Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-20
The Interdenominationa|
Commission Of Maine
Will Meet in Annual Session,
tuesday, Jan. "a, at Bangor
With Large Amount of Important
Matters on Program.

Intcrdenominational Commission of
Maine will hold its annual meeting in
Bangor, Tuesday, Jan. "a. The exccu-
tive committee will consider a case be-
tween two denominations, $50 O'Clock
in the Y. NJ. g. A. building and all
members OF the commission are invited
to this hearing. In The afternoon at
o'clock at the same place the full com
mission will meet for the election Of Of
iiccrS the transaction Of such business
as may properly come before the meet
ing, and particularly TO consider plans
for making the work Of the commission
more fraternil. more Of real cooper
alton ana federation Of denominations,
ana more practical in unifyinS the
Christian forces of the state.
In the evening at 7.3O in the First
Baptist church Il public nCeting viii b.
held, ut which the conclusions ~ N"
day will be discussed by representa-
| live men Of the several denominations.
The public is invited 10 this meeting
and il is hoped tina. there will be
large attendance.
| The INSTRUMENTATION Commission
of Maine is a federation of five denom-
| nations to prevent waste Of resources
| and effort in smaller towns and to
| stimulate missionary work i'll destitute
| II giors.
The first meeting vas in 1900. al
though it was not fully organized until
the next year and all fha cooperating
denominations did not enter it until
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in its 18th year.
From the beginning President Hyde
of Huwdnin college has been president
Of the commission. Rev. a. 7. Dunn, p.
| d., of WatcrViilc. was the first Sccrc-
tary and continued in this office until
his death in 1913. Then Tor one year
Rev. s. c. Whtcomp Of Bangor was
secretary. and for tin last year Prof.
4. W. Anthony of Lewiston has 50
| served.
This plan of corporation between de
nominations. one of the first brought
into practical operation. has been imi-
tated in other states in NEW England
through the middle W,+t ana even or
| the Pacific coast.
The following is statement of the
principles of the or"r,i~.t' ion.
Recommending tie "E-iG w, uesirc Of tn"
evangelical denomination Of Maine to
do more efficient .Yo.t lor our common
Lord. and.
"Bclicvin- that the Holy Spirit is
moving Christians toward practical CO.
operation;
We rejoice in the pre- eress already
made in this direction, and desire to af-
firm our convictions rs fellows:
II. That the churches iii the cities
and larger towns ought to cooperate
according to the plans of the cvangell-
! cal alliance. or others of similar nature.
II. That church extension into des
titute communities should be conduct
cd, as far as practicable, according to
the following considerations:
| Il. No community, in which any de-
nomination has any legitimate claim.
should be entered by any other denomi-
nation through its official agencies
| without conference with the denomina-
ton or denominations having said
claims.
so. y feeble church should be reviv-
ed. il possible, rather than a new one
| established to become its rival.
| 80. The preferences of a community
should always be regarded by denomi-
national committees, missionary agents.
and individual workers.
| II. Those denominations having
| churches nearest at hand should, other
| things being equal. be recognized as in
the most advantageous position to en-
courage and aid u new enterprise iii
their vicinity.
IS. In case one denominatio begins
| gospel work in Il destitute community
| it should be lett to develop that WORK
| without other UNCONVENTIONAL inter-
| ference.
| &c. Temporary suspension of church
Wok by any denomination ocuppying a
field should not be deemed sufficient
warrant in itself for entrance into that
field by another denomination. Tempo
| rary suspension should be deemed tenn
| porary abandonment when a church
has had no preaching and held no meet
| n%s for AN entire year or more.
-. All questions of Interpretation Of
| the foregoing statements. and all cases
of friction between denominations, OF
churches of different denominations.
should be referred to the commission
through it's executive committee
The coming session to be held in Ban
ger Tuesday, Jan. "A, will give reports
OF the work of the last year, and also
lay plans for closer cooperation be-
tween the denominations for the year
to come.
The officers are as follows: Pres-
dent Pres. William Dew. Hyde. ID. d.;
vice president, Rev. G. S. Cummings;
secretary and treasurer. Rev. \. w.
anthony, ID. D.; executive committee
tie president and secretary ex-officio
Rev. ID. A. Boatright, Rev. II. w.
Norton. Rev. G. b. llsley. d. ID
Thu members of the committee are:
Baptist, George B. lllsley, ID. d. |
Westbrook: Rev I. b. Mower, Water |
VILE; Z. c. Whittemore, d. D., Water
vile.
Christian. Rev. John W. Webster, |
Newport; Rev. Donnell A. Boatright, |
Bangor; Rev. Jesse w. Card, kittery. |
congregational, Pres. VIM. Dew. |
Hyde. d. D.. Brunswick: Principal c. |
G. PuTingtOn. Pennington; Rev. |
Charles Harbutt, Portland.
Free Baptist. Pres. Geo. c. Chase D. |
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