The Portland daily press., 1897-05-25

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| ton Society.
Saratoga, May 24.-During the first
week in June, from Tuesday afternoon to
Thursday evening, the Congregational
Home Missionary Society will be holding
its seventy-first annual meeting here Its
watchword is "Save America to save the
world.
Its headquarters are in the Bible house,
New York.
| 1t has auxiliary treasures in Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon-
sin and Iowa.
Its treasurer is William B. Rowland
assistant treasurer, James I. Brincker.
hoff; secretaries, Rev. Joseph B. Clark,
D. D., Rev. Washington Choate, d. D.,
secretary Woman's Department., Mrs.
Harriet S. Caswell, Editor Home Mis-
sionary, Rev. A. H. Clapp, D. D.
Under the oversight of three specially
qualified superintendent, the society
carries on work among three nationalities
of foreigners in this Countrywide Slavic,
German and Scandinavian-besides min
istering to thousands of immigrants from
other foreign lands, scattered in smaller
numbers in all parts of the field.
The woman's department. now has
State unions in forty two States and Ter
ritories, and averages more than $50, 900
of annual offerings. The Boys and Girls
Home Missionary Army is training chill
dren and youth to an intelligent under
standing and interest in home missions.
| The Home Missionary, now in it's sixty
ninth volume, has monthly circulation
of more than 10000.
Several kindred Congregational mis-
sionary societies will be given place in
the proceedings of Wednesday afternoon,
June 2. Among them will be the Con-
gregational Church Building society,"
headquarters in Bible House, New York
| city.
Secretary 1. H. Cobb, D. D., Treasur-
ler, c. E. Hope, Field Secretaries, Rev.
George A. Hood, % Congregational
House, Boston; Rev. G H. Taintor, 151
| Washington street, Chicago; Rev. II. H.
Wikoff, 1929 Dwight Way, Berkeley, Cal.
Happily for the society and for all con-
cerned the name of the Congregational
Church Building society clearly indicates
but help build them. 1t is not to build
parsonages, but help build them. To this
end it earnestly asks every church, Sun
day school, Endeavor Society, Ladies'
Auxiliary, Kings Sons, Kings Daught-
ers, and every other organization con-
nected with Congregational churches, to
send one contribution each year, prefera-
bly, for the Church Building Department,
but also if preferred for the Parsonage
Building work, to enable the Society
promptly and sympathetically to answer
| in cash every reasonable call presented to
the Board of Trustees for assistance in
building. Both church and parsonage
buildings are absolutely Indispensable on
the frontier. Church buildings are in
dispensible to the success of church
anywhere. Parsonages in the newer por-
lions OF our country, in rural districts
and smaller towns, are absolutely needed
to add to the permanence and efficiency
of any pastorate. By the paying back of
the loans made to some 566 churches the
parsonage fund is kept in condition, so
far, to answer all reasonable calls. The
Church Building Department is sorely
pressed. There never was time when
generous contributions, and a greatly
Increased number of them, were more
urgent- y demanded.
The Congregational Education Society of
Boston will be represented by Secretary,
S. F. Wilkins, ESQ.,; Western Secretary,
Rev. Charles r. Bliss, ISL Washington
street, Chicago, ILL.,; Field Secretary,
Rev. Frank L. Ferguson, Congregational
House, Boston. Its work embraces:
l. Aid to students preparing for the
ministry, students chiefly American, but
the number from other countries rapidly
increasing, number at present aided
about 400. Two special features of this
branch of work are: (a) Aiding Slavic
Department Of Obelin Seminary; OBJ Ger
man English College, Wilton, Iowa.
2. Aid toward current expenses of
worthy and needy missionary colleges in
institutions have thus far been planted
and brought onward to self maintenance
under the help of the society. Number
at present time nine, namely: Pacific
University, Ore; Whitman Wash; Rol-
lings, Fla; Fargo, N. D.; Pomona, Cal.
Lake Charles, La. Ridgeyille, Ind.
3. Help toward current expenses of
worthy and needy missionary academies.
Number at present time twenty, namely:
Franklin, Weeping Water, and Chadron,
in Nebraska; Eureka and Stockton, in
Kansas; Hull in Iowa; Ward in South
Dakota; Kidder and Iberia in Missouri;
Endeavor and North Wisconsin in Wis
consin; Southern Collegiate Institute in
Illinois; Wyoming Collegiate Institute in
Wyoming; Ahtanum and Puget Sound
in Washington; Window in Minnesota;
Proctor in Utah; Albuquerque in New
Mexico; Tillotson in Colorado; King
fisher in Oklahoma.
4. Support of mission schools at Bare
las, Ranches de Atrico, Cubero, San
Rafael and San Mateo in New Mexico,
and Pennington, Bountiful, Coalville,
Heber and Lehi in Utah.
The National Councils Ministerial Re-
lief Fund, headquarters New Haven, CT,