The Portland daily press., 1873-06-19
FREE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
SECOND DAY.

SECOND DAY.
The convention met at o o'clock yesterday
forenoon. Rev. c H, Weber in the chair
Prayer was offered by Rev 7. Stevens.
A communication was received from Rev. S
w, Larrabee, corresponding delegate from the
Congregational State Conference.
The business committee reported, commend.
ing the interest of the Maine f. B. Ell. Mission
Society to the sympathy of the churches of this
yearly meeting, and recommend that they raise
sum of money eqnal to fifty GEMS for each
resident member, during the present year. They
also recommend that brother Howe have fifteen
months in which to present the claims OF the
NJ. F. B. H. NJ. Society 10 the churches.
They nresented the following resolve: THAT
we heartily approve of the plan OF raising a
fund for the benefit of superannuated ministers,
and we recommend that initiatory steps be taken
bv this yearly meeting for that object A sub
committee was appointed to carry into effect
the foregoing resolve, consisting of one from
each quarterly meeting. T. ST. yens. ]. B. Da-
Wis, q. w. Howe, and j. NJ. Pease we1e select.
ed. The committee endorse the resolve passed
on tuesday. on the denominotional publications
Eleven O'clock, the hour fixed upon for the
beginning of the public services having arrived,
prayer was offered by Rev. j. Pinkham, after
which, Rev. E. p. Ladd, of Parsonsfied deliv-
cred an interesting sermon from Ezekiel. % 80,
He showed the duty of christian soldier in
enlistment, fighting and discharge. The SER
mon abounded in historical incidents and tell.
ing facts, and was well delivered.
The following is list of delegates present
From Cumberland @. NJ
Clergymen, j. Burnham Davis, j. NJ. Bailey,
d. D., A. F. Hutchinson, E. G. Cook, A. S.
Mclean, q. Bean. w. j. Strout; laymen, r.
Deering, S. B. Cloudnan, B. q. Jordan, j. B.
Bennett.
Otisaeld, @. M
Clergymen, L. w. Raymond, j. NJ Pease, s.
W. Perkins; laymen, F. Walker, G. w. Bar
rows.
York County. Q. M
Clergymen, j. Malvern, B. P, Parker L. H.
Witham. P. Smith, c, HI. Weber, E. futile, E.
Mason; laymen, I. Wells, John Holt
Parsonsfeld, @. M.
Clergymen, G. w. Howe, E P. Ladd; lay
men A. Philbrick, S. S. Hasty.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
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was offered by the Rev. j, B. Davis. The fol
lowing committee were appointed to raise a
contribution at this yearly meeting and report
at the next. L. A. Witham, G. H Howe and
J. NJ. Bailey
The committee on the ministerial fund, pre-
sented their report as follows: "That brother
in York County offers the proposition, to be
one of one hundred, to raise $40, 000 or to be
one of one hundred to raise $4,000, or to be one
of five hundred to raise $1,000, or to be one of
one thousand to rai.e $1,000. The committee
recommend the acceptance of these PROPOSE
ons and that a committee to consist of one from
each quarterly meeting present, be appointed to
present the subject at the next session of their
respective quarterly meetings by which to ac-
c0mplish the above object.
j. NJ. Bailey. j. NJ. Pease, and G. w. Howe
We're appointed as the committee.
The next half hour was devoted to a confer
enee and prayer meeting. A sermon was then
delivered by Rev. w. I'll. Bowen of the Maine
Central yearly meeting The text was from
Luke 1416. At four o'clock the claims of the
Maine State Free Will Baptist Missionary So
ciety, we're presented to the convention by Rev.
w. q. Bowen, and a collection amounting to
1874. 49, was taken up
The convention passed the following resolve:
That We heartily sympathize with our dear
brother, Rev. A. A. Smith, in the sickness
which prevents his pulpit ministrations and
we pray that he may soon recover his health,
and be restored to the active work of the min
istry.
Resolced, that copy of this resolution be for.
warded to brother Smith by the clerk. 0
EVENING SESSION.
Casco Street Church was filled full last eve
ming. Prof. Hayes of Lewiston, delivered an
address upon foreign missions. The address
was an able presentation of the whole subject
of missions, and left deep impression IN the
audience.