Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-28
MAINE FREE BAPTisTs
Continue Convention at RoekIand-
Over 200 Delegates Present.


Rockland, Me, Sept. 27.-The Maine
Free Baptist association, which began
here, last night. a three days conven-
ton. continued its meetings. today.
with over 200 delegates present. The
morning session began with o. prayer
meeting led by Rev. II. II. Hayes OF
Gardiner. 4 business session followed.
at which the secretary's report was
| read. This report showed an annual
increase of 4S1 members 255 being
taken by baptism and 226 otherwise.
| On the other hand the church lost near
| " 500 members by dismissal, death and
otherwise.
AT noon a memorial service was held.
The afternoon was given mp to the Wo-
mems Missionary Society. Rev. Mabel {.
Andrews of Madison, presided, and ad-
| dresses were made by Miss Alma NJ.
| Cousins of Steep Falls, and Mrs. j.. a
| DeMerIitt of Ocean PARK. Inc Ioiio"ihS
| officers of the society were elected:
| President, Mss Alma N. Cousins. steep
| Falls
| Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mary T.
| Recording secretary, Mrs r. NJ. Buzzell.
| Oakland.
Treasurer. Mrs. Flora p. Thuriow. Ma
pie Grove.
Auditor, Miss Ella NJ. Child. Fort Fair
field
supt of cradle roll, Miss Ida NJ. Falley.
| Agent Of the helper, Mrs. Myrtle E.
| Keene. Toulton.
| There was a large attendance at the
| meeting of the Young People s. society,
| this evening. Rev. J. +. Ranger of Spring
vale, presided, and the sermon was de-
l;vered by Rev. f. II. Prescott Of Range
| ley, his subject being For Christ 5
| The following officers were elected:
| President Rev. w. S. Coleman. Dover
vale; corresponding secretary and treas
| urer, NJ. r. Saunders. Dexter. recording
secretary, Rev Mabel c. Andrews. Mad
ison; trustees. Rev. r. H. Prescott of
F. Fl. Leach of Oakland. Rev. NJ. ID. Paul
of Presque Isle. and Prof. f. L. Land
man Of Pi,tsfield.
| The report Of the treasurer showed i
| smaller balance than that of previous
years, owing to the fact that several so
cie!ies were building new new, churches or
| The report of the committee on necrol-
oey noted the deaths of Rev. j. N. Rich
at Boston, Rev j. B. Davis at Wilburn-
ham, Mrss., Rev. Lot M. Harmon at Cam
| A feature of today's session was z ser
vice in men1oriam Of Rev. w. ii. Little
field father of c on, nh btcb No.
association is holding ITS meetings
Among The speakers a this service was
Rev. Hiram knowlton OF Portland;
| Rev. C. Fl. Mcleod of the Nova Scoua
Free BAPTIST Association. Rev. w. H.
Getchell of the New Hampshire Associa-
ton. present greetings from their
churches
| The features Of the afternoon session
| were addresses ky G. c. Chase. president
Of Bates College; }. A. Howe, dean OF
the Cobb Divinity School. and Miss L. A.
DeMerritt, president OF the Woman's
Missionary Society.
| An abstract of the corresponding secre-
tary follows:
| showing. Its churches have all had pas
toral care nearly all the time. Several of
them have enjoyed extensive REVEALS and
| had gratifying additions To membership
The general gain, however has been off
| set by IS reported in the column OF Eek
cluded' by one Of its largest churches
| Evidently there has been revision of its
membership list. Our church. springvale,
has finished its parsonage.
| Cumberland county while not reporting
large numerical additions, shows decided
improvement IN other respects. All of 20
churches in its list are having pastoral
care except Oak Hill branch. The cell
umns OF gains and losses indicate a loss
for Cumberland county conference, but
| vestry at n cost of $500 has been built at
South Gorham.
Howdoin conference has had good add
tons to many OF its churches, not quite
enough to balance its losses, but a much
better showing in this respect than last
| F.arYning-ton quarterly meeting has had
partoral charges. has lost some good min
listers. but has also gained some. West
Pennington needs and Is seeking a pastor.
| In Arson quarterly meeting. Bingham,
Concord, Eustis. Industry, New Vineyard
and starks reported as churches can
as handful Of living members in Il scat
tered community, others, as in Bingham
| Village and Starks have declined and the
field been taken by other denominations.
| Madison and kingtield are the two vigor-
| GUS, thriving churches of this quarterly
| meeting.
| "Edgecomb quarterly meeting usually
| wide awake and progressive, must have
got at the lotus tree in the past year
| Two churches, Corliss street and Barter's
| Island. have not reported at all. Booth
bay added 10 by baptism and two by let
| ter.
| Waterville conference has excellent pas
| tors for its churches that can be called
churches, and 1t is period of prosperity
| In the conference The beloved pastor of
Pittstteld church has Returned from the
West with health restored. Oakland is
gaining decidedly.
Ellsworth quarterly meeting with its
weak churches and almost no preaching
furnishes US the current year q valuable
suggestion which we pass on for use
A young man from Pittsfield in course
| in Bates College labored as missionary in
Springfield quarterly meeting during the
summer vacation.
Aroostook quarterly meeting was late
with its report, but it was a good one
when it came.
No church is more deserving Of COM
mendation. sympathy and assistance than
this brave Rockland church and its de-
voted pastor and a good church is needed
in this part of the city.
My reports say: Received by baptism.
2e5; received otherwise. 2z6; total. 4Sl. Dis
missed died and excluded, 200; net loss |
49, This loss Is more than balanced by
% Just received to membership by Oak |
land and East Corinth churches alone.
AT THE PARSONAGE