Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-10-06
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treasurer reports lunuS COHtToiieu Ny
the Convention amounting to $220. 1862. %.
The speaker alluded to the contribu-
ton Baptists had made to the worlds
progress in matters of government and
recalled the fact that just as DR.. S. +.
Smith in 1882 was coming to his Maine
Baptist pastorate and professorship of
eight wears in the Kennebec valley he
gave to the world our national hymn,
America"
Conspicuous among the outstanding
features in our church life and work
have been the Chapman
meetings in Portland and Bangor with
Simultaneous and sympathetic meet
ings in scores of other places. The
year has been marked by closer APP
proach of Baptists and Free Baptists.
The union of missionary effort already
assured is a forward step. On some
fields there is a call for organic union
of Baptist and Free Baptist churches
and in one instance, at South Dover,
this has already been accomplished.
If it can be brought about happily 1t
will mean economy and increased eff
iciency in scores of Maine communi-
ties. We strongly recommend this
policy and would urge our people to
cooperate to this end. Another in
stance CT union Of our two denomina-
tons is at Kennebec Siding, where a
United Baptist church has been
formed, embracing more than 80 men,
bers. This new church has been re-
ceived into the fellowship of the Ken
nsbec Association.
There have been 1896 additions to
tie church by baptism. This increase
with additions in, other ways has re-
suited in net gain of SOS and has
raised our membership to 21,786, the
largest number reported since 1886
Our additions this year have been
larger than for Is years. The average
number received by babtism for the
past Is years is 668.
One hundred and twelve churches re-
port Raptisms. Penobscots Associa-
ton heads the list with 215, Cumber-
land follows with It's and Washington
with 16S. Thirteen churches have add
ed Is more by Baptism: First Port
land, 80: Second Bangor, 50; Water
vile, 40; PRINCETON. Al; Houlton, IS;
Eastport, 3d.: Second Calais, 80; Dover
& Foxcroft, 20; Fairfield, %; Brewer
%; Sedwick, %; Bath. Peoples, 1875
Millinocket, rs. The, balance has beer
distributed among 80 churches. Sun.
day schools report a net gain in mem
bership of 483. Piscataquis, Cumber
land, Damariscotta, York and ARGOS
| took Associations report losses. 121, Sc
| 63, 49 and q respectively. The prin.
cipal gains are in Penobscot, 300, OK.
ford. 1876, Kennebec, 1853 and Washing
| ton, 1877.
Nine associations have made an in.
| crease in benevolence of $4,000, three re-
pert loss Of s567.50. leaving net In
/ crease in contributions for the larger
} work of the Kingdom of more thar
$500. The helping hand of the Con
vention has been extended during the
| past year to 121 churches, in the sup
port of pastors. in Evangelistic SER
vices in short terms Of Missionary
service, or in assistance in building
and repairing meeting houses and par
sonages. Fifty six of these churches
| have received 1863 members by baptism
while many more have been otherwise
added.
Our missionary and evangelistio
force has been smaller than for many
wears previous. The Chapman-Alex-
ander campaign brought so many
| workers into the State that 1t did not
seem best to place a Convention
e-arc. 'i~t in the field. In April our
| missionary force was diminished by
the resignation of Rev. E. A. Davis
who for six and a half years has
| served most acceptably. Rev. G. D.
| RI Shanhprd the
flocks at Enfield. West Enfield and
Rowland and has also visited with gooo
cheer and counsel many fields IN
Aroostook and Penobscot counties
Missionary Hunt continues to carry the
! Gospel on wheels far and wide.
| Among other fields where effort has
been expended Monmouth Is conspicu-
| GUS. This church had been closed fol
wears. but new material in the mean
time has come into the community and
there seems to be present demand fol
services. Missionary Killam is still
located at Ellsworth, supplying on al
ternate Sundays Hancock and Surry
and also giving efficient missionary
watch care to Washington and Han
cock Associations. Since his release
from the pastoral care of Brunswick
and East Brunswick Rev. ]. E. Coch
rane has given all his time to evangel
istic and missionary work, chiefly II
i western Maine. Missionary Miller ha'
aided pastors in evangelistic meetings
! but has given the most of his time II
| caring for the work at West Sidne!
land the new interest at kennebe'
Siding.
The work done during the past sum
mer by young men from our schools
hos been of a high order. The names
Of the students and the places served
are as follows: j. II. Maxwell, smith
Vile; Chellis v. Smith, Great Works
John H. Trites. Guilford: Edward c
Condict. Rogue Bluffs: Ray c. Carter
Shawmut; Isaac Higginbotham, Nortl
Berwick; ]. X. Romeyn. Cooper's Mills
and Whitetield: Andrew Young, Yves
Hampden; A. G. Knight, Corea; c. M
Fogg, Wellington: J. A. Foote. Wood
land; George H. Coffin. Pembroke
without exception these IL men nav
made records Of which they will no
be ashamed in days to come.
The secretary declared that the de
mand of the hour was for efflcienc!
ard in conclusion declared that thu
opportunities awaiting Maine Baptist'
were larger than ever before.