Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-07


of it, If we had resubmitted the pro-
hibitory amendment four years ago l
believe we could have licked our OPP
ponents. without half trying"
The report of the nominating COM
mittee of the Maine Baptist Mission
airy Convention was presented by Rev.
George B. Ilsley d. d. of Westbrook
and accepted by the Convention, re-
sulting in the election of the following
officers:
Prasident-Hon. Horace Purinton.
Watcrville.
Vice President-Hon. George D. Bis
bee, Rumford.
Corresponding Secretary-Rev l. E.
Mower, Waterville
Recording Secretary-Rev. c. e. Ow-
en-, WaterviIle. .,t s-..
Treasurer-H. NJ. Mailing, Portland.
I Finance Committee-H. M. Mailing,
r. c.. Bradford, F. Brunei, l.. d. Aus
tin. Horace Purinton, Z. H. Lawry.
New Members Board of Trustees
H. S. Kilborn. Warren; 7. Caine. Ken
nebunkport; +. l.. Cam, Kennebunk;
G. H. Newton. Rockport; e. G. Rowe,
Bangor; NJ. S. Howes. Ridlonville: c.
B. Howatt. Auburn: w. H. Whittier.
Pressure Isle. .4,
AuGitors-W. II. burlington, H. S.
Bryant. -.
The committee on enrolment report
ed present, so preachers, II life men,
bers, 206 delegates, 107 visitors. MAX
ing a total of 4O4. The committee on
place and preacher reported that the
matter of place ought to be left with
the executive committee with power
to act and this report was adopted.
Rev. F. l.. Cam of Kennebunk was
named as the Convention preacher for
1911 with Rev. William J. Day of
Rockland as alternate.
The committee upon the organiza-
ton of Ministers Conference in con-
nection with the Maine Baptist Mis-
sionary Convention reported in favor
of a simple organization consisting of
a president and secretary and a pro-
gram committee of three including the
two officers and one other member.
Rev. George B. Ilsley d. D. of West
brook, who. by the way, is one of the
most popular and best beloved minis
tiers of the denomination in the State.
was unanimously chosen president of
the newly formed conference by the
ministers present and the announce
ment of this choice received a generous
round of applause from the Conven-
ton. For more than 40 years DR.. lis
ley has been preaching in Maine pull
pits and he is looked upon as a friend
ly counsellor and guide by many Of
the younger ministers, so that all pres
fnlt hat la y,1o Of hi ut tho
head of this organization of the minis
tiers of the Convention was a justly
deserved tribute.
Rev. P. A. A. Killam of Ellsworth
was chosen secretary of the newly
formed organization and Rev: E. c.
Whittemore of Waterville the third
member of the program committee.
An interesting feature of the pro-
gram was the musical selection rem
dered by Evangelists J.. w. Hatch Of
Fairfield and Ohio Hatch of Rock
land.
Resolutions introduced by Rev. J. X.
Wilson, d. D., of Portland. protesting
against the proposed revision of the
charter of Brown University, which
would take away from it it's denOmi-
national aililiation, were adopted after
discussion.
1t was announced during the fore
noon session of the convention that the
funeral of the late Mrs. Anna Sargent
Hunt would be held at P. NJ today.
Mrs. Hunt was former resident
of Augusta and died while the conven-
ton has been in session, at Madford
Hillside, Mass.
Rev. w. E. Witter. D. d., New Eng
land district secretary of the Ameri-
can Baptist Foreign Missionary Soci-
ciety in a very pleasant vein. A brief
address upon the theme "The Next 10
Years." by Rev. c. L. White, D. D.,
associate corresponding secretary of
the American Baptist Home Mission
Society, gave a glimpse Of what might
be done in the future along missionary
lines and proved both optimistic and
inspiring. The World in Boston," was
the topic of Rev. Arthur Warren Smith
of that city. Mr.. Smith spoke largely In
advance advertisement of the great
missionary pageant, which is to be held
in Boston next spring in which all the
missionary field is to be represented in
the form of g. monster pageant, or
spectacle. Closing words of greeting
and adnnOnitiOn were spoken by Pres
idGnt Purinton and at noon after a
sincere resolution of. thanks passed to
the entertaining society the anniver-
sary of the Maine Baptist Missionary
convention came to an end ;, ...