The Portland daily press., 1896-06-03

HOckland, 81 SO Z. o.
Doering 27OO 2. VI
Norway, 21.S3 lot
Addison, 3S3 %
WaterviIIe, 1921 III
Thirtytw parishes have paid their
quotas in full. There are four parishes
where there are no quota assignments.
viz: Ellsworth. $1.82 East Sumner,
s1.S3; Greenville. SLAB; Vinalhayen,
$3 g.
Thirteen parishes lave paid their
quotas In part. Applications for inan-
cial assistance have resulted in the pay
ment of S769. rs during the year. The
Skowhegan and Madison circuit has been
formed during the year, though the
efforts OF the state missionary and Rev.
Geo. Il. Leighton of Skowhegan. At this
latter place the small band of universe
lists were almost discouraged, but
through the persistence of the missionary
and little company of the faithful, a
pastor was finally hired and the church
is in very hopeful condition. Under
Brother Leighton's ministry there Is a
large attendance and bright outlook for
the future.
| During the year the missionaries sue
ceeded in forming circuit made up of
Addison, Harrington, Cherryfeld,
Columbia Falls and Epping, in Washing
ton county, and the settlement of d
pastor, Rev. Il. A. Markley, for one
year, his year expiring August 1st. 1t is
hoped that this circuit may be main
| Tn
number of small parishes unable to sup
port them selves Through the efforts of
the missionary, three of these have been
united in a circuit and pastor, Rev. Il.
w. Pierce setUled. The circnit comprises
Paris, West Sumner and West Paris. Mr..
Pierce's home is at Paris.
In Bridgton there has been no settled
pastor for somo years. and virtually no
preaching. Within the year through tine
efforts of the missionary and the Ladies'
| Circle, vestry building, costing SLIGO.
has been built next to the church. Money
has been raised for preaching for year.
Candidates are now being heard. This
may mean services also at Waterford, and
perhaps Denmark and Hiram.
Special mention was made in the report
of the necessity of continual effort by the
missionary in order to maintain per-
manency of services in some of the cir
cults. The missionary has assisted in the
settlement of at least eight ministers.
where, in some cases, assistance was the
one need. For instance, at Dover, and
Foxcroft, just tho right man, Rev. NJ.
b. Townsend, has been secured and per-
manence seems assured. A considerable
subscription for new church has been
raised. While preaching at Gray the
missionary made appointments in the old
church at Now Gloucester, where services
had not been held for a long period. In
terest has been re-awakened and now
services will be held in conjunction with
Gray. 1t is hoped that Upper and Lower
New Gloucester and Gray may be united
in permanent circuit. At Gray a legal
parish has been formed, and a Ladies'
Circle has regularly met through the
winter.
Rev. W. NJ. Kimmell began services at
| South Portland some months ago, and
with the help of the missionary an in
formal parish and Ladies' Circle was
| formed. This movement is perhaps still
an experiment., but there Is u hope for
| the future.
| AT Winterport, where no Universalist
services had ever been held, Rev. r. E.
Pember preached last summer and later
the missionary made an informal parish
organization there and the services Of
Brother Pember was secured to preach.
Ministers have been secured for two or
three summer stations, and for grave
meetings at Carlton and Lisbon Falls.
At Yarmouth the threatened loss of the
sooietys church to a sister organization
has been prevented. The Kingfeld
church hos been built during the year.
There is still some debt. At least one
now church will be built the coming
year, that at Dover.
Bath has paid this year $500 on its
debt, being now free and clear. Freeport
has paid its debt of $3.50. Lewiston has
paid 800 on Its debt and Westbrook $619.
Brldgton has Its new vestry previously
mentioned. The church Of the Messiah,
Portland has $8u0 on improvements, the
Congress square $526: Belfast $500 Gardi-
ner S45S; Hallowell 5000; Harrington $3.50.
Richmond has added a small vestry and
Norway story to it's parsonage Skow-
hogan and Paris have improved their
churches.
In Castle Hill, Aroostook, Rev. John
Waddell, who is a farmer has been en-
couraged to preach regularly in Perham.
Within the past year East Machias has
for the first time had preaching of the
broader faith. Brother Townsend and
Gilbert of Machias, having preached.
Clinton has never had regular servic es.
Rev. W. E. Gaskin of the Watervillo
church is now preaching there.
At Caribou, a church organization WAS
formed by Brother Mitchell with thirty
six members. AT Maohias Geo. Gilbert
formed church OF thirty-fve members.
The report speaks as to The proposed
adoption IF the district missionary
system, and declares in favor of the
present missionary methods. 1t recon-
mended that the present missionary be
engaged on the same terms as before,
that the W. q. M. S., the S. S. oonven-
tion and the State Y. P. c. Union be re-
quested to aid as far as possible and that
the quota system be continued,
Mrs. W. NJ. Kimmell reported for the
W. U. M. society, sixteen circles in the
state, the largest at the Congress Square
church, Portland.
Daniel Lara. the convention treasurer