Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-19

Fairfield, Ne, May us-tspeciaD.-T
annual basket meeting Of the Wonan's
Baptist Missionary Society Of the Kenne-
bee Association was held Tuesday al the
Fairfield Baptist church. Mrs. Fred O.
Savage ot Fairfield lei the devotional
exercises IN the opening meeting fellow
ed by the singing ot hymns Mrs. Savage
made q few remarks appropriate to the
occasion and read lines from Van Dyke.
The report Of the secretary. Mrs e B.
Foster Of Watervllle, was duly given and
accepted.
Mrs Lamson's Report
Mrs. Ella c. Lamson Of Portland, State
director % Wonlan's Home Missionary
Societies. declared il is q pleasure TO
Be abls TO say that there has been ad-
vance along all lines Of home mission
endeavcr. Nine new circles have been
formed, more churches without circles
have contributed 10 ths work and money
has been sent in more frequently than
ever before in seni-annual or quarterly
payments. TWO hundred new names have
been added TO the list OF subscribers to
missions, which may account in part for
the increased interest and money gifts
Mrs. Noyes, the junior State director.
has done fine WORK IN the Sunday schools
so that Is more than last year sent gifts
10 our treasury said Mrs. Lamson.
"Our apportionment OF $s5e was not fully
met, lacking $50 Of the amount, but We
gave over s3st more than last year. Dam
ariscotta was the only association TO
meet the amount assigned her, and she
exceeded it by S. We're all glad to con-
graduate the women of that associa don,
and Mrs. Winslow, the director, for do
ing so well.
Hired $4,000
Let me urge earnestly seni-annul or
quarterly payments-preferably the lat
ter Our society was obliged to hire So
90 a, 6 per cent interest in order that
its expenses and salaries OF our workers
might be met. The s24lo paid out for III
terest would have kept four workers in
the field. Much Of this might be avoided
if We would begin at once to collect our
money, forwarding as fast as collected.
You will be interested to know that
appointments remain about the same
Some Of the directors will miss the names
Of a few Of the very small and weak
churches from this roll and the amounts
assigned to them have been distributed
over the State.
I'VE have been glad to welcome funds
from some Of the small Free Baptist
Sunday schools and inquiries as to what
will be expected from them from others.
Nominating Committee
The nominating committee was ap-
pointed by the president, Mrs. Hugh Ross
Hatch, as follows: Mrs Cocheron Of
vile; Mrs. Savage, Fairfield; Mrs Ha-
zelton, Waterville.
India Missionary
Mrs George Hamlin, who with her
husband, Rev Mr.. Hamlin, are mission
aries to India and who are enjoying a
furlough which they are passing at Good
Will. was called upon for a few remarks.
She spoke Of her work as a missionary
at Bengal, which was largely among the
| boys at the high school. and the boys
orphanage, she being superintendent of
the latter institution until her return to
America. Her husbands work, which
| is largely evangelistic, was of such an
order that a large part of the field work
| fell to her share, but, she said further,
| for the last few years she had been able
to go out more and thus do more work
| among the women and girls.
Mrs. G. 3. Pepper
Mrs. G. B. Pepper Of waterville was
called upon to speak and described the