Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-09
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EDWIN G. BURLEIGH
CONVERSATIONAL CHURCHES.
Statistics Relating TO the Condition
OF the Denomination 10 this State.

Concerning the Congregational churches
in this State for the past year. the follow
ing statistics have been compiled:
Churches, 24s Changes from former
year: Restored TO roll, Brooksville (for-
merly "Sedgewick sid Bfooksviile'') re-
ciivea to Copgrea Glonsl fellowship, the
French church, BiddefoYd, organized in
1890; Mtd~ay, Moose rive Olamon and
Sebago lake, 6 Dropped fra roll, Bethel,
secord, diehsnded by vote of members, and
Sidney, disintegrs' d BY removal Of sill
members, 2. Net g in, 4.
OF these churches la are served by Or
dsined ministers Of our fellowship, eight
by ministers Of 9th denominations, by
theological students ''licen!iA.es" in most
csses,) and 20 iy occasional supplies,
candidates for their pulpits, etc. Thus
1S67,so far as knownt to the secretary, hold
regular services.
Forty to fifty church sre able to main
tain services duiirg ne Summer by the act
OF our Maine Mis- gora'y Society, while
from ten 10 fifteen hold no meetings what
ever, excepting IS Ii individually CO.
operate with brethren Of other denomina-
tons In services ua6er their name or in
union mee,iogs. Although 102 churches
are technically "r ,cant" i. e, not fur
rished with crdsined Congregational minis
tiers only small number are destitute Of
all services Throughout. the year.
Ministers-We have l65 names on our
role. One hundred and tws nty -three of
these are over churches (68 pastors, 81
pastors installed by Council. fonr stated
suppliee) ~ are without charge of any par
:iculsr congres CATION, but 1T least half this
rumber hab;tuslly contribute to one general
work, either by occasional preaching or by
labors in education, or the press, etc.
Membership: mslss, 1886; females,
10, 48l; tossl, 81 8l1, OF whom i7l8 are
nou-res dent. Admissions during 1890; on
confession, sos; by letter, 359; total, 1856.
Removals: by death. ;i';3: BY letter, 1874 !;
nv discipline or revision Of rolls, 9S; total,
500. The net gain was 200. Bsptisms !:
adult, 473; infant, l48; total, Gal. Fam
lilies, IL 357.
Benevolent contributions were made by
1874 churches a. follows: Fore ign missions,
1872 chnrcte, gave Si0.654; educational
work, 81 churches, S2208; church build.
ing away from home, II churches, S IL 1893;
Msine missions end the national society,
III tauACASoJ yic,Voi tur huieIiC1u
Missionary Association, for the South, the
Indians and Cbinese in our country, lis
churches, $685. Sunday schools, So
churches, s.464; New West educ s,ion, 81
churches, S537; ministerial aid, %
churches, $50; other objects, 1872 SIG :;
total, 1896, a gain of sG003 over the
former year.
Legscies paid 10 1897
Home expenditures OF sill sorts, S2I6. $50,
lees than last year by s743.
In Sunday schools, 20 1872 were enrolled
ard An average attendance OF IA 425 re-
ported. Aadsd to churches from Sunday
schools, 1898 Benevolent contributions of
schools iceluded in summaries above,
S58q7. The young peoples societies,
mostly Y. z S G. f., number 1913, witt
$3.50 members.
The Uni.sd Ststes census bureau called
for statistics of cur denomination and by
the returns we own in Msioe 212 IL houses
Of worship including ehs-es Of union houses
ard chapels separate from churches, the
ss.ima!ed value Of which IS 81 oil ,G3O
TIE seating capacity Of all these bulldogs
is placed at Sc 1911, number sbou. equal
60 the entire membership of all the fami-
lies considered &c belonging in our proper
parishes, reckoning FIVE persons TO house.
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