Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-26
SIXTY-NINTH
Annual Conference Of Congre-
gationaIists at Westbrook.
Stirring Addresses by Able Members
of the Denomination.
Outlining the Work That Should be Done in
tho Future.

Wcstbrook, Sept 25 The SSth ami
versary of the Maine Missionary Society
was held this forenoon at the Westbrook
Congregational church. Five hundred
people attended. j. L. Crosby, Esq,
treasurer, presented his report which
showed the receipts since June /, 1895 to
be $91I5, expenditures, s9Os8. ResoIu-
| tions of regret were passed On the resiRna-
ton of Rev. +. M. Cousens of Portland,
as field secretary and Rev. J. f. Adams
of Bangor, as general secretary. There
was an extended discussion on the legal
| ity Of voters 1t was finally voted that
the constitution be amended to make the
pastors Of church who have paid 81 dur
| ing the year. the annually elected dele
gates, and also life members to constitute
the voting constituency Rev. Mr.. Has
| cock, Rev. J. p. Reynolds. Rev. DIR. Jen-
kins, John E. Warren, Esq, were elected
| trustees; j. L. Crosby, treasurer. The
association adjourned at noon until later.
| In State conference which was continued
this afternoon 300 delegates registered.
Today the 69th annual State confer
enoe Of Congregational churches was con-
| tinued. The exercises were mostly de-
voted to missionary business connected
with the conference. The Maine branch
of the College and Educational Society
elected Rev. J. G. Merrill president; Rev
: ID. Towne, secretary. The Maine Con-
gregational Charitable Society elected
| Rev. f. b. Mason, president; Rev. j. B.
Denis, secretary. Rsv 6. C. Wilson pre-
| scented an earnest plea in behalf of the
| Maine Bible Society. Dec. A. H. Butler
secretary OF the State Sunday schools, re-
ported Rev. Mr.. Kincaid, one of the
| assistant secretaries Of the Christian Home
Missionary Societies of New York, spoke
this evening on the work of the society
The address of Rev. Frances j. Marsh
New England superintendent of Congre-
gational Sunday School and Publishing
Society, was as follows:
1t gives me pleasure, as the superinten-
dent 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 con-
| ference.
1t is the first time that this privilege
has been mine. l have already had the
great pleasure of meeting some of you and
Jour churches individually, representing
| the work which this society is today do
ing, and l trust l shall have the oppor-
tunity of meeting you all in your respec-
tive CHURCHES before very long. 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 COM
paratively small amount that has been
contributed for this Sunday school mis-
sionary work, we have so few men in the
field; and what we have are like Nehemiah
Of old, they are so busy on their respective
fields that they cannot take the time to
leave them; so the presence with us of one
IF these faithful workers inclines me to
give up the greater portion of my time
this evening that you may hear him.
For this reason have had distributed
in the pcws some leaflets which give the
salient facts which 1 would like you to
know. These leaflets are very neatly
folded together, so you can readily put
them into your pocket and take them
home and read at your leisure, and per-
haps remember all the longer.
One of these slips contains brief report
of this society's work the past year.
Since this was printed, however, our
treasury has been passing through the
unfortunate experience of a serious de- |
crease in Its receipts, which, if it contin- |
ues, will oblige us to face the more serious |
question of retrcnohment in our work. |
We cut our garment according to the |
cloth we have. Lcsscncd receipts mean |
with us retrcnchment, 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 aided |
about so different schools here In your
State, making over 100 grants to these
schools, amounting to about $780, On |
the Other hand out of the 239 churches In |
the State only 25 have given during the
past year to our society. Forty schools
have remembered US and we are glad to
acknowledge gifts from other organiza-
tions and from individuals. May we
hope that during the coming year every
church will do at least something for this
society which is eDdeavorirg to look aft sr
the waste places where SUNDAY schools ere
needed, both here in the East as elsewhere
throughout our beloved land
Rev. E. 81. Stickney, superintendent for
North Dakota of Congregational Sunday
School and Publishing Society. delivered
very entertaining address. He said:
am very glad TO appear before you as the
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