Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-01
INTEREST
In Wednesdays Sessions OF
Free Baptist Convention.
Address Of President and Secretary's
and Treasurer's Report.
Woman's Missionary Society Meets
Addresses in Evening.

The series of meetings in connection
with the 18th annual session oflthe Maine
Free Baptist Association continued in
this city. Wednesday, with renewed inter-
est, and from Tuesday the number of del
egates attending has been somewhat in
creased. At o'clock Wednesday morn
ing. a half-hour prayer meeting, led by
Rev. J. B. Jordan, was held and, at $50
o'clock a business session was begun
After the report of the committee on Gre
dentials and the seating of the delegates
the roll call was had and the records of
the previous meeting were read. NJ. s.
Purington of West Bowdoin, the president
of the association. then gave his address.
Following this was the report of Secre-
tary S. c. Whtcomb and that of Treasur-
er George H. Brown. This last report
showed sum of $3S0655 that had been
raised for the State work, and that S33SS2S. 10
of the amount had been expended and a
balance of $4.7S5 remained for further
work.
At this time David II. Rendel of Au-
burn. and Mrs. Mary B. Wingate of
Pittsfield, were elected as life members
of the association.
The report of the committee on necrol-
ogy was then heard and was given by
Rev. Joseph NickersOn and reported four
deaths during the year, they being Rev.
W. Nickerson of Govic, N. II. formerly
in the Maine Association, Rev. Richard
L. Lowell of Limerick, Rev. Virgil d.
Sweetland of Palmyra, and Rev. E. IL.
Butts of New Portland.
The address of the morning was given
C,In II n
of the Sunday School in the Work of the
Church.
After a noon recess the meetings con-
tinued with another meeting of the Wo-
mans Missionary Society which began
with a song service conducted by Mr..
Roberts, and continued with a devotion
al service led by Rev. Mabel Andrews. AT
this time Mrs. A. W. Bradeen of Gardi-
ner, gave an address Of welcome and was
responded to by Miss Deering, who read
the response written by Miss May Nal
vern of Portland. Wesley Page and Mrs.
r. NJ f. Buzzell then favored the audi
ence with the duet, Though Your Sins
Be AS Scarlet"
Mrs. Alma NJ Cousens of Steep Falls,
then gave the presidents address in which
the history of the Is years of the So
cietys history was briefly gone over and
the several departments-the Cradle Roll,
Thank Offering, Sunshine and Quiet Hour
were spoken of. The subject The Cra
die Roll was discussed by Mrs. Jennie
NJ. Randlett of Pittslield, and very in
teresting paper on The Missionary Help
err was read by Mrs. Grace 3. Landman
of Pittsfield
IIo lin -Lo hos IL,
returned from India, then talked of the
Cradle Roll work in that country, and
after the solo III | Were a Voice." by
Mrs. Buzzel, the offering was taken and
an address given by Rev George H. Ham
lin, who was missionary in India for 10
years and has only recently returned.
In the evening, the church will filled
with the audience that listened to fine
addresses by a. w. Anthony, d. D., and
Rev. DR.. Ford of Hillsdale, Mich. The
session then adjourned until this morn
ing. The program for today is as follows:
MORNING.
S.00-Dcvotional, Looking to Jesus, He
brews lib Rev. j. b. Jordan.
$50 Business: Reports of committees;
unfinished business.
10. 30-ReceSS.
III. IuDIcdllOIS, NellS
Branch, Rev. n. A. Avery, Education,
Work, Needs.
11.0O-(a) Higher Education, President G.
G.. Chase LID.
11.30--(b) "Sinews of War;" Rev. J. J.
Hull.
Il. 00-Recess.
AFTERNOON
1.00-Maine Free Baptist Young People.
1,30--(a) Devotional.
2.oo-(b) business; Co election of officers.
3.00-tD c. T.. Round Table. conducted
by Rev. c. d. Crane, Pres. Maine State
G.. f. Union.
4.00-Unfinished association business.
EVENING.
7.00-Devotional. Looking-Tr =
Cor. 3, 49, Rev J. Il. Jordan.
7.30--Address, Religious Life in Rome
Rev. DR.. j. A. Howe; adjournment.