The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-02

passsr has al least one out-distriot, n not
a second.church. where he gives portion
Of his service, and few are the men upon
our roll who do not have Sunday
crowded with sppointmsnta ~ we'll ~
mid week services distributed frequently
enough bstween the Sundays 10 make .
busy life, from the beginning to the close
of the year. The sooisty has paid, In
regular appropriations 10 these men, for
the service performed the past year, the
sum Of 80, ses.7s This sum has been dis
tributed according TO the best Judgment
of the trustees, and rs the subsequent de-
tailed report by conferences will Indicate.
The NUMBER of regular missionary
churches does not include from twenty to
thirty small churches where the students
from our seminaries spend their sum-
mers and sometimes minister regularly
through the year. but which have been
almost entirely ssif-su pporting the past
year.
Two separate attempts have bssn made
to combins three churches under one pas
tor, but In both Instances the experiment
has proved to be too taxing, or the
qustious involved have been too
complicated to warrant the continuation
of the work SO arranged. It Ia nsverthe-
less evident TO those who understand the
situation In many rural districts, that
some form OF oombinat ION Of several
small md adjacent fields IL the only prso'
tiosI solution of the problem for the
future.
Cum erlsnd Cenfsrence, the source oil
80 large q supply Of the needs Of the stat'.
sill cont lins several distinctly mission
arg fields, and CT varied oharacteristies'
The Free Church at Deering. after Its
nurture by the society since its formation
thirteen years ago, took the heroic step to
entire sef-suppoTt, beginning march l.
iSJ9 We wish this growing field the best
success In its commendable venture. Its
nearest, and youngest neigh Dor, North
Deering, has come into existence within
the year. Here have been maintained for
some years, a Sunday School, and preach
ing services. usually by different denomi-
nations. Following the work Of our
general missionary, Mrs. Sarah Il. Foster
for thre, months In 1sgS, came the young
and vigorous church. In growing
neig hborhood, with substantial MEM
bsrship, tn s church looks forward con-
tidently to steady gro with. Mr.. A. b.
Hunt fer three and q nalf months served
this people, who had fer tie Remainder
or tbs year the help Of Rev. I. A. Flint
without missionary aid. In connection
with his field at Falmouth. Rev. Z. p.
Mai shall begins Oct. l, his work with
this church, and it Is the expectation
that, by concentrating the entire work
OF a pastor upon the field for season at
least, q desired advance may be made.
bethlehem, (Scendinavian) in Portland,
Falmouth, First, Standish and Sebago
Lake, and South Portland. are the re-
manning missionary fields in this CONFER
enoe at the present time. OF this number
all, except South Portland have continued
through the year with their pastors.
South Portland for the first time has
pastor who lives with his psopls. Rev
K, II. Newoomb began March /, his pas
tor ate hers, and there arr decided signs
of 81 esess already in this Young end In
teres ting parish. The church labors un-
der the difficulty Of an unfinished audi
torium, and that too within the shadow
of this city where our strongest churches
enjoy their subst sntisl. and in some cases
luxu rious equipment for church work.
Must the fielus we help always have dis
tanee to lend sufficient enohantment to
trIng tho needed halps SSSD,55 has been
distributed among the above mentioned
i. FaAa
through the socisty's TREASURY. In ad-
ditiou to this sum should he remembered
the substantial assistance given them,
and several other small churches. by the
city churches, just as truly mi. slons-y
aid as that which fgoes through the So
ciety's treasury. Cumberland Conference
having received this amount, has given
literally in return. s., 1904 being the
sum contributed to our state work. from
her churches and interested friends.
So far as the society is conct rned, Cum
berland North Conference Is ye.y nearly
self supporting. Inc church in Harps-
we'll, with its venerabl and beloved pas
tor, Rev. Elijah KELLOGG, IL the only re-
cipient of aid, aud that to the extent of
but enc hundred dollars yearly. While
there are two or three of the smaller fields
without regular pas tcral service, the
churches on the whole are we'll manned.
S575 40 have come to our treasury from
this conference.
Seven churches In York Conference
have received missionary aid this year, at
least fer part Of the time. A cton has
had full year of service from Rev. l..
W. Nuttart, who has one of the difficult
places In the state, made such by natural
decline In population. and in the remote.
ness of the church from larger centers of
reputation. The two churches at Buxton,
Bar Mills and Groveville) have prospered
for an ether full year, under the Passionate
of Rev. +. Ii. Baker. kittery also has
the ssrvice of its faithful pastor still,
! Rev. ii. v. Emmons. and has had the
aid Of the society for twelve months,
LINER. OK has exchanged pastors since a
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