The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-02-20
MAINE COAST MISSION WORK.
Some Description OF Captain George
w. Lanes Labors.

captain george w. Lane is doing Splen-
did work as a coastwise missionary upon the
coast of Maine, which. with It's ins and outs,
measures more than 1000 miles. He was q
fisherman aud commanded fishing smack
on our coast. At the beginning Of the war
he volunteered, was lieutenant under Por-
ter, was at Port Hudson, Vicksburg. Mobile
and Fort Fisher, and, for while, captain OF
the Washington Navy Yard.
This coastwise missionary has been fur
nished with fue little yacht called the
Alert. She is sloop rigged, white, trim.
handsome; of about 16 tons, with spacious
cabin, which the captain only wishes was
larger, fitted up for housekeeping In small
way, with storage for freight, books and b.
bles. She would take halt a dozen passen-
gers on pinch. This yacht Is provided by
the Missionary Society for this special and
peculiar work. Here our missionary finds
his home during nearly nine months In the
year, during all his cruises.
Captain Lanes field Is divided into twelve
districts, beginning at Horse Island harbor,
20 miles from Portland, and going east to
Cutler.
District No. 1. Embraces East Harps-
well, Yarmouth Island and Horse Island
harbor. There are four Sunday schools In
this division and about 500 inhabitants.
There are two chapels. The people are not
altogether without preaching. The Alert
came to anchor there In September and a
series OF meetings were held which seemed
to bring ab 'ut feeling OF unity with deep
religious interest
No. 2. Includes McMehan's Island, Cape
Newagen, North B0othbay, Barter's Island
and Georgetown. These places are to an ex-
tent supplied with Methodist or Baptist
preachers, who go from place to- place.
Found little or nothing was being done In
Sunday school work, and five schools have
been organized which are increasing In num-
bers and interest. The population Is about
700.
No. 8. Embraces Bremen, Long Island,
LIQUIDS Island, Cranberry Island and South
Bristol. The population Of this group Is
some 500. The islands are entirely without
religious instruction except the Sunday
schools, three of which are In active service
and are highly appreciated and well sus-
tained.
No. 4. Is the Vinalhaven group, with
three schools and 450 population.
No. 3. Embraces South Brooksville. Cape
Roster, Little Deer Isle. West Deer Isle.
Merchants Island and Isle au Haut. There
are five schools In this group.
No. 6. Embraces Bartlett's Island, Blue
Hill, Long Island. Goose Cove. Pretty Marsh
and outer Long Island; some 400 people.
b0ro, where Sunday school was organized
at the West. and one aided at the South.
There are about 800 people In these two
places, and 100 at Indian harbor. IL miles
away.
No. 8. Dyer's Bay group. There are four
Sunday schools here, with q population of
about 400. Our schools are Labrador, Dyer's
Bay, Pinkham Bay and Egypt. Here is
great need Of earnest, faithful labor. There
is much to outgrow as we'll as much to plant.
No. Q. Takes In Addison. where a SUM-
day school was organized in an old union
church. There are about 1000 people here.
No. 10. Here Is another collection Of Sun.
day schools. Great Bar, Upper aud Lower,
school in each; and at Looks Point, q part
Of Jonesboro. There are from 800 to 400 in
habltants In this group, largely made up OF
Latter Day Saints or MOrm0ns.
No. IL. Next In order is In the vicinity Of
JOnesport, embracing Beal's Island, Great
Wass Island, Sand Cove and Head Harbor
Island. Advents and Latter Day Saints are
numerous In this division also. The popula-
tion Is about 600.
No. II. Is the last group, composed Of
Starboard Creek, with small, earnest Sun
day school, and fiourishing Sunday school
at Machias Bridge. These are not q great
distance fr0mthe Congregational church at
Machiasport. Then across the river is the
North Cutler Sunday school; and three or
four miles further east Is the Moose River,
which saves some work for missionary.
The first Of March Captain Lane will take
his yacht out Of winter quarters and COM
mence his years missionary work.