Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-18

harrington district Is have been bap
USED and others are awaiting the ord;.
nance. Growing numbers listen to the Cos
pei at East Auburn. Six cases of conversion
are reported at South Auburn. In North
berwlck the prospects are still hopeful.
ABOUT Sl1O0 have been procured to raise the
ae7t on the church in Belfast, and it will soon
De re opened; additions by baptism, I. Re-
ports are quite encouraging at Mars Hill.
The house of worship at Buckfeld was dcs-
'royed by the torch Of the incendiary, but
through the faithfulness of the people there
and generous help from outside, they are to
rear anew their fallen sanctuary. In Fort
Fairfield the lot for a church has been pro-
cured and the purchase money pledged. The
new house in Presque Isle will be ready for
dedication in July. The church in Farming
ton is growing in numbers. The long vacant
posts at Gouldsboro' and Sullivan are now
supplied Ellsworth has secured pastor,
and Bluehill is moving in the same direction.
In GullioTd good parsonage has been bought
and paid for. In Houlton the church keeps
steadily on. Lisbon Falls is field of grow
ing promise. Machias is struggling with the
burden of building a new house. At East
limington new house is in process of cree
ton. The First church at Monmouth have a
new pastor and are succeeding finely. The
Monson church Is enjoying good measure of
prosperity. New Gloucester is favored with
pulpit and pastoral oversight. Great improve
ments have been made in the second church
in Rockland, and tide of spiritual prosperi-
~ has set in. Eleven have been baptised in
Rockport, and at West Camden there has
been powerful revival. Thirteen have re-
ceived baptism in Limestone.
The Secretary calls attention to the primal
objects of the convention and to the work for
broad IL hn iell nd hOu
abundant the harvest; how great the posi-
bilities. Maine offers to the Baptists as de-
NOMINATION Inducements for missionary en-
deavor that can seldom be paraleled. The
Press is one OF the great means that must be
used for carrying forward our missionary en-
tcrprises. What marvellous engine ofpow-
er Ii Is power for good and power for evil.
Docs the use we are making of it go to show
that we have any worthy conception of its
all pervaling Influence? The few colporters
that have been pa. into the field have been
among the most successful workers. The
missionary parties should be instructed to
give more attention to this form of labor. Re-
ii8ious literature should be more widely dis
seminated.
The requests to tie Convention are grow
ing every year more numerous, thus giving
proportions to the permanent funds that prom
Use well for the future. A good company of
individuals have siguifcd their purpose TO
place at the disposal Of the Board one hun
dred dollars each per annum for term OF
years. Several Of the churches have large
~ increased their gifts to the treasury The
Secretary closes his report by suggestions
that if carried out would not only continue the
Sociaty in its present position of usefulness,
but make it a greater power to be felt in its
work CT benetcencc in every part Of our broad
States.