Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-09-27
FREE BAPTiSTS
Have a Successful Convention
At HOult0n.
interesting Exercises and a Large
Attendance.
he Delegates Royalty Entertained by the
Citizens.

UouLroN, Sept. 26. Special )--The
services OF the Free B. pdst Association,
today, have been of exceptional interest.
The church has been oroSded 10 overflow
ing at each session, and all are. greatly
pleased with the work of the association.
Prayer and praise meeting opened at s
o'clock this morning, led by Rev. q. w.
Fullam of Portland. An interesting Incl
dent of the meeting followed at the close of
this service, when the venerable Rev. +. G.
Page OF Oakland, who is in his S0,h year,
read from memory Psalm 10.
The presidents annual address delivered
by Rev. 5. c. Whitcomb of pittsfeld treated
of the work of the association for the past
year in3icated gratifying degree of pros
perty. The report OF the treasurer of the
association, Deacon Rufus Deering of
Portland, showed that altogether duringthe
past year the Free Baptsts of Maine have
contributed $40 900 for various benevolent
purposes not including amounts expended
upon churches. The report of the State
missionary, Rev. Il. ID. Newell, was read
and showed pleasing results from labor i'll
that direction. Several applicants were
constituted annual members of the associa-
tion during this mornings session. A coll
lection taken this morning for the purpose
of aiding towards the pay ment of the ex-
penses of the association and for the assis-
tance of weak churches realized $302, IL.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the president for work during
the session: Revolutions, Rev. A. c.
Thompson, Rev f. II, Peckham, MIR. s.
o. Purrirgton, Mrs. l.. j. Jones, Miss l..
w. Preble, Rev. ID. Boyd; committee on
inter erdenominational comfy, Rev. NJ. Sum
merbell, d. d, Prof. A. w. Anthony,
Rev b. ID. Newell; committee on papers,
Mr.. n. S. burlington, Rev. ii. +. Wood,
Mr.. b. G. Jordan, Rev. Il. G. Harmon,
Mrs. Mary b. Wiugate, Rev. o. w. Full
lam, Rev, G. S. Frost. At the reception
for representatives from other religious
bodies held this morning able and interest
ing addresses were delivered 10y Rev. Fred
T.. White, Houlton, representing the
Eastern Maine Methodist Episcopal
conference; Rev. G. f. Owen,
Houlton, representing the Maine Baptist
Association, Rev. B. Z. Parker, a member
of the Nova Scotia Free Baptist conference,
Rev. ID. L. Land of the New Hampshire
conference of yearly meeting Free Baptists
and by Rev. J. n. Rich, representing the
Rhode Island Free Baptist Association.
Owing to insuiliciency of time for further
addresses the committee introduced to the
meeting Miss Coombs and Rev. l.. B.
Stiles of India, Rev. o. II. Tracy, Somers-
worth, n. II. Rev. +. c. Young, repre-
senting the Baptist Unions, and Rev.
Joseph Noble of New Brunsw lex. Ad-
jcurnment was then made until 2 o'clock.
The afteraoon session was under the
exclusive charge of the Womsn's Mis-
sionary Society, and was conducted by
ladies' connected with that branch of the
association.
The society has p.ogre ssed wonderfully in
disseminating literature and aid to the
weaker churches throughout the State. An
address of welcome was delivered by Mrs.
Il. n. Merritt of Houl,on. This was fol-
lowed by a response by Mics Lillian Adele
Tour ,elotte OF Mansfield. Mrs. Celestial
c. Whi,comb of piusfeld spoke for short
time upon "The Wider Kinshp."
This was followed by a very interesting
account If mission affairs in India, by Miss
l.. G. Coombs of Balszon, India. The
association resumed its session at o'clock
this evening, and this was by far the most
interesting meeting of the session. The
meeting was opened by praise service, led
by Rev. II. l.. Duston of Houton.