Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-13
THE 10th ANNUAL
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in the Lords work ready interest
and encouraging prospect for future
work. The meeting was then ad-
journed.
The afternoon session opened at }
o'clock with a praise service, led ny Rev
f. r. LongleY Of Smithiicld Several
more encouraging church letters Were
then read At o'clock came the report
Of the committee on the Maine Baptist
| Missionary convention. and an address by
| Rev. A. T. Dunn. ID. D.. OF Watcrvillc
| An encouraging view of the situation WAS
| taken and Il bright outlook was depicted
| by him. Or. Dunn is always a favori:e
! speaker wherever he is heard. ana being,
thoroughly conversant with his subject
| he is speaker who holds the close at
| tcntion of his hearers. Dr. Dunn said:
'The general outlook throughout the
State is encouraging. The reports of
churches already rendered indicate a
| small gain in membership during the las,
year. The work of the convention has
| been prosecuted with a measure Of Suc-
| cess. Fifty churches have been aided in
| the support OF pastors: II churches have
had student supplies for several months
| during the year. Two missionaries haVa
given fun years work in needy fields q:
| the State. in different countless. Older
! fields in Washington and Hancock cuun-
! ties and new fields in ArOostook ami
| PenObScDt guntieS have been visited, ANA
| the results have been excellent. About
| $4,000 has been expended in the various
| missionary services: and the indication
|
needed funds 50 as To enable the CunNrn-
| ton to close the wear without a deiiciencF
| in the treasury. New work is presenting
| itself and the calls for aid ana promise
| in the work indicate that there is a year
| of activity before us" Special attention
was called to the work in Aillinockct.
The report of the committee on educa-
| ton followed:
Rev. Dr.. q. d. T. Pepper spoke on the
great value of the cducationa. work dons
| by Colby students and cited numerous
| taarhing II dfffarnnt nIaces And other
Nil iiiinr in ill.,, rreot rducational work
If colby. He said that the principal
| thing Colby lacked was money to carry
| on the work. He further stated that so
.Wo should ne PIGGStu pg MAN. lp',rs,I
h. sai1 SIX 900 wo1,ld be given III persons
out of the State ana $15.~1 by the Educn
| ional Soctety, II conclusion III Sald th .1ui
o 1ieN wan. noDtis, ,,nrr,'gaiiou In Maine
within year % help iii ms work.
Pres Nathanlel but,rf OF 'H i., ", M. ne,
S.I-tbine' thaf had heen said by Or. Pepper.
Tie principal thing Maine Bapusts arr
! t' q, Ni.t t' -, u IN dannr-in,rfnnal rnI
| Irse I'D sajd. further. that 10 cuIles-
! does more work than Colby. he then
went on - say inat Iuc C"S. ., I" ,.'''
"aS mGIn Elva ' al ,b. hiIis f6,. ,vcr,.
5rIlar he student NAYS the college pays
part n thG Wh2r q H.. tHlt'p ry' ,,n
needs i, TIA prayers. interest ana money
Of an the Baptists
lhS SrrNlGc r luS.u WI 81 ,rt'' !rh,'
..,,,i,n,. "a very GOOD
The evening session opened with the
ISuiI pIdiS, r,l Hi. b ',-ir. r,nti.:.
church. SkowhcEan. Tine ch9rrh Wa "ri
!tl'" anu i"tH "n;tl '7''H n '"' 'N
RI. r.,tnrt Of tha Committee on foreign
missions was followed by an address p3
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