The Portland daily press., 1888-02-04
BAPTISTS IN MAINE.
A Quarter of a Century of Benevo-
Ience and Its Results.

[Rev. c. NJ. Emery in lions Advocated
According to the last report Iof the Maine
Baptist Missionary Conventionl, in addition
to the secretary, three missionaries were
kept in the service. sixty churches aided ''in
their struggles to support stated means of
grace" and special appropriations amount
ing to nearly $5,400 made to several others
during the year. Moreover, in furthering
these several interests, the convention has
expended S13,355, and during the period of
"a years its appropriations aggregate S16l,-
$50. In this work, at the present time, are
engaged 24S cooperating churches, with
force of 142 ministers ane 1868 members.
Besides this, since 1864, there has been
paid into the treasures of the college and
three academies for buildings and endow-
ment exclusive OF the recent subscriptions
for Hebron) the sum of 1854, 500. OF this
amount, S491,i i79 Qncluding Mr.. Columns
gifts have been contributed by residents of
Maine. To this add SIG, $50, the amount ex-
pended by the convention during this period
and the invested fund of the convention,
S120, 700 secured during this time, and the es-
timated value of the conventions real estate
held in Portland, $4,000, also the Greenough
fund of $4,000, and we have $813,46s, the
amount contributed by Maine Baptists to
promote the interests OF their denomination
al work in the State. To this sum add what
has come from outside sources for the same
purpose, and the result is S1,176,793 given to
our church and school enterprises within
the "a years.
Furthermore, during this period, while we
have been strengthening the weak end plant
ing new churches, and establishing and en-
dowing schools within our own borders, we
have not been altogether unmindful of the
fact that the great field for missionary oper-
ations is the world, as our benevolent contri-
buttons for objects other than those specified
above show. The offerings of the churches
for these purposes aggregate SIS, 1872.
Now, If we are permitted to include Gov.
Coburn's gifts to advance other benevolent
enterprises than those already indicated
amounting to $665, 900. we have the sum of
S846,0 contributed by Maine Baptlsts In the
"a years to other objects than their schools
and churches in the State. By adding to this
the amount of their own gifts to state work,
the sum total of benevolence, for this period,
is obtained 81, ,759,600.
The estimated value of Colby's real estate
is S13s,0OO, The invested fund amounts to
tains q 900 volumes. Its scientific depart
ments are well equipped. The faculty of in
structiOn comprises II men OF ability. The
number of students is 1l9, OF whom forty are
conferred by the state upon this institution
are small compared with those bestowed
upon Bowdoin College. While Bowdoin
was made the recipient Of more than eight
TOWNSHIPS Ol lduu anu Siz,UU III mOuty,
Colby was able to secure, in all, only about
two townships of land and S14, 500 in money
But by the favor Of kind Providence gene
rogs friends came to its rescue in the time
of its extremity, by whose munificence it
has now become the most literally endowed
school in the state.
The building of Coburn Classical Institute,
one of the finest for educational purposes in
Maine, is valued at $4,000; funded property,
S53000. Total, $103,000. This school has
nine instructors and 164 pupils.
Kicker Classical Institute has real estate
valued at $4,000 and an endowment of S39,-
600. Total, $4,000. Seven teachers and 151
scholars.
The real estate of Hebron Academy is
estimated at $4,000. 1t has an assured en-
dowment of $4,000. Total, $4,000. In
structors seven, students, 1872.
In the aggregate, the Baptists Of Maine
have, in these four schools, SS60,000, thirty
five professional teachers, and 566 students
as contribution to the uplifting agencies VI
education,