Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-11
WELCOME GUESTS.
The Bowd0in Conference
Meets at Gardiner,
Free Bapiisis Gather In Annual
Session In Large Numbers.
Rev. 4. J. Marsh Of Auburn Leading
Speaker Of Mems Meeting.

! speaker VI men meeIIDgs
The annual session of the Bowdoil
| Conference of Free Baptist churches
opened Wednesday morning at 93
| with the Free Baptist church in thi:
city will continue through Thursday
Among the delegates and visitors
present are Rev. .. II. Tracy, Olive
b. Tracy, Leighton G. Tracy, Auburn
Emily j. Written, Topsham; Ruth S
Jurkins, Rev. and Mrs. E. w. Kicker
Rumford Falls; Mr.. and Mrs. E. +
| Purinton, Bowdoin; Rev. A. e. Kel-
ley, Brunswick; Flora E. Spear, Mrs
E. A. Lapnam, Clara Purinton, Mrs
Eta Merrill, Mrs. f. G. Spear, Mrs
A T. Salley, Lewiston; Mr.. and Mrs
]. A. Chase, Rev. S. A. Blaisdell, Tops
ham; Rev. C. w. Purinton, N. F
Heath, Hallowell; Mrs. A. G. Small
H. j. Youland, Mrs. E. w. Church
Mrs r. NJ Field, Mrs. w. M. Tur-
ncr, Augusta, Mrs. A. w. Smith, Rich
mond; b. f. Sanford, NJ. NJ. Sanford
Hallowell; Mrs f. M. Whitmore, Mrs
| r. Wilson, Mrs. S. A. Berry, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Berry, George c. Junllins,
| Rowdoinllam Ride; NJ. G.. Power, Tops
ham; Rev. Orville J. Guptill, Bath;
l.. D. Tibbetts, Lisbon; Rev. j. A.
| Howe, Lewiston; Rev. A. J. Marsh,
Auburn; Prof. H. r. Pufinton, Lewis
ton; e. j. Hatch, Augusta; Mary E.
White, NJ. H. White. Bowdoinham;
Mrs. A. S. Chadbourns, Hallowell;
Mrs. W. j. Tuck. Mrs F. A. Howard,
Harriet Il. Milliken, Augusta.
The morning session opened with
Bible reading and prayer by Rev. S.
A. Blaisdell of Topsham. The annual
sermon upon the theme "Answered by
Fire" was preached by Rev. o. H.
Tracy OF Auburn.
The business session was presided
over by the Conference president,
Prof. Fl. r. burlington of Cobb Divin-
ity School At roll call Is of the ~
churches of the conference responded
as follows: Auburn, Augusta, Bath,
North street; Bowdoin, East Bowdon-
ham, Bowdoinham Ridge, Brunswick,
Brunswick village. Gardiner, West
Gardiner, Hallowell, Lewiston, Main
street; Lisbon. Lisbon Falls, Litch-
field Plains, Richmond, Topsham. The
following committees were appointed:
Ordination and ieense--Rev.., j. A.
Howe, D. D., Lewiston; Rev. G. G..
Mosher, Augusta. Rev. E, W.,.Ricker,
Lisbon Falls. IL vi ,.i.s'--.
Resolutions-Rev. A. j. Marsh, Au-
burn; Rev. L. d. Tibbetts, Lisbon;
Mrs. A. w. Smith, Litchfield.
Ncminations7-ReY s.. A. Blaisdell,
Topsham; Rev. A. e. Kelley, Bruins
wick; Rev. f. L. burlington, Sabattus;
George E. Files, lewiston; Rev. Hor-
ace II. Hayes, Gardiner.
The summary of the years work in
the churches showed admissions by
baptism, %; otherwise, So: loss by
death or dismissal, 800; net loss SO.
The resident membership was given as
1871 with total membership Of 2422.
The contributions for Foreign Mis-
sions amounted to $S23.14; Home Mis-
sions outside the State, $207.27; State
work, $536.45; Educational Society,
$93.SS; other benevolent societies,
$93SS; other benevolent objects,
$92S30. The Sunday schools showed an
average attendance of 1104, with q
conversions in the Sunday schools.
Amount of money raised, $1O5O.O3 Au-
gusta was the only Sunday school re-
porting teachers meetings. Member
ship in Young Peoples Society, 3f7.
Money raised by Woman's Missionary
Society for Foreign Missions, $270O5,
for Home Missions, $25.
The report of the treasurer showed
a balance of S47.19 in the treasury. w.
II. Berry spoke as a messenger from
the Otisfield quarterly meeting and
,rIe, Of t,I>G
veycd the greetings of the .Congrega-
tioRttl denomination.
The afternoon session began at 80
Scriptures were read and prayer Of
fercd by Prof. j. A. Howe of Lewiston.
The following conference officers were
elected:
Presidcnt-Prof. II. r. burlington,
Lewiston.
Clerk ana treasurer-Gcorge Il. Files,
Lewiston.
Auditof-George Fl. Brown, Auburn.
Member executive committee-Rcv.
S. A. Blaisdcll, Topsham.
General committee on missions
Prof A., w. Anthony, Arson quarter
T. meeting; Rev. S. A. Blaisdell, Cum
berland conference; Rev. c. W. Pur-
ington, Edgecomb quarterly meeting;
Rev. O. G. Guptill, Pennington quar-
terly meeting; Rev. A. L. Kelley Otis
field conference: Rev. C. G. Mosher,
Waterville conference.
Delegates to State convention-Prof
]. A. Howe, Lewiston; Rev S. A.
Blasdell, Topsham; L. E. burlington,
Bowdoin; Marshall White, Bowdoin-
ham Ridge; Prof. H. r. burlington,
Lewiston; Hon. c. A. Milliken, Angus
ia; Mrs. E. w. Kicker Lisbon Falls;
Mrs j. r. Purinton, Bath; George II.
Brown, Auburn.
Miss Ella NJ. Butts gave an exceed
ingly interesting address treating of
the missionary work at Midnapore, In
dia, with which she had been associat-
ed. An address upon the "Relation of
Prayer to Christian Missions" was CIV
en- by Rev. Z. w. Kicker of Lisbon
Falls. .. -s.- .
The evening praise service was led
by G. F. Bolster of Richmond and a
stirring address to men was given by
Rev. A. j. Marsh of Auburn. The
speakers theme was "The Challenge
TO Men, He selected for his text
Quit Ye Like Men," but after sur
veying his audience declared that
he