Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-04

full. It has won the confidence and
cooperation of perpleXed and antag-
onistic communities. Some of the
great and many of the small church
eS in the state owe their lives to its
timely ministries. Rumford, Milli-
nocket and Woodland are examples
OF the sanity of its methods.
The denominations have beer
brought into closer fellowship and
denominational leaders have realized
a new brotherhood in service. TIC
many the work of the Commission
has been a practical manifestation of
the spirit of Christ. The achieve
ments of the thirty-four years seem
to be wholly out of proportion to
the effect, time and money employ
ed.
Your committee believes that the
conditions in and around the church
es, the successes attained and the
urgency of human needs everywhere
call for yet more complete co-opera
ton of all Christian bodies and the
full use of their resources in a SER
vice that shall be adequate and COM
prehersive." The committee made
the following recommendations:
First, that the cooperative work
in new enterprises as well as the adj
justing of differences between
churches SO successfully carried on
in the past be continued as oppor-
tunity may arise.
Second, unoccupied territory. The
committee would call the special at
tention of the committee of denomi-
national secretaries and superinten-
dents to territory surrounding the
churches that is without adequate re-
ligious service or pastoral care and
would urge comprehensive effort to
meet that need. 1t would urge upon
their attention also the importance of
providing Christian ministries for
communities that are wholly destitute
of them.
Third, that the work of the COM
mission be- presented to the denomi-
nations of the State at their annual
and occasional gatherings in order to
secure their hearty cooperation and
a more comprehensive and united en-
deaVor wisely to use the resources of
the churches in meeting the religious
needs of the State
Appreciation was expressed of GER
tain interdenominatio agencies
that are doing a real service to spec
ial classes of the population. And
recognition was given to the social
service work provided by the Great
Northern Paper Co. the American
! Thread Co. and other industrial or
ganiZa tons for the many thousands
OF lumbermen who are employed in
the State The commission should
gladly cooperate in this work as it
may be able.
The suggestion was accepted that
public conference on the value of
interdenominatio nal WORK in meeting
the religious situa ton in other states
as well as our own should be held in
the near future. The final recon-
mendation of the committee was
that the commission urge upon pas
tors and all Christian workers the
preaching and practice Of the gospel
of cooperation. AS workers together
with Christ in the unity of His spirit
and in real service for humanity the
commission should continue and en-
large it's success. There is need
enough in Maine to give the Inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL Commission field
There is Christianity enough to give
1t a force.
Plans for the Conference on Inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL Work are in making,
and will be announced soon.
A meeting OF the committee of de-
nominational secretaries was held in
the afternoon