Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-14

tiae Methodist Church. Last year the Church
Extension Soeiefy assisted in building $50
| churches, Rev. Mr.. Laid called on the
churches of the conference for renewed
YORK and more york alone-rlge line OF SIP
port Of church extension.
Rev. W. ). HeIntire Of Rildeford va
tsie nsxf speaker, He presented some telling
sfsf1eties on the building done in several de-
nominations. The Roman Catholic ehIrt.f.
have added less than oae-haif church
btliid;ag per day in one
year. The Presbyterian church s,ile.l
liifie more than tv9-shirds Of church per
Jag IN one year. The entire Methodist fam
lily added eleven church buildings Der day
10 the sanse time. This xould make one
church building in every three-fourth. nIiIs.
from Portland Me, To Portland, oregon.
For the last FIVE Year, our church has built
an average Of three churches per day. Dur
ing the last four years the total receipts OF
the society has been ~ ,142 ,0po not inelnsI-
ing the loan fund. This is an exce-. Of s2g1.
go Of the receipts of any other period Of
the same length Of time. Chaplain McCabe
planted sz5il--a charch in Kansas and in
eight years We had a property worth Sit 900
u that en-. Titt0ut dollar Of remembrance
There are miles of territory in the West
without single charch building. One hHn-
bred dollars viii secure the erection of
church in the South worth from $500 to
-lfsJ IN a territory that will secure the pro-
hihiiion Of the liquor traffic three miles IN
every direction from the building Thi. Is
possible in Georgia. There are 300 hong
less congregations and 900 homeless sun
day schools Of our church, i rare opporta-
nifty for work.
The claims Of the Church Extension Socie-
y are based on UNCONVENTIONAL asc,nilaneg
Ia nine cases ont Of ten the Hr-t sermon
preached in new Western town viii be
preached by Methodist minister n these
new committees il Is Necessary to have a
house Of God dedicated to reli gious services
The Church Extension Society proposes 10
place a building in each community of tfis
character. The claims OF the society is placed
on broiherly love. Many people 20 into
new country with money enough To build a
house but no church They are our broth
ers and If they have the aid of the Church
Extension Socicty this want may be speedily
supplied
Rev. ;. Luce Of WIterylie, pleaded for
soul behind statistic, for the oil time en-
thasiasn of the old time parties. The great
growth of MethodIsm "a this country i 10
the West. and Northwest Of the frontier. But
It Is here a struggle against the saloon. There
i a race for the occupation of thu eligible
land ~ the Western countries. believe
God has rli-cd up the Methodist church 10
fight tie saloon, We must tir.t save the
people and thrn house them. The Latter Il
the forte of our society
The ladies were in charge at 80, ard
the audience. composed largely of them,
filled the auditorium vcry comfortably. The
exercise Of the afternoon va, tie anniyer-
sary Of the Wnman'- Home Missionary So
c'ety. Mrs {. +. Allen. Of kcnnebuuk
presided. \ .cripiura lesson Ha, read and
a divine blessing invoked by Mrs, T.. -.
Fhayer of Lewiston Mrs.. y ; Laid, of
Gsrlincr, rendered a very appropriate solo.
Mr. fhaycr presented the report of thc
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