Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-06-16

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PORTLAND, June Is. The general confer
ence continued its session Wednesday. The
prayer meeting was held at six A. NJ, and
the devotional exercises at 8 80 were well
attended. At Q the anniversary of the Maine
Missionary Society was held, DIR. j. O.Fiske
of Bath, presiding. In his address he re-
viewed the past condition of the society and
pronounced its financial condition fattering.
The report of the treasurer, Joseph Max
well Of Bangor, showed the total receipts to
be S4l 1874. 50, including the legacies from
VIM. B. Sewall Of sls.OO4.45; John B.
Brown, 81 900; Deacon Stephen Sewell.
$500; Miss King, $500. Expenditures, s39.-
1913 "a, with balance Of sl.9ll.34, against
1928 80 last year, and s24, 1913, paid into
the permanent funds. The 74th annual re-
port of the trustees was made, showing that
81 of the points had been occupied by 80
men, 80 of them are ordained.
Average attendance each Sabbath, 1926;
gathered in Sunday schools, 5,5G5. Eighty
one hopeful conversions are reported, seventy
less than last year. Added to the church by
profession, 81; by letter, 35. A falling of
in the aggregate Of %.
1t further reports that during the past year
,O32 ministers have been employed in thirty
four different states and territories; 1858
congregations have been supplied; pupils in
the Sunday schools 90, S9S. There have been
organized l3l churches, and 81 have become
self-supporting; 81 meeting houses have been
completed; 1872 repaired, and &c are now
building. 2.474 hopeful conversions are re-
ported by 279 missionaries, and 1922 have
been added TO the church. The receipts for
the year amounted to s299, 953.72; expendi-
lures, S2s5, fl4s2. A general advance in the
work is reported. immigration is rushing
into all the territories like mighty flood.
Mormonism is shooting its poisonous roots
| through the three vast territories adjacent,
and the Jesuit priesthood controls the native
population in the great territories bordering
Mexico. Prof John Sewell of Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary, moved the acceptance of
the report in an interesting speech. seconded
by Prof. Stearns; accepted. Several other
| speakers followed. The annual collection
was taken up and the missionary society
meeting closed.
Bangor Central church was settled to as
the place of the next annual meeting of the
Conference.
! Preacher, Rev. C. McCully of Calais; al
ternate, Rev. c. J. Hopes of Ellsworth.
The proposed changes in the constitution
was referred to the next annual meeting.
The committee to whom they were referred,
were directed to consider the expediency Of
doing away with the annual sermon.
The following officers were chosen: Pres
ident, Rev. J. o. Fiske, Bath; Vice Presi-
dent, Joseph S. Wheelright Bangor; Secre-
tary, Rev. f. J. Adams, Bangor; Treasurer,
John l.. Crosby, Bangor; Trustees, Rev. J,
o. Fiske, J. S. Wheelright, Revs. II. f.
Harding. b. p. Thayer. l.. l.. Paine. Mr.. E.
X. Burpee, Rev. w. II. Fem, Mr.. Joseph
Titcomb Barnabas Freeman, Rev. G. +.
Mitchell. Rev. j. f. Adams, VIM. E. Gould,
Rev. Geo. Dickerman. Auditors w. S.
bennett, Ii. Ii. Thatcher of Bangor.
The afternoon session was taken up with
the subject of foreign missions, reminis-
cences of workmen in Maine, etc. This
evening the annual meeting of the Maine
branch of the American Educational Society
was held; the treasurer reported the receipts
S552.9s, and the expenditures $3.50. The
Secretary read his reports, after which, the
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Rev. Enoch Pond, ID. d., Bangor
Vice President Rev. j. o. Fiske, ID. d.,
Bath; Secretary, Rev. Frank f. Clarke.
Portland; Treasurer, Prof. Henry L. Chap
man, Brunswick.
President Chamberlain, of Bowdoin Col
lege, made an address on "The Relations of
the College to the Church, followed by