The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-09-26

ford, Mrs. F. S. Chandler, Bethel; p is
cataquis, Mrs. L. P. Evans, Dover Pe-
nobscot, Mrs. Kate Whitmore, Hampden !;
Somerset, Mrs. L. W. Weston, Skowhe-
gan; Union, Mrs. Albert Berry, oouon
Bridgton; Waldo Miss Carrie Cutter,
Belfast; Washington, Miss NJ. o. Long
fellow, Machias; York, Miss Jennie Sc
wall, So. Berwick.
Treasurer-Mrs. Rose NJ Crosby, Ban
gor.
Secretary Gertrude H.Denio, Ban
gor.
Barrows, Fryeburg: Mrs. T. F. Millett.
Eliot; Mrs W. P Hubbard, Bangor.
The Wo mans Aid to the American
Missionary Association met at 8. 80 p.
M, Mrs. EIda V. Woodbury., presiding
xAn address was made by Miss Agnes
r. Mitchell of Blowing Rock, N. G.
1t was announced that S2071 had been
sent for the support Of teachers.
a The. following officers were elected:
State Committee-Mrs Ida V. Wood
bury, .Woodfords, chairman and treasur-
er; Mrs. A. Z. Burbank, Yarmouth, SEC
rotary; Mrs. II. NJ. Quinby, Bangor.
Conference Collectors Aroostook, Mrs.
George B. Page, Houlton; North Aroos-
took, Mrs. A. H. Knight, Fort Fairfield;
Cumberland, Mrs Walter Wells, 81 VIII l1,
ter street, Portland; Cumberland North,
Mrs. L. ]. Thomas, 115 South Main
street, Auburn. Hancock, Miss Mary A.
Clark. Ellsworth; Kennebec, Miss Ellen
I. Wilson, Augusta; Lincoln, Mrs. ..
A. White, Damariscotta Mills; Oxford,
Mrs. T. Fl. Chapman, Bethel; Penobscot,
Mrs. E. n. Quinby Bangor; Piseataquls,
Mrs. W. Weston, Skowhegan, Union,
Mrs. G. M. Wodwell Bridgton; Waldo,
Mrs. j. G. Pendleton, Searsport: Wash
ington, Miss Miriam r Gates, Machias;
York, Miss Matte O. Darrell, York.
Secretary Gutterson made an address.
The following missionaries are sup
ported by this organization Miss A. H.
Harrington, Oaks, N. c.; Miss Agnes r.
Mitchell, Bowling Rock, N. G.; Miss M.
E. Wilcox, Andersonville, Ga. Miss l..
A. Pingree, Talladega Ala; Mrs. G. l..
Hall, Fort. Berthold, North Dakotah.
| The social hour from to 6 p. M, was
made up very pleasantlyssby the delight
| full entertainment provided by the ladies
ofEthe7 church.
In the evening large and appreciatiye
audience gathered to listen to the ad-
dresses .a ava
Rev. f. J. Marsh, secretary of the Sun
day School Publishing Society Mr.
| Stickney, who is engaged in the Sunday
school work in North Dakota, Rev. o..
H. Gerson of Gutterson of the American
Missionary Society, and Rev. DR.. VIM.
Kincaid of the Congregational Home
Missionary Society, were the speakers.
Mr. Marsh's address was:
Mr.. Moderator, Brethren and Friends
1t gives me pleasure, as the Superin-
tendent for New England OF one of your
National Societies, the Congregational
Sunday School and Publishing Society,
| to meet you, the representatives OF our
churches of this great state of Maine, as
you are gathered in this your annual
| conference
| 1t is the first time this privilege has
been mine I have already had the great
pleasure of meeting some of you and your
churches individually, representing the
and l trust 1 shall have the opportunity
of meeting you all in your respective
churches before very long. l am at your
service, pastors and brethren
| had thought to occupy the full time
allotted to this Society this evening, but
providentially we have with us a repre-
| sentative of this Society right from the
| field, Just from his work 1900 miles away
1t is seldom that our Society has this
great opportunity, because, owing to the
| comparatively small amount that has
been contributed for the Sunday school
Missionary work. we have so few men in
the field and what we have are like Nehe-
miah Of old; they are SO busy on their
respective fields that they can not take
the time to leave Them SO the presence
with us of one these faithful workers in
clines me to give up the greater portion
of my time this evening that you may
| hear him.
For this reason I have had distributed
| in the pews some leaflets which give the
salient facts which 1 would like you to
know. These leaflets are very neatly fold
ed together, SO you can readily put them
| into your pocket and take them home and
read at your leisure, and perhaps remem-
| Der all the longer.
| One of these slips contains a brief report
of this Society's work the past year
Since this was printed, however, our treas
ury has been passing through the unfortu-
nate experience of a serious decrease in its
receipts, which, if itcontinues, will cblige
us to face the more serious question OF
retrenchment in our work. We cut our
garment according to the cloth we have
Lessened receipts mean with US a re-
trenchmennt, for we cannot run into
debt
| Attached to these slips you will find an
envelope all ready for use, and any gifts
which you would like to make to aid this
| important missionary work will be most
gladly welcomed by our treasury:
During the past five years we have aid
ed about so different schools here in your
State, making over 100 grants to these
schools, amounting to about $4OO. On
the other hand out of the 239 churches in
the State only 90 have given during. the
past year to our Society. 40 schools have
remembered us and we are glad to ac-
knowledge gifts from other organ lzations
and from individuals. May we hope that
during the coming year every church will
do at least something for this Society
which is endeavoring to look after the
waste places where Sunday schools are
needed, both here in the east as elsewhere
throughout our beloved land? N
| TODAY'S EXERCISES.
| The programme for today, tho closing
day. will be as follows:
| Morning.
| s. 30.-Deyotional service, Rev. E. G..
| Brown.
| 9O0-Conference business.
| g. 80 Address, The Beginning, and
Historical Eras Of Congregationalism in
Maine, Rev. J. S. Sewall D. d.
| 000.-Present status of Congregation
| oh Int n lo%s tn hn cto To