The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-06-18

persons' baptized others, made 5O1 calls
and published 7S.SOO copies of the "Word
and the Work"
missionary In the place Of Rev. Z. A. HaI-
low, have been unsuccessful, preference for
the pastorate and inclination for the home
life leading those who were approached to
give a final refusal. The place should be
filled in some form.
1t NAV be time to construct an eastern and
western division of the state. The circuit
plan of supplying churches with pastors is
discussed but most of the churches prefer
the student supply for four summer months.
A chapter is devoted to new fields. In an
swer to calls for aid in the destitute sections
of the state in the past dozen years we have
seen the gathering OF more than 20 churches
ana the adding of nearly 800 members to our
roll and building and equipping Of nearly as
many houses of worship as churches formed.
No work is so remunerative as that in the
destitute sections Of our state.
The need Of men who are we'll qualified to
lead and build up the coming churches is
discussed, the Bangor seminary being re-
garded as indispensable and should be made
to furnish the needed supply from year to
year. Forty-twO of the 20 ordained men in
the missionary field last year are graduates
of Bangor and 25 OF he 40 students In the
At least 12l pastors on the whole list OF per-
manent supplies are graduates of this school,
The majority of the Bangor graduates begin
their pastorates in Maine? Where is our
door of hope for future ministers. We must
look TO Bangor Seminary. We should en-
dow the professOrships, watch in families
and charches for suitable students, urge and
recommend them to go there and give gener-
Gus assistance to such as need it. Then in
stead of 10, the classes will number 80 each.
Men in the thirties are urged to enter the
seminary course. Such will have time
enough for all the work they care to do.
1t Is worthy of note that all the legacies
from a honuacfa NJ kuhn xyh hilp
they lived were interested in the work OF the
society.
The final hour Of the session was devot ed
to the regular programme OF the conference
paper, and Deacon John T.. Warren, OF
Cumberland Mills. read an excellent, square
common sense paper on the question, "ls the
Religion of Christ Adapted TO the Business
Life of This Age"
He strongly maintained the position that
business could be successfully conducted on
the basis OF Christian principle, and he be-
lieved that the conservation of wealth is be-
coming more thorough. There is no an
tag0nism between any legitimate business
and the Christian life, and all in any right
business may feel that they are c0workers in
Christ's cause.
The trustees report showed as fallows:
The trustees report with gratitude
that no one of the pastors 10 active SER
vice has died during the year. So far as we
can learn only five of those employed by the
society III tu6 past nave DP6u Cdll6u 10 tn6lT
reward, Rev. Walter E. Darling, Rev. Jas.
b. Hadley, Rev. Amasa Loring, Rev. Aure-
Illus s. Smith and Rev. Philip 'Fitc0mb. We
mention also with respect the name of Rev.
Edward S. Dwight, ID. ID. One hundred aud
thirteen churches with several permanent
stations have been aided during the year.
Four churches have been organized. and the
French protestant church at Biddeford has
been received into fellowship One hundred
and ten men have been employed for all or
Is H. dali. w.NI
and 40 are licentiates or students. Five have
been ordained during the year. The aggre-
gate of labor performed by these men is 73
years. The average attendance upon Sab
bath worship Is reported to be 9,076, at the
Sunday school Z 1856, at the weekday prayer
meeting 2,705, and these come from 4,S26
families.
The 113 churches have a membership Of
1916 males and 4126 females, giving total of
5971. The hopeful conversions reported are
81 and the additions are. by confessions
305, by letter 103, giving 40S in the total. The
reports noted loss of 81 by death and so by
dismissions, in all Ill, still leaving net
gain of 237. The average grant to churches
! having constant supply is $l76 and the aver
age salary is S672. Houses have been dedi-
Gated at Bass Harbor and Outer Long ISL
and anese and segepa ss n haye epard he
Jackman church has entered heartily into
the building of a fine house to cost about
$2500, and it is already finished on the out
sue. ll6Y nave CpuLTlUuI6Q ldTB6ly LneIl-
selves and hoped to do all but some aid just
at this time will encourage exceedingly. On
the whele the summary shows an unusually
prosperous missionary year.
Officers of the Missionary Society were
elected as follows:
President Prof L. L. Paine, ID. d.
Viye-Pfesident.J. s: Wheelwright, Bangor.
Treasurer-John l.. Crosley, Bangor.
The only change in the trustees is George
Lewis, of South Berwick, who takes the
place of Z. Il. Burpee.
1t was voted to hold the next meeting in
Machias. Charles Whittier, of DennySville.
was chosen to preach the annual sermon, and
Rev. ID. p. Hatch, of R0ckland was chosen
al2rcate preacher.
Afternoon Session.
The service of prayer and praise at the
opening of the session was conducted by
Rev. d. D. Sewall, OF South Berwick.
This is always a crowded afternoon. The
Maine Congregational Charitable Society,L.
II. HalIack, president, has done its usual
work of benefcence and help for the widows
and orphans of clergymen.
The Maine branch of the College and
Education Society, of which Rev. f. L.
Bayley is the president, has this year done
much to aid the needy and deserving stu
dents in our college and seminary. The same
officers were reelected in both these
societies.
Bowdoin College was represented by
President Hyde, who reported a. favorable
year for the college. The president appealed
TO the churches for more adequate mani
festation OF loyalty to our own state educa-
tional work, to the academy, the college, the
seminary. Such loyalty shown to loyal work,
he believed to be an obligation and equally
our interest.
The address of President Hyde made
profound impression, and will, one may be-
lieve, bear fruit.
Additional remarks were made by Rev. b.
+. snow, from the examining committee OF
Bowd0in, who commended its work and pol
icy, Rev. Salem D. Town, and Rev. w. b.
Hayne of South Bridgton.
The report of the board Of visitors to Ban
gor Seminary was made by Rev. j. L. Cush-
man OF Castine. A favorable report as to
the Instruction given In that Important theo-
logical school was made. An effort is to be
made at once to increase the endowment of
the seminary. Professor Denla, Rev. j. Il.
Adams, ID. D., and others followed the for
NAL report with earnest addresses on behalf
of the seminary, which holds high place in
the esteem of the conference and the
churches.
The Bible Society of Maine was represent
ed by Rev. A. III. Wright Of Portland, and
the account he gave of the work OF the Bible
distribution was received with interest by
conference.
The secretary of Sunday schools, Rev. b.
7. Snow of Yarmouth, recommended a care
ful census of our existing schools, an ad-
vance all along the line of teaching, and a
new effort to reach those who, in our state,
| are not in any Sunday school. Mr.. l.. q.
| March, the field worker of the Maine Sunday
| School Association, in brief address in
| dorsed the appeal The secretary had made
| for efforts towards progress.
The reception of delegates from CORES
ponding bodies brought some remarkably
bright and suggestive addresses from DR.. A.
| T. Dunn, who brought the greetings of the
| Bap lists; Rev. l.. Il. Codding, who spoke for
| the Methodist Maine Conference, and Rev.
| Mr.. Bell, who came before us TO represent
| the Lutheran church.
The report of the corresponding secretary,
Rev. c. A. Pope, giving the denominational
| statistics, was presented in print and the
following, special committee appointed to
lions to the conference Prof. L. l., Paine,
Bangor; Rev. E, M. Cousins, Cumberland
| Mills Rev. ID. z. Hatch, Rockland; Rev. A.
1 10 Dofh N II