Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-06
Resolutions Adopted
at Baptist Conference

The Baptist Fundamentalist Confer
ence held at the Baptist church Mon
day and Tuesday was State wide and
the first of the kind ever held in
Maine. 1t was attended by about 100
pastors as we'll as laymen represent
ing as many churches. The confer
ence was in every way a success and
the delegates returned to their homes
with. a purpose to contend earnestly
, for the faith.
The following resolutions were
adopted at the conference:
las Baptist ministers and laymen
assembled in the city of Gardiner in a
conference on the Fundamentals of the
Christian faith and representing. We
believe, the conviction of the major
part of the Constitution Of our State
convention. relative to the interpreta-
ton of truth, we do hereby give eX-
preston to our deep concern over the
conditions of confusion and distrust
prevailing in our denominational af-
fairs and the religious affairs Of the
entire human family.
I'VE reaftirm our faith in the his
toric doctrinal positions held by our
Baptist denomination viz: "a Tho
| Trinity of the God-head; CD The in
Spiratton and inerrancy of the scrip
ture; I'D The supernaturalism of Jc-
sus Christ as foretold in the Old Tes-
lament, and verified by the New Tesla
ment teaching. of his virgin birth.
his voluntary sacrlticial death. his
bodily resurrection, his vicarious
atonemcnt for the whole human race,
and his visible return as we'll as the
UNIQUE character of his message:
Cd The regeneration of the soul of
the individual by the energy of the
Holy Spirit upon the ground of his
personal trust in the complete and
perfect redemptive work of Jesus
Christ; 60 The acceptance of the COM
munion of Jesus Christ to evangclize
the whole world.
I'VE. deplore the fact that there has
been an invasion of the ranks of our
aries and teachers in our educational
institutions. by which a rationalistic
Interpretation of religion is being sub
stltutcd for the essential principles of
our Christian faith as held by our Bap-
fist fathers; and We do here and now
commit ourselves to sharing in the
| task of securing as leaders men who
uncompromisingly affirm their faith in
and pledge their allegiance to these
essential principles.
I'VE register our firm conviction that
our elective boards and committees >of
both state and national conventions
should respond with all official docu-
mentary data in their possession,
whenever the policy or program of our
denominational enterprises may be I'M
| der question. by any representative
group of accredited contributors to de-
nominational funds. and thus avert
suspicion and maintain confidence and
| fellowship in the entire household
1--WE urge that all our people be in
| unceasing intercession that God may so
order the movements of our denomina-
| tional economy that it shall effectively
operate in the support Of loyal mis-
sionaries, teachers and leaders alone.
| and that through that economy
churches and individuals may distrib-
| ute their offerings and gifts without
| doing violence to the terms and spirit
of commission Christ gave to His dis
| ciples.
I'VE recommend that a place on the
program of all our associational and
| State convention gatherings shall be
| given to the stating of the funGamen-
| tails of our faith. and that if such a
| procedure be hindered in any associa-
tion. then special conferences shall be
held at such times and places best
suited for the part Of the state SO
| effected.
| I'VE would urge that examining COM
mittees and ordaining councils will
not recommend or ordain men to the
Baptist ministry who are not sound ia
the doctrinal positions as held in our
historic Baptist faith"