Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-28
18th ANNUAL.
Continued from Page one.)

'N'rN' ~ NtblltA u lllt Cbi1SftSdlIOIl-
al church. Rev. II. b. Hutchns of the
Baptist church, Rev. Mr.. Wcodn of
the High Street CONGREGATIONAL
church Rev Mr.. Blaisdel of Pine
Street Baptist church, and Rev DR..
Sal!ey OF the Main Street Free Bap-
fist church.
Miss Bertha w. Fowler. superin-
tendent OF the Deaconess Home in
Philadelphia, brought greetings of the
Women's Home Missionary Society,
speaking of it as one of the right arms
of the Methodist Episcopal church. In
her report she said that the society
owns property to the value of $1,000, Gee
Of which $l.30b,000 is in Deaconess'
buildings and equipment. and there
are over 900 workers. She spoke of the
need of added workers in order to sup
ply the demand of the churches
Rev, Herbert l. Nichols was ap-
pointed treasurer and Rev. David Mel
son of South Portland, 6. l.. Percy
and Rev. Horace Turner as assistants.
Rev. q. l.. Holmes. superintendent of
the Augusta district, read his annual
report. reviewing the past year as
district superintendent.
There has been one death in the
district Rev. Robert Scott of Leeds.
who died early in the summer. Thir-
| ty-Slx charges of from one to three
| churches have been presided over
| during the year The church property
| has improved among the buildings
| completed being a granite church at
South Paris. valued at $4,000. and
improvements aggregating $4,000
! de in pt bn
Maine Wesleyan Seminary and Wo-
mems College has shown an advance
during the year. and the district SUPER
intendent referred to the agricultural
course which has been established and
| is meeting with success.
The roll Of the churches on pledges
| for beneNolences was then called, after
which Rev. DR.. Clarence True Wilson.
representing the temperance society of
the Methodist Episcopal church, spoke
briefly. He said in part, Il am glad
we are not worrying SO much about
Maine as We were last year Temper
ance work is advancing, but the Meth
odist Episcopal church and Sunday
school, with its 100000 members.
needs temperance societies neverthe-
less. We have inaugurated total abb
stlnence campaigns in the Sunday
schools, and over 100000 BOYS and
girls have signed the pledge in the past
Is months We have inaugurated
outdoor meetings and as result l5,-
go men have signed total abstinence
cards we thus reaching men not in
the churches, The purpose of the or
eahI2atlon Is to create a temperance
sentiment. There can be more to il If
we nave the churches alive with tenn
perance sentiment. Sixteen churches.
including the Roman Catholic church.
nave formed an Inter church Tetnper
ahce League working together for
total abstinence. Relative to what the
organization does, | would say that
we raise money for State campaigns
In the Maine campaign we gave be-
tween $500 and 5000 and also sant
workers. We are planning to send
workers into Oklahoma"
Rev. d. &. Holt presented bis an.
haai report as experimenting of the
Portland district, stating that there
are 40 ministers and 30 members of
the conference laboring in various
methodist churches of his district.
me year has not been one of revi-
walls. but nearly all of the churches
nave had increases. He referred in
II complimentary way to work of
Miss Fassett. the deaconess who has
engaged in evangelistic work i'm va
rlous churches of the conference. and
regretted that the conference is soon
to lose her. Referring to whether the
day of revivals has passed, he stated
that the real test of ministerial worth
is in the saving of men.
Mr.. Holt reported the addition of
one church, in South Windham, which
was Brought under Methodist organic
cation Speaking of finances, he said
that the high cost of living is felt
IN most homes. rs il not time for
the Maine conference to take up the
question of more adequate support of
its ministers"
Relative to the building improve
ments in the church. he spoke of the
improvement at Naples. involving an
expense of $1,000 Trinity church of
South Portland which has been moved
back and raised, costing $1700 and
nearly provided for. also at Conway,
South Eliot and the new parsonage
at Elm Street NJ. T. church. Mr.
''pi' pau Il compliment 10 lile pastor
of the Elm Street church, saying that
u new parsonage had been built. and
no preacher need ask for a better one.
and no one except the present pastor
need apply for it at the present time.
He referred to the wipng out of
the debt of $4,000 on Pine Street
church, and the burning of the mort
gage, as the most notable event of its
kind I'm the district this year, and he
suggested the applying for a Sunday
School missionary in the conference.
Speaking of the work of the Ladies'
Aid Society in raising funds for the
churches, ne said that the .organist,
the pastor, coal dealer and the dis
trict superintendent would be sorely
bereft If the Ladies' Aid Societies of
our churches were dispensed with.
Mr. Holt spoke of the loss suffered
by the Deaconness Home in Portland
by the departure of Maud Il. King,
superintendent, who recently left for
other work
Charles r. McGrec OF the NJ T., book
depository of Boston. spoke for that Of
lice, and stated that the organization
had contributed $1,000 portion for the