Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-01-25
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EpIroRs oF LIoSs ADVOCATE. The
article ~ Your paper Of August 30. en-
titled "lnitarians in Maine require,
a few supplementary notes: for cer.
tAinly the methods Of the men who
have IN charge the Unitarian mission
ary work Of which YOU speak are no
less worthy of notice than the facts
which you give
One Of the new positions. viii ch a..
cordlng - vonr quotation from the
Christian Register, has recently been
occupied by Unitarian missionaries. i
Lalnolne. IL has been nv privilege IL
spend . portion Of the pr, sent month
IN the nelghborhooi Of Lamoinc. anl
know something concerning the Uni.
tartan movement there
Lamoine, formerly part OF Trenton.
Is Baptist ground. 1t has two churche,
perhaps little more than mile apart.
ohe oil these y IN healthy, ilourishing
condition, the other is somewhat weak
teYs pa -n,-Hs'L4a.i. x,4atAy Il, ,he 49,.
versity,spcnt his vacations at Lamoine,
and preached AT both Of the churches.
HIS labors were very acceptable. and
the people parted from him with much
regret. Early in the summer Dr. Child.
New England agent Of the Publication
Society. received 4 letter from LamOinc
in which . request was made that he
would send 10 the churches there a SUP
ply for the summer. Dr.. Child placed
the letter in the hands Of Mr.. David
Downic, "A student ia the Rochester
Theological Seminary, and asked him
if he would 20. Mr. Downic consented.
and for three months lie has laborcd in
connection with these two churches in
Lamoine earnestly and faithfully. Rev
| Mr. Lakewood of Bangor has aided
Mr.. Downie two Sabbaths, and 1t Vas
the happy privilege Of the writer 10 bc
with him one Sabbath.
Now if ! am rightly informed the
facts in regard to the Unitarian mis-
sionary work in this field are these. A
little more than year ago, Rev. Mr.
| Savary, Unitarian minister IN Els
worth, while ut Lanoine, stated that he
had friend in the Cambridge Divinity
School who would come TO Lamoine,
spend his summer vacation and preach,
If the people there would give him his
board. The proposition was accepted
1t Is supposed, and Mr.. Wilson, one Of
the missionaries referred to in the
Register, duly appeared at Lamoinc.
| Thna far al f.tr III ia. l F,,tt
wished 10 proclaim their distinctive
opinions in that place they were ut
liberty TO do 50; and a Baptist would
be the last TO deny them "a right for
which Baptists haye ever contended.
But missionary activity" seems TO
have demanded extraordinary meas
ures. There stood the Baptist meeting
house. As it was unoccupied in the
morning, it seemed 10 the missionary
and his friends proper place for !,
Unitarian service. Permission TO use
the house was not asked; but 1t was
used, the BGptists themselves making
no resistance. This year Mr.. Wilson
on the return of his vacation, came
back TO Lamoine, and during the sum,
mer he has occupied the Baptist meet
ing house every Sabbath forenoon a-
last summer. Recently he has organ.
lied Unitarian church, consisting o.
ten members | believe, which he styles
: the church OF the Redeemer. Wha
further designs are included in this
, missionary work at Lamoine it is no
difficult 10 conjecture on the part o
those who are acquainted with the fact.
III the history Of the effort of the Uni
tarians few years ago to obtain pos
, session of the Baptist meeting house il
Ellsworth. If however only by stealing
the meeting houses Of other denomina
tions Unitarian missionaries can re
cover the ground which their denomI
nation according to the Register ha,
we'll nigh lost, or open their way t,
new positions, they can by no mean
be said to act with wisdom. least Of al
with honesty. Men generally respet
justice in all things; aud if libera
christianity can carry forward its mis-
: sionary operations only by such meth
DDS as are employed at 4amoine, /
will find the field hard one.
1t is to be hoped that our Baptis
brethren at Lamoine will see to it tina
2 our cause among them shall have thei
best endeavors. 'sIf God be for us VIII
can be against us!" They have th
sympathy of their brethren in othe
: parts Of the State who will watch wit
3 interest the cource of events anon
9 them. With prudent and earnes
4 pastor, whom we trust they will speed
ly be able to secure, they cannot br
prosper ii faithful to their trust. Go
9 bless the churches in Lamoine.
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