Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-03

lion al the Winthrop Street baptist
church was opened with stefeopticon
views Of the ocean Park School OF
Methods representing the educational
work that IS being done there. With
a ane address by Rev. Ralph r. An
dem OF Farmlngton.
This was followed by a splendid
illustrated lecture given by Rev. e.
S. Philbrook. pastor OF The Winthrop
Street Baptist church whose subject
was The Baptist World Challenge
The views represented the werk ct
the Baptist denomination IN America.
IN Porta Rico. n Mexico and many
other countries even 10 the ancs OF
the earth. with giimpses of mission
ary work n China Japan. India and
devastated Europe. The speaker
dwelt particularly on the Industrial
training in me Baptist schools and
emphasized he need Of medical
workers in foreign lanos. He out
lined the program adopted by the
Northern Ba ptist convention which
proposes n me next FIVE years 10 &C.
cure 100000 900 necessary 20 meet
he new needs for the CARRYING on Of
me work.
ADDRESS BY Or. E W. Paeeiferd
The fIra! address af the convention
was gwen ny Dr. T. ". Padsltor J..
secretary II The Board Of Education
If ne Northern Baptist convention
His subject was "A Vision q the
World Faith. and ne outlined the
new program I hat the Baptists II
ne North are now facing He told
Il he conclusions reached by the
,'ornrrttfee II Survey after a careful
sludy ut situa1ion- The first con-
fusion veacred vas nat the Sap
lists had been wonderfully blessed
Wv The Lord in The last - years Il
j the United States.
The task N America anu on the
other side Of the ocean is only Just
beginning At home tie Christian
( church IS 1ac!ng the greatest ASK It
ever faced. This is shown by the
events II The day-strlkes. riots ana
unrest N the country. The only So
linton is IN The message and minis
Try u Jesus Christ as reflected n the
Church # Christ itself. The Church
of Christ s he only force that can
save America and the church g
steep AZ ne post
n The ron-ChrIstian countries the
TASK II ne church has only Just BE-
guu. The TASK Of the Christian mis-
s!onarv s not so much 10 be a
preacher as II s % tram others 70
ureaIh ard fur that colleges anu
other educational institutions must
We built So the business of foreign
ruissiaus will be Jar more expensive.
III ssWneeessarv that the process 81
etfuceflou DC begun in CIR churches
if no ne carried 10 the other size
Of lie world. IL Maine a program
( must De started 10 get Young men
ana women 10 dedicate their lives tof
I Clrlsfian service. The educational
/ program. therefore. must be expand
ed. The colleges IF me country are
dTed ID Today and are not prepared
10 train all The workers.
The speaker showed the vital need
II the 500. 600 600. which g part I
he great program adopted by the
9apitsts for the next i've years. Blk
IL stated hat the program should
not De called the 500. 900. 900 program
for Il should not ne referred 70 n the
,srrns Of dollars and cents. The pur-
pose Of The Board OF Promotion s. 70
unity The forces Of the Baptist a.
nomination 10 face he program
adoptee by the 3sptisis.
The ftrlal words of the convention
! were spoken by the president. Dr..
William P Wood. ana prayer was
i oaered Ky Rev. Mr. Young. And The
Maine Baptist convention was d.
. CARED adjourned