Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-07
ELECT OFFICERS AT BUSINESS
SESSION CHURCH CONFERENCE
OF CONGREGATIONAL BODIES

The creation of an Office of SUPER
intendent-emeritus in recognition of
the quarter century of service of
Rev. Charles Harbutt of Portland as
superintendent and registrar of the
Congregational Conference of Maine
was the outstanding work done at
the TWO buSieSsn sessions held by
that body in the Congregational
church in this city yesterday. The
10Th annual meeting, which is being
held here will conclude this noon.
Mr.. Harbutt was reelected to the
Office of superintendent and regis
trar yesterday and he will continue
to handle its duties until the board
or directors has found a successor
to the office. When he leaves the DO
sltion Mr.. Harbutts connections
with the church will not be severed
ana when he becomes superinten-
Qent-emerltus he will still be active
In Maine Congregationalism but in a
way which will not SO heavily task
his physical condition.
The new president Of the confer
ence, elected for the coming year is
kew. Milo E. Pearson of Auburn and
the new vice president is Liston p
+. Evans of Dover Foxcroft. Other
omcers were reelected as follows:
, Rev. Arthur c. Townsend of Water.
ford, clerk; Rev. Rensel H. Colby OF
i Scarboro, assistant clerk; George f
| cary of Portland, treasurer; Miss
Anna M. Bore of Portland, assistant
| treasurer; Rev. Charles Harbutt O,
| Portland, superintendent and regis.
tfar; Ozman Adams of Portland
| audltor, and George X. Carter OF
Bangor, geleral Missionary.
| :. The officers of the Ministerial Re.
nei society were all reelected ant
| Icy are Rev. Charles A. Moore O
Bangor, president: Rev. Edgar NJ
| cousins of Brewer, treasurer. an(
| Kew. Omar w. Folsom of Bath, secre.
tary.
Following are the committee.
which were appointed yesterday:
| lnterdenominational commission
Prof. c. M. Clark of Bangor: w. S
Hass OF Wilton; Rev. Charles Har.
| putt of Portland; l.. p. Evans q
bennington; w. G. Mallett of Farm.
ington; NJ. H. Turk of Portland: II
w. Webb of Wiscasset; w. B. John,
son OF Portland; Mrs. John F
thompson of Portland and G. c
Harmon of Portland.
Board of directors of Cbristia,
Association of University of Maine
George F. Eaton of Bangor: jaime,
A. Gulnac of Bangor.
Members of new Considerations
Board of Pastoral Supply-Warrel
j. Moulton of Bangor; Rev. G. e
Wolfe of Lewiston.
members of the Executive Commits
sion of State Sunday School Asso
ciation-L. ID. Marshall of Portland
>. X. Crabtree of Island Falls; Rev
A. A. Rouner of Pennington: Prof
G. G. Cummings of Bangor.
! committee on Temperance and So
c1al Seryice-Rev. r. A. Mcdonald
OF Cumberland Mills; Rev. Cornelius
r. Clark of Dover-Foxcroft; L. II
! Emery of Sanford. 49,
= Directors for three years-Rev. viii
liam I. Bull of Ashland, Frank N
| Sterling of Augusta, Rev. H. l. Holt O.
Camden, c. HI. Mckinney of Skowhe
gan, Rev. w. H. Palmer of Calais
George Z. Cary of Portland. Mrs. A
/ Eugene Nickerson of Portland, Georg,
l.. Gerrish of Portland.
Committee on evangelism-Rev. T
| E. Ashley of Brunswick, Rev. w. A
Smith of Waterville, Rev. C. S. Jone.
L v. -
Augusta, Rev. R. A. Mcdonald Of
| Cumberland Mills.
I Committee on church unity--Rev. NJ
! H. Turk of Portland, Rev. G. L. Wolfe
! OF Lewiston, Rev. Charles Harbutt Of
| Portland.
| Editors OF Congregationalism II
| Maine-H. G. Booth of Portland, Rev
| C. S. Jones of Biddeford, Rev. H. w
| Webb Of Wiscasset, Rev. T. B. HIATT Of
| Dixf1eld, Rev. Charles ,Harbutt Of
| Portland.
Committee on Boston Seaman's
! Friend Society-Rey. l.. A. Edwards Of
! Portland.
THE MORNING SESSION
On the second day of the conference
! 1t opened with well-filled church
| After the opening preliminaries the
! reports of the trustees. treasurer OF
missionary accounts and finance COM
| mittee were given, showing a very
| prosperous financial conference veal
and bright prospects for the future
| The report of the superintendent, Kew
| Charles Harbutt, was read by Rev
] Daniel T. Gross of Woodfords. He
said. "It is said there are l43,oOl
| children in Maine without any re-
ugious education, and it was suggest
| ed that the time seemed to nave come
| for a conference of the ProtestaI,
state workers all over the State OF az
denominations in regard to promoting
religious education in our state.
The report of the State Worn
| Committee was also read by ME-
Cross. The report of the Home MIS-
sionary Society was given by MIS-
William Johnson of Woodsfords In
the absence of Miss Nellie d. Hi
| Treas. of Portland, and showed tna'
this branch of the work has IN nc
way been neglected. and that the
contributions from the women 1o1
the missionary fund is constantly
increasing. -,
The .Service of Worship" was
conducted this morning by Rev u
g wolfe the topic being "The Home
Base" He emphasized the import
ance of the home life and surround
ings of the child saying that II we
leave the home life of the child as II
ia today we shall be like an army
moving forward with no protection
for the base. At recent conference
called where the matter OF assisting
the Young people of today select their
life work was under discussion, some
one said they did not need vocational
help so much as a new set OF par
ents. Mr.. Wolfe said What we need
today is more authority in the home
Parents are facing some very serious
problems, especially In regard 10
housing conditions. The children OF
TODAY fail to get contact with par
ents that was a former custom. He
urged that nothing OUTSIDE our