The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-27
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Programme of Important Meeting to be
Held in the City Next Week-Prominent
Divines to be Present.

Divines to be Present.
The Baptist convention of Maineswill hold
its annual meetingsin this city next .woek
The full programme which is published be-
low, shows that large number of.the prom
inent members of the.denomintion will be
present, including several from out of the
state:
MONDAY EVENING.
7.3O-Address by Rev. A. S. Gumbart, Bos
ton.
TUESDAY MORNING.
900-Convention called to order by the
president. Devotional hour LED by Rev. l.
5. Sampson.
9.ao-Address of Welcome. Rev. W. S.
Ayres.
9.4O-Presidents Address. Announcement
OF Committees.
lo.0O-Annual sermon, Rev. j.. A. Ford
10.40-Report of Committee on Obituaries
Rev. B. Mower. 'sss
1l.00-Welcome to recently iettled spas'
tors.
n.l5-Greeting from other Christian bod
les.
n.40-Inte1d enominational Comm1ssl q
of Maine, Address by President W. De ".
Hyde.
12.O0-Adjournment.
TUESDAY AT TERNooN.
a.oo-Devotional exercises, led by 'Rey. E
K. Drew.
s.1o-Report of the Treasurer, Mr.. G. F.
Morse.
2. 5-Report of-the Executive Committee
read by Rev E. C. Whittemore.
2.25-Report of the Board of Trustees,
read by the Secretary.
2.5O-Report of the Committee on State
of Religion, Rev. @. A. Towne.
3.15-Address by Rev. E. g. Whittemore,
Grouping of Churches for Work.
$50 Address by Rev. A. MARY. Evan
gelistic Service"
3.45-Address by Rev. G. E. Young. MIS-
sionary Service"
4.0o-General discussion.
500-Adjournment.
TUESDAY EVENING.
7Oo-Annual Meeting of Maine Baptist
Charitable Society.
7.3O-Address by Rev. J. R. Graves. DID,,
Baltimore.
7.45-Address by Rev. Vim. Ashmore. D. D.
/ WEDNESDAY MORNING.
s.so-Young Peoples prayer service lead
by Rev. Il. b. Woods.
S.5O-Report of committee on organlZa-
tio1. of the State Union.
9.OO-Address by Rev. J. II. Parshley.
1.-THE Importance and Function OF Inc as.
ISOLATION Union. -
9.15-Discussion.
9.25-Address by Rev. j. F. Tllton. Work
for the juniors. "
9.4C-Disoussion.
s.5o-Address by Rev. G. B. Ilsley. THE
Culture Course
1005-Discussion.
1O.15-Business.
1O.50-Reports of Committees: Creden tials
Place and Preacher, Reform, Sunday schools
II .OO-Report of Nominating Committee
Election of officers.
1l,l)-Bilbe Society of Maine. Address by
Supt.G.C. Wilson.
IL 15-Reports of Committee on Publica.
tions. Address by G. H. Spalding.
11.30-Report of Committee on Home Mis-
sions. Address by Rev. F. I. Hazleton. ID
D.
1l.45-Report of Committee on Foreign
Missions. Address by Rev. William Ashmore
D. ID.
1900 Closing business.
IL. adjournment.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Maine Baptist Educational Society.
2.Oo-Devotiona1 services. President -ad
dress, and appointment of committees.
2.20-Reports of the Treasurer and Board
of Directors.
$50 Discussion.
3.3O-Address by Rev. George Ballen. D
D., Professor in Newton Theological Instl-
tuition.
3.50-Reports of committees on Colby I'm.
iversity and the Academies.
4.00-Paper by Rev. A. R. Crane, D. D.
ssRelation of the Churches to our Maine
Baptist Educational Institutions"
A. 30-Discussion.
5.o0-Adjournment
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
7.30-Address by President Whitman ani
DR.. Pepper.
THURSDAY MORNING-9.3O-12.0o
Woman's Foreign Missionary Injecting.
| Prayer Service.
| Bible Reading,
Mr.. Lawrence McCully Charleston
| Singing.
| State Secretary's Report,
| MIS-. J. .. Smith, Skowhegan
| Address,
| Mrs. n. M. Waterbury. Newton Center
| Mass.
Paper-Systematic Giving,
| Mrs. H. W. Noyes, Portland
Solo.
| Address,
PORTFOLIOS.