The Portland daily press., 1880-05-10
ga WORK OF FAITH.
Second Anniversary of the Gospel Mis-.
sion.

The second anniversary of the Gospel Tenn
perance Mission was duly observed yesterday
by appropriate exercises.
At half-past twelve the ordinance of BAN
tism by immersion was administered to eight
converts by the Rev. S. F. Pearson, at the
shore back of Munjoy Hill, which was wit
messed by large number Of people
At the afternoon service the right hand of
fellowship was given by the pastor to a num-
Der of candidates who were admitted to full
membership in the church, after which the
Lords Supper was administered.
Att O'Clock season Of song was held, the
rooms being densely packed and large num-
bers turned away for want of room. At 7.30
the service was opened by singing GIVE found
friend in Jesus" followed by reading of the
scriptures and prayer, and after short dis
course by the pastor the annual reports were
read from which we take the following:
At the beginning of the present year we
seemed to be surrounded by many obstacles
arising from the MAGNITUDE and growth of our
work and the limited room we had to accom-
complish it,lyet we entered upon the second
year of our labor of love feeling all would be
well. During the year 63l services have been
held, and as reward for those who "nev er
grow weary in we'll doing" our labors are
crowned with the following results: Seven
hundred and nineteen precious souls have
come forward to our affairs and received the
prayers of the workers. OF this number 80
have received the ordinance of baptism by
immersion, and many have united with
churches in this and other cities. In connec-
ton with those who have been forward to our
altar, over 800 names have been added to the
temperance pledge, and places that were sim
ply abodes of misery and distress one year ago
TODAY homes 0f nlautu and 10Th
eousness. In this connection it must be re-
membered that the majority of the attendants
of Mission are a floating class of people, and
very many of those who have been converted
are tonight spread over large portion of the
land. A great number of these have also
gone down to the sea in ships, and are to-
night missionaries for God in strange ports,
hence we have not only done a noble local
work, but have sent sewers of the seed out over
the land. In addition to this work regular
Thursday afternoon meeting has been MAN.
tained these services are more especially for
leading young Christians to have that perfect
trust in God and to seek for the gift of the
Comforter as second work of grace. This
meeting has been conducted by sister George
Mckinney and has been conducive of great
good in bringing many of the weak and fear
full ones out into Charge place in the Lord"
Meetings were also held in the Newbury street
church from June Goth to October LIST, and the
work was abundantly blessed in that place.
AS soon as the work in that place was closed
the rooms in Mechanic building were found to
be altogether unfit for our use, the room being
so limited that large numbers were turned
away, and on the 18th of November the pres
emit premises were hired and dedicated to God
on the 9th of the S line month Very many
thought we should never be able to fill the
hall, but we are fast outgrowing this. Never
have we been able to accommodate all who
come on Sunday evening. In January a
church bearing the name of our "Dear Re-
deemer, Jesus only" was organized and is
now in thriving condition During the year
1 have made four hundred and sixty-two calls,
almost exclusively upon the sick, poor and dy-
ing Watchers for the sick have been furn-
iShed in seventeen cases.
The total receipts for the year have been
$S9276, which have been expended as fol-