Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-07
WORD OF GOD.
Close Of Baptist Conven-
ton at WaterviIIe.
Large Attendance at Final
Meeting, Thursday Evening.
All the Sessions Have Been Most Sue
cessful.

Waterville, Ne, Oct. 6.-tSpeclal).-
The centennial of the Baptist conven-
ton Of Maine has been eminently sue
c.asful The session closed, tonight
with q largely attended meeting ad-
dressed by Rev. e. II. Spaulding, D. D.,
and Rev F. NJ. Preble, D. d.
The opinion of all who have been IN
attendance during the convention Is
that the meetings have been the hHost
successful Of any that have ever peeii
held.
The day opened with good weather
after the storm Of the night oe-
fore and the convention got TO work
early on the program Of the day.
The SESSIONS opened AT $50 a. NJ,
with meeting Of the Maine Baptist
Charita bic Society. presided over Dy
Rev. F.. A. Snow OF Old Town.
The following committee was APP
pointed to consider the matter OF en-
Iarging the society and extending its
field and increasing its usefulness:
Rev. |. H. Mower OF Waterville; Hon.
Percival Bonney Of Portland, and Rev.
u. S. Rurrage, d. D., Of Portland. The
committee will report 1T the meeting
OF the society, next year.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President. f. A. Snow Of Old Town;
secretary. Summer Bangs Of Charles
ton; treasurer, Neil Newman of Ban
gor: auditor G. w f. Barrows. The
following were elected as members of
the executive committee: Rev. A. p.
hny
Rev. G. Il. Merritt, Phi. D., all Of Ban
ROr.
At . o'clock. addresses We're made in
behalf Of the young people.
What VIII Interest the Boys and
Girls" was the subject considered by
Rev H. S. Huse and 1t was treated in
a common sense manner The speaker
had wcll-conceived ideas on the ques-
ton Of how the young people of the
church should b" Interested and in re-
gard to the matter of what is and what
is not legitimate.
The second speaker was Rev. G. r.
Merritt. Phi. D., to whom had been as
signed the subject "Th Bible and
Christian Culture Course He de-
voted the most of his peri. If Il min
utcs to a review of Bible study in its
present status. and then Urged careful
consideration of the BAPTIST Bible
study plans missionary Activity
was ably considered by Rev. A. A.
Bennett.
Following the Young Peoples hour
came the reports of the committees,
which occupied the convention until
adjournment.
The matter of systematic b"ncvo-
lnnceS WAS laid before the convention.
II was voted that 4 committee be ap-
pointed to act with the board on the
matter of systematic benevol"nC"s. and
that the COMMITTEES. be authorized To
draw on the treasurer of the ConVcn-
tion for a sum not to exceed S25. The
members appointed on the committee
were MrssrS Hope, Merritt. T.. A. Ma
son Rnuillard, ana Smith Of Dld Town
The report of tn" rules committee
WAS presented by Dr. Wilson. The sec
ton relating To the duties of the Sec
rotary of thu. convention was made
more general and altered IN minor de-
tails. The article relating to the mis-
sionarics OF the hom" field WAS altered
I'm nrier to enable a sharper distinction
to be drawn between missionaries
AMI missionary pastors The head
ing Of the section relating to mission
churches was changed to read "aided
churches" and the text Of the section
was considerably altered III respect to
the form Of the reports required to he
sent by aided churches to the officers
of tn" conventions An amendment was
offered from the floor of the convention
to the effect that benevolenc"S be col
lccted and RENTED quarterly. There
was cnsiderabl" discussion. and when
the vote MAS taken the amendment
was lost.
The report Of the evangeIistic com
mittce WAS presented by Rev. A. T.
Iorimer. The report was a carefully
detailed account of the work for the
past year.