Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Financial Statement.


| This time finds us without a cent of in
debtedness, united people, warm heart
ed, enthusiastic, with a mind to work.
As stated above. fund had already been
launched out during the pastorate of
Rev. Pet. Coyer. so when we began on
the new vestry we had 1897 6S In the Wa
practically tied up on account of the
banks failure. But we trusted God, and
depended on the good will of the people,
and we We're not disappointed. The mon
! ey raised was as followS:,
From the Watervile Trust Co, ves-
try FUNDS Observation-Disclosures. .S3Ji. %
! From the Baptist Home Missionary
| From the Baptist state Missionary
From the First Baptist church, in
From the French Baptist Mission .15oo0e
| From the First Baptist church,. 900. 90
From friends and other churches in
the city OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1881
$4,000 10
The amounts included the furnishing OF
| the vestry, the dishes and the silverware,
| etc. 1t was dedicated to the service of
| the Lord on the I'D of November, 1910,
and the last note of $500 burned with APP
propriatt6e, , exercises on Thanksgiving
joicing for our people, their hearts filled
with gratitude. they sang the Doxology.
The Missions Organizations.
The Mission is well organized on the
plan of American churches, with its pas
| tor deacons and standing committee. The
| Mission is publicly known as the Second
Baptist church Of Waterville; in fact, it
| is a branch of the First Baptist church
| of the city. The Mission has been au-
| thorized to examine It's own candidates
| for baptism, and such as are worthy
| they are recommended to the First Bap-
| list church for their acceptance and, If
thorized to baptize them. We also ad-
minister the Lords Supper ON every first
Sunday of each month. The following
| societies are well organized and doing
! good work The church. the Ladies'
| Aid. the Sunday school, the Y. =. G. IL.
| s.. the Coligny Club, and the s. A. Club.
| the boys clubs. All of these are SPLEEN
didly differed and are efficient in the
| church life.
The Relation Between tho Church and
the Mission.
| The relations which have existed be-
| tween the First Baptist church and the
Mission from ,r the beginning have been
| Mission are one and inseparable the in
terest is one. Pastors of the church and
the ha Mission h haze bes these
ent incumbent of tile Mission can say
with all frankness that he is very fort
pastor of the First Baptist church ir = DR..
Edwin Whittemore does not command.
but merely advise and consult with the
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prevails between the two pastors.
Church Services.
Our church services are held at the
1880 A. NJ: Sunday school, Sunday. Il M. !;
| Y. p. c. II. s, Sunday, $50 +. NJ. SER
mon Sunday, go NJ; PRAYER meeting
| meets every Thursday of each month,
7.90 r; M: Coligny Club meets every
third Thursday of each month, 7.S0 p. NJ. I;
We In fc in, hnr. a
| a month All of these meetings are well
and regularly attended, the preaching
people having a mind to work. Surely q
work of such an humble beginning and
hardship, now in such prosperous con-
have beeen redeemed through the blood
Of Jes1s Christ whose homes are blessed
the Lord We feel the presence of our
Master. He is our Ebenezer
Our Thanks.
| In closing this historical sketch we wish
to express our thanks to our friends who
have so generously responded to our APP
dered his services free of charge as the
treasurer of the vestry funds and who
has, so kindly advised and patientlN
worked until the whole amount was rails
7 ed, himself subscribing towards the
funds; to the Baptist Home Missionary
Society and the Maine Baptist conven-
! Baptist church, through its individual
members, for the splendid and generous
help: to Honorable Frank Redfngton for
| IS dining chairs, and help other
ways; to Mr.. f. u. Noyes for a good
kitchen stove; Albert Codere for IA cur
tains; to Mr. Gedeon Picher for stovepipe
i etc: Green Brothers and Flood 81 Co. for
four tons of coal; to Mr.. William Rey-
nods for two cords of wood; Hanson &
| Webber for rebate on our plumbing bill
the Fairfield 81 Waterville Electric Co
for generous subscriptions: Proctor & Co
for generous gift of lumber; to the La
dies of the First Baptist church, and II
r. Durham for furnishing the new vestry
with dishes and slyerware; to Mr.. Thorn
as u. Emery for his free services. money
and materials which he so generously
gave to the church. Due note must be
given to our collectors, f. e. Pare, Frank
| Rodrick, Mrs. Celina Farland, Mrs. Cell
ma York, Mrs Mary Clapprood and Mrs
Jennie Lachus; to the building commit
tee, Forrest j. Gilman chairman, r. b
Pare, Charles and Joseph Rodrick, Hon
orable Horace Purinton, f. 3. Filbrick
and IT. r. Durham To all these in be.
half of the Mission, We wish to express
our most sincere thanks. There may be
q, others whose names do not appear here
but we assure them that they have a
large place in our hearts
We feel that we have been intruste6
and made stewards of a neat little prop.
erty which must be used for the honor
and the glory of God
ISAAC LaFLEUR, Pastor.
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