The Republican journal., 1914-10-15
: Baptist Conventions.
o,,tists and Free Baptists Unite.
W. u,,tist Societies to Merge With
0ps ,,t;on. President Kamsdell

Il WI 0ficers were elected as IOllOWS:
drgsn, " Rev. ]. M. Wyman, Damaris-
Psslot,1l;rce president, Rev. w. l.. Pratt.
ptta; w. w. secretary and treasurer, Rev.
ssnk anu Emery, Charleston; Rev. L. J.
1srenesa Of If Saco and Rev. H. L. Skillin
DSsnD5s3iEE Town were appointed to act as
On - Of the executive board with the
e'npT named officers.
bo's o aa of the Woman's Missionary
4 mr. ,;on at o. m. opened with singing
'sde Me- A. A. Walsh of Leeds. Scrip
sby a n by Mrs. W. K. Thomas of
ue I@ was followed with prayer by
sss3'VRR Mower, Waterville. A greet
Ir' L +be Federation was extended by
go ~ w. Breneman of Auburn, and
Irs' wilson responded. Reports from
lis ,.rious officers followed. Miss Maude
Ie WSaotSpws, the treasurer reported
hs aar financially. The following Off
90 ser elected: President, Mrs. j. K.
q S'' Portland; vice-president for
Ilsoa Maine. Mrs. E. C. Whittmore,
sSFln yice-president for Western
Is's Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Lewiston;
i'Il s,rr Mrs. E. W. Hall, Waterviile;
si ssrer Miss Maude E. Mathews, Bel
~ ,te eyening joint session Of the
y +s " and Free Baptist Young Peoples
sP. Wv was opened with song service
@ Ssr Rev. P. A. A. Killam, followed by
w .;ions in charge of Rev. William Nor
'v y. Several anthems were rendered by
s. .,6r Harry w. Rowe. president of
! Tsne Free Baptist Young Peoples
y so ac' and Rev. w. F. Sturtevant, pres
' Et'5 Il he Maine Baptist Young Peo-
~ Society. gave brief greetings.
y ~ meetings of the second day of the
ll u. Of the Maine Baptist Society
'..' iorgelg attended. At the morning
u 5ioa Rev. H. L. Hanson Of Rumford
o , the annual sermon. Matters
!sn.i.ess we're also taken up. In the
a .sr the Maine Baptist Charitable
.S s tae Maine Federation and the
:crr peyu.e's societies held meetings.
t sn7 Wa served at the Court Street
". Bmtist church. Joint sessions
~ f4.a with the Free Baptists in
.rsi8r #. the afternoon and evening.
he Wednesday morning session opened
4 saaa ervice. Hon. George c. Wing,
@,.s-rt.Hg the entertaining church,
" hearty greeting and cordial well
M. 10 The visiting delegates, and Rev.
r Rar 5delI responded. He spoke of
.rer.ug in Auburn twenty-one years
q eei oi the changes which have come
n. church since then. The Baptist
,.r;7al0n numbers about twenty five
.,ira5 more than it did at that time.
smoke 9t the uniting of the Baptist
i ,1s Free Baptist churches. The
gs d.. the increased strength in the
mel W., emphasized as well as the re-
ssblues which will also come. A
.,.or feature of this session was the
NJ .sru by DR.. Preble of a gavel 10
! gres. eut of the association. DR..
s5- bal this made from the limb of
.ag.s TREE which is growing near the
3t5ue of Sylvanus Boardman in Llv-
more. Rev. |. B. Mower, correspond
? seer tary, gave the report of the
sr7 Of trustees and the committee ap-
its5 consider all questions involved
AF graposed union of all Baptists and |
he Balfists reported as follows:
!Gu That the name of the Maine
atsl ljs sionary convention be chang
9.Hs United Baptist Convention of
Ao.l That the Maine Baptist Edu-
toa Society and the Maine Baptist
artabIl Society be united with the
liz BAPTIST convention of Maine.
lnr. That the United Baptist Con-
sr0- Of Maine be composed of repre-
Eatiges and delegates of Baptist and
f Haprst churches chosen upon snch
as mutually may be agreed upon.
EIr5 hat as soon as it may be
Ea3.- lte Maine Free Baptist Asso-
Em ra.sfer its assets which can be
sF raasferred to the United. Bap-
-.on alion Of Maine.
Pitt That the next Legislature of
E-1 be- a5ked to pass such acts as may
El5evssary to accomplish the above
raos
1- -u5rt of the treasurer showed |
1 rerepts of $21, 800; expenditures
&c., balance in treasury $l56. A..
& sre=tng of the Maine Charitable
EAy AZ 40 p. M, the question of
EMg dis body with the convention was
Fsa up and d committee was appointed
5oi into the matter. A meeting of
EgOung people was held in the after
b. the theme of the conference being
Eap,sl Young People at Study and
|& The Woman's Missionary Fed
Faon met at 2 p. m. and the hour was
fN over to addresses. Miss Annie j.
|Flne, federation State secretary,
n on her work under the title of Cup
Down our State" Two weeks work
Nest Sedgewick was interesting and
Fesstu. A Junior Endeavor society
T organized at Sargentville. Three
Fihs work at North Berwick resulted
|13 establishment of a pastor there.
L GTynne laid special emphasis on
Fay school work. She told of num-
fa churchless communities she had
Fed and Of the success she has had.
/ need Of missionary work was empha-
"a About eighty churches are pastor
| aHu there are many churchless COM
l1es. Calls are coming in from all
L thus making the outlook encourage
le annual meeting of the Maine Free
f@ Association opened Tuesday,
18th in The Main Street Free Bap-
'nlren, Auburn. 1t was bushes
son ana was followed by meeting of
1ecltige board and a ministers con-
Sace al which prayer was offered by
David Bracket of Belfast. The
Thg officers were elected: President,
a.D. Paul, Auburn; vice-president,
a B. Hyde, Bangor; secretary
sarer Rev. E. W. Churchill, Milo.
otiicers will act OF the executive
aglta Rev. W. H. Fultz, Portland;
! NJ. Trafton. Island Falls; Rev.
Ibbetts, Steel Falls. Rev. A. j.
Of Portland and DR.. A. T. Salley
Elected members of the ordaining
u The report of the treasurer. MIR.
%'aIl, showed good financial standing.
Voted to fix the annual dues at the
f'ale, fifty cents per member.