The Republican journal., 1916-10-12

| Elect OthcerS. Orlando L. frost OF Bel
fast, President. Address by Gov. Elect
Nllijiken.
Features of the first annual session Of
the United Baptist convention of Maine
at Portland, Oct. 81, were an address by
Governor-elect Carl E. MiIliken, It's
! president, and a demonstrati ton for Henry
NJ. Mailing, of Portland, and Rev S. c.
| Whitcomb Of Bangor, who are retiring
after 20 years of service. The former
was treasurer of the Maine Baptist mis-
slonary convention and the latter, field
secretary Of the union Free Baptist con-
VentiOn,
I'VE must remember, said President
Mllllken, that we live in the mosG por-
tentious time in the worlds history since
Christ came. When across the sea men
are fighting each other in fearful war
fare, men are asking if Christianity has
failed; whether religion is simply
veneer.
1--WE know that America, in the days
TO come, must take her place, that she
must be ready to lead to those things
which will realize human brotherhood in
the world. No man can fail to realize
the sober responsibility We face as
nation"
The Woman's United Baptist Mission
Federation elected the following officers:
Mrs, J. l.. Clark, North Berwick, presi-
dent: Mrs. Linda Jordan, Ocean Park,
Mrs. j. G. Osborne, Lewiston, vice
presidents; Mrs. Anzel Spotford, Port
land, recording secretary; Miss Madeline
Glddons, Bangor, treasurer; Mrs. Thos.
Mcneil, Calais, corresponding secretary;
Miss Ella N. Greeneaf, North Berwick,
Mrs. John Tilton, Portland, Mrs. ]. L.
Wyman, Damariscotta, Mrs. A. T. Sale,
Lewiston, Miss E. Record, Livermore
Falls, and Miss Ella G. Nash of East
Machias, executive committee.
union was formed of the young peo-
pies societies under the name of the
United Baptists Young Peoples socie-
ties and officers were elected as follows:
Rev. w. S. Coleman, Sanford, president;
Milton M. McGorill, Portland, Donald
Strout, Bangor, vice presidents; Miss
Carrie E. Pinckley. Portland, secretary;
d. Saunders Patterson, Augusta, treas
urer; Miss Florence F, Taylor, Spring
vale, junior superintendent.
There are four or five times as many
students in the colleges of Maine as there
were 80 years age, and this is true of
the whole country said President
Arthur J, Roberts of Colby college Oct.
4th in an address before the convention.
1.-The reason for this is that the colleges
are meeting the needs Of the individual
ne explained. eve are realizing that
the lnsides of peoples heads are as diff
ferent as the outsides. If colleges should
go back to the former curriculums, the
enrolment would be cut one-balf in three
years. President Roberts also referred
to the change which has taken place In
the attitude of persons enrolled in COL
leges. He said that when he was a stu
dent the majority were planning to enter
the professions of law, medicine, minis
try or teaching. Today that has entire
ly changed and these professions are in
the minority in many colleges, he said.
Many are preparing Cor business. He
said the attitude of business establish
ments toward the college trained young
man had changed to a favorable one.
Rev. George E. Horr, president of
Newton Theological Institution, urged
the Importance of an educated ministry
saying the time is past when the Bible
can be thrown at mans head.
Orlando 3. Frost of Belfast was elect
ed president. Other officers chosen
were as follows: Vice presidents, Rev.
W. K. Wood, Saco, Walter A. Danforth,
Bangor; recording secretary, Rev. Z. r.
Owen, Waterville; corresponding secre-
tary, Rev. l, B. Mower, Waterville; as
soclate corresponding secretary, Rev.
George H. Hamlin, Lewiston; treasurer,
George M. Gratfam, Portland; auditors,
Albert E. Neal and A. E. Smith, Port
land.
The next convention will be held at
Pressure Isle next October. Rev. Henry
M. Ford of Pittsfeld was chosen preach
er OF the annual sermon, and Rev. b. T..
Livingstone of Bangor, alternate.
The closing session was held in the
evening, with addresses by Rev. j. c.
Robbins, foreign secretary of the Ameri-
can Baptist Foreign Missionary Society,
and Rev. Isaac LaFleur of Waterville.