The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-09-24


and ending August 81, 1896.
mum Der OF preaching services
held, IL
Average congregation, 81
Number of other services, IA
Average congregation, 4
Pastoral calls made, 6O
Communion Services. l.
Number received into the churches, q
Baptisms, 9
ntributions received for the M.
NJ. s., sos g.
Expenses for fifteen months, 259. S,
have assisted at the organization O.
two churches, and at the laying of rh,
corner stone of a meeting house.
have attended four county conference,
and one ordination.
have given sixteen weeks to eighI
towns in Aroostook county; nine weeks
| to two towns III Penobscot county
twenty-four weeks to four teen towns II
washington county, and fifteen weeks
to six towns III Hancock county, II
nineteen OF these towns, no other serv.
Ices were held regularly by any Other
denomination, and In fifteen Of them
not even an occasional service has beer
held by any other denomination.
| AS In previous years, my work has
been to supply pastorless churches, tc
supply churches that have students dur
| ing the summer, and to develop the
work in new fields that call upon the
Society for help.
There is continually pressing need OF
much moro work in this large field thar
| one missionary Ia able to do.
AT the meeting of the Maine Branch
Of the Woman's Board of Foreign Mis-.
sions, Mrs. Fem, the president, being
absent, Mrs. g. B. Page, vice-president
of Aroostook county, presided. The
receipts have been 81, 800.
The Maine Con Rrsgational Charitable
Society reported by Rev. E. B. Mason,
president, receipts So, 40; and assisted
II families.
The Church Building Society, by Rev.
q. A. Hood. secretary, reported receipts
$3.50, 900; expended all, 1879 churches
aided; two Maine churches contributed;
40 churches waiting for assistance.
In the afternoon was the 10th anniver.
aary of the Woman's Aid to the Ameri
can Missionary Association, Mrs. Ida v.
Woodbury., presidents. Remarks were
made by Miss Kitto of the Sioux tribe
OF Indians, a graduate of the Indian
school,
On Tuesday evening Rev. T. E. Bra
stow, chairman OF the com mittee on Sun
day school work, made valuable report,
suggesting three points, closer relation
between the church and the Sunday
school; the church assuming the finan-
cial support, selecting superintendent
and teachers; a heartier interest on
the part of the churches In the inter-
denominational Sunday school Associa-
ton, and also an appeal to the stronger
churches to pass ever to the weaker
schools their lesson papers and other
helps.
Secretary Cousins then read paper
giving a summary of the work during
the year. This was published in the
PRESS few days since.
At this point the pastor Of the church,
Rev. G. B. Hescook, gave an address of
welcome. hearty and graceful. to which
the moderator made fitting response in
the presence of a congregation that taxed
the capacity of the house, surprising
gathering in view of wild northeast
storm that had continued throughout
the day.
DR.. jill. Jenkins of State street church.
Portland, read in vigorous fashion a
paper on "a Modern CONGREGATIONAL st
in Modern World" He said Adam.
A braham and the Jews at the time when
every man did that which was right in
his own eyes were good Congregational
lists. These were ancient CONGREGATION
alists. A modern Congregntionalist is
one who is interested in their origin.
1t finds abundant inspiration in the
story of Scrooby. Plymouth Rock, and
the early New England life.
The idea that ruled them was not the
illogical. but sociological; it was q search
into the question as to the seat of power.
This idea pursued them that men can
manage their own affairs.
In the experience of the men who
revived Congregationaiism what mag
nificent story is that of the compact
on boardsthe Mayfower. The leayen
that has permeated the ~, 900, 900 of the
population of the United States of Anne
RIGA, this principle controls the church
life Of more than one half of the pro-
tossing civilities of our country. Out of
their idea have come the common
schools, colleges and the missionary
and philanthropic movements of Anne
lea.
He is interested in the perpetuation of
his species. 1t is harder to make a Con-
congregational than to
make the world CONGREGATIONAL We
need persistent and aggressive advocacy
IF the Congregational idea. Liberty Is
always in dan ger and must be constant |
y guarded. Loss of self government is |
A peril that creeps insiduously upon
,tare and the church. We need to have
our principles 60 among the blacks of |
The South; among the foreign popula-
Ion rs well as our native stock
Congregationalism is capable of fur
her development. We deny any separa-
ion from the church universal claim
'ur right to use any valuable measures