The Portland daily press., 1897-04-16


doing thislwork, or seeing it done, great
profit would follow.
The four regular campmeetings were
held under the same management as last
year. Rev. L. L. johnson had charge OF
the one at Richmond. Rev. B. .. Went.
worth at North Arson, and the presiding
elder at Strong and East Livermore. All
of them were sessions of refreshing and
spiritual profit. A Goodly number were
converted and many were spiritually an
nointed.
The returns do not show as many con-
versions as in the years before. Some
1893 about half the number reported last
year, hav5 given GOOD evidence of q
change of heart. and every charge but
one reports conversions
AT Skowhegan two special revival SER
vices were held during the winter, under
the leadership of eyangelists, and rs con-
verts connected themselves with the
Methodist church as the result. At Liv-
ermore and Hartford the five years revi-
val work has continued without any
evangelist assisting the pastor. During
this time about 800 have given good evil
dence of a change of heart; 81 have
started during the past year. The regu-
lar attendance on class is no. Madison
church has also been in very active
spiritual state, and some hare been con-
verified, without an evangelist.
Winthrop has been blessed with a rsvi-
VAL under the labOrs of an evangelist and
20 have connected themselves with our
church. Livermore falls reports 10 con-
versions, and Monmouth IL. Oakland
has been greatly revived OF late by evan
gelistic services, in which all the church
es united; 30 are reported as identifying
themselves with our church. good
work of grsce was wrought in our semi-
nary at Kent's Hill during the last term.
At North Jay beautiful church is
lteing built by the persistent efforts OF
B. E. Pickett. The audience room is
30X40lfeet, with 1870 sittinQs. The lecture
room is l5x24 feet, with 60 sittinas. The
recess for the pulpit and choir is 10x20
fest:athe tower 9 fest square at the base
and so feet high. The monies raised and
paid out amount to S1279.21; pledges
from the Church Extension Society, not
yet received, $500; other pledges not re-
ceived. S225. &c. About $500 more is needed
TO finish the building. 1t is hoped that
it will be finished and dedicated during
the year
The Union church at East Wilton,
through the Labora of a. A. Clifford,
has been repaired. refurnished and made
very beautiful at a cost of $1,000
AT Livermore Fails the vestry has heen
enlarged, painted and greatly improved
at cost of $500. The chapel at Read
ed at cost of $3.50. The church at Wilton
has been shinglad and new Epworth
organ furnished. AT Phillips the church
has been painted within and the walls
tinted.
A stable has been built connected with
the parsonage at North Anson, COSTING
$3.50 The grounds around the churches
at Phillips, Hallowell and Wilton have
bean graded. New horse sheds have been
built at Phillips, Hallowell, East Mon
mouth ard Leeds. The parsonage at
Leeds has been repaired and n woodsbed
attached to it. a nice fence has been
bull. to enclose the church and parsonage
grounds at Strong, costing sos.
In nearly all cases of improvements
and repairs the bills have been paid.
While some OF our preachers and fami-
lies have suffered by sickness the past
year, death has not entered any of our
parsonages. Mrs. Emma j. Torsey,
widow of the late DR.. 81. p. Torsey who
together with him stood at the head of
our educational interests in Maine for
many years, and indelibly stamped the
impress of her character upon the lives
of thousands passed OUT into the unseen
on the 18th of October, after long and
distressing illness. A fitting tribute
will be given her by the committee on
memoirs.
We have been accustomed to report the
Maine Wesley N Seminary and Female
College as conference seminary. 1t has
had year of prosperity under the able
management of it's president, DIR. G. w.
Gallagher. There are IA efficient teach
ers, eight courses of study and seven de.
partments. The mum Der of stud ents has
been larger than the year before A farm
has been purchased from which water
supply is secured, and the property OF
DR.. Torsey, still unsettled, is about to
come into the hands of tho trustees The
valuation of the buildings and lands be.
side the above named. IS estimated at
S13O, 600. The productive invested funds
are. about $780, 900. There are 1000 vol
umes in the library. We believe this has
the largest endowment of any institu
tiop of the kind in our Methodism, and Ii
the only seminary of its grade that con.
fers the degrees of A. b. ana A. NJ. or
ladies.
district, / can but breathe an earnest
prayer that Gods benediction and rich
blessing may abide in the homes and
| hearts of all, both of the ministry and
| laity, who have been so generous in theil
hospitality and cheerful in their cooper
alton to make the presiding elders Wis
| its pleasant, to tighten his burdens anG
render successful his efforts.
| Elder Lapham was about to resume hi!
seat when his attention was arrested bJ
Secretary W. .F. Berry. who handed him
generous purse from the pastors and
| churches of the Augusta district. Sec.
rotary Berry supplemented the gift witt
la brief verbal expression of appreciation
of the faithful service and Christian
character Of the retiring presiding elder
| Elder Lapham feelingIy responded.
LEWISTON DISTRICT.
The annual report of Rev. j. A. Corel
of Auburn, presiding elder of the Lewis
| ton district, was as follows:
| Dear Fathers and Brethren I'm max
] ing this my fourth annual report, it il
meet that study brevity, thus stfordins
to my associate presiding elders mort
space for reviewing their six years ad
| ministrations.
| Forty charges and over 70 regular
preaching appointments comprise the
district. Twenty mem bers of conference
seven probationers and IL local preacher
1 have rendered efficient service MS preach
ers in charge. North Conway has b sd
no Methodist preacher; the handful o
Methodists having united with a larger
| pr1xu har nj d II rartiG in amnJnyiDcr an Adj.