The Republican journal., 1892-10-20
News of the Churches.

Jnem All 1ullv, ana suomi now the IOllOW-
ing summary:
BAPTISTS.
At the Baptist convention in Watervile
the following officers were chosen for the
, coming year: President, Hon. Percival
Bonney, Portland; Vice President, Rev.
A. J. Padelford, Calais; Trustees, B. F.
Lawrence, b. II. Winslow. T. j. Rams
| dell, j. F. Tilton, E. NJ. Bartlett, G. S.
Chase, W. H. Spencer F. NJ. Preble.
The Maine Baptist Educational Society
elected officers as follows: President
Rev. I. F. White, of Bath; Vice Presi-
dent, Dr.. H. S. Burrage; Secretary, Rev.
| G. f. Owen, Of Bath; Treasurer, Dr.. w.
Ii. Spencer, of Waterville. The treasur-
ers report gives the total receipts for
the year as 81 500. -; expenditures
$1,000; total income producing fund.-
! 81, 700. The directors report, read 10y
Secretary c. f. Owen, stated that forty
aid from the society of whom four-tifths
are in active ministerial service.
UNIvERsALIsTs.
At the meeting in Portland of the Maine
Universalst Sunday School Association
the Young People Christian Union elect
ed officers as follows: PRESIDENT Herbert
ID. Hodgkins, Lewiston; Vice President
| Victor Richardson, Bath; Secretary. Miss
Georgia Bradley, Portland; Treasurer,
George A. Goodale Bangor; EN- cutive
Committee, A. A. Mead, Augusta Mrs.
| Dana Crockett Dexter: Mrs. Mary f.
Lowe, Lewiston. The report of the Sec
rotary, Miss &. \. Bradley, showed an
encouraging growth. Treasurer q. A.
Goodale reported Il good financial show
ing.
At the annual business meeting of the
Unitarian Sunday School Society in Port
land the following officers We're elected
for the coming year: Rev. Edward A.
Horton, Boston, President; Rev. Fred
erick b. Mott, Milton Lower Mills, Mr..
Louis p. Hollander, Somerville, Vice
Presidents; Mr. E. J. Lewis, Jr Dor
rey, Boston Oorchester), Treasurer Di-
ermore, Melrose, Mass. Rev. Charles G.
Ames, Boston; Mr.. William II. Baldwin,
Boston; Rev. Jno. Snyder st. Louis,
Mo. Rev. VIM. w. Fem, Chicago, ILL., ::
| Director for two years Ito fill vacancy,
Rev. Benjamin Il. Buckley, Concord,
Mass. The report of the Treasurer, Rich
ard G. Humphrey, Of Boston, was sub
| mitted. The receipts We're SIG 2O1.37; ex-
penses, S14, 247.OO, leaving a balance Of
81, 913.47 There are no unpaid bills and
the sum of S793 has not yet been collected.
METHODIST.
Presiding Elder Wharf says in '.Our
HANDLES" published in The District lid
ings: Saturday, Sept. 10th, we go to
Searsmont. Pastor Brigham and his wife
h,x l,,+
trip ''down east We took dinner with
them at the Machias campmeeting. 1t is
the Saturday before election and the
People $ candidate for governor is to
address the Searsmont people. We CON
clude that discretion is the better part of
valor and spend a pleasant evening at the
parsonage
Sunday we divide between Searsmont
and Montvlle. We have 4; GOOD day.
good congregations and a good time. The
work on both charges is prospecting finely.
| Pastor Matfitt is improving in the estma-
tion of the people. Weretuln home Mon
day and spend a short time with Dr.. A.
r. Piper, and endeavor to persuade him
to take Il charge that has extended an in
vitation to him. He thinks his health is
not quite equal to the work at present.
September 18th, we go to Knox by way
of Linconville Center and Morrill,. 1t is
fine drive and grand scenery. We 90 to
the home of Bro. Albert Stephenson, and
have a hearty welcome. Just before we
got here, when thinking about our ser
mons for the evening, we discovered
that we had left all our sermons at
nome. What should we doo There
was not time to 90 after them and
they &c uld not be sent. Only one way
now-go forward. We have good congre-
cations Saturday evening and all day sun
day. One good brother says, Il guess it was
a good thing you left those old sermons at
| home. We had a good day but hope
| the people were not SO tired as we were.
Pastor Pentecost is supplying this charge
with excellent satisfaction To the people
He is with them only Sundays. After ser
| vice we 90 down into the ntighhorhond Of
the Banans and FrAes and spend the night
at Brother LowclIs. As we pass Sunny
side Cemetery we pause for while and
look upon the grave of Rev Geo. Pratt.
Loving hands had placed flowers there
The grand work he did t"r Christ and
East Maine Willie he was with us fills our
mind. \ noble self -sacricin. man, his
influence still lives.
| UNITY. Pastor Dodge is finding the
work of this charge rather too Lard for
him. He is having excellent success and
there has been Il spiritual urlitt on all
parts of the charge. The pastor will take
vacation Of a few weeks and hopes to
improve considerably in health.
| UNION. Rev. J. d. Payson has removed
to the Common and is now settled in .'his
own hired house. This cuts the last link
that held the society TO the old church
! property that is situated a mile from the
Common. This church has raised SO for
the Methodist Hospital at Brooklyn
RoCKPoRT. Work is progressing finely
on the church. The frescoing will be done
the new carpet laid, and the pews fixed in
ample season for the Ministerial Associa-
ton, October 10, II. All the preachers will
want to see the new church as well as en-
| joy the Association. We hope to see
every pastor there. Pastor Ogier has
! been holding his services in the Opera
House while his church is being repaired
a brass band has led the music and hand
bills have been circulated all over the
town to invite the people to come. Special
sermons have been announced.
Y. NJ. c. A. OFFICERS.
At the convention of the Y. NJ. G. 4. in
Augusta these officers We're elected
President, j. W. Amick; Vice president,
F. ii. Beale, of Augusta, V. Il. Foss of
Portland, }. G. Blake, of Bangor; Secre-
tary, f. T. Garland; Committee on Brsi :
ness, Il. A Jordan, OF Bangor. G. f.
johnson. OF Gardiner, w. H. Howard of