The Portland daily press., 1892-10-06
PORTLAND, MAINE, THURSDAY NORM
BAPTIsTs ELECT OFFICERS.
Closing Day of the Anniversaries at Wat
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WATERvILLE, October 5.-The first
service of :the9 Baptist convention this
morning was the young peoples prayer
meeting, led by Frank w. Padelford,
Colby '94. The convention formally
opened at 9 O'Clock. The committee on
place and preachers reported and recon-
| mended that the next session be held in
Auburn and that Rev. E. G. Whitemore
preach the annual sermon. Rev. f. NJ.
Preble reported on Sunday schools. DR..
Burrage presented the report on inter
denominational relations.
Rev. N. r. Dutton presented the report
of the nominating committee and the
following officers of the association were
elected for the ensuing year:
President-Hon. Percival Bonney of Port
Vic Vice President Rev A. j. Padelford, Calais.
Trustees-B. +. Lawrence. B. II. Winslow, T.
j. Ramsdell, J. +. Tilton. j. NJ. Bartlett, G. S.
Chase, W. H. Spencer, +. M Preble. Z.
The committee on arrangements elect
ed for 1893 are Rev. C. A. Towne of Au-
burn, Rev. A. T. Dunn OF Wateryille,
Rev. d. T. Wyman of Lewiston. Presi-
dent Whitman made very interesting re-
DltIkS OIL tuc ,plUlC oCCiCty VI lJldtliC.
Rev. j. H. Parsley presented the report
on home missions.
This was followed by an address by
Hon. e. Nelson Blake, president of the
Home Missionary Society. Mrs. L. G.
Barrett then addressed the convention in
the interest of the Women's Home Mis-
sion Society.
Rev. L. B. Talbot of Lewiston spoke
of his French missionary work in Lewis
ton He said there were $4,000 French in
New England and there was an immense
field of labor ready to be cultivated.
@E. A. Mason offered a resolution to the
effect that DIR. Dunn should publish a
tract for distribution which should give
a report of the convention.
Rev. S. Brown moved q vote Of thanks
to the Waterville Baptists for the splen-
did entertainment they had given the
convention. In closing the convention
was led in prayer by DR.. Sargent
The adjournment of the convention
was Immediately followed by the pro-
ceedings of the Maine Baptist Education
Society. The address of the president,
Rev. T. F. White discussed the need of
more candidates for the ministry in the
fitting schools and colleges. The treas
urer's S report gave total receipts for the
year of $1699.79; expenditures, $1693.60;
the income producing fund, $4700. The
directors report was read by Secretary
G. E. Owen. He stated that forty stu
dents in the last ten years had received
aid from the society, of whom four-fifths
are in active ministerial service. These
officers were elected:
President-Rev. e. f. White, Bath.
Vice President-Dr. II. S. Burrage.
Secretary-Rey. c. i. Owen, Gardiner
Treasurer-Dr. W. ii. Spencer, Waterville.
Rev, H. r. Mitchell presented the re-
port of the committee appointed to Wis
it HigginsI Classical Institute at Charles
ton, and Principal Richardson addressed
the society on the location and prospects
of the institute.
A report of the committee ON Kicker
| Classical Institute at HoGlton was pre-
pared by Rev. A. j. Padelford and read
by Rev. c. E. Owen. The principal then
addressed the society. He said that
there were 144 new students, and the en-
| dowment had been increased. Rev. A.
K. P. Small, d. d., presented the report
| of the committee on the Coburn CLASH
| cal Institute of Waterville. The presi-
| dent of the institute, DR.. J. FL. Hanson,
| urged the necessity of a dornlitory for
| the institute. Rev. w. o. Aver present
| ed the report of the committee on He
| bron Academy. Principal Sargent paid
| fine tribute to DR.. Hanson as an educa-
! tor. He said that Hebron Academy was
| larger this year and in better condi
| ton than ever before.
The evening session of the association
was begun with a praise and prayer SER
vice, led by Rev. j. M. Lamb. Rev. J.
NJ Wyman presented the report of the
committee who visited Colby University
He said that things were as they should
be and Colby would prosper under pres
ent conditions. President Whitman then
made few remarks on the favorable out
look for Colby, and also paying high
tribute to the student body of Colby.
The association was then addressed by
Rev. w. S. Ayres of Portlond on ''The
Basis of Our Expectations Of Great
Things" He said we must not expect
great things from ourselves or from with
out. They would only result by faith in
God and we would acquire true effec-
tiveness in proportion as we got the
earth out of our soul and God in it.
The last on the programme was the
annual address before the educational So
ciety by PRECEDENT B. l.. Whitman.
President Whitman's subject was ''In
His Name, Motto for Faith and for
Life"
A large number of the delegates left
on the 10 p. m. train for their homes in
the western part of the state.
A committee consisting of Prof. Shailer
Mathews, Rev. J. H. Parshley and Rev.
Sewall Brown, was appointed to devise
plan to raise fund to place the new
Biblical professorship at Colby on firm
basis. The principal address of the after
noon was by DR.. George Bullen of New
ton.
At 4.30, a reception was rendered by
the Colby faculty at Memorial hall.
KNIGHTS AT LEWISTON.
Field Day of the Uniformed Rank, knights