The Somerset reporter., 1891-09-24
Kennebec Baptist Association

The annual meeting of the kennebec
Baptist Association came off in the Beth
sny Baptist church edihce Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week closing last
evening.
The weather being favorable the at
tendance was large and the meetings full
Of interest. The churches comprising
the Association were generally represent
ed.
by a reorganization of the severa-
Baptist associations in the State, the Au-
gusta, HallOwell and Gardiner churches
nave Withdrawn from the Bowdoinhsm
Association and joined the Kennebec As.
ISOLATION so IL now composed of Il
churches as follows:
Anson, Augusta, Belgrade Clinton
Cornville, East Madison, Fairfield, Farm.
ington, Hallowell, Gardiner, Mt. Vernon
Norrldgewock, Oakland, Sidney, Skowhe
gan, (two societies) Waterville, West
Sidney.
1t is expected that the Pennington
church will join the Bow doinham Associa
| Lion.
| Tuesday morning a business meeting
was held at which Rev. G. M. Emery OF
Norridgewock was elected Moderator
Rev. g. E. Owen of Gardiner, Secretar,
and Treasurer, Rev. G. w. Hinckley O
Ea Fairfield, Auditor, and the usual com
mittees, viz; Education, Publications
Home Missions, Foreign Missions, TEN
perance, Sunday School Work, Youn!
Peoples Work.
Tuesday NJ, addresses were made b.
Rev. L. 7. lockwood OF Rockland, upol
Home missions and Rev. A L Dunn, ID. ID
secretary of the Maine Baptist Conven
ton, upon the work of the Convention
The forenoon exercises closed with pray
er by Rev. A. j. Racklif pastor of tn
Congregational church of Skowhegan
The afternoon exercises began with II
minutes service of song, followed BY
sermon by Rev. g. W. llnckey upon tn,
topic, Soul winning, Letters were reaC
from - churches.
The committee on Education reported
through the chairman, Rev. DR.. Rickel
of Augusta the following:
| RESOLVED, that Gods call to the ministry
naturally and of necessity carries with it hi
call to the churches to aid the young men thus
summoned to the sacred office in defraying tn,
expense incidental to their preparation for tn,
| great work.
Rev. L A Merriam of Boston presented
the ne, d D., of Newton Theological Institu-
ton.
Mrs G. ID. B. Pepper of Ssco. adiresst {
the association upon "Sume of the fals
cies in connection with Missionary work v
| In the evening after half hours pray
er meeting led by Mr. Hatch of Farming.
ton, Mrs. N NJ Waterbury, Secretary of
| the Woman's Foreign Missionary Soc ETY.
spoke upon the subj ct of Foreign Mi,
siors and was foll WED by Rev 4. f
Merriam Of Boston, editor OF the Baptist
Missionary Msgszne upon the work of
the Missionary Union.
| The M,ler Mission Band composed OF
about 80 children of the Bethany SUNDAY
school attended the evening NEE ing Ia q
| body.
| Wednesday the services consisted OF
prayer and praise meeting commencing
at O'Clock, report of various committee
a Temperance address ny Rev. NJ w,
man of Augusta and the addl ess of P;esi-
dent Small Of Colby University upon the
Importance of general education, and the
Importance of Bsptists of Maine sustain
lug Colby University and their Denomi.
national schools. The ad dress was one
of great breadth and power and characte
lied by positive and emphatic statements.
In the afternoon the treasurer made
his report showing a small balance to the
credit side of the account
The Pennington church requested dis
mission to join the Bowdoinham Assoca-
ton and thus was granted to take effect
when admitted to that body.
An address by Rev. s c Fletcher upon
work In outlying districts was folio wed
by general discussions,
The report of committee on member
ship showed the accretions to the church.
es of the association for the past year
were, by baptism, AZ; letter, 80; expert.
enCe, 8; total, II. Losses dismissed, 30 ;
excluded, 4; dropped, "a; died, 20; total,
50. The total membership was 1899.
The recently admitted churches not in
cluded In above.
Rev. 6 W Hinckley was appointed com
mittee on Missionary work and Rev. Z
Owen, committee to extend the Lay-by
envelope system In benevolent work.
RESOLUTIONS endorsing p esid mt Snalls
work and his plan OF establishing q pro-
censorship Of Biblical Instruction We e
adopted and q committee appointed to
confer with young peoples committees 10
various churches to Great. wide spread
interest In education.
kev. G v Hanson for the c .mmittee on
obituaiie. repur;ed and remarks were
made upon III death Of Rev N II. Cur
tbs.
The next annual meeting is to be held
ct Gardiner.
A resolution Of thanks va, extended to
Bethany church for lis hospit,lity. T. Q
closing service WAS the doc'rlnal sermon
Of the occasion BY Rev Herbert Tildep.
Members of Bethany society entertain I'd
the visiting members of other churchts at
their homes and provided dinners at the
church chanel