Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-25

In connection with the Maine Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church which is being held in tbs
city, the conference of Older Boys
got underway on Friday afternoon
and will continue for the remainder
of the session About 65 delegates
will be in attendance although all
have not as yet registered, and they
will hold separate meetings for a
portion Of the Tina, uniting with the
Maine conference for special address
SEES.
Delegates to the Boys Conference
registered and were assigned to
homes as far as possible on Friday
afternoon before attending the BAN
quee which was held in Hallowell.
Although the entire group of dele
gates has not yet arrived about so
were registered Friday afternoon ana
evening. Secretary CRUDE Il. Cor
nish of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections is in charge of the
Boys conference and he is assisted
in the work of registration by Miss
Dorothy Page. Because of the lack
, of accommodations several boys were
.SQuartered at the armorY of the Head
quarters Company, seth Infantry
Brigade on Grove street, where they
were made comfortable with cots and
blankets.
Hold Devotional Service
After the registration and assign
ment the boys attended their first
meeting in the conference, at which
Rv Louis S. Staples of Livermore
Falls delivered a fine address on
"Knights of the Goth Century" He
said that each century is an i'm
provement upon the one that came
before it and that all that we have.
today is a result of what has been
done in previous centuries. He urg-
ed that the boys should work hard
to make this century better than the
| last. and the achievements of this
century greater than ever before, in
order that those who come after us
Shall profit by the results of this
| period
He stressed the necessity of a rul-
| ing and guiding passion for everv-
| one and pointed out the effect of the
ruling passion of Jesus Christ.
which was to save the world from,
| Its sins. had had upon all following
generations.
| The devotions We're led by Rev.
chester B. Oliver of Bethel who
| spoke shortly on Purpose"
| Banquet at HaloweII Church
AT the conclusion of the meeting
| the boys left Immediately for HALO
well where they attended the BAN
quet held at the Hallowell Methodist
! church, and listened to addresses bv
| Kew A. G. Goddard, d. D., Of Port
| land. and Prof. Austin (Spike) Nc
| Cormick of Bowdoin college.
! There was a gathering of about
| l25 present at this banquet including
! besides the delegates to the bows
l conference number of delegates
. from the Maine Conference. Before
! the banquet the boys were enter
tanned by the Bigelow Boys Band of
HaIloWell which gave n very delight
full concert on the church lawn.
| After partaking of the delicious
! fare prepared by the ladies' of the
! Hallowell Methodist society the BOYS
| were addressed by Prof. Mccormick.
, He spoke on moral preparedness and
brought home in a forceful manner
J the points which he desired to make.
, interspersing his serious moments
with the funny stories for which he
| is famous.
Prof. Mccormick said that he did
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| the smooth working machinery with
which he had become familiar during
is four years in te navy. He did mean
| by the phrase moral preparedness"
the ability to face a moral crisis and
to react in the right way He an
nounced at the start of his talk that
| he hoped to say something worth
while to the young men and this he
certainly succeeded In doing.
Rev. A. c. Goddard of Portland
| spoke on THE Cornerstone OF Civil
lization." He too was interesting
and effective and held his audience
well. Governor Ralph O. Brewster
| who was scheduled to speak at this
| meeting was unable to be present
Pres Alger Powell of South Portland
presided.
| In the evening the boys returned
| to this city where many of them at
| tended the lecture which was given
| by Bisop Thomas Nicholson
| The morning session of the Boys
| Conference will be held at 9 O'clock
| at the Penney Memorial United Bap-
| list church. In the afternoon they
will participate in an athletic pro-
gram at the Y. NJ. G. A. under the
direction of Secretary Thomas L.
| Smith