Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-02-10

at J3V Win ABOUT AVV oelcSdteS anu
members of the Baptist churches pres
ent and the Kennebec Association.
which was present by the invitation
Of the entertaining church. The meet
! ing vas opened with a devotional hour
which was led by Robert Armstrong,
who represented the Pine street church
Of Lewiston. In a very interesting and
earnest address he told of his past life,
which had been spent in worldly occu-
pations and sinful ways, up to three
years ago, when through the prayers
Of his wife he was converted and join
| ed the church. He told the parable of
the Prodigal Son, and compared his
own life to that Of the prodigal, and
then he spoke feelingly Of the change
in life. saying that at present he and
his family are Christian people.
In closing, he said that if he were
a millionaire, he would give his three
children 5000 when they came of age,
to do with as they pleased. and if they
cid not spend it wisely and we'll they
would never get another dollar from
him. His address was closed with the
singing of hymn. and the next speak
er was Rev. ]. p. Roberts, who before
his address sang solo entitled Thy
Kingdom Come" The text Of his ad-
dress was the title Of the song, and he
stated in opening that the dominant
note in Christ's teaching was this til
tie. THY Kingdom Come" He spoke
of the results that follow the establish
ment of the Kingdom, and said that
they were worth seeking at all hazards,
the great workers in this field, and
that the kingdom could not come all at
once, but was arriving rapidly, that
it had taken 1900 years to get a third
of the world Christianized but that
the rest would follow more rapidly He
stated that competition ought not to
exist between churches, that cooper
alton was essential to success. His ad-
dress was followed by a prayer, and
the next speaker was p. II. j. Lerrigo
Of Boston, the joint district secretary
of the Baptists of New England, who
spoke on the Five Year Program" He
stated that the program was a def
mite plan for the general advancement
Of the Baptist church, and said that
five things were outlined to be done
in the next five years, as follows: First,
million additions to the church by
baptism; second. missionary force
Of 5000 men and women in America and
the Christian world, third, s., 2,OOO,-
900 of endowment for the Ministers and
Missionaries Benefit Beard; fourth, 25
student pastors in universities, 1000
Baptist students in theological semi
naries. $4,000 ir colleges and UNIVERSE
ties ard sS,o0Oooo for additional educa-
tional endowment and equipment at
home and abroad; fifth, an annual in
come Of Sc 100000 for missions ard be-
nevolence. He explained the methods
for doing these things, and showed
how they could be done easily in the
| time given to the purpose.
Mr. Lerrigo said that if every eight
members of the church would get one
| member for baptism in the next five
years they will have the required mill
lion: if one man or woman in every
hundred volunteers they will have the
missionaries needed; that 80 cents per
member each year will aggregate the
s2.O00,0 600, and that an increase of Is
per cent. in their missionary funds will
supply the needed $6,0OO,0OO At the
| close Of his address hymn was sung,
! and then the meeting was adjourned
till afternoon, dinner being served in
the vestry.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon meeting Of the con-
! ference was we'll attended, and the
social meeting which was held the
f1rst hour was very much enjoyed by
all the delegates. A solo was sung by
Rev. j. d. Roberts, entitled Where
the Living Waters Flow" and this
was followed by prayer offered by a
number Of the delegates. Several
hymns were then sung. after which
| the meeting was opened for discus
sion. during which number Of ques-
tions were asked about the new pro-
gram, and other business was talked
! over. Then a testimonial meeting was
held, and nearly everyone present had
something to say, after which the
Rev. H. H. Hathaway Of Waterville
| made a short speech, telling Of the
prosperous condition Of the churches
in his vicinity at this time, and stated
| that q conference viii be held there
in May. Following him, ]. B. Barrett.
the delegate from the Farmington
quarterly meeting, spoke and said that
his meeting embraced 20 different
Baptist churches. and that the work
is going on splendidly. and the spirit
Of union pervades the Baptists all
over the State. Prayer was then Of
fered by DR.. I. B. Mower Of Water
vile. the State secretary Of the United
Baptist convention. and this preceded
the address by DR.. Lerrigo. whose sub
ject was "An Expanding Horizon"
He said. among other things. THE
upward look expands the outline of
the horizon" The European war has
taught us many things. Human broth
erhood and unity are stronger be-
cause Of the world cataclysm. the
world was in danger OF dying Of fatty
degeneration, but this has aroused
men to the re-assertion Of the spirit
ual. the spirit of self-sacrifice." He
said that the war has done much to
make men unself1sh. and has shown
the inestimable value Of cooperation
and organization. He also stated that
the war has done much to educate the
world about itself; we learn daily Of
countries and people that we hardly
knew existed He adViged reading the