The Republican journal., 1910-10-13
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ron s1onac4 TROUBLE and CONSTIPATION
The Maine Baptists
Hold Their Annual Meetings in August

Hold Their Annual Meetings in Augusta
The Maine Baptist missionary conven-
ton was opened in Augusta October 5th
by it's president, Horace Purington of
Waterville. The report of the board of
trustees, presented by the corresponding
secretary, Rev. Irving B. Mower of
Waterville, was in part as follows:
"In general the year has been one of.
exceptional fruitfulness and progress.
Not every church has had apparent pros
perity, but in comparison with other
years this has been one of the best
There have been 1896 additions by bap-
tism. This increase, with additions in
other ways, has resulted in net gain of
$50 and has raised our membership to Fl,
786, the largest number reported since
1916.
1.-THE religious interest resulting in
these general additions has been wide
spread, 112 churches reporting baptisms.
Penobscot association heads the list with
215, Cumberland follows with IT'S and
Washington with 1853. The Sunday
schools report net gain in membership
of 483. -
The preacher of the conference sermon
was Rev Fred M. Preble of Auburn.
The evening was given over entirely to
the laymen S work of the denomination,
with addresses by DIR. Frederick Brunei
of Portland, A. A. Head of Waterville
and Edward K Nicholson of Connecticut,
secretary of the Baptist laymen's mis-
sionary movement.
The new platform of the Maine Baptist
Young Peoples convention, which was
adopted October 5th, makes it an in
tegral part of the older denominational
organization, the Maine Baptist Mission
airy convention, which is holding its 106th
anniversary. Henceforth it will be under
the direct control of the older organiza-
ton and the relations between the two
bodies will be much more intimate than
formerly.
The Maine Baptist anniversaries con-
cluded their three days sessions at Au-
gusta Thursday night with an address
before the Educational society by Rev.
George E. Horn, D. D., president of
Newton Theological institution, who de-
clared that the coming conflict in the
east would be between Christianity and
Confucianism and said that if he were
not Christian he would be Confucian-
list.
The Educational society elected the
following officers: President, Rev. H. L..
Hanson, Rumford; vice president, Rev.
H. M. Ives, Eastport; secretary, Rev.
George Merriam, Skowhegan; treasurer,
Rev. E. C. Whittemore
The Maine Baptist Historical society
elected these officers: President, E. N.
Carver, Augusta; vice presidents, Rev.
A. l.. Lane, East Winthrop; Rev. E. E.
Harris, Buxton Center; secretary, Rev.
E. C. Whittemore, D. D., Waterville.
The officers elected by the Maine Bap-
B. Illsley, D. D.. Westbrook, president
Rev. W. c. Barrows, Tenants Harbor
vice president; Rev. A. B. Lorimer, Ban
gor, secretary; H. M Mailing, Portland
treasurer.
The Maine Baptist Missionary conven
ton voted to change the form of the as
ISOLATION constitution so that both Bap
lists and Free Baptists may become
members of the association.
The report of the committee on re
form, which was adopted, recommended
the organization extending even tt
school districts, to bring out the larges1
possible vote against the repeal of thu
Maine prohibitory liquor law.
The following officers were elected
Horace Purington, Waterville, president
George D. Bisbee, Rumford Falls, vic'
president; Rev. I. B. Mower, Waterville
corresponding secretary; Rev. Charles
E. Owen, Waterville, recording secreta
ry; H. M. Malin, Portland, treasurer.
ministerial conference was organized.
The Maine Baptist Young Peoples
| convention elected officers as follows