Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23
Urges Simpler Teaching
Word Colby Missionaries
Club Women at Poland Hear
Portland Pastor in Feature
Address GAS A Nation
Thinks"-TOO Much Sectar-
ianism is Word Being Taught
in Foreign Lands, His Pro-
test

Poland Spring, Me-, Sept. 22-(AP)
The Rampant denomina tionalism in
American Churches is hindering
Christian work in foreign lands, DR..
Morris H. Turk, pastor of Willisson
Church, Portland, declared in an ad-
dress on GAS a Nation thinks" to-
night at the New England conference
of State Federation of Women Clubs.
Instead of sending the good news
as proclaimed by Jesus many de-
nominations are teaching highly Sec
tartan editions of Christ's message"
he said. "The elemental truth that
Jesus so clearly taught is being sent
to foreign lands by many American
denominations with such an overload
of doctrinal additions that the real
message of the Master Teacher is
hard for the natives to understand.
"The Christian converts of China
have at last had the courage to pro-
test at the fifty-seven varieties of
religion that are being exported from
the West. At a recent meeting in
Shanghai Of Chinese Christians of
all denominations statement was
prepared for the American churches
which severely criticized the lack of
unity and agreement among the de-
nominal iOns doing missionary work in
China
1.-THE time has come for the divid-
ed Christianity of the West to- learn
with deep humility from the Chinese
Christians the way to unity and CO.
operation. The intolerant leaders of
the American Churches cannot escape
the deserved rebuke which has been
H., t. -
eign. The day Of doctrinal divisions
among the Chinese. 1t ought to pass
for the Christian leaders of America"
Round Table Talk
Poland Spring, Me-, Sept. 22--(AP)
A round table discussion in which
the presidents of six New England
states participated wa; the feature of
this mornings session Of the New
England conference of Federated
clubs in annual session here. Each
president presented the topic in which
her state federation was perhaps
most deeply interested. The topics
discussed included state prison re-
form, the rural woman. the club IL
brary extension and the American
home.
An address on Natural beauty,
national asset" was given this after
noon by Mrs. William f. Weston, ma
tional chairman Of billboard restric-
ton.
An automobile ride to Lewiston and
a tea at Chase Hall. Bates college,
given by the Literary Union Of Wom-
ems Clubs of Androscoggin County.
were the features Of the afternoon.
Over 500 women attended the tea.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth.
president of the Maine federation,
made a plea that Maine should pay
prisoners for their work. She said
% states make this payment. and de-
clared the plan is working out well.
Tea at Bates College
Lewiston. Me-, Sept. 22-(AP)-
The New England conference of state
declarations now in session at Poland
Spring, was entertained at a tea at
Bates College by the Androscoggin
County Women's Literary Union this
afternoon. In brief talk, Mrs. John
D. Sherman. General Federation pres
ident, emphasized the fact that Chill
dren cannot be expected to obey the
law when their parents break 1t. re-