough enforcement OF the prohibition
laws and urge all citizens to treat the
law seriously by due obedience and
fitting example.
Resolved: That we commend to
those who can afford to help it, North
land college of Ashland, Wis. now
being represented in our state by Rev.
Howard A. NJ. Briggs.
Resolved: That the state conference
OF the Congregational church in Maine
expresses its approval of the great
work carried on by the Near East Re-
lief and it's admiration for the heroic
and efficient manner in which I'M
forseen emergencies have been met.
1t urges upon churches their contin-
ued support of this great agency of
Christian mercy until such time as
the forlorn and destitute Christian
peoples of the Near East shall be
able to care for themselves. and until
this multitude of orphaned children
have arrived at years and the condi-
ton of self support. This both in full
liment of our Christian duty and in
recognition of our American respons-
Utility in the comnty of matrons.
Resolved: That we extend hearty
thanks to the following To the enter
tanning church and Rev. and Mrs.
Thurlow for their most generous hos
pitality and untiring effort to make
everyone comfortable and happy: To
all those in the city who opened their
homes to the delegates: To the ho-
tells and restaurants for every cour-
tesy: To the Stores for their words of