Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-13

Rev. Stanley, Manning, for The
past five years national director of
Young Peoples Work for the Uni
versalist church, and well known
throughout the country. was form
ally installed as State superintend-
ent of the Universalist churches OF
Maine, Tuesday evening. at ses-
sion of the Ministers Institute
which was held at the Winthrop
Street Universalist church. Rev. Mr.
Manning is the first full time church
superintendent that the denomina-
ton has had in Maine. and is emf
nently fitted for his new work.
The ceremony of installation
which was conducted by Rev. John
Smith Lowe, d. D., general superin-
tendent of the Universalist churches
of the country and was extremely
simple. In his address. IAN Act of
Installation" Rev. Lowe told of the
especial fitness of the new super
intendent for the work which he
would have to do and as an Illus
tration of the spirit which Mr.. Man
ming brings to his work he told Of
the way in which he had decided 20
accept the position. At the same
time that he was called here he re-
ceived a call to a large church,
where there would be many advan-
tages, including q chance to be at
home instead of continually travell-
ling. He went to DR.. Lowe III his
capacity as general. superintendent
and asked him in which position ne
could serve the church best
Declares for Universal brotherhood
The speaker said that the world $
| overshadowed by fear suspicion and
! distrust and a feeling of trust IN
mankind is necessary to bring It
| safely through this turbulent perl
/ cd. "The demand of the hour he
| continued, ito leaders of liberal
religious thought is that we preach,
not what we do not believe and why
we do not believe it, but what we
! do believe and why we do belleHe
{ it. Men wrangIe over faith about
| Jesus when mans need is for the
faith of Jesus. 1t is Christ's way Of
! life and not the way he came into
| life that counts. The CniVcrsallst
church in the Christ Crusade puts
! itself in the vanguard of Christian
| progress by declaring for the ou'-
! lawry of war and the establishment
! of universal peace.
! In closing he predicted for the new
SUPERINTENDENT great success IN his
new field and said that if he was as
| successful in his new work as ne was
, with the young people. the Universe :
list church in the state of Name IS
about to enter a new era.
Rev. Manning Consecrates Self to
Task
Rev. Manning in bi ief speech SAID
4 IN -
form two duties especially. One OF
these is to help the churches to over
come whatever difficulties beset their
path. and the other to procure and
| maintain the closest Of cooperation
| between the individual churches. and
the state convention as well as be-
tween the state convention and the
general convention. He pledged him =
| self to do all in his power to carry
the work through to a successful
conclusion and said that he was Will
ing to make sacrifices il necessary to
carry on the work.
Rev. George +. Etz IF Boston, sec
| rotary of the General Convention
gave a short address in the evening
in which he spoke aoout. cooperation
between the state and the general
convention. He said that the general
convention itself is but gathering
of the states and that it could not
function without the backing of the
states. They themselves decide what
shall be done through this convention
and then they must see that they dc
their part in carrying IT out.
Greetings from Allied Groups
Fraternal greetings were presented
ut this meeting by Rev. Charles
Harbutt secretary of the COngrega
! tionalist Convention upon behalf of
| the Protestant churches of Maine:
+! by O. *. HOLSTER of Portland. first
| vice president of the State COnven-
! ton for the Universalist churches of
| Maine, and by Rev. A. Francis
! WalCh of Augusta, pastor of the
! Augusta Universalist church. Greet
! inCs from the Universalist Com
| rades of Maine were sent by PreSi
| dent Robert :. Whitcomb Of Port
land, who was unable to be present
! and We're read by the treasurer
| Harry NoSe of Waterville.
George W. Bridgeman, president of
the State Convention. presided at the
j meeting. The invocation was by
Rev. James F. Albion, d. D.. of
| Portland: the Scripture reading by
| Rev. John NJ. Ratcliff. vice president
| of the convention, and the prayer OF
! installation by Rev. Milo G. Folsom
! the retiring superintendent. De-
! lightful music was furnished by the
| church quartette with Miss Edith
| Newman at the organ.