Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-01

| floral Commission was nciQ IN Water
Vile Wednesday, occupying the most
| of the morning, afternoon and evening
The meeting, especially during the
evening session, was especially inter-
| esting and entertaining.
The first session, that of the eXecu-
| tive committee was held in the city
council rooms commencing at 10 A. NJ
In this meeting was held hearings on
| the cases of separate Evangelical
churches in different parts of the State
regarding the enlargement or discOntin-
uance of their work as circumstances
might appear to make advisable. In
this rart Of the meeting the churches
considered were those Of churches in
Lincoln, Barter's Island, North Mon
mouth, Sprague's Falls and Addison
Point. The actions taken We're in the
form of certain recommendations
which are herewith published:
The Lincoln churches-"Wc highly
appreciate the Christian spirit of the
brethren who are responsible for the
interests of the Free Baptist and Meth
Giist churches in Lincoln and we
! recommend that the Free Baptist
church of Lincoln suspend its organic
tu StINlCtS uIIlIl SUCH d lifllt, II II
should come, when the growth Of the
population shall warrant an additional
church with full services; and we
further recommend in the interests of
vital Christianity that the Methodist
! Episcopal and Congregational churches
already i'll Lincoln prosecute their
| work with greater zeal and efficiency
B.Irtcrs ISland-The secretary was
instructed to inform the presiding elder
| and pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
| churches of Bootbbay Harbor that. ac-
cOrding to the view of the executive
committee Barter's Island has for the
past - years been Free Baptist ground
| and ought not TO be entered by any
| other denomination except upon the in
Vitation of the Free Baptist church and
with the formal approval of the Inter-
national Commission. The case of the
| North Monmouth church was, by vote,
referred to the Rev. Charles Harbutt,
SECRETARY Of the Congregational State
| Association and the Rev. q. A. South
| ard, presiding elder of that district who
| should confer and report.
| Sprague's Mills-A special committee
consisting OF the Rev. f. l.. Haywood of
the NJ. T.. chul CHI. Rev. I. B. Mower of
| the baptist denomination; Rev. Charles
| Harbutt. Congregational; and the Rev.
S. c. Whitcomb, Free Baptist. the Of
| ticers of their respective denOmina-
| tons We're appointed who together with
| a subcommittee consisting Of the RevS.
| Messrs. Haywood and Mower should
| appoint temporary pastors to supervise
| the religious services in the newly de-
velopcd community Of Spragues Mills.
| in connection with the statement
| concerning the churches of the latter
town it was said that, as the commune
| ~ faces very prosperous future with
| several hundreds of families and q
large pulp mill which has recently been
| built for their maintenance the church
| interests, as they shall develop and be-
come more important will be referred
to the commission and a church estab-
lished of such a denomination as shall
| be thought by the members of this
body will be able to do the most unani-
| NOUS and cooperative work among
the prospective members.
Addison pont-It was voted to reaf-
firm the action Of January "a. 1905
which permits both denominations of
tinue their work as at that time in
progress.
At the completion of these discus
| sions and recommendations the COM
mission adjourned until O'clock F. NJ
Nearly the entire membership of the
commission was present which con-
sists of the following gentlemen:
President, Rev. r. Dewitt Hyde of
Bowdoin College, Rev Charles Har-
butt, Principal J. G. burlington of
Pennington, Of the Congregational
denomination; Rcvs. /. Il. Mower and
; +. G. Whittemore of Waterville. Of the
! baptist; Professor G. c. Chase. ID. d.
IL. d.. Lewiston. of the Free Baptist;
| Rev. j. p. Humphrey. Stetson, Rev.
| J. w. Webster, Newport. and Rev. Hen
Iry Arnold of Corinna Christian; Rev
G.. Il. Palmer of South Portland, Rev.
| J. w. McGruder. ID. D., of Portland
of the Maine Methodist Conference;
and Rev. J. w. Norton of Dover and
Rev. J. W. Hatch of Belfast of the
Eastern Maine Methodist Conferences
In addition to the above mentioned
members Of the commission there We're
present the following gentlemen: Rev.
II. Graves of Lincoln. Rev. +. l.. Hey
wood. OrOno; Rev. ID. Il. Door Old
Town: Revs. A. d. Dodge ana Q. a.
Mabry Of Waterville.
The officers Of the commission We're
as follows: President, w. Dewitt
Hyde, d. d., Congregational; Vice
Pres. Rev. G. L. Ilsley. Baptist; Sec.
and Treas. Professor A. W. Anthony,
Free Baptist. The members of the
exc cutive committee before which the
hearings took place We're: The presi-
dent and secretary. ex-officiO: R2v. II.
W. Norton, Rev. +. c. Whittemore and
Rev. J. w. Webster.