The Portland daily press., 1888-06-16
CoNGREGATIONALISTS OF MAINE.
Report Of Rev. Lauriston REYNOLDS,
the State Secretary,
With Figures Showing the Condition
OF the Churches.
What Is Reported Of the Churches In
York County.
Especial to the Press.l

AUGUSTA, June 15.-The annual meeting
of the Maine Congregationalists will be held
in Rockland next week, at which the secre-
tary. Rev. Lauriston Reynolds of Yarmouth,
will present his annual report which, by rea-
son Of a change in the Year. covers a period
OF twenty months, extending from the 1st of
May, 1886 to January 1, 1888. From advance
sheets the following interesting facts and
figures are presented:
Church members-6155 males 15, ,0oe females
total 2l, ,16l, including 4605 ABSENT gain OF
zAdditions-1o15 by confession 4ss by letter;
Removals-526 by death, 492 by dismissal, 40
by dsclplinei total 1858.
In Sabbath Schoois~22 4s7 loss sol. SOL. ''''
Familes-225 churches, reporting (z27 last
year., 1899; gain 352.
Churches-56 with pastors installed by council,
S2 with pastors otherwise inducted, 4 with sup
plies 102 vacant, including ID supplied by licen-
Ministers-53 pastors installed by council. ~
pastors otherwise inducted, supplies, others !;
sng syi '22e last year, s54,416, increase slo'-
,odo1 home expenditures -2l5 churches reporting
N<'pulasity N<vu last year., S199, ,O04; increase $15,01S.
,organlzauon-l6 conferences united I'm q gener-
al conierence. With them are also associated
p0ioh vnuiohes III new hampshire and one in New
Changes from last year r-book's list Of churches
ADDED, oarratunck; ommitted Yarmouth, Cen
Mr.. Reynolds will report that there have
been feHer revivals in the Denomination
than usual, but healthy growth in manv
organizations for work which is pronhet;o
for the future. Many societies of Christian
Endeavor have been instituted, with excel.
lent reports from those already existing as
developing the young Christians in spiritual
life.
But few of the reports from county con.
ferences have been received by the secreta-
ry. The following is an abstract of the
York county report: The Congregational
churches of York county are % in number.
There are but Is ministers Ia the conference,
four of whom are installed. TWENTY-FIVE
churches report total of 2086 members. SIG
males and 1908 females There are 456 nom
resident members. leaving 1880 resident
members. There were added on confession
Of faith 43. and by letter 20, total of 72.
There were removed by death 56, by letter
80, by discipline 2. Total 93, making p more
more removed than added. The number of
adult baptisms was "a; infants 9. The num-
Der Of Sunday school scholars 1876. The ay-
erage attendance is about 1904.
Rev. +. l.. Warren, formerly on the staff
Of the kennebec journal, and who has OF
late been pastor. of the church at Presque
Isle. has received a call to Mechanic Falls.
This is field requiring large amount of
labor. Rev. Mr.. White, who has been sta
toned there having supplied three
churches.
Rev. Arthur F. Skeele, pastor of the South
Congregational church at Augusta, reports
s'We have enjoyed series of:union revival
meetings under the lead of Dr. Pentecost
and Mr.. Stebbins These were the means of
the conversion of a considerable number. A
movement is in progress for the building of
pledged
A new church edifce will probably he
erected at Brewer.