The Portland daily press., 1870-10-14
The Free Baptist Auuivcr..r;e.


Societies in New England began at Augusta
on Tuesday. The denomination is represented
by large attendance. The first meeting was
held on Tuesday evening, the President, Rev.
G. o. Libby of Dover, N. H., in the chair
After prayer by Rev. John Stevens of Bidde-
ford a short business session was held at which
the treasurer's report was submitted and off,
GERS for the ensuing year elected, as follows:
President, E. Knowlton; Vice President, G.
f. Penney; Secretary and Treasurer, 1. D.
Stewart; Committee of Arrangement, G. O.
Libby, L. D. Stewart, G. H. Ball, w. H.
Bowen.
The Anniversary Sermon YVES preached by
Rev. d. w. G. Durgi in of Hampton, N. H.
His text was in Matthew 8: IA, "Ye are the
light of the world" The speaker advanced
the following points: First, To the church in
general and to the Christian ministry in an en-
phatic sense, is committed the work of enlight-
ening the world. Second, The intensity of
the light reflected, and consequently the eff
cheney of the church or the minister will be in
propoI ton to their purity. Third, AS the
light of the world, the christian is to shine con
stantly. Fourth, We should be ready to re-
fleet Christ with just that power that God has
given US and from just that position in which
Providence has placed US.
We condense from the Keuuebec journal an
account of the proceedings of these bodies on
Wednesday:
The proceedings opened with social PRAYER
meeting Of half an hours duration, led by Rev,
j. Stevens; followed by an informal meeting
Of the Educational Society, at which no bust
ness of Importance was transacted. At 10
o'clock the Sunday School Union met. The
annual report showed favorable results the past
year. Among other things the Society has dis
trlbuted over one thousand volumes Of Sunday
School books to destitute Sunday Schools in
different parts of the country. The following
1fhc Officers we're elected-President, Rev. J. A
Deerpg, Portland; Secretary and Treasurer
L. r. Burlingame, Dover. N. H., Executive
Committee E. W. Page, New York: Rev. e.
l.. Harmon, Portsmouth, N. H.; G. II. I.ath-
am, ESQ Lowell, Mass; Prof Geo. Mcmillan,
Ohio.
The meeting then ad journed to afternoon. tn
give place to the Foreign Mission Society.
which was called to order by Rev. E. Knowl-
ton. The reports of the Executive COMMITTEES
and the Treasurer were submitted. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President, r: Knowlton; Vice Presidents, Fl.
2. Whipple, M Phillips, D. e.: Holmes; Cor
Essspondngn Secretary Wt, e O. Libby Recording
cording Secretary, George Goodwin Treasur.
er, G. o. Libby ;sAuditors, A. Loveioy, D. M
Graham, Theodore Stevens, d. w. &, Durgin.
e. kuoWlton, J. Calder, j. Rand, J. M. Bal
ley, u. w. Bean, 9; s. Perkins, S. D. Bates.
The meeting of the Educational Society fol-
lowed, the President, Rev. G. T. Day in the
chair. The records detailed at some length the
action OF the Society in regard to establishing
the Theological School at Lewiston Receipts
OF the Society for the past year. $40, 26O,19, ex-
brary fund $1,000, invested funds, $45,555.
| In the afternoon the Sunday School Union
| resumed its session. The report of the Execn.
| tive Committee states that as no systematic eff.
forts nave hitherto been put forth for gather
| ing sabbath School statistics, they have been
able only to take preliminary measures for the
work. From circulars of inquiry sent out TO
the schools they had received but 426 answers.
about one-third of the schools. Total number Of
scholars in these schools, 334l5; scholars in in
FAINT class 6034; scholars in bible classes 10 On.
number of teachers, $3.50; average attendance
| OF scholars, 20,4 !tnumber of teachers who are
| church membe 1896; number of echolars who
are church members, 1859; conversions in 2O7
schools, l743. In 80 of the churches reported
there are no Sabbath Schools, from various
causes. There are 63 Union Sabbath Schools.
Ihe committee recommend teachers meetings
as good means of keeping up an interest in
the schools; also the cooperation of churches
ana sabbath Schools-old and young, parents
and children; monthly concerts, VII ich should
not De allowed to degenerate into sensational
e4niDluons; quarterly and yearly meetings;
uniform lessons; Sabbath afternoon to be given
to the Sabbath School; mission schools, the
temperance pledge and all the helps to the
cause.
Desultory remarks, from Rev. DIR. Graham
of Chicago, Rev. DR.. Kicker of Augusta and
Rev. Mr.. Ball of New York followed the read
ing of the report The report Of the committee
nly1f;n
discussion, resolutions were adopted favoring
the adoption ofuniform Sunday School lessons
and recommending the series published in the
National Sabbath School Teacher, the Amer
lean Sabbath School Worker, &c. !; and declar-
Ing the expediency of devoting Sunday after
Moons entirely to the Sunday School.
The anniversary of the Home Mission Socie.
ty was held in the evening. The receipts
for the year were $40 s507, 45 expenditures $iO-
Wy ~, leaving balance Of 1920 %. Perma-
which can only be expended These figures
only embrace New England and New York.
Toe report OF the operations of the Society
by the corresponding Secretary showed that
the funds have improved, and there has been
more interest in church extension than aver
before. IThe Society has received contributions
from zoo churches and 3O2 yearly meetings:
something has been done for the freedmen
Several churches in important positions have
been helped. New life has been Infused every
wHeIe'. nun uoWn CnurcneS nave been re-
vved. There lhave been REVEALS in many
churches. Twenty new meetinghouses have
been built the past year. The close commun-
ion sentiment is dying out, and the great body
of Bar lists will soon meet on the ground now
occupied by us. Young men are giving them
selves in large numbers to the ministry.
Rev. u. b. Tasker of Vermont, Rev. A. H.
merrill, who has been laboring in the mission
nelds OF the South, Rev. Mr.. Ball of New
ork and Anna Dudley, who has been labor
ing i've years in the valley Of the Shenandoah,
spoke on the topics brought forward in the re,
pos 10 collection for the Society," amounting
iourned w anu VIC ineeIlng al