The Portland daily press., 1897-10-07
WEST ENDS new CHAPEL
Congregationalists Celebrate It's
Dedication.
. PLEASANT AND COMMODIOUS
STRUCTURE.
DR.. Jenkins Speaks of Portland's Enter
prise-History of the Movement.

Dr.. Jenkins Speaks of PortIand's Enter
prise-History of the Movement.
The pleasant and commodious new
chapel which the Pensioners of the West
End Congregational church have erected,
was dedicated Wednesday evening with
appropriate exercises and before large
audience. The new building is connect
ed with the church proper; but Is dis
tlnct from it. 1t has large audience
room, platforms pastors room and in
general all the appurtenances of a mod
ern vestry.
The exercises began with the doxology
by the congregation.
Rev. E.P. Wilson of Woodfords Congre-
gational church, next made the invocation
and read the Scripture selections.
Mr.. J. FL. Mountfort gave the following
history of the enterprise:
A vestry to aid In the work of this
church has been long-felt-want, and
five years ago last May, a society was
started by Mr.. E. G. Milliken and Others,
called the vestry builders, to raise money
for that purpose, members paying one
dollar to join and ten cents month
thereafter. The officers of the society
were president, vice-president, secretary,
treasurer and executive committee. MIR.
Milliken has been president from the time
of organization; he has been an earnest
promoter in the society and in the cree
ton and furnishing Of the building, and
his efforts have been fully appreciated by
all those interested.
When it was found, through the efforts
of that society and friends who have from
time to time given sums of money, that
we had nearly $1,000, the parish thought
it sufficient to warrant getting plans
ready for the erection of the building.
The plans were drawn by T. e. Forrest
for trife.
The plans we're submitted to meeting
of the parish, duly called, and after being
fully considered, were adopted by the
parish, and building committee of three
appointed consisted of q. c. Robinson,
B. G. Fuller and J. IT. Mountfort.
The ideas of each membersof the parish
AoVO oOCA SbII1Ou Oub as ldT DIS III WIS
possible for the building committee to do
SO.
BeforejM letting 7 the Tcontract it was
thought that the building would be too
narrow, and by the kindness.of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Pullen, the parish bought
land enough from them in the rear of the
church lot to widen the building four
feet. Bids were submitted by several
parties and the contract was awarded to
Mr.. G. 81. ssHobson, and the. building
committee have been pleased with the
manner in which he has carried on the
work, and according to their best'judg
ment the building has been erected &C.
cording to plans and specifications, with
such changes from time to time as the
building committee and parish commit
tee haveym.de BY authority from the par
ish. ~
trrne cost of the land, building. and fur
Fishing is as follows:
Contract price of building, 1907. 90
Extras on same, &c. 81
Five hundred and forty-six feet
land at l0c per foot, $3.50
Furnishing, heating and lighting,.s bs5.29
So, 1858. 16
The amount of unpaid bills, 1898. "a
Cash on hand, 238 rs
Amount of pledges that have not
been called for, b 261 90
Leaving a deficiency of unraised
funds of S9S. 46
The receipts have been as follows:
From Vestry Builders: Society, 81, 1876. 5s
Contributions from members of
parish and friends, paid to
date, TAB. 81
The parish committee, consisting of Fl.
G. Robinson, G. S. Palmer, IF. Boil
ton, e. G. Milliken and Geo. H. Jordan
also members of the parish, not forgetting
our pastor. who has led us all, have been
earnest in their work of raising funds
and aiding the building committee.
A list of the friends outside of the par
ish who have contributed money towards
the erection and furnishing of the build
ing is too long to be read here, and list
of the same is in possession of the parish
and their kindness will ever be grateful
ly remembered.
The result of our labors has been salts
factory to the committee and the deficien-
cy existing is much less than was antici-
pated by some members of the parish in
the beginning
A piano has been added to the furnish
ings by the efforts of the young people of
the parish, and this was not included in
the report previously read
Several donations have been made to
help furnish and among the donors are
the Portland Stove Foundry Co, Hooper
Son Il Leighton, H. J. Bailey & Co., M.
G. Hutchinson, E. & G. B. Nash, O. NJ
& ID. W. Nash, T. f. Foss & Son, Mon
Slate Co., Walter Corey &
Co., Palmer & Morgan, as representing
New York parties, Electric Light Co.
To these the parish is truly thankful
You are invited to inspect the different
articles after the close Of the exercises.
1t now becomes my privilege as well as
duty 10 turn over. the keys of this build
ing to the parish committee, hoping that
the earnest efforts of vour committee