Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-05
QUARTERLY MEETING
OF The BoVdoin Free BAPTIST
Conference.
1 Denented Gill Seen Abou. Ioflh
Lnsol.
C!hsr News from Difssgent Partp OF
the State.

Especial to the KESsEsgc JOURNAL
GARDINER, March THE sessions Of
the Bowtoin quarterly meeting commenced
this morning at $50 o'clock at the Summer
stree. Baptist church. The conference il
cludes the churches in the greater part Of
Androscoggin county, Kennebec county,
Sasa!ahoc county and northern Cumber.
land county. and delegates frcm many Of
these churches were present. The meeting
vas opened by half hour prayer meeting,
led by Rev. K. 4. Giikey Of Richmond
AT 10 O'Clock 8 meeting for organ
izaf1on and business was held and
the following organization effected
Temporary chairman, s. A. BlaisdeIi OF
PiEe Street Church. Lewiston. Rev. 4, E
Giikey OF Richmond, K. A. Dinslow of
Richmond Corner and Rev. Z. Manson Of
Gardiner were appoioted . committee on
permanent organization and reported as
follows: Moderator, Rev. NJ. Summer
bell, ID d, Of Lewiston; assistant moder-
stor. Rev. s. A. Blaisdell Of Lewiston;
clerk. N. s. Purinton Of W. Bowd,in;
assistant clerk, +. A. Dinslow; committee
"N AhSFs ~. hs olhloLtil OI 1<H WIS.,
ton, b. +. Sanford Of Hsllowell and
B. NJ. Small! of West Gardiner.
Records of the last Bowdoin quarterly
meeting at the Pine Stree. Church,
Lewiston, we're read and accepted.
Rev. NJ. Summerbell presented the report
Of the executive committee. The repor.
included returns from nearly all the
churches In the conference covering the
fnIiHW1pu 5pt Cftu<.t,
dsy scnooi attendance, outside meetings, |
young men who are looking to the minis. |
try, attendance Oh evening meetings, mis- |
sionary meetings held, additions by bspiisms
aud letter, dismisssls snd Losses By death, |
reyivsls, regular contributions to missions,
A. G. f. societies, church property aud |
value hereof denomin tioDal periodicals.
During the three months just past there |
have been sixteen additions and |
twenty five losses by death and dismiss-
ais. There are young peoples societies
in IA of the churches. The general tone |
Of the report was encouraging and shows |
the condition of the various churches to be |
excellent. Good ettendances at all meet. |
lngs were reported. Revivals have been |
and ave being held q. . large number of
churches, and quits a percentage OF the
churches are conducting outside meetings. |
IL was withal a report showing q very sue
cessfu! three months. The report was ac-
cep:ed. The printed programme was
accepted as the official order Of busine S.. |
The committee on licenses and ordination |
reported that they bad no business for the |
quarter. Reports of the delegates to the |
other quarterly meetpgs were called for |
and the follow ing responded: Rav. NJ. Sum-
merbeil reported for the Cumberland quar-
terly meeting at Stroudwa'er; Rev. Il L. |
Gilkey. Of Richmond, reported for the
Watervilie quarterly meeting at Oakland
Rev. j. Boyd, of Georgetown, for the
Edgecomb quarterly meeting; Rev. A.
Libby, Of Portland, for the Cumberland |
quarterly meeting; Rev. 4. d. Wade Of
Dover. pres!den. % the Msine Free Baptist
Associ alton, for the Sebec quarterly meet.
ing. l he reports were most encouraging
ard were exceedingly well received. The
convention nominated the following dele
gates to atterd the rext session of the q 1sr-
teily meetings: Cumberland qux-reriy
meeting, Rev. DIR. Summerbeli, Lsw-
i''on; Edgscomb quarterly meeting,
Rev. W. NJ. Davis, Topeham; Farming.
ten quarterly meeting, Rev. J. L. Mum
roe, Gardner; Fairfield quarterly meeting.
Rev. II. +. Wood, Bath; Wsterville quar-
te'ly meeting. Rev. B. NJ. O,good, Bruins.
wick. This closed the business and at IL
o'clock Rev. Mr.. Giikey of Richmond read
the scriptures. Rev. James Boyd of George
town offered prayer and the opening ser
moa was delivered by Rev. s. A. Blaisdell
of Lewiston. Mr.. B!sisdell took for his
text Luke l6: 10. "He that is faithful in
that which is least, Is faithful also in much;
ard he that is unjust in the least, is unjust
also in much" His subject was Faithful.
ness in Little Things" snd the address WAS
reD.ete with words of sound xivice spoken
hy a man who has had abundant opportu-
tnaity 20 preach from his own
chservatiors. II was very help
ful sermon. At the noon hour an
invitation was extended to those present to
adjourn 10 the dining room below, where
a oountitul dinner wss spread by the ladies'
Of the Gardiner Free Baptist church. The
afternoon session opened at l 80 with q
prayer meeting led by 4. A. Dinslow of
Richmond ccrner. At 2 o'clock very
sermon was delivered by Rev. G.
+. Penney of Auburn, formerly pastor of
the church at Augusta. Mr.. Penney spoke
from the text "For the things which are
seen are temporal, but the things which are
unseen are eternal" His subject was The
Seen and the Unseen Rev. Mr.. Penney
spoke particularly OF the aid which
We derive by studying the seen
through the unseen snd the benefit
and strength which reliance on unseen
things gives US when We are 10 trouble Of
rny kind. 1. wsss fine sermon delivered
in Mr.. Penny's usual forcibls and telling
msnner. At the close Prof. Howe of Bates
college was Introduced and spoke of the
means of assistance given to young meE
who are preparing for the ministry, by this
lie spoke Of Bates colleg.
and the Inducements offered by it 10 young
men who are forced TO earn their own e,lu-
cs'icu. Prof. Howe slso introduced reso
lutioa Of sympathy for Rev. Mr.. Gle. who
has recently teen preaching at Cape Eliza
beth, ard has been forced to give up his
ps-toTste on account of sickness.
Ia the evening st = praise service was
held, conducted by f, Z, Davis Of Augusta,
aud ST ! 80 O'Clock a sermon was delivered
by Rev. John Mason of Lisbon Falls. 1t
has been very stormy all day, q fact which
accounts for the small attendance, only 4j
aelega'es being pre-; eus. where nearly three
time. tina, number had SIGHTED their in.
isntion OF beng present. The meetings
are well sitendeJ, ho~ever, and are prov
il Z very interesting xgd profitable. They
viii be continued through Thursday In
accordance with the following programme
A. nj. IS 30-Executive Session Min
listers Conferences; . u0-Prayer and Con- /
ference Meeting, led by Dea. Geo. II.
Brown, Auburn; l0.00-BusiDess Session;
ll.00-Sermon. Geo. II. Hamlin, C.bb
Divinity School. =. NJ A. c. +. Meet
ius; 3o-PrAise and Prayer Service. con-
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