Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-02


Ellsworth where the fonn6axian Of
tns cnurra e6tfice hes been thorough
y rebuilt Al an expense Of s12e6- Ali
bills are paid missionary Roberrs
spe01 tne aarsy months of tbs resr al
A.nEfe.d where The paopie were e.
csourasea % settle a pastor. lie hxs
also condnrrsd eyanxelistic meefings
with several churches Rev. L Il
Clarke with Lhe s1ia vi aas Fnf4a ar
las been sIls % minister H7deay. Ee
azs spent tias summer months or neg
iectsc flHiGs- cnmpining preaching
ANA mouse ID house VISITATION over
l&rEs aIHas- With thk maE1h af de-
csnaeI Miss GwEnns save ap her
psoik - the woman representative
anu became associated with ltis sun
Gay scilssi ana Young PesRiss WORK
In TINS D6lnesIiaH Ee nay say that
IN arrangement was maze with the
Publication SsEiefF wasFepy Prnf. Il.
z PuEInIpn 81 Bales college was
maze direclar Of Heiigisus aaucaIisR.
Prnf. PurgHiun ana Miss Gxynne
nave presented different nilEsHs OF
Sunday sEasoi ana Young Pesples
wefk especially Teacher Training.
The results aave bssH distinctly en-
'cDaFRElng, ngf 80 RuCn by reason Of
what mas bEsR ACCOMPLISHED as be-
CAUSE OF awakened interest, and 3
new appreclaIlen 81 what may De
1one by following on n the geea
way which is beginning 10 appear.
4.
Importance Of our Sunday Scnonis
The Publication Soclsty shares JOINT
" n the maintenance Of Tins work.
This services Of Miss CtecflI have
bean N great value The greater 4sar1
81 the year ms been spent al Prince
-pn and lswoT1h. Dit assistance fpr
hTlef psrlaas hAs been gwen else
where. Early IN the year the resig
nation Oh Rev. 3. Il. johnson Was
presented and arcepien.
Aevef haTe the SERVICES Of our
missionaries heen N greater demand.
Many churches are pasiorisss and
thsse field workers. togsi her with the
secretaries nave mt The need ar best
they couia.
Statistics
We have founa II very diff cult %
suHmarize sElns ana losses for the
, rear. The rspsiTs 81 associations
clerks are al TINS time incomplete.
Il lie certain that our oeneroientses
are tIar II advance If any previous
year. The current expense items OF
the churches are aisp much larger
Than heretofore. The accessaons by
baptism number 7Bs as compared
with LEO ii 1918 Penohscpt As
sucIaIion lezdK with a total Of 1Ss
bap-IsrDS IN Il churches Last wear
we reported an increase n church
membership Of ssi making tbs total
membership u orr churches S4.o4k.
II IS doubtful Il we have maze any
gain n membership this year. and 50
Ear Is OH Sunday SCHOOLS have been
tabulateE there Is 4 dis1incr losx n
THIS department Of our work We
may ina q reason for this Il the very
unfavo,able conditions for church
WORK which existed through a large
part Of the year. Losses by death
also We're lar above the normal Anu
chE spiritual blight always an after
rnath Of war is over the world. But
after making such allowances we still
int occasion for serious misE.v1ngs
as 20 the er1itage Of the year Not
thar we snouN Dc disheareene6- fnr
there IS much 70 encourage Us But
II the eHrH IF what VIE know 70 re
true we should gIrd ourselves at-esh
tor better dayS 70 come.
Finunce
The financial record u The rear 10
encouraging. Cur pscpie hare con.
rr1hnted generously TO all departments
Of our work ana IN many ways have
snpwn their confidence n the con.
vsnficn as an agency for do1ng things
that neec 10 De done. We are en.
courRgea by repeated evidences thu;
Maine Baprisrs are deveioptng a con-
seriousness Of their lnneritances. their
resources. ana their ability 10 unaes-
vsks ana carry torwera real tasks
shat make for progress ana upiift n
Maine.
To our annuity account the sum Of
$1,000 mas been aaaes, showing that
Our people are providing for them
selves ann assuring me woyE OF the
future ny TINS wise form Of inresr-
meHi. We have received IN trust for
.ths China caurca ss6eh. feF the Bex-
ter church siklA, tsr the WaIesvIile
ana Sidney Free baptist church
Ssir.-g and tor the Canton cnurcn
$500. We nave also hasa informed
that 5000 : given our convention
II trust for Cns Asa Bates Memorial
chapel, and nave been appraised al
other sums SOON 20 De entrusted 10
us.
a I-r- -Ier -
our Special Fund $1,000 by the viii Of
Miss -ADnle \. Stureranr Of China
The Joseph Q. smith tun1 has beer
increased s.s. Our churches have
contributed 10 the cilrrent expense
acpuu1 on an appointment Of si.,-
0bp. -he SUM Of ss.5ss.2s. as against
s7,9ss-9s contributed for the same
plirTlose iasS year. For education rne
churches nave given this year s.
z-s.5s and for the same object las,
year sl.s4s.0s.
-he Board would include in lis re-
po-- brief statement concerning tie
Victory Campaign. The Laynens
Campaign Of the prevlclons year re
suited n bringing one million dollars
% the treasures OF our National
Societies In the raising u TINS
money our people became aroused 20
z 1resn interest IN the larger things
Of The denomination We began 10
think and act IN Terms Of millions
LAST year we were summoned 20 the
TASK of raising SIX million dollars for
great Baptist enterprises. In the al
lpImsnt that was Tnaue S54.aeB was
gwen 70 Maine Dr.. E g White
rnnrn AMIN tiecarnH o,ir State riirxEA-