The story of the life and work of Oren BCheney, founder and first president of Bates college . 2, OREN B. CHENEY 345 May 31, 1905, Assets $421, 1906, 428, 1907, « 532, And it will be satisfactory to know that duringthese fourteen years nothing has been lost by in-vestment, and the losses which have come werefrom investments made prior to 1894, showingthe care and wisdom which your Executive Boardhave exercised in the management of your funds. Since the report of the Treasurer was publishedthe assets of Bates have been further increased bythe payment of $50,000 subscribe


The story of the life and work of Oren BCheney, founder and first president of Bates college . 2, OREN B. CHENEY 345 May 31, 1905, Assets $421, 1906, 428, 1907, « 532, And it will be satisfactory to know that duringthese fourteen years nothing has been lost by in-vestment, and the losses which have come werefrom investments made prior to 1894, showingthe care and wisdom which your Executive Boardhave exercised in the management of your funds. Since the report of the Treasurer was publishedthe assets of Bates have been further increased bythe payment of $50,000 subscribed by the lateBartlett Doe of San Francisco, thus carrying thetotal of the income bearing resources of the Col-lege, $582, LBRARY OF CONGRESS 1 mm in 0 029 917 593 5. Published for Bates College by theMorning Star Publishing HouseBoston, Massachusetts, . 1907 I AM GLAD YOU ARE WRITING THE LIFE OF THISONE OF THE BEST MEN I EVER KNEW. SI NCERELY WM. P. FRYE. To All Who have Been Blessed By His UIFE AND WORKS. CONTENTS CHAPTER I Ancestry; Boyhood . . i II Conditions in Country and Church n III School; Relation of Early Free-Will Baptists to Education ; Parsons-field Seminary; First SchoolTemperance Society; ReligiousExperience . . .19 IV The Young Teacher ; College Life ; Baptism; Opposition to ReligiousService in School House ; Workfor the Indians; Sunday Serv-ices ; Male and FemaleCreated He them . .29V Teacher ; Marriage ; Parsonsfield—Teacher—Preacher ; First Ser-mon ; Whitestown; TheologicalStudent—Teacher; Death of ..... 43VI Christian Politician ; Pastor—Leb-anon ; Lebanon Academy; Au-gusta ; Legislature; A NewHome Life • • • • 53 VII Augusta Pastorate ; Political Activ-ity ; Official Position ; EditorialContr


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