Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-15
kennebec Baptists in 80th
Annual Meeting.
Splendid Gathering and Inter
est Intense from the Start



Cheney comes from the unifying OF our
forces"
In this statement Rev. Frederic 5.
Moody of Somerville, Mass, struck
the slogan of the S0th annual meeting
of the Kennebec Baptist Association
which opened Tuesday In the FIRST
Baptist church of this city. Through
out the proceedings there was a ten
dency to lay emphasis on all subjects
pertaining to the establishing OF
closer relationship between the
churches Of the Baptist denomination
Mr.. Moody's address was the most
forceful stroke in this direction. This
topic of closer organization was of SUI
preme Importance in the recent North
ern Baptist Convention in Portland,
Ore, where Mr.. Moody served as Sec
rotary, and it is of most vital import
ance now to the denomination
The election of officers was the prin-
cipal business transacted in the morn
ing session which was called to order
at 1870 o'clock. A nominating COM
mttee was appointed as follows: Rev.
r. S. Clarke of Fairfield, Rev. B. F.
Turner of Hallowell, and Rev. DR.. E.
-
committee reported this list and it was
elected as nominated: Moderator,
Rev. b. p. Hope of Augusta; clerk and
treasurer, Rev. George Merriam OF
Skowhegan; auditor, Rev. F. A. Nolin
of Skowhegan; representative OF the
association on the executive committee
of the Maine Baptist Missionary con-
ventiOn, Rev. DR.. E. c. WhittemOre of
Waterville.
After the election of officers, letters
reporting the progress Of the year were
read from churches in the following
places: Mt Vernon, Skowhegan, China,
Sidney, Hallowell, Waterville, Nor
ridgewock, Augusta, Winslow, Bel
grade, Gardiner, Oakland, North Vas
salboro. Fairfield, Windsor and Smith
field Reports from three churches
were missing, Vassalboro, West Sid
ney and Arson The letters all show
ed that much has been accomplished
within the last IL months and condi-
tions are such as presage proportional!
prosperity in the future.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Obituary-Rev. w. p. Palmer China
and Rev. George Merriam. Skowhegan.
Educational committee-Rev. DR.. G.
D. P Pepper of Waterville, and Rev
c. D. HaZelton, Oakland.
Home Missions-Rev. 3. F. Turner,
Hallowell, and Rev. w. p. Palmer,
China
Missionary Unions-Rev. w. II.
Clarke, Mt, Vernon, and Rev. Albert
Leach. Sidney.
Pubications-Rcv j. F. Jones.
Windsor, and Rev. w. c. Stetson, Wa
terville.
Civic Reform-Rev. c. e. McColley,
Madison, and Rev. l.. II. Clarke, Gar
diner
Place and Preacher Committee
Rev c. A. Calhoun. Norridgewock, and
Rev. L. Fl. Clarke Gardiner.
State Missions--Rev. Dr. E. c. Whit
temore of Waterville.
The appointment of committees COM
pleted the work of the business scs-
sion which was followed by delight
full dinner The Ladies' Aid Society of
the church served the dinner.
The afternoon session which began at
1.3O o'clock, opened with a short intro
ductory service, Rev. c. D. HaZelton of
Oakland leading. Rev. c. A. Calhoun
of Norridgcwock, delivered the annual
sermon. His subject was The Religion
For the Age" His text was from the
cpistle of Jude, third verse: Beloved
while l was giving all diligence to
write unto you of our common saliva
ton, / was constrained to write unto
you exhortng you to contend for our
F,,it ht,,I, nj oil
livered unto the saints" 1t was pow
erfu sermon in which Rev. Mr.. Cal
houn exhorted the audience to follow
the entreaty of the epistle.
Rev. Or. e. c. Whittemcre. speaking
in the place of Rev DR. I. r. Mower.
gave a comprehensive and highly in
teresting dissertation on State work.
Mrs. C. F. Bcusfield drew a vivid
word picture OF missionary work in
China. Mrs. Bousfield impersonated
Chinese girl whom she won to Chris
tianity, and in this impersonation gave
not only an extremely interesting char
acter sketch but afforded her audience
most lucid idea of the difficulties
which confront the missionaries in the
Orient. Mrs. Bousficld worked in China
e Mr.. Moody then gave his address, the
feature of the afternoons proceedings,
speaking in part as follows:
Gradually we have been coming
to see more clearly. as one Goes when
the day is breaking but we have new
er looked upon the great work of the
Kingdom as we do today 1t was not
. so long ago that only the aged can
reElemter 1t when Ike average ;ln-
taught church member thought that
the different missionary societies were
practically rivals for his interest and
his contributions. Today he sees them
working in cooperation. What has
wrought the changer Briefly stated
: 1t Is the denominational movement
which has eliminated in the organi-
cation Of the Northern Baptist Con-
SentiOn. Even those who strenuously
insisted that the UNCONVENTIONAL mis-.
sionary societies could not be affili-
ated see now the wisdom of unified
decominational endeavor in the King
dom of Christ.
What does it mean practically, do
you ask? 1t means that these socie-
ties will carry on the general mission
arS work of the convention under the