Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-08

year ago there were Is pastors. and q
.i'rse 10 iess than IL have resigned ;heil
snArgss- leaving II vacancies. There zrs
= sacanfles that need TO be filed Pour.
Teen OF these haze already been filed. 10.
zftner With eigii. nsw places oceasiore.i by
TIE new circuits.
We take pleasure IN noting that the mar.
isfi al sinslhaver which has neser Ee.n
numbered ansoan2 oar { isiYersaIi.f parishe.
mas eaiiefi To IL pastsrzte onr Of oar Uni
1 FefsaiIst ministers, Rev ". f.. Gaskin.
The saBi Of sioss has been rai..-d in
1uiiforsi for the new church building
sssp IN Bath for repairing amt a,iorui,ls
lie church So 100 each, IN Eat E.IIiaz.
ton, ffeepoTt and Ueering. for baibiiny an
repairs; 500 IN Turner for Iiaaifcatioa o,
aept and Parsonage. 4 new parssaags. lfa.
been built at Piitsaesi costing sjatsl and
one al Dexter. $500.
IL may web BE- donbtel whether in any
other year in orr history 80 large an amount
81 money has been raised for ,ienoulin.
atlonAi purposes. The convention has
feniersfi financial aid to Bossloinham Free
port. East Ellington. Canton, Camden cir.
Gun Worth Arson circuit and geaafelsi
ciYeBit.
While glad 10 note tina, there have been
mary To unite with the church during the
year, We would wish thar We NIGH, bs abb.
70 report much larger number. lt is the
deeper religious life, after all. that rnu.,
glFe hrm stability. No parish can AFFORD
% neglect the church and is ordinances.
We would urge upon all a careful attention
10 this matter
we heartily comment the large number
% religious organizations that are being
formed among the young.
HE committee spoke a good word for
The nSersafiss denomination school
"esibrook Seminary aHd the Gospel Ban
nsr commenting thu paper to all
In conclusion the committee advise that
There be- no sisekeniug ia earnestness and
persistent effort.
Rev. II. y Whitman. President of the
Westbrook Seminary made the foIlow ing
/ report as financial agent Il ~a- unusually
interesting as Mr.. Whitman had aaven 20
much eafnesines and untirisg effort To the
RAISING Of these eontribations
Financial Report.
have served eight months a. financial
ana missionary agent during the past con
vention year | also served eight month,
IN the same capacity the wear before. The
work OF these two years has been so inti.
niateiy connected, so closely linked together
that it is difficult To separate il into two
parts anil say just what belongs 10 the one
year or to the other. viii en-
heavor, however, to be explicit in point
ing out the results of this past year At tn.
same time, will not attempt to make any
sharp line of 'iemarkation betw cen the wears
bat will briefly summarize the IL month.
work Of the two wears.
Financial.
Two years ago tie convention resolved Ia
raise permanent missionary fund of $40.
Hp. IL has deyolyel upon me to carr,
forward this great undertaking At tn,
convention in Portland one year ago wa.
able to report that sGjlj2 ~ lad been
pledged toward this fund including the small
amount on hand at the beginning. | am
happy to report today that not only ba, the
whole $4,000 and a little more been pledged
but that nearly all of it has been paid.
The amounts pledged by the different
parishes are as follows
Abnott. - Albion. sl7.75: Auburn
slo5s ~; Augusta s:59. Bangor, SOL
Bath, s@0l Belfast !s7l p. Bethel, sil
BiIdeford, sIUo: Bowdoinham. sIns
Bridgton, s. Browuifehl 81. Brunswick
81; Bryant's Pond, $50; Buckfeld, 81
Calais, $50 81 y. Young. Calais $1,000 4.
Camden, $500; Canton. SOL Carmel, 81
Clinton, 81; Cumberland. 81: Deering.
II .r.yfu
sIl; East Deering. SUNDAY school $50
East Dixtield, 81 East Eddington SAG
East Sumner. $40: Fast Wilton, slj.75:
Fairfield. sl26.j0; Freeport, $50; Card
ner. SO Gray. So Green, 81 Guilfpr,
sj3 ilailowell, So; lIampden, 80 Hart
ford, 81 Hiram -: Hope, So King
field, $50; Leeds, s.; Leeds. tkcen's
Corner So; Lcwiston, s239..l04 Lisbon
So; Lisbon Falls, $40, Brettuu. Mills
81; Iivermore Falls, $3.50. Machias So /:
Mechanic Falls, sos; Monson,
sI0.25. Mt. Vernon, Sc New Chou
cester, $3.50; New Portland. slI
North Arson So North Chatham. s12 80 .
Jay $40; Turner, 81 Norway, sl0G
Oakland, s7S8I; Old Town, SO; Orono.
Sia Paris. $50; pittsiield, So; q. :
Haskell Pittsfeld) SO; Portland, Cong
square, slUtS.5 80; Portland, church OF
Messiah s2a6.%p; Readdeld, s2j 4. ..
Became, Rcadield slo0; Richmond. SOL .
Rockand, sI6s; Rockport $500; Round
Pond. ST Rumfnrd, sIl 80; Sangeryillc
$40. Skow hogan. slU3; South Berwick
81 South Hope, S;'J.51; South Paris. 81
stockton, s. Swanyille, $40; Turner S'2
WaterviIle, s37 10 Wayne, 81 Wells ~
Wrsthrook sljo; West Falmouth 81 West
Paris. $40; West summer. $40: Wilton, -
Yarmouth. SIS. Willard Robbins. Union
800: Rev. f. VI. Iiougttou, $50 RufuS
James. $50; f.. C. Ilodsdon. 81; Mr., Fol
som, $40; cash 81 oxford association.
$50; Penobscot Valley association ST.
W. {. y, Sti; collections NJ Portland con
vention. ss %.
II is source of qualification that 50 large
number of parishes and individuals have
been represented in this work. It has been
movement of the people in which thous-
nn,ls have had deep interest aud thousands
have hal part This is as it should be.
1t speaks we'll for oar church. 1t betukens
y lively interest in that which pertains to
the welfar.. aud progress of our church and
augurs wen for It's future. Every dollar
contributed will not only serve its purpose
in increasing the revenues of our church
aud enlarging It's power hut also III binding
the hearts of the contributors to the church
and its work We hove the cause for which
We give or mako sacrifice. And rs our
church shall make ucw forward movement
each contributor can feel to say. II hay,
had part in this glorious advance
Mission Work
Four new circuits have been formed in
In last ,,vn xporz uauply the 'lmlpn tia.