Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-15
FREE .bAPT|STS
Of boWdoin Conference in
Session in This CITY.
Reports Gratifying on Finances
and General Work.
Rev. c. 6. hoshsr Elected PrssIdeat-..
Meeting viii Continue Today.

The Bowdoin conference of Free Bap-
fist churches opened 4 two days SEES
sion. Wednesday morning, at the State
street Free Baptist church, the IS dele
gates. beside members of the Angus
Ia church. being called to order by the
president. Rev. A. L. Gerrish Of Bath
The session opened with a prayer ser
vice. followed by the Conference SER
mon. delivered by Rev. H. H. Hayes
of Gardiner.
Al 1O.40 the annual business session
was opened. II. out of 26 churches in
the conference, being represented by
delegate. A recommendation from the
executive committee that the sessions
Of the conference be held semi-annual-
ly. was referred to the October session.
A gratifying report on mission work
showed that $3936.5S, Or x2.3S per capita.
has been raised during the past year.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: NominatiOns-Rcv. A. L. Ger
IRISH. G. H. Brown, E. +. Purinton. Mrs
r. E. Wood, A. E. Jordan. License
Rev. S. A. Blaisdell. Rev. Fl. H. Hayes.
Rev. II. F.. Gilkey. Resolutions Prof.
A. w. Anthony, d. D., Mss Clara Pur-
linton, Rev. r. D. Frost.
At the afternoon session, opening at
. o'clock. reports were in order. that OF
the treasurer showing all bills paid and
balance of $40 on hand. At 3 o'clock
the WOman's Missionary Society took
charge of the session, under the d.
rection of the president. Mrs. A. I.
Salley of Lewiston. Interesting adj
dresses were listened to from Rev. r.
ID. Frost, and Mrs. J. L. Phillips and
Miss Lavina G. COombs. both Of whom
have been connected with missionary
work in India.
At 4 O'Clock the business session was
resumed and the following officers
elected: Pres, Rev. G. G. Mosher of
Augusta; clerk and treasurer, Prof. fl.
r. Purinton of Lewiston; auditor. q.
b. Files of Lewiston; member Of execu-
tive committee. l.. S. Williams Oh
Sabattus: delegates to other bodies.
Waterville conference. Rev. II. ii.
Hayes, alternate, S. A. Hlaisdell; An
son conference, r. E. ii!key. alternate,
r. w. Churchill; Cumberland confer
ence. A. L. Gerrish, alternate. l.. D.
Tibbetts: Edgecomb conference. r. D.
Frost, alternate. III. X. Purinton'
alternate, L. S. Williams; delegates to
State Association. f. r. Purinton, A. f.
Jordan, w. l.. Robbins. Fred Racklev.
Marshall White, Prof. l.. G. Jordan, IT,
B. Files, Mrs. Marshall White. Leslie
NJ. Lord, Clark Flagg, J. w. Maxwell.
Thomas Whitney. DR.. A. c. Hamlen'
Geo f.. Gay, w. J. Woodbury.. Mrs
Frank PurintOn; alternates. w. L.
Ackley, Albert Ward. F.. c. Pike. NJ &.
Powers, Clara Purinton. J. F. Booth
by. Mrs. A. r. Sallcy. Gardiner ROD
erts. H. A. Pulsifer. Roscoe Wood. Dr.
F. E. Sleeper F.. Il. Tibbetts, b. r.
Sanford, Helen Hinckley. Geo. A. Mer-
rilI. A. l.. Small.
The evening session was devoted 10
addresses. the first by Prof. A. n.
Leonard, Phi. D.. OF Bates Coilese' "'
educational themes, which will be more
broadly treated by him ut the session.
this afternoon. The leading address OF
The evening was delivered by Prof. a.
w Anthony, d. D.. Of Rates Coiese'
IN the subject Of "Evangelism." and a
large audience was present to listen TO
.be words Of the distinguished speaker
The session Of the conference VIII ~
continued, this morning ana a1ter"oo,'
closing in time for delegates 10 c"'c'
the afternoon trains.