Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-09-17
FREE BAPT|STS.
Annual Meeting Of Maine
State Association
To be Held In Augusta Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Full Program Of the Morning, After.
noon and Evening Sessions.

Tie annual meeting of the Maine Free
Baptist Association will be held i'll the
city this week, and several hundred pas
tors and delegates will be present. repre-
senting the churches of this large and
prosperous denomination in all parts of
Maine. The body has not met in this city
il is held here this year is that the new
Penney Memorial church on Grove street
pancy and dedication. This evenings ses-
sion will he given over to the dedication
business of the convention will be en-
tered upon Wednesday. There will be
forenoon. afternoon and evening sessions
Wednesday and Thursday all in the new
church and all open to the public. The
program in full is as follows
TUESDAY EVENING, SEPT. Il.
| 7.Uo-Devotional Service, led by Rev. a. J.
Marsh, Auburn.
| 1.30-Address of Welcome. Rev. G. q.
Moshcr, pastor. Dedication of the
Penney Memorial Free Baptist Church
of Aususta. announcement of Com
mittpes on Credentials and Seating
Delegates.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPT. IS,
SlG-Devotioral Service, led hy Rev. y. J..
Marsh.
S.9o-I;lsincss Session: Report of Com,
mittec cn Credentials. Roll-rall and
Seating Delegates. Reading Records,
Roy Hartley. South Portland.
Presidents Address, Hon. n :. Pur-
inton, West Eowdoin Report of
Bangor. Report of Executive Board,
Rev. f. S Hartley. Report of Treas
urer. Gcorgv H. Brown. Election OF
Life ana Annual Members. Appoint
To nominate officers of tie state AS
sociation. th To nominate Trustees
of Maine Central Institute. &c, To
nominate Visitors t. Maine Central In
Stitute. Id To nominate Visitors to
Cobb Divinity School tel i" nomi-
nate DELEGATES to ether Religious Bod
les. IL To nominal" Member Of In
terderomnational Committee. 60 To
nominate Preacher of Annual SArmon.
th To nominate Committee on Nccrol-
osy. Appointment of General Commit
toes: Committee on Business. Commit
tee on Papers. Committee on Resolu-
tions.
| IL n0-Report Of Nrcrologist, Rev. H. +.
| Nocd. Portland.
| ln15-Eeport Of representatives to other
Religious Bodies
| 10 fi-Esecnption of Representatives from
other Bodies
1117IAddrcss. MEMS Work for Men"
Rev - r. NcCol"y. Madison Dis
cussicn.
| WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
| l.4--n"votional. Rev. y. J. Marsh.
| 2.ON-W -Wonans Mission Meeting. Music.
Presidents Ren"rt. Mrs: Alma N.
Cousins. steep Falls. Missionary Help
or. Miss Myrtle G. Kinney. Lewiston.
Sol; Sol" Or ofnrinS. inh,a l1n,tn Address, Miss
3.30-The Boy Problem: That Bov." by
Rcr. w. j Twort. Lawrence. Mass.
| 4.o1-Raptiets and Flo" Raptists Rev.
Henry S. Burragc. Togus.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Young People.
| 7.ON-Fraise Service, led by Rev. A. ]
7.45"Addross by Rev. Albert W. Jcffcr-
son. Portland.
THURSDAY MORNING. SEPT. 19
| 500 Social Worship. led by Rev. A. J
Marsh.
S3G-I:usincsS. 8 Report of Committees, I'm
finished Business. New Business.
| ll.50ETomperance in Maine, Re-. ii. n
Pringlc. Watervillc.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
| 1.47-nevotiona1. Rev. 4. J. Marsh.
| s.Wl- f.NHnSpIlSm. f4Nf'IetIlS1n III tilt
| Home. Rev u. r. Lothrop, l.vargcl-
ism in the Sunday School. Prof. II. Il
| Purinton. Evangelisnl-F'rco Discus
| sion.
| 3.3h--Busincss.
| THURSDAY EVENING
| 7.NN-Pravcr and Testimony Meeting, A
| J. Marsh
| S.OO-Somo UNCONVENTIONAL Needs. Rev
II. NJ Ford. IIillsdalc. Mich.
49, Ia nt
| follows: President. Hon N. S. Purinton
| 1st vice president. Rev. ID. b. Lothrop
| I'd vice president. Rev. A. D. rodCc: q
vice president. Rev. Il. ". Churchill
| clerk. Rnv. F. S. Hartley: corresponding
secretary and state agent, Rev. S. G
| Whitcomh: treasurer. George II. Brown
| assistant treasurer. Miss Clara Purinton
| auditor, A. X. =. kroWlton. Exccutivt