Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-20
Baptist Conference Ends
With Plans for Campaign

With Plans for Campaign
The Maine State Promotion Con-
ference of the United Baptists,
closed its sessions, Tuesday. Most
of the time. Tuesday. was taken up
with detailed explanations of the
methods to be followed in conducting
the campaign.
DR.. p. H. J. Lerrigo of New York,
foreign mission secretary. explained
in detail a vast amount of minutiae
of the campaign, and he was assisted
in this work by DR.. w. A. Hill, edu-
cation secretary of New York. Mrs.
Goodman, vice president of the
Woman's Mission Board, spoke sew
eral times during the day on features
Of the work and on the part that the
women will play in the coming cam
paign. At the afternoon session she
, made a very stirring appeal which
was listened to with close attention
by the delegates.
Dr. Irving B. Mower presided over
the evening session. The first speak
er was DR.. w. A. HILL education Sec
letary Of New York, who gave a
thrilling appeal to Baptists to sup
port their missionary effort in all
, lands.
Mrs. Goodman, vice president of the
Woman's Missionary board, de-
scribed the victory parade in New
York at the end of the great war and
| said that she had noticed one unit
which was marching at. ease. She
felt that a good many church work.
ers were too much given to marching
at ease in the great procession. She
gave considerable time to a discus
sion Of Japan and said that Japan
can be a menace or a great help to
us in the world in so far as she is a
Christian nation.
DR.. +. H. j. Lerrigo. foreign mis-
sionary secretary of New York. who
two years ago went to Africa on a
tour of investigation, described con-
ditions in that country. He told some
OF the conditions still existing where
the influence of Christianity has not
been felt. He spoke of slavery, poly
gamy and the superstition Of the
people, as some of the darker phases
Of African life. but over against
these he placed the better qualities of
sympathy, respect, loyalty, faithful
ness and readiness to forgive. He
said that one Of the natives, who
helped carry the explorer Living
stone to the coast after he had been
stricken with fatal disease. was still
living in Central Africa, a Christian
man. who has done great things for
NE Christian faith. In closing he
urged that Africa be not forgotten by
the Christian world and especially by
the Baptists in their missionary eff
fcrts.
In spite OF the fact that DR.. Aber-
nethy. President Harding's pastor,
who was scheduled to speak at the,
conference and DR.. Charles Lincoln
White. executive secretary of the
home missionary society. both of
whom were on the program, could
not be present At the conference, the
feeling was. at the close of the ses-
sion. Tuesday evening, that the
gathering had been greatly worth
while as a preparation for the cam
paign soon to be launched.
The following have registered at
the conference:
s. E. Frohock Of Milo E. L. Samp-
son Of South Jefferson. Henry G.
Clark OF South Portland. Ernest NJ.
Holman OF Bath, Robert G. Rouil-
lard OF Topsham, Roy NJ. Traitor of
Bangor, $. w. Schurman of Oldtown.
Harold W. Curtis of Saco. Howard
Fl. Brown Of Augusta, Harvey H.
-,el,4 <~f I'll,
Langford Of Brunswick, A. Everett
Everleth of Bangor. E. L. Converse
Of Pittsfield. G. F. Rouillard of Top
sham. 7. Albert Field of Brunswick.
w T. Boyd Of Georgetown. s. N.
Thompson of Windsors George c.
Sauer Of Belfast, Herbert Warren
Rowe Of Brewer, Clarence Emery of
Ellsworth Henry c. Speed OF Houl-
ton. Charles Z. Young of Hallowell,
Arthur Dewitt Paul of Saco. w. j.
Woodbury. OF Auburn. Addison B.
Lorimer Of Portland, John Scott
Pendlcton Of Bangor e. B. Tetley Of
Madison. L. A. Farrar of Rowland. c.
F. Frederick of Richmond, Howard
A. WEIGH of Brewer. George Rousseau
of Waterville, Frederic F. Forshay Of
Fairfield. Lester L. Glazier of Fair
field, T. Ernest Ham Of Auburn,
Worth l.. Brown Of Fairfield, George
NJ. Foss Of Auburn, Mrs. E. NJ. Ham
lin Of Milo, F. E. Dillingham; of Au-
burn, L. E. Flanders Of Auburn, e. B.
Turner Of Harmony. Elmer L. Briggs
Of Auburn. T. B. Hughes of Damaris-
Gotta, L. G. Terry of Dexter. F. S.
Bernauer of Bangor. Carrie H. Ward
Of Portland. G. H. Ward of South
Portland. c. d. Hazelton of Dexter,
h. q. kenney Of Oakland.