Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-15
Maine Association of the New Jeru
salem Church.

The annual meeting of this association wa )
begun on Saturday at the New Jerusalem
church on High street in Portland. At a pre-
liminary meeting, Hon. Benjamin Kings
bury, Dr., of Portland, was chosen Temporary
Chairman, and Geo. F. Stearns was appointed
clerk pro TEN. The act Of incorporation of
the Association of the New Jerusalem Churc h
IN the State Of Maine was read and accept
ed, and number of associate corporators
elected, Messrs. Oliver Gerrish, w. D..
Sewall, Rev. w. B. Hayden and Benz Kings
bury, Jr., was made committee to prepare
and report code of bylaws.
AT the religious meeting it was voted to
invite all receivers OF the Heavenly Doe
trlnes to take part in the deliberations of the
Association. Mr.. w. ID. Sewal was appoint
ed to audit the Treasures report, which
shows the receipts to have been S39l.l4.
with a small balance remaining on hand at
the close of the year. The report of the
commltte to procure an act of incorporation
was accepted. The report of the Missionary,
Kew. u. r. Stearn, states as a part of his
missionary work, l0l discourse, Is baptisms
the administration Of the Sacrament three
times, seven social meetings. one marriage
| and five burials. The Missionary has collec.
ted $92l.0 during the year, leaving Il bal
lance of $l23.54 due for the expenses of the
missionary work. The Missionary Commit
tee recommended the continuance of the mis-
sionary in the work of the Association and
after the discussion the recommendation was
adopted.
| Messrs. Swanton and Stearns were made q
committee on the subject of raising fund,
to carry on the Missionary work. Report:
from the Gardiner, Portland and Bath soce
ties were read and placed on file. Itwa,
voted that the next meeting of the Associa
ton be held at Bath on the Saturday preced
| ing the first Sunday OF October. 1873. Or
motion of Judge Kingsbury it was
VOTED, That the Maine Association an.
prove OF the action of the committee to pro-
| cure an act of incorporation, and accept the
act OF incorporation as their legal charter.
The officers of the Association We're elect.
ed as follows:
President. -Rev S. F. Dixie, Bath.
Secretary. Key. G. F.Stcarns. Richmond.
Corresponding Secretay-J y. Baxter.
Portland
Treasurer.-Oliver Gerrish, Portland.
Ministers and Committee of Ministers -
Samuel +. Dixie, Ordainng Minister, Bath:
William b. Hayden, Pastor, Portland: Geo.
+. Stearns, Missionary, Richmond.
Executive Committee. The President, the
Ministers, the Secretary and Treasurer. and
the following appointed members n. Kings
bury, Jr., Portland; w. b. Sewal, Bath
II. b. Hoskins, Gardiner; l. S. Whitman,
Bangor; DR.. }. G. Boynton, Richmond; G.
ii. Billings, North Monmouth; and j. Ii.
Morse, Augusta.
The religious body then adjourned, and the
legal body organized in the morning resumed
its session and made choice OF the list of Off
GERS given above. BY this action the original
body becomes merged into the new one with
a charter, aud is now legal corporation.
In the evening a fine discourse was
preached by Rev. g. f. Stesrus of Rich
mond.
The association continued its session Sun
DAY. la the forenoon Rev. DR.. Dixie of Bath
preached from the text, "And the city was of
pure gold" The preacher, assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Hayden, administered the rite of con-
tirmatlon to two persons. The preachers
desk, the communion table, the tabernacle
and the platform, were made beautiful with
bouquets and emblems formed of the rares.
flowers. In the evening Rev. MIR. Stearns
preached again. Portland Press.