The Portland daily press., 1881-06-16

unto the Lord, but had thus died unto the
Lord he called fol- the report of the Treas
urer, Joshua Maxwell, Esq, which in his alb
snce was read by ]. S. Wheelwright of Ban
gor. 1t is as follows:
Receipts
Balance on hand, q O, &c
Income from permanent fund, I.S35 p
Church collections, donations, life member
ships, benefits, &C., including 81 $50 from
the woman's auxiliary, and 81, 500 for re-
r aucnon OF the debt OF the society, l2,s4s 81
William b. Sewall, 1904 4G
gonn b. BroWn, 1000
Deacon Stephen Sewall, 500
MISS Dorman, go
Miss King, 5O0
L. W. Maxwell, annual,
Rev j. e. Adams, preaching, 81
Albany church fund, 800
Permanent fund, $3.50
Loan, 1000
Total, s41,s34 IS
Expenditures.
Missionaries on trustees orders, 1862 q
Mrs. Bourne, income Sewal fund.- Dos
Rev. j. S Adams, S60 "A
jackson and Brooks church, 30 VI
Printing and Christian Mirror 1874 Is
Loans 375o
Interest, SI
Treasurer's account ~ -
PERMANENT fund, 24,l65 SO
Total, ss99.3 "A
Leaving balance of $l,9ll34 in the hands
the treasurer.
Judge Woodbury. moved vote of thanks of
the society to Joshua Maxwell, ESQ.,, for his
faithful and acceptable services as treasurer of
said society, without any pay for the same.
The seventy fourth annual report of the
trustees of the Maine Missionary society was
then presented by the secretary, Rev. J. E.
Adams. 1t is very long report and contains
much of special interest only to the members
of the society. The portions of general inter-
est may be summarized as follows:
Ninety seven points were occupied during
the year by 80 men, so of whom are ordained
and SO are licentiates. Eighty one churches
and l6 stations were thus supplied with
preaching the whole or part of the time. AS
usual the pastors held numerous out-meetings
not reckoned in the above statement. The
aggregate OF service is 50 years the average
of hearers each Sabbath is returned as 7.24S.
the number gathered in the Sunday schools.
children and adults is 1865. Forty-two
have served for the entire year, either in
one place each, all the time, or by
immediate charge to a second point
fourteen from six months to eleven
months each, and the others for terms less
than four months. The average attendance at
the week day prayer meetings have been 1926,
against 1850 last year, from a membership of
1899 against 1853 last year. Eightv-one
hopeful conversions have been reported. II
less than last year. The number added to the
churches is, by profession 81 by letter "a: in
all ll5-a falling off of 95 in the aggregate
from last year. Four have been or
dained, three of whom continue their work in
Maine. while one goes to the home missionary
work In Minnesota. The average grant to
churches which have constant supply is
$3.50, the same as last year. The average
salary is 1867, as many pastors perhaps nav.
ing rent as receiving free home. $i,O5O.5l.
has been contributed to the Maine Missionary
society and $623.90 for other benevolent pur.
poses. Of the places aided last year. Bidde-
ford, Naples and Rangeley have not been sup
Piled. Eastport, Frankfort, Greenville. Kit
terry, Minot Center, Norway, Oldtown and
Robbinston have asked no aid, though they
have been supplied the whole or part of the
time. Auburn 9th declares itself self sun
porting from this date.
The report speaks in hattering language of
the condition of the treasury and gives add-
tional statistics. There have been received
from the churches $S,946; contributed
towards the debt, $1,000; from Woman's
Auxiliary, $l,750; from legacies. $l,756; in
come, $3.50; in all $l6,lS7. The following
sums have been applied to the churches in the