Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-20
MAINE DISPATCHES.
CONGREGATIONALlSTS,
First Day Of the Animal State Conference
Address Of Welcome, Followed by Nee
rology and secretarys Annual
Report.
RocKLASD, June 10.

general conference of Congregational
churches of Maine opened in the Congrega-
tional church, Rockland. at eleven o'clock
was moderator and Deacon E. +. Duren, re-
C riding secretary. The committee on cre-
ientials reported thirty mine delegates thus
far arrived. Rev. ID. =. Hatch of the Rock.
land church was introduced and made the
address of welcome, which was replied to BY
The moderator. The vacancies of the CON.
nittee on nominations were filled by the ap.
ointment of Rev. Messrs. U. W. Folsom VI
,agadahoc county, and Rev. J. A, Jones oi
cumberland county A memorial was pre-.
'ented from the Cumberla nd conference to
die Maine Missionary Society.
The neurology was read by e. F. Duren,
the recording secretary.
The conference adjourned at IL o'clock
dntil +. NJ, when Secretary Rev. Lewiston,
.,eynold's of Yarmouth, presented the annual
report on the state of the churches of Whi III
~e give an abstract Last year the confer
NhSt hh"'S thS ShAhkS W thS SasShuai yeaA
that the report covers a period of twenty
nonths. The total number of churches is
PA of these churches So have pastors in
stalled by council, 81 otherwise inducted,
II supplied and 80 vacant. There are l9U
ministers in the conference, SO installed by
ne council, II otherwise inducted, sup.
Nied and 81 others. Church members num-
Der 6, 100 males and 1908 females, total
Il ,lGl; number absent ,G05; additions
.,oi5 by confession, 4J3 by letter, total
Has removals b. death 5.o, dismissed 40,
mpt., ln adults 729, infants 249, total 3.,;
"a the sabbath schools there are - ,i51, 81
ioss Than reported last May; numuvr of fam.
,scs l5,J9J, showing II gam ot 3j2; beneso-
mt contributions o5i, 10, an increase ol
.lU,3lJ; nome expenditures. 2l5 cl,ufci,e
reporting SiJ9,UU0, gain of $4,000
The Aroortook conference has niue
churches. Rev. MIR. Perciyal of the lvul
.on Church has moved west. The Fo.l
Fairfield church, K. ID. Osgood, pastor, re-
ports II revival interest. This conference
leeds county missionary work. The Cum
Derland conference has % churches, II pas.
ors, six acting pastors, 3,6il members
1852 in Sunday schools, and has contributed
81, ,066. The State street church of Port
,ud contributed S6.sl2 of this. Two pas
tors have been located by this conference
Rev. Geo. W. Reynolds of Usage, Ia, a
t;orham, and Rev +. ?. Wilson at Wood
fords, Rev. C. A. Marsh of Wooifords be-
ing dismissed. The Free Church at Deerinl
dedicated its house free of debt. The Cor
nam church reports revival meetings with
| thirteen conversions and eleven I'D led TO th
church, and the organization of Il Christian
Endeavor society. The Cumberland Mill
church has Is additions. The Second Par
.sh Church of Portland will observe it's cen
tennial on September 3Oth. The Cumber
and north conference has 20 churches an'
..7I5 members, with four pastors, six acting
pastors and two churches supplied by stu
tents.
The Freeport church,C E. Lopgren, pastor
,dded 2l members. Rev. c. A. White, wh'
supplied Mechanic Falls, West Minot an,
'olanl has resigned on account of i'll healtl
md has gone West. +. s. Jordan CLOSED
nis labors at Cumberland Centre and Dan
iel Green soon begins there.
In the Kennebec conference the August
church reports revival interest under DIR
pentecost. This church contemplates ne,
chapel, 81 800 bel, & already pledg' d
The Lincoln and FRANKLIN conferences re
ports growth AMI progress. The Farningto
church has just dedicated its fine new house
The Oxford county conference report
growth in missionary work. In this confer
,nce there are 3s stations where the gospe
is preached. 1t also has % Sunday school
in its missionary field Bates 5. Rideou
has been ordained pastor of the I'd Norwa
| church.
The Penobseot conference reports Il
churches, six with pastors, two resident pas
tors. The rest have preaching and pastora
labor during the most of the year. Fifty
seven have been added to this conference
since January lst.
This evening the salutations Of fraterna
delegates were received, after which an abi
addr. IS on foreign missions was delivered b,
Rev. c. c. Corregan of Boston.
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