Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-09-27
The Hancock Baptist Association.

The Hancock Baptist Association met ac-
cording to appointment with the church a,
Surry village. Tuesday, Sept. Is.
The Association was called to order bv
Rev. W. {. Stetson. clerk. who called upon
Rev l.. $. Trip of Bluehlll. TO lead IN
prayer. The election of officers then being
IN order, ballots were taken which resulted
in the choice of Rev. J. F. E,eleth FOR MOI
orator. and Rev. W. {. Stetson. clerk, J. VI.
Butler. treas. The letter OF the Surry
church, welcoming the Association was then
read hy the clerk after which an interesting
and practical sermon was preached by Rev.
J. II. Taylor, Of North Sedg~ck. from the
text Malachi. 80. After the sermon the
moderator announced the appointment Of
the usual commuters, whose chairmen re-
ported AT the various stages Of the meetings.
The committee chairmen were as follows
Benevoence. Rev. A. +. Palmer. La
moline.
Finance, Dea. ". &. Sargent. Sedg~ick
On Letters. Rev W. C. Stetson. Surry.
Nominations. Rev. l.. $. Trip. Bluehill
Resolutions. Rev. J. II. Taylor. North
Sedguick.
TUESDAY evening. the claims Of the
Maine Baptist Education Society, were pre-
sented by Rev. a. +. Palmer of Lamoine,
after which an able and interesting sermon
was preached BY Rev, r. g. Farley Of the
FRS, Bluehil. church.
"Wednesday morning a meeting of PRAYER
the interests Of the Maine Bap,,, Mission
AIRY Convention we're presented by Rev. {.
T.. Harden, of Harrington, who made
stirring appeal in behalf Of the destitute
churches. after which collection of $500
was taken for thu, object.
"Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J. f. E,eielh.
of Bluehill, spoke earnes,l. IN behalf OF
Foreign Missions. and so impressed the As
so,iation that generous collection was tax
ell.
The large congregation which now filled
the spacious ec ifce listened with deep IN
tere.t to an able sermon by Rev. +. w C..
Wiggin. Of Oldto~n.
Wednesday evening. praise meeting Of
unusual interest and power. in which over
one hundred took part, was followed by
the presentation Of the claims of the Amer
lean Baptist Home Missionary Society. In the
absence of DIR. Mason Of Boston, the mod
orator called on Rev, A. f. Palmer to
speak in behalf Of this Society. who was
followed BY Rev. Mr.. Hanscom, Of Auburn,
when the association listened to a practical
sermon by Rev. W. T. Bartlett OF Hudson,
\. Ii. Thursday morning the forenoon SEES
sion was devoted to the reception of Com
mittee reports, and the transaction of un-
finished business The claim. Of the Maine
Baptist Charitable Society, were presented
in three minute speech by Rev. A. +. Palm
err, when collection which was designed for
a worthy member of the Association was
taken amounting to $500. The remand
err Of the session was consumed in discus
sion of the topic "Our pa,,orless churches,
their needs and how We may suppl, them"
The discussion was participated in BY Rev.
J. +. Eveleth, Rev. l.. s. Trip. Rev. ". e.
Stetson and Rev r. G. Farley.
The association taken as a whole was an
exceptionally interesting one. The weather
was fine, the congregations large. and the
hospitality of the people of Surry bound
less. After passing the usual resolutions
Of thanks to the church which SO gener-
ously entertained it. the association voted to
adjourn without day.
The next meeting will be held with the
First Baptist church. Lamoine. Sept. 1884.
The aggregate collections taken during the
association amounted to SlIs.s0.