Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-19


| Atkinson with the Methodists. our
| North ParSonSfieid and East COrnth
| churches are now affecting such union
| al support with the Raptists. In TO-
! ports rendo red is the Information that
! l. young men among our Maine
| chruchcs intend to enter the ministry
of the gospel. This is good news At
! the time when there are still far too few
| minister for the work that 50 urgent
~ calls.
our school at Pittsfield cOnmcnds it
self more and more to the people. The
attendance at the beginning Of the
| present year surpaSseS even the record
of last year, the greatest hitherto We
can say emptatically that ii is a school
superior in its teaching ability and in
addition. what is of incalculable i'm
| 1ortance. a school with q singuarly
wholesome, healthful. safe, moral at
mosrherc. The intention is to press
the cvangclistic campaign the coming
season, so well begun last year. y
message has again been sent out To our
pastors ana churches upon the subject.
Some pastors are already laying plans
for this. The cVangcliStic spirit il
quite widely active. but it needs to b.
show decline instead Of gain for the T.
| months just ended. We wish to give
such groups Of churches opportunity tp
cndtaVOr revival effort such as has
proven 50 beneficial to So many Of orr
other churches. The CVungeliStic conf
mittcc will b. glad To hear from and
confer With churches on this subject.
Some cVangclists who have proved
their calls in such work by successes
granted them are available if COM
muni"atcd with at once. Ohio l..
Hatch. sweet singer of the gospel. can
| lie conferred with HOW. as h" is pres, il
with us. Henjann {. Bubar. Wiln
| has hrtn greatly blessed of God in re-
vival work up north, can also J." seen
| at these meetings. Some of our TaS-
tors are planning to have meetings BY
themselves with Brother Hatch ~
singer and assisted in other ways. 9th
CT pastors are arranging tn assist one
aEntirr with Er"thcr Hatch As singer.
| It We're well for pastors IN Attendance
to rrnsUmmatc arrangements az far as
possible for this special work if they
are assured th"ir church needs it.
rlrt figures sent me give GA additions;
To the churches by baptism and other
| wise; losses by d:smission. death ana
| av,.f,,sfnn 300 ,-i..l,Iirc rrt ,rnfn ,f 81
-
| Following the rppOrt of State Agent
| Wnittbulb. the rep0rt of the ,XcclltiNr
| board vas made by Rev. F. :. Hartley.
/ telling of the business, done ~ the twu
! ,naatipos ball IN IN. mast ypa-. rTrnac
| IIr..r C;.nrop II Irnlyn of Iuh,I,n tbnp
| presented his repprt for the yoar end
! inc Sent. / IF which the following II
| an abstract.
/ rECL,Jp1,S- Ro1,nrn frnn, 1,st -
MORT s2,q e.. received from ur;artrrl,-
! meetings. and conferences S4>@ ~. re-
! coiy.d from churches and societies
| <>lo ~. received from nsrconol contrib
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