The Portland daily press., 1876-06-23
The Baptists.
SECOND DAY.

HALLowELL, June q.
Rev. Lewis Goodrich, of Warren, delegate
from the General Conference of Congregational
Churches made fraternal address to the Con-
ventioD which was received with much favor.
The Committee on Obituaries appointed year
ago, reported through Rev. DR.. Estes, of Paris.
that five ministers in the state had died during
the year, viz: Rev. W. r. Millett of Harps-
well, Rev. S. w. Avery of Lisbon Fall, Rev.
Cyrus Tibbetts, killed at North Berwick, Rev.
G. G. Porter Of Bangor, and Rev. T. B. Rip.
ley of Portland. Three of the above died sud-
denly.
In behalf of the convention, the President
then made an address of welcome, and gave
the hand of fellowship to fourteen Baptist min
listers who have entered upon their work in
Maine during the past year; stong addition
to the ministry of the State.
A resolution was passed sympathiziDg with
Rev. D. A. Kicker, Corresponding Secretary of
the Convention, in his continued i'll health,
and requesting him to hold his position and la
Dor according to his physical ability.
The Committee on Temperance through its
chairman, Rev. s. L. B. Chase, reported the
following:-Ou hearts have long been panied
at the alarming extent to which the evils of in
temperance prevail in our country. We regret
this as among the greatest of the obstacles
hindering the progress of the gospel. We
earnestly desire the removal of these evils, and
to this end we would hereby declare that LIST,
we believe an efficient church of Christ to be
the best of all temperance organizations. I'd,
we believe that total abstinence from intoxicat-
ing beverages of all kinds is our hope for per-
manent success in this work. Sd, we recog-
nize the hand of God in the great reform move.
ment now in successful operation in our state
and moving westward. We believe it to have
begun in answer to the prayers of agonizing
hearts. We wish to give the members of the
reform clubs every possible encouragement
and help, and our prayer for them is that they
may go on in the good work till they shall stand
as perfect men in Christ Jesus. 4th, we believe
in the principle of prohibition as help to the
cause in putting temptation out of the way
of the young, and of the reformed men
We would urge that all citizens and officers Of
the law should seek the utter suppression Of
the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors in oul
midst. 9Th, stree it is now easy to obtain the
pure, unAdulterated juices of the grape, We
recommend to our churches to avoid the use o
vile compounds sometimes called wine, in the
administration of the ordinance Of the Lords
supper.
The following additional resolution was pre-
| sented by Rev. D. f. Estes of Belfast:
| ReSolUed, That this convention representing
| the twenty thousand Baptsts of Maine wish
| to express their approval OF the closing OF tn
| national centennial exhibition on Sunday, ant
| their earnest hope that this decision will re
| main unchanged, that the Sabbath our fathers
| may be preserved to our nation.
| This and the previous resolutions were unan
mously adopted by a rising vote
| A very able and discriminating paper wa
then read by Rev. j. L. Champlin, on 'Denom
ination Organization" The paper is to b
printed. 1t gave rise to a lengthy and inter
esting discussion, in which the peculiar meth
DDS which have led to such marked success
during the past year were freely explained an,
commented upon. This paper and discussion
| must give a new impulse tothe Baptist demon
national work in Maine.
Rev. Mr.. RiddelI, of the committee On plac
and preaching, recommended that the next an
nual sermon before the convention be delivere
by Rev. Fl. G. Estes, DID,, of Paris, and tina
Rev. G. f. Hobrook of Saco be his alternate
the place of meeting to be determined by tn
board.
Rev. A. P. Mason, DID,, presented tn
claims of the American Baptist Home Mission
Society for aid in carrying on its work anon
the foreign population, the freedmen and tn
| Indians.
very interesting account of the work of I'll
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, and a.
earnest appeal for aid in its behalf was mad
by Mrs. R. NJ, Luther of Bennington, Vt. Mr.
L.. the daughter of the late DR.. Vinton of Blu
nah, was born in heather land, and spok
from personal experience. She had prevou 81
addressed the ladies alone and was listened
by them with intense interest.