Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-06
TIE BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Very Busy Day NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ct
Officers ard Other Business.

Saco. Me, oct. "a meeting of the
| Maine Baptists Charitable Society in
| charge Of Rev. F. A. Snow of Old Town,
was The opening feature, today, Of the
| Baptist State convention. This was
| followed with an address by Rev. g. ID.
| Gran. Of Waterviile, State secretary OF
| the Maine Christian Endeavor Union.
Spiritual Results in Boys Clubs"
vas discussed in Il paper by Rev. II. L.
CalkirS Of Yarmouth, after which Rev.
! II. l.. Hanson Of Kennebunk, gave an
| address on THE Spirit Of Apostlcship.
| Rev. G.. II. Ilslcy Of Wcstbrook, re-
| ported for the intcrdenOminational
| commission committee.
At 10 O'Clock, Rev DR.. Thomas 5.
| Barbour OF Boston, corresponding sec
rotary of the 4. l.. NJ. Union, made an
address, he being followed by another
address on the "Christian Civic League
of Maine" by the president. Rev. c. f.
! owen of Watcrvillc. The speaker COW
| cred the work Of the league in a com
| pTehcnSiVe manner.
| After the convention committees re-
| ported, DR.. +. !. Lakewood Of Boston.
| gave an address. The forenoon session,
which was very largely attended. closed
| with the annual election Of officers as
| follows:
President. Rev II. +. Woods. Dexter:
| vice prcIIdCnt, Rev. A. II. Crane. ID. D.,
| Hebron: secretary. Rev. y. i. Lorimer,
Bangor; treasurer, Neil f.. Newman.
| Bangor, auditor. @. w. T.. Burrows.
| EdngGr.
The officers Of the general convention
| for n-Xt year are:
| President. Rev. J. *. Wilson. Port
| land; vice president, Rev. F. NJ. Preble,
| Auburn; corresponding secretary, |.
| e. Mower, Waterville; recording secre-
tary. Z. L. Owen, Waterville; treasur-
En- II. Il. Mailing. Portland; financial
i committee. II. NJ. Mailing, l.. d. Aus
TN. Portland, +. II. Lawry. ROckland.
The church was racked i'll the after
noon when the work of the Educational
Society was taken up. President A. Il.
Lorimer If Bangor. gave his address.
Devotlnns by Rev. +. W. Peahes of
North Berwick. We're followed by the
annual sermon preached by DR.. w. p.
Chapman of Damariscotta.
Treasurer Prof. p. II. Hatch Of Wa
| tsrville. and Secretary Rev. George
| Merriam of SkOwhegan, reported. Re
| ports and addresses were given by
| President White of Colby College,
| Principals Sargent of Hebron Acade-
| my, Thomas "f Higgins Classical Insti-
tute. Stevenson OF Coburn Classical In
stitute. and Harmon IF Kicker Classical
| Institute. Dr.. q. l.. Merritt Of Bangor,
spoke on the Charleston Summer
| school
In addition to the convention officers,
! the Educational Society elected the fol-
| lowing officers:
President. Rev. A. Il. Lorimer. Ban
| gor; secretary. Rev. George Miriam,
| Skcwhcgan; treasurer, II. II. Hatch
Waterville
Visiting COMMITTEES were also or-
appointed for the State schools.
The convention closed. this evening,
with devotional exercises led by Rev.
a. w. Smith Of Sedgwick, followed by
an address by Rev. F. l.. wilkins of
Portland, on why BaptistS Should
Have and Continue to Maintain Their
own Schools"
The closing half-hour service was led
by Rev. +. NJ. preble Of Auburn.
The following committees have been
appointed:
EnrOllment-Rev r ". Pcakes OF
North Berwick, Rev. W. II. Rice of
I.ivermore, Rev. W. r. Bartlett of
Rockport.
Nomina tions-Rcv. c.. r. Illsley of
West brock, Rev. n. NJ. Simmons of |
Lewiston, Rev. f. a. Snow of Old
Town.
Foreign missions-Rev. G.. r. Mer-
rift Of Bangor, Rev. DR.. W. A. New !
comb of Thomaston, J. w. Beebe. NJ. |
D., of Auburn.
Home missions-Rev. H. l.. Caulkins |
of Yarmouth. Rev. II. c. Hussey of |
Warner, Rev. l.. +. Carter of Noble |
bOro.
Publications--Rev. Herbert Tilden of |
Sanford Rev. William Clements Of |
SprinGvale, Rev. A. p. Lorimer of Ban |
gor.
Reform-Rev. Dr. G.. D. p. PEPPER of |
Waterville, Hon. Horace Purinton Of |
Watervillc, C. i. Crockett of South |
Paris
Place and preacher-Rev. George |
Merriam of Skowhegan, Rev. e. s.
Philbrook of Bclfast Rev. b. p. Hope |
Of Augusta.
Sunday SChoOiS-Rev II. F. Huse of
SkoWhegan, Rev. +. Z. Tugley Of BuX-
ton, Rev. G.. w. Hinckley of Hinckley.
Ihe trcasurer'S report shows contri-
buttons from the churches for the
year were $4664.05. an increase of $21099
over the previous year and s194.s6
above the average for the pre- cedjnG
five years. Direct appropriations TO
churches amounted to s6136.46. Total re-
ceipts We're $l4.216.6S. This pays all ex-
penscs. a deficit of $3.50 from the year
before and leaves so in the treasury.
The funds of the convention have in
creased SIS.Cs7.59 in the past year, maxi
ing q total Of $l97 1883.
Tunnels for crossings are Ia ne htiIt AZ |