Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-07

The following officers of the society were
elected:
President. Rev A. E. Lorimcr: vice
president. Rev. 5. f. Rouillard; secretary.
Rev G. T.. owen; treasurer. Rev Hugh
f. Hatch; directors. Rcvs. Bowlcy Green,
e. t. Merritt, c. +. Young, Herbert Til
den.
The evening service. was fitting
climax to this largest and most spirit
ed convention ever held under Baptist
auspices in this state. The auditorium
was filled to its fullest capacity. scores
being obliged to remain standing.
After devotional services conducted by
Rev. j. \. Ford, the first speaker of the
evening. was introduced, ana spoke as
follows:
My first word l beg you to allow
me to make is this: When l left the
car, yesterday, at $50. and walked
down the beautiful avenue to your
church, | felt the indescribable sense
of the great fact from the Solemnity
of which we have not AL escaped-that
DR.. Dunn was not here. But when
came into the church. my heart came
into my throat. and Il feeling of lone
Illness possessed me. | came here i'll
order to hear DR.. Burrage read his
historical paper, in order thus To com"
more fully into the spirit Of the oCca-
sion And when the roll of honored
men was called, again my heart came
into my throat and added to the i'm
mensity of my feeling of loneliness
when DR.. Crane came to read the re-
port of our dear deceased brother which
he was not here to read.
"A century has become to me
small cycle Of time. | met Dr. Harvey
jumping off the car with the agility
of Il youth. There WAS a man whose
life covers Il century of time lacking
one year. And Yet it was only yester-
day that spoke with him. We have
surely come to a remarkable period Of
longevity. DR.. ROBBIE attended the
Harvard Summer school. this summer.
When he WAS asked why he was in col
leSc at his time OF life, he said: Il want
a course in homeoletics.' What is tina,
for" 4 want to learn to preach the
Gospel That is the spirit which has
animated men like DIR. Henson-and
myself. Among the latest conundrums
have heard is this one: WHY is a
religious convention like an Egyptian
ummy?-B"cause it is pressed for
time
Il am reminded of this again when
| remember Of buying Of a new sbov a
paper containing an address which T
had delivered a few hours ago. TIL,
boy handed me the paper. | said.
Did YOU hear my sermon Yes. Won
made fine address, yesterday. but
say, mister. YOU forgot to ring off
our Lord said: n he wind bloweth
where it listeth, " hear the sounl
thereof, but Clnst not tel whence l.
cometh or whittier it Eocth''--the sound
thereof. WI" of us knows thu impul-
seS that started our conversion? With
tn" conversion of a soul who can meas
ure the valu" of it.s life as il goes
forth Ill the service of the Maetero
When DR.. Chaplin was led to come
from Danvers. Mass. to Watcryille
Maine, it was revefsiOn of the ordi-
iEIry course of things. a few years ago
! came to study this strange NOV,
W nat l"r him? He came this way ami
by his following this unseen guidance
ne lnaIgurated this movement which
resulted in the establishment of this
great educational center and from
winch emanated waves of influence
winch shall never cease to beat agains.
the farthest shores of history,
Take The life OF Dr. Henderson. The
LORD i'laced him for his lifes work in a
small hamlet. with lis oppressive adj
Vanc"ment has grown from small be-
glnnlngs the city of Dorchester Such
men ! might mention by the score who
have come to Wat4rvile for their
first beginnings in life. Why did they?
Simply because there was polarity here
and there for fitting center for a
wider domain of country calling for
men.
This explains partly my tenderness Of !
spirit on coming to this educational |
That there We're men here |
who had felt that drawing power.
| remember once hearing a president |
of this college Introduce Gov. Coburn. |
II was in the summer of 1867 when y. |
pail of darkness was settling over the |
whole land. He said in his introduction |
these words: THAT state which is the .
state to go to and The state to go
from"