Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-24
Religious Education
Phases Reported On

RelIglOuS EIucaCl0n
Phases Reported On
The scope of religious education
was most strongly emphasized by the
large number of reports and interest
ing matter which was brought before
the conference under this head. c.
f. Butterfieh asked that more I'M
portance be attached to religious
education. He stated that a large
number have not taken the work
seriously. He spoke of the splendid
work which has been done by Miss
Alice Louise Brown and that she Is
always glad to be consulted in the
work. He recommended that the
conference continue the services of
Miss Brown.
Rev. w. S. Bovard, D. D., General
Secretary of the Board of Education,
explained in a nutshell, in straight
forward, clear manner, the merger OF
the employed officials which has re-
duced from 81 to IA. This means a
saving of between $4,000 to $4,000.
The board is divided under four de-
partments so that "every manager
is a player" In big league parlance,
Rev. Mr.. Bovard cleverly stressed
his point.
Boston University Resolve
The financial history of Boston
University School Of Theology was
repeated by Dean j. \. Beebe. He
stated that funds We're much ncedec
ana that certain courses would have
to be restricted otherwise. AS the
outcome of his talk it was made an
| If no Ir,fI
noon,. the conference will take some
definite action in regard to aiding
this educational institution.
College Religions
w. r Sheldon. assistant secretary
| OF the board, also from the Wesleyan
| Foundation, East New York confer
cnce, spoke of the importance of the
/ baptism of children into the church.
/ He said that of the two and a half
! million children in High schools one
! half million are Methodists. One
! ont of every Tive in colleges is I,
Methodist. The Methodist ministers
have inspired more children to 20 to
| college than any other denomination
/ in the country. There is a long line
| from the church to the college. But
after they leave the college. where
uotS lile llne 20 Inc children are
going TO the devil at home and are
rot going to the devil any faster at
/ college They get q little farther
away from father. They get the idea
of outsrowing the church. The ira
SeoS 81 inns generation is the ASSUME
inc. e,,i,.;+,,a,l', >, ,'''N '"'s are wilmer
A. o1,ist ., ~
! NIotbodists ., "0 wv 9"uhI
naca n cont TLo,. S tne com Ell
/ There M oon II 49, - LIE along
! church &c on . ei,1o r.,. ''iii tH'
ora et,,dnrts NJ" .1 any theIt
7 costirm , oa,,+ ..n' 'itte' All no'
and do a littIo eon,c;l,i 49,, ouuc%'loiI
350 ,o,,no SIa,,,o'ai '. '.''!I5 III az ieas'
of Maine pn+ ~ Az t'e toIieSeH
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plea III MI. GhoIa go 'i'e CLOSING
A.. So
MSS brown report
MISS y. l.. Brown, director Of re-
+ HSlpQS education of the conference
/ referred the conference to statistics
. already available in Sunday School
I "oil'' she expressed the hope THAI
hlIai work might he planned during
iHe GAYS on tie conference. There
are only !" summer schools in Maine
4 cue expressed the Willingness to
! nF!'lS any assistance possible to
nose desiring 1t. Figures show that
: IeSS IMAM per cent of the members
o. me sunday Schools are members
OIL the church.
/ Orono Pastors Appeal
1t remained Inv rov n . ,ro+,,,o,.
pastor OF tile church M 0rnnn ~ ~
troduce a certain degree of hnnor
that was not without its tragedy 4
/ tall, slender chan con,i,,, fra,,, w.
Virginia, with a maenetic yoica an%
Ian enthusiasm wbicb ,,,ado ~ - 80
! ference ro,Ii1a bis i,tonrit,. ,.,,