Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-06
THE BAPTISTS
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NAV we'll take on our lips the pro-
,,h.t.c exclamation, What hath God
wrought.
For the fifth time the convention ac-
cents the hospitality of the Waterville
church. The praises Of this fair city
,,...i not be sung. 1t is in some i'm
r.rtant respects the mecca of Maine
r.ptists Hcre our banner has been
-i,ulv planted. Geographically central,
Il & also our educational center, and
rho Wat-rville church has for years
b4ld a foremost place in all our de-
,ufnjnationai enterprises.
II is no cxtravagant statement to
e,y that the year has been an unusu-
..Ilv Good one During the year we
p..y. seen our missionary force IN
chased with Increased results for our
l.,tnr. SOM. Old fields have been re-
,l,;Iu,d and revived and some new
.,.,34 have been entered Our church
membership has been increased ana
,.,,,. Leu. : nlc!IC.s well sustained.
The. funds of the association nave
i,....r augmented ny aLother payment
nam the Ford estate. and By the dddl-
,f,,... IF 5000 10 the Sarah JeWett funn.
S.v..r II struuG past"rs have come I"
Il. ANNA ~. number Of removals is less
t!.an usual.
"1hl.... emu ches have beer droIped
from our roll during the year, viz
: ,n,d I.iv,lInor,-, Hampton AMI Stet-
..n.. Th.. rumi,,r OF churches is thus
,..,nlcnd to AZ. There have beeA 50"
haptins within the year, Il gain Of 100
.l..r Ih.. .,r..ct-ling year. Of ms NUNS
HI, Ar.uStnuk is credited with 100,
CluIt.rl and with %, Penobsc"t with
y, and Lincoln With -. The largest
iu gatherings nnv,. been at Inultpn an'
'rhnnIIstnu. where .vangelists Hatch
.rd TayIor conducted special meet
iuSs.
SrvDu associations port a net gain
In church. premiership of 219 and five
, net loss Of 20. I'll. result is Il net
gam in membership in the State of
1850 making our present membership
70 .D- This is IL larger gain than has
h,..n made for several years.
\ summary If the work i'll mdlI lduai
fields closed the report.
STAT. work was then discussed. th@
consideration of the 81 vital matters
being opened by tt" missionaries ol
III, convention, Rev. G. r.. Young. Rev
Nathan HINT. Pew. +. A. a. kiilan
ana Rev. T.. \. Davis.
The report of Rev. W. 4. Smith or
tho Dunn Memorial meeting house
which il to be built in Congress square
Portland, was postponed until evening
on account of the lat"mess of the hour
TN. president at this tim" appointed
ih.. follow ing To serve on tn" commit
!,.. to confer with tn" FIRE" BdptlS'
denominations: Re-. IL. =. 'urrag", ID
D.. of Purtltri Rev. f. 6. Whitt"nor"
y. y. or Wntrrvill". Rev. f. NJ. Pr'hle
u, D.. of Auhurn. Rev. |. 4. Mower {"
Wat-rvillr. aud Kcv. J. l.. Merrill &"
BANGOR.
The BAPTIST Ministry nf Maine" wa:
IA. subject of Rev. \. II. Crane. ID. ID
'rh,. sneaker divided the subject 50 az
+, comuris. three views of TIE BIptiS
ministry 81 Maine 1t three different
,nrioIs. l;is first view was Of the iio-
n.,r mrml" rs Of the ministry. Though
they o..an thrir labore without "du"a-
ton. th"v were. "lrn"St Bible students
uh.ir success il the ii III within tie
;,nrir Iari,e "f the district If Maine
and tine work dnu, ~ In, II rs q BODY
show th,.;n t. HAY" been remarkable
men.
"on. of th.s. mon WAS Rev. OILY"
Killings He cIm, from NdI.'iChus. T.
a. u. town uf Fayctt" ana settle
there. II II said that his special gif
v..I that of ,'NhnrtatI"u.
I'm the adjoining town of LiV"rm"r
.iyn,I Rev Rnnrrt Lowe ~ his late
.IaNs. ~ IT,, tim VIXEN k"'w him h
did rot preach. but he WAS Away
ready t. take Il nrm stand tor s"nn
doctrine.
"R..v. Thomas Francis was tie IRIS
f. preach III. Wold of God III the tow
of Leeds H., WAS studiuus and Il Cl";t
thinker He was several times electe
IL the Legislature.
Tho u;,m, of Rev. Henry kcniaI
l"s"rNrS special ro'icc. He MS Gale
tn. Reformation preacher. The onl
Tim" hr disappointed his friends wa
when hc WAS elected /" TIE Legisla
ttrr. and 1t WIS said that h" forgot hi
mission. Another minister Of trns
raNs w.e NrN. john Trirl Of Hebron
"E,v. J2utrs Hooper WAS pastor o
i've church at rnis in l195-lS3S. II
j., r"Ir, serted is i very strong preach
ne ttl!ttt' ~ NV iSsttt -
SHOULD NOT be omitted II" has bee
*tvl,rl the prince of the pi"nee
preachers of Maine" The numbe
might H. indefinitely Increased if thi
Wei" An historical paltr.
Passing now To the decade follow
iIiG the year 1854. We come Ia til" sec
'nid view. There was q marked 'irclin
1T tldS time IA the spiritual life an
activity nf tn, clurcuts. This WAS du
{" the trnrbluus times. the GisCussio
~ the slavery and temperance ques
tnuS which tended to spread diSuni"
~ TIN. church The problem conf ont
lnE tn" ministry WAS how To uni'
Ihem.
The speaker then called 10 nane
long list ct the prominent Balt
workers ut this period.
''rl,AS,' Men werr nearly all cit
Gated men. in marked contrast To II
mrn j. pioneer dAy;. l,ut il we we
Ia measure th"ir success 10y the nun
Der Of Eap;isnS they would suffer
comparison with the men who preced'
them. Vet. through thaiI efforts Il
division hCt~".u the educated and III
aluCAted men in he ministry W;
t.sa