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$W:\2007 Yearbook\Cover\Front Cover Revised 2007.Wpd$ 2007 Year Book of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches Organized as the Baptist Convention 1846 Organized as the United Baptist Convention 1906 Combined Assembly 2007 Acadia University Wolfville, NS August 17-20, 2007 “Unity in Diversity: Celebrating Our Oneness in Christ” UNITED in MISSION Proposed 2008 Budget 2008 2007 2006 Proposed Approved Actual Budget Budget Receipts Association Mission Projects 97,700 96,000 102,635 Atlantic Baptist Mission Board 348,000 340,000 347,909 Canadian Baptist Ministries 548,000 546,000 513,956 Union of French Baptist Churches 76,000 75,000 75,000 Atlantic Baptist University 84,000 82,000 75,117 Acadia Divinity College 84,000 82,000 75,117 Baptist Historical Committee 18,000 16,000 18,186 Development 70,000 60,000 89,389 Pastoral Ministry Department 70,000 62,000 74,019 Public Witness & Social Concern 24,000 24,000 19,781 Youth and Family Ministries 102,000 100,000 115,000 Administration 246,000 242,000 264,270 Pension & Insurance Board 60,000 74,000 79,070 Council & Committees 68,000 68,000 71,327 Executive Minister's Office 208,000 195,000 - Communications 107,000 99,000 82,055 Regional Ministry 498,000 487,000 594,212 Halifax Hospital Chaplaincy tsf to ABMB 4,800 4,744 Saint John-Kings Hospital Chaplaincy tsf to ABMB 3,200 3,162 2,708,700 2,656,000 2,604,949 Increase over 2007 Budget = 1.98% 2007 Year Book of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches Organized as the Baptist Convention 1846 Organized as the United Baptist Convention 1906 Headquarters: 1655 Manawagonish Road, Saint John, NB E2M 3Y2 Telephone: (506)635-1922 Fax: (506)635-0366 E-Mail: [email protected] COMBINED ASSEMBLY 2007 Acadia University, Wolfville, NS Friday, August 17 to Monday, August 20 Dr. Harry Gardner Rev. Peter Reid Executive Minister President Editor: Dr. Harry Gardner CN ISSN 0082-7843 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section A: Records, Regulations, Ministry Convention Record.......................................... PageA- 1 Constitution................................................ PageA- 7 Regulations Concerning the Ministry ............................ PageA-13 Guidelines Governing the Granting of Permission to Perform Marriages . Page A-30 Scholarships and Bursaries for Pastors and Students ............... PageA-31 Section B: Convention Minutes Minutes of 2006 Assembly .................................... PageB- 1 Highlights of 2006 ABW Convention ............................. PageB-23 Section C: Convention Financial Statement Report of the Convention Treasurer ............................. PageC- 1 Section D: Committees and Boards of Council Report of the Convention Council ............................... Page D- 1 United in Mission - 2008 Proposed Budget ........................ Page D-14 Youth and Family Ministries ................................... Page D-15 Public Witness and Social Concern ............................. Page D-18 Atlantic Baptist Mission Board ................................. Page D-20 Pension and Insurance Board ................................. Page D-24 Bookroom Committee........................................ Page D-28 Development............................................... Page D-30 Communications............................................ Page D-32 Section E: Committees and Boards of Convention Board of Ministerial Standards ................................. PageE- 1 2006 Examining Council for Ordination .......................... PageE- 2 Convention Nominating Committee ............................. PageE- 3 Baptist Historical Committee................................... PageE- 4 Atlantic Baptist Senior Citizens' Homes, Inc. ...................... PageE- 5 Baptist Foundation .......................................... PageE- 8 Atlantic Baptist University..................................... PageE-10 Acadia Divinity College....................................... PageE-12 Obituaries................................................. PageE-16 Section F: National and International Ministries Canadian Baptist Ministries ................................... PageF- 1 Union of French Baptist Churches/The Grande Ligne Mission ......... PageF-10 Section G: Church Information and Statistics Church Membership Statistics ................................. PageSM-1 Church Financial Statistics ................................... PageSF- 1 Association Camping Statistics................................. PageCS-1 Convention Record Page A-1 Convention Record In the Union of 1905-06, three streams of Atlantic Baptists came together to form the United Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces, which became the United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces in 1963, and the Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches in 2001. The three streams were the Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces, The Free Christian Baptist Conference of New Brunswick, and the Free Baptist Conference of Nova Scotia. The Yearbooks of the United Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces after the Union continued to date the number of Convention Assemblies, not from the date of the Union, but from the founding of the Baptist Convention of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. The Convention Record published in the Yearbooks has made no mention of the two Free Baptist Conferences prior to the Union. However, in honour of the 100th Anniversary of the Union, the Convention Record this year shows for the first time the three streams prior to 1905-06. 1. The Record of the Baptist Convention of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, later called the Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces (Regular Baptists) - 1846 to 1905. The Baptist Convention was formed through the union of the Regular Baptist Association of New Brunswick and the Regular Baptist Association of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in 1846. Places and Years of Meetings In Nova Scotia In New Brunswick Yarmouth: Saint John: First ............. 1857, 1871, 1881, 1902 Germain St........ 1846, 1858, 1868, 1895 Temple.......................... 1890 Brussels St............. 1854, 1866, 1886 Halifax: Main St........... 1850, 1856, 1874, 1897 First ....................... 1869, 1883 Leinster St.............. 1864, 1882, 1903 North ........................... 1900 Fredericton ...... 1848, 1870, 1878, 1889, 1899 Wolfville .................. 1851, 1877, 1888 Sackville .................. 1852, 1860, 1876 Nictaux................... 1847, 1853, 1861 St. Stephen .......................... 1872 Amherst .................. 1863, 1883, 1898 Hillsboro ............................ 1880 Bridgetown ..................... 1849, 1892 St. Martins .......................... 1893 Liverpool ............................ 1855 Moncton: First......... 1862, 1884, 1891, 1901 Berwick........................ 1865, 1896 Bear River ..................... 1875, 1894 Truro: First ..................... 1879, 1904 In Prince Edward Island Canard ............................. 1859 Charlottetown................... 1887, 1905 Middleton: Pine Grove................. 1867 Windsor ............................ 1873 Presidents Rev. T. S. Harding...............1846 - 1851 Avard Longley, MP ............... 1876, 1880 Rev. C. Tupper, DD .........1852, 1858 - 1859 Rev. George Armstrong, MA ............ 1877 Rev. Samuel Robinson ........... 1853, 1865 Rev. S. W. DeBlois, MA................ 1878 Rev. John Davis ................. 1854, 1864 Charles F. Clinch, Esq. ................ 1879 Rev. Joseph Crandall .............1855 - 1857 Thomas M. King, Esq. ................. 1882 Rev. I. E. Bill, DD ........... 1860, 1863, 1873 John March, Esq. ..................... 1883 Hon.J. W. Johnstone ........ 1861, 1862, 1866 Rev. A. W. Sawyer.................... 1884 Rev. Chas. Spurden, DD ............... 1867 Arthur Simpson, Esq .................. 1885 Rev. E. A. Crawley, DD ................ 1868 B. H. Eaton, MA, KC................... 1886 Rev. J. M. Cramp, DD ................. 1869 Prof. R. V. Jones, PhD ................. 1887 Rev. D. McN. Parker, MD............... 1870 Herbert C. Creed, DLitt ................ 1888 John H. Harding ...................... 1871 Edwin D. King, MA, KC ................ 1889 Rev. G. A. Day, MD................... 1872 Rev. Calvin Goodspeed, DD ............ 1890 Hon. Jonathan McCully ................ 1874 Chas. B. Whidden, Esq. ................ 1891 Theo H. Rand, DCL .............. 1875, 1881 Rev. J. A. Gordon, DD ................. 1892 Page A-2 Convention Record Hon. H. R. Emmerson, MA.............. 1899 Rev. D. G. McDonald, BTh .............. 1893 Colin W. Roscoe, MA.................. 1900 Rev. Jos. H. Saunders, DD ............. 1894 J. J. Wallace, Esq..................... 1901 Jonathan L. Parsons, BA ............... 1895 Rev. E. M. Saunders, DD ............... 1902 Rev. Geo. O Gates, DD................ 1896 Rupert H. Haley, BA ................... 1903 Rev. E. M. Kierstead. DD ............... 1897 William Cummings .................... 1904 Rev. John C. Spurr .................... 1898 Rev. George R. White, BA.............. 1905 Secretaries Rev. I. E. Bill......... 1846 -1850, 1852 - 1854 Rev. E. C. Cady...... 1862, 1864, 1865 - 1866 Rev. Samuel Elder...............1846 - 1849 Rev. S. Bransford Kempton, DD ....1863 - 1864 Rev. E. D. Very....................... 1850 Rev. Thomas Todd.................... 1863 Rev. William E. Hall ......... 1851, 1852, 1854 Rev. I. Judson Skinner ................. 1865 Rev. George Armstrong, DD ............ 1853 John F. Masters, Esq. ................. 1867 Rev. John Davis, MA .............1855 - 1856 Rev. W. S. McKenzie............

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