Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-10-09
Fields and Collecting Agencies.

The American Board do not, as do some
other benevolent societies, employ large
number of travelling agents for lecturing
imparting information, planning and collect
ing funds for missionary purposes They
rely mainly for awakening and sustaining
missionary interest, and securing system.
attic and generous contributions from the
churches, upon the churches themselves,
under the leadership of wise and efficient
pastors. In these the board confide to de-
wise and to carry into effect such methods
for dffusing missionary intelligence, and
for securing systematic contributions, as
may seem to themselves most effective. The
Rev. DR.. Warren, as the churches very well
know, has been the agent for Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont for nearly quarter
of acentury past. He now RESIGNS the trust
he has so faithfully executed and leaves this
work TO the churches themselves. Better to
fit them for it, the prudential committee
have appended to their report interesting
and suggestive statistics in relation to the
New England field, compiled from the rec
ords of two years, lS75-77 as follows:
OF the 237 Congregational churches of
Maine, l73 have contributed to our treasury.
OF the Ga churches from which no contribu-
ton has been received, go number less than
20 resident members each. OF the seventy
churches assisted by the Maine Missionary
Society, As are contributing churches.
Seven localities where no Congregational
churches exist are reported as contributing.
OF the 1856 Congregational churches of
New Hampshire, 1873 have contributed OF
the 33 non-contributing churches, ID have
each less than 10 members. OF the remain
ing 90, all but three are assisted by the New
Hampshire Home Missionary Society. OF
the 40 churches assisted by the New Hamp-
shire Home Missionary Society, "a contrib
uted to the Board. Fifteen localities are
represented by contributions, where there is
no Congregational church.
OF the 1877 Congregational churches Of
Vermont l8l contribute OF its 80 non
contributing churches, 10 have less than &c
members, one of these reporting but two
members. OF the remaining 20, eight are
assisted by the Vermont Home Missionary
Society, none having a membership OF 90
OF the As churches assisted by the Vermont
Home Missionary Society all but eight con
tribute TO the American Board.
of the $40 Congregational churches o.
Massachusetts,, 497 contribute. OF the 3.
non-contributing churches, 10 are assisted
by the Massachusetts, Home Missionary So
ciety OF the remaining 10, five have les
than Is members each. Only three of tn
non-contrbuting churches number over o
resident members OF the 70 churches as
sisted by the Massachusetts, Home Mission
airy Society, so contributed.
OF the 25 Congregational churches o
Rhode Island, every church but one con
tributed, aud that one came into line durinI
/ the past year. OF these churches six are a.
sisted by the Rhode Island Home Mission
! airy Society. Five localities are reported b
donations where there is no Congregations
church.
| OF the 206 Congregational churches @
4 Connecticut, all but II contributed. O
= these II, three contributed last year, leavin
! but eight. OF these eight, two number bu
: 10 members each, one having but one ma
' member, aud the other but four OF tn
: remaining six, one has membership of owe