The Portland daily press., 1897-06-14
Full Proceedings Of the Meeting
Last Saturday.
FRIEND KENWORTHY HAD A MES.
SAGE FROM THE LORD.
Report of Committee on Gospel Work
Church Extension Report Reviewed
Foreign Mission REPRESENTATION
Endeavor Mests.----l=-z

street church, was filled with interesting
services, reunions and business sessions.
Two gospel meetings were held in the
morning, the first beginning at $50 and
the latter at o'clock.
There was a considerable deviation from
the calendar at the forenoon business ses-
SION When Clerk Paige opened the ses-
sion at 10 o'clock he announced that Bro.
Amos NJ. Kenworthy Of Indiana desired to
occupy few minutes Of time.
mot few minutes only" said Mr..
Kenworthy, Hbut ask thee that l may
occupy 60 minutes. Unless thee will grant
me that length of time, l should not care
to speak. A few minutes would not allow
me time to begin to express what l have
on my mind this morning"
The clerk did not wish to assume a
dictatorial attitude, but the business of
the meeting should be transacted, hesaid,
and he could not see how a full hour
could be spared. However, he would
leave it for the meeting to decide whether
Mr.. Kenworthy should be allowed an
hour for his address.
at was the voice of the Lord that told
me to speak to thee,' continued the In
diana minister ST did intend to say it
on first day morning, but He told me to
present it thee this morning, at this bust
ness session. will leave it with thee to
say whether 1 shall deliver the address
1t is Gods business, not mine; thee may
treat it as thee think best.''
Various expressions in favor of allow
ing Mr.. sKenworthy to proceed were ut
tered from all over the church. One said:
"rhere was q time when our business
meetings were interspersed with four
hours OF gospel service. 1t seems to me
we could spare an hour.
L favor allowing him to continue"
HE seems to be so clear that it is the
Lords will, we should let him speak"
'EIt would i'll become this yearly meet
ing to say that the dear brother doeSn't
know the voice of the Lord"
81 feel that this is but a test of our
faith. If we make mistake In this mat
ter we cannot hope for Gods blessing on
our business. Let the brother proceed
in 'lediately.'
T lese and other similar sentiments of
approval were voiced, and Bro. Ken
N,orGny began his sermon occupying full
hour.
He is firm believer in specification
largely upon that theme. He began with
tle statement that education is curse
D. well as a blessing. Coupled with
divine influence it is a power for good,
but in the hands of the ungodly men it
can be perverted to the service of the
devil. The worst infidels are the best
edu Gated men. A boy who doesn't know
his A. B. IS may be as great power for
Go as a college graduate; he may not be
able to tell it as well as the college man.
but if filled with the power of the Holy
GhOst he can move an audience as Nell
The great struggle in America today is
between an intellectual and revealed ro-
ligion. The devil is wonderfully imitative
drunken inf1del could if he tried, write
a sermon that would go through yearly
meeting without a scratch.
He said he was not favored with much
of a school education; he studied arith-
metic three terms, the grammar six
weeks and never carried a geography to
school in his life. He was an infidel till
his 36th year.
He then dwelt at length on the subject
of casting out devils, and gave names and
dates of incidents of his own witnessing
in which devils had been expunged from
people in the midst of "mean spells. :" He
also strongly advocates the doctrine of
divine healing and urged the brethren not
to raise their voices against it, or against
second experience and sanctlfication
God would work more won
dsrs in the world if there were more be-
levers in his divine powers.
The business session being resumed
Clerk Paige announced his selection of
the following committee to confer with
George L. Crossman of Lynn in relation
to the Providence school matter brought
up Friday: D. W. Swift, Charles H
Thorndike, j. Hacker Hall, William P.
Davis, Charles Cisson. Epistles from the
nub1in meetings and the New York vear-
ly meeting were read.
The committee on gospel work sub
mitted an exhaustive report from which
this summary was taken:
Rhode Island quarter-A total of 100
gospel meetings were held during the
Year; admission to membership, 10; con-
versions and renewals, 30; visits made,
1000.
Smithfeld-Number of meetings, %;
families visited, 10; conversions and re-
newals, IS.
Salem-Many meetings were held dur
ing the year, and much interest and
growth are reported.
notwithstanding held, 43; families
visited, 1877; members received, 8.
Observation-Disclosures meetings, As; fami-
lies visited, 70; some conversions and re-
newals.
Vassalboro-M Meetings, los; visits, 100;
conversions and renewals, So; members
received, IL.
almouth-Meetings 10; conversions,
8; renewals, 80.
Dover-Many meetings held and good
interest manifesed.
Fairfeld-Meetings, 30S; families Wis
tied, 1868; conversions and renewals, 235 !;
received, IS.
The financial statement showed total
receipts of s1356.75 A request was made
for an appropriation Of $1,000 for the next
year.
The report of the church extension
board reviewed the work of the committee
and showed total disbursements of S401. 30
The board contributed S18o38 to the
church at Meadboro n. H., to assist in
remodelling the house Of Worship; 500
to the church at Sidney; $50 to the Wind
ham church; S25 to the church at An
thony, r. l.; $17.10 to the church at ST.
Adams.
The report was favorably commented on
by Dr., 3. T. Trueblood, Boston; D.
Wheeler Swift, Worcester; Joseph IL
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