Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-09


First, to insist upon the abolition
Of all standing armies and navles,
retaining such warships only as snail
protect every nation from piracy
and such troops as shall be suf1cient
to enforce police regulations where
ever necessary. Thus doing away
with war as an institution.
Second, to establish in the most
strategic, convenient and beneficial
place a great international unlvers-
ity, where students from all nations
may have the privilege of every kind
of scientific research, and where the
constructive, central, moral and
spiritual principles and truths of all
religions may be taught, the aim be-
ing that truth itself, stripped Of &C
foundations and accretlons which
obscure, may be received and acted
upon.
Third, to place emphasis upon the
unificatlon of mankind information
! ally not by political means only,
| where the profounder values are
often overlooked in the interest OF
national poyer. but upon the great,
and religion and education placed
! hand in hand.
i Fourth, TO proclaim to the whole
| world that the old era OF war as an
| institution with its vast waste of life
and treasure, its woeful aftermath
| of tumult and greed is gone forever,
| and that new era of settlement OF
, dispute by reason and good will is
| here to remain.
Fifth. to demand from every gov
eminent that its first purpose and
| effort shall be to enlighten and uplift
! every citizen and that the vast re-
| IL fNI ~ r&Wff n
| shall be conSecrated to that high
and Intimately worthy end.
| Sixth, in the light of the aforesaid
| declaration that any other business,
program and plans shall be thor
| oughly discussed in order that the
result of such conference of all the
| churches of the world may be a prac
| teal outcome for the peace, right
| eousness and true progress of all
nations working together in the
| spirit of intelligent friendship.
| Finally, the Congregational church
es of Maine believe that if the vast
moral and spiritual forces of the
! churches of the world can give ut
terance unitedly in the capital of. this
| country, peace will be assured and
a new world era established the
| Congregational churches of the state
of Maine assembled in annual con-
ference in Skowhegan, Maine de-
| preciate the refusal Of the foreign
relations committee to report out Of
committee the world court idea as
| favored by the president. of
| America should become at the earli-
est moment a member of the inter-
national court.
Make it's strongest protest against
| the Japanese Exclusion act as being
| n IN fri
pie and as unworthy of the interna-
tional ideals of the United States Of
! America.
| The following committees were
appointed: Committee on religious
education, Rev. Milo f. Pearson, Au-
burn; r. A. Mcdonald. Professor w.
3. Mitchell, Brunswick: Professor
Calvin Nj. Clark. Bangor; c. d.
! Plummer. Committee on Young
Peoples work, Rev. Milo E. Pear
son, Rev. George L. Thurlow, Show
hogan; Mrs. Amy e. Nickerson, Rev.
Charles Harbutt and lady from
Portland who has not yet been
named.
An interesting and an appealing
address was given on THE Near
East" telling of the great need
) there and work being done by w.
! NJ. Jessup of Portland. Most cordial
greetings were presented to the con-
ference by the Rev. George Merriam,
! pastor of the Bethany Baptist
church, and Rev Herbert L. Mich
OILS, pastor of the Centenary Meth
! odist church.
The retiring president, Rev. Fred
eric Parker of sherman Mills, who
throughout the conference had pre-
sided with dignity and fairness, pre-,
sentcd the new president, Rev.
George i. Bates of Calais, to the
convention and presented him with
the gavel with a few we'll chosen
words. Mr.. Bates presided during
the closing hour of the conference.
The closing address of the confer
ence was presented by Rev. c. A.
Moore of Bangor. who gave force
full address on Christ in the Heart
of the Nations" which was a fitting
close of a most excellent program
from beginning TO finish. Mr.. Briggs.
the representative of the Northland
college of Wisconsin, spoke briefly
concerning that work.
A pleasing feature of the closing
session was the presentation to the
conference of the Revs. Olive Hobbs
Tracy of WooGfords, formerly pas
tor OF the Skowhegan First Baptist
church. and Rev. Charles II. Neil I
hiney of Madison, formerly pastor of
the Island Avenue Congregational
church, who were responsible for
the union so successfully of these
two churches into the present Fed |
Grated church, which was host to
the conference. Both spoke briefly
of the work of federation and its
splendid success and voiced their
love for these churches which they
served and for the Federated church. |
Service of Worship by Professor
Cumming
One of the most impressive and !
valuable features of the whole con-
ference was the service of worship !
which was conducted at the various
sessions of the conference by Pro- !
lessor C. C. Cumming, instructor of
the Old Testament at the Theologi- |
cal Seminary at Bangor. The fol- |
lowing were topics considered by |
Professor Cumming: The Greatest |
Question-"If Jehovah Be God; |
second, The Greatest Fact-"It Is |
Elijah the Tishbite"; third, The |
Greatest War-"I have found thee |
because thou hast not sold thyself |
to work evil"; fourth, The Greatest |
Sacrifice--"Taka Now My Life: and |
fifth and final, The Greatest Victory |
Behold n Chariot of Fire and |
Horses OF Fire" At no time during |
the conference was the audience |
more attentive and deeply impress |
ed than during the hours of the |
service of worship and it seemed |
that each one present were literally !
consecrating himself anew to the |
work of Jesus Christ. Each period |
was closed with earnest prayer by |
Professor Cumming.
After a cIocin,- prayer tho conyen-