Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-14
KENNEBEC BAPTISTS
Hold Their Annual Meeting
at Fairfield, Tuesday.
Two Sessions Of Day Taken Up With
Business and Addresses.
Young Peoples Meeting in Evening Followed
by Address by Or. Butler.

Fairfield. Me-. Sept 13.-(Special. 1.-THE
Baptist church on Newhall street is a
very busy place now. A large number of
Baptists are present from all over Ken
nebec county to transact the annual
business of the association, to meet their
friends and fellow workers and inciden-
tally to have very pleasant time The
weather is perfect for the meeting and
its exhlarating effect is plainly manifest
in the beaming faces of those present
The church was crowded at the morning
session, Tuesday, which opened with
praise service led by Rev. W. II. Spen-
Ger. After prayer and the reading of the
constitution and rules, of the order, the
work of organizations was taken up. Rev.
J. z. Cochrane was elected clerk. and
Major p. Rowell of HalloweH. auditor.
Mrs. John Hatch read the letter from the
local church. after reviewing briefly the
past year the letter describes the condi-
ton of the church as follows:
Our congre cations are good. our pray
er meetings are well attended and have
deep spiritual tone. O"- Sunday school
is In fiourishing condition under the SUI
In our Y. p. S. c. f. while We are troub-
led somewhat by the inactive members"
yet we have much Of help for the. pres
ent and promise for the future in our
young people.
In the removal from among us of the
family Of our State missionary. Hunt, our
church sustained a great loss. Especial
" was the loss felt in the junior Y. P. s.
c. e. which was a work of Mrs. Hunts
own building. The society has since been
without a leader. there being no one to
take up the work SO successfully carried
on by her.
Our mission field at Shawmut is devel-
oping and like a growing child with its
development opens opportunity for work
oy, ont. Nnytr n tim ha ragf fxr,n
weeks, on this field. having been born in
to the fold. are much in need of a shep-
herds care. The prayer of the mission
and of the mother church is that God will
shall be under shepherd over this part of
his great flock. one who shall lead us
with Divine help over the. rocks and
through the difficult paths before US.
The following are the statistics of the
local church for the past year: Baptized
4; received by letter, 9 by experience, L.
122; present membership. 1877. Benevolent
contributions: Maine Baptist Missionary
Convention, $3.50; American Baptis. Mis-
sionary. Union. $2214; American Baptist
ems Baptist Foreign Missionary Society.
5000; Women's Baptist Home Missionary
Society, 5000; Maine Baptist Education
tom Society ETY. s5ss: other Benevolent OBJ
jects, SH19: total benevolent contribu-
tons, $ls1.S9; home expenses Qncluding
pastors salary, etc.,) $ll3l. 10.
Sunday School-Total membership, 1884,
average attendance, 100: baptized out of
school, 5: money raised by school, $780,
The annual sermon by Rev. z. N. Cayer
sa then ht hand st sro fs sf
ship was given to one new pastor, Rev.
Alexander Kennedy.
The following committees We're appoint
ed:
Awrangements-Rev. N. r. Dutton, Rev.
e. Longiey, Bro. A. l.. Piummer.
Foreign Missione-Rev. w. A. Spencer,
Rev. B. f. Hussey.
Rev M. N. Reed. Rev. c. b. Pecker.
Education-Rev: A. y, Dairy, Rev. P. N.
Cayer, Bro. F. Metcalf.
j. ID. Longley. Bro. Asa Gilman.
State Convention-Rev. D. +. Turner.
Rev. e, L. s TayloIr, Bro: G. !. Psrleyi
s SUNDAY Grac sch Ps2kina ;. W. Hatch
bT Refor oaers j. NJ. wyman. Bro.
Horace Purinton.
Young Peoples Work-A. L. Plummer,
A. c. Hail.
Time. Place and Preachcr-Major E
At IL O'Clock the meeting adjourned for
by the ladies of the local society in the
dining hall OF the church.
At the afternoon session. the meeting
of the Women's Missionary Societies
scheduled for 1.30. was omitted and the
time given to the reading of church let
tiers. At O'Clock came the second praise
service led by Rev. J. NJ. Wyman. The
remainder Of the afternoon was taken up
with three addresses and a prayer meet
ing.
SOCIETIES and Publications. by Rev. c. II.
sNIome Missions" by Rev. F. T. Hazel
wood also of Boston, and the third on
maine Baptist Missionary Convention
Continued on page 81