The Portland daily press., 1896-06-11

year which shows that it has been a very
husy year as well as one OF great pros
periJy to the church interests.
During the months OF July and August
he officiatod at several of the seaside
parishes and chapels, securing on such
occasions substantial offerings for the
missionary needs of the diocese.
August 25 the Bishop presided at the
institution of Rev. l. c. Foruin as rector
of Trinity church Lewiston. September
3 and 4 quarterly meeting of the board
of missions was held at Wisoassst. From
September 10 to IS the Bishop was in at
tendance on the sessions of the Snyod of
the Province of Canada as chairman of
the deputation of the delegation from the
United States.
The remainder of the month of Septem-
Der to the goth, was devoted to the visita-
ton of various parishes as follows East-
port, September II; Calais. September IS;
Fort Fairfield, September 10; Limestone,
September 20; Ashland, September %;
Houlton. Septem Der 25 The number of
combinations during this tour was 16.
The Bishop also officiated in the chapel
of ST. Johns school, Presque Isle and in
ST. Luke's church. Caribou. Reaching
home on the Goth of September, he
started the next day for Minneapolis
where the general convention of the
church was held, commencing on October
2. The Bishop devotes considerable space
TO statement of the work of the conven-
tlon, explaining in detail his reasons for
opposing the proposition to erect the new
missionary diocese on the ground that
1t would entail an expense greater than
the treasury wonld stand. Even now that
the expenses are guaranteed by layman
SO that there will be no drain in the
treasury the bishop deplores the action OF
the church as unjust to other and more
thlokly settled dioceses than Alaska.
Returning eastward the Bishop TOOK
part in the dedication of beautiful
church in Yonkers, N. Y, built by the
same person to whom the diocese OF
Maine is indebted for the church at Sor-
rento, and for many other beneficent
gifts. On Novem Der II by special request
the Bishop preached the sermon at the
conservation of the church at St. Martin
in the Fields, Chestnut Hill, Pa This
is the memorial gift of the late Henry
Howard Houston, another personal friend
and liberal contributor to sustention and
extension of church work in Maine.
Reaching home November 3d. on the
10Th the Bishop preached and confirmed
two candidates at Trinity chapel, Wood
fords On the 18th, two candidates were
confirmed at Camden in the morning.
Services were held In the afternoon at
Rocklend Highlands and at st. Peters
church, Rookland in the evening. In the
urab pe+fb VI b0C0Il UeF d iu6cbluS VI tilo
board of missions was held at Gardiner.
On December 10 the Bishop preached be-
fore the ST. Francis district church
society at Sher brook, P. O., and on the
following evening addressed missionary
meeting under the auspices OF the same
society.
On Saturday January II, 1896, the
Bishop officiated with the rector of the
parish at the funeral of the late James
Bridge at ST. Marks church, Augusta.
On the following day he Eeld full SER
vice at the Church of Messiah, Dexter.
and confirmed one candidate at the
church OF Holy Trinity, Exeter, ii the
afternoon. Another candidate was con-
frmed the following day.
On January 16 the Bishop issued a
pastoral letter on the subject of offerings
for the general missionary work of the
diocese urging especially that collections
should be imm ediatley made throughout
the diocese for the relief of the treasury
of the general board. The Bishop says
that he is author itatively informed that
if the Weather parishes had done as we'll
would have been covered. Such unfortu-
ustely was not the case and the deficit
still exists. The Bishop bespsaks further
and generous responses to the calls for
aid.
On Sunday January l, the Bishop
officiated at Christ church, Biddeford,
the rectorship being vacant, and at sub
seouent conference with the parishioners
arranged for the supply OF the parish by
Rev. Fl. W. Winkley of Saoo. On Janu-
ary oath the third festival OF parish chorS
was held at the Cathedral.
The Bishop says he is 30 well pleased
with the benefits derived from them that
he shall be pleased to have them of an
nual occurrence in the future.
January II, the Bishop confirmed at
the Cathedral Congregational clergy
man who has been admitted as q candi-
date for holy orders.
In the evening he went to Waterville
| and presided at meeting of the board OF
missions.
In the course of Lent the Bishop
| officiated at St. Marks Augusta Church
| of the Heavenly Rest Auburn and for
several days in ST. Anne's Calais. St.
| Andrews church New Castle. On Easter
| even four adults and six children were
confirmed and eighteen candidates were
| baptized at the Cathedral. On the eve-
| ming of Raster day four candidates were
confirmed at st. Paul's, Portland. On
| the Sunday after Easter the Bishop was
| in Lewis ton and Auburn. On April he
| confirmed six persons at Norway. The
| Bishop recommends that some prOvislo u
| be made for the maintenance OF services
a6 Norway where there are a number of
persops who are DESTROYS for sit. On
| April 10, the Bishop officiated at Christ
| church, Gardiner, ST. Barnabas, Au-
gusta, and in ST. Marks the same city.
Ctner confrmations have been at Grace
| church, Bath, Trinity chapel, Woodfords.
ST. Johns, Bangor. st. Peters, Milford,
ST. James, Oldtown; ST. Savsur's Bar
Harbor, st. Jude's, Seal Harbor. ST.
Mary's by the sea, North Fast Harbor.
In this connection Bishop Nicely heartily
thanks Revs. Canon Tibbetts OF the
diocese OF Albany, DIR. Q. B. Smith of
New York, and Or. Homer of Long
Island for valuable services of thh seaside
churches. Other services and confirma-
tions were at st. Peters,, Rockland,
where good word is spoken for the rec
tor, Rev. j. s. Moody, and the house Of
the Good Shepherd, St. Matthew. Rich
mond, ST. Matthias's :, Hallowell.ss ST.
Marks, Waterville, Trinity, Saco, Christ
church, Biddeford.
On Whit Sunday the Bishop took part
in the Sunday school festival at the Ca
thedraal and on the following uay went to
New York, where he preached the baoca-
laureate sermon to the graduating class
of the General Theological seminary
The next two days were spent at the ex-
eroises of the commencement. Returning
home the Bishop visited Brunswick and