Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1922-08-02
SEACOAST MISSION
Annual Report Shows Splendid Work
Along Maine Coast.


The seventeenth annual meeting of
the Maine Seacoast Mission was held
at Bar HarboI last.week.
The following board of directors
was reelected: Mrs. A. F. Schauf-
her, Mrs. John l. Kane, New York;
Mrs. john Markoe, Philadelphia;
Mrs. Frank B. Rowell, Miss Eleanor
de Graft Cuyler, New York; Prof. w.
J. Moulton, D. D., Bangor; Col. Will
liam Jay Schieffelin, New York; Rev.
Henry Van Dyke, D. D., Princeton;
John S. Rogers, John w. Auchincloss,
Rev. William Adams Brown, D. D..
New York.
The directors made the following
report for the year:
: The board of directors takes great
pleasure in submitting to our friends
and supporters the seventeenth an
nual report of the mission. We re-
]olce in the thought that the mission
IS growing each year and is meeting
the varied needs of the coast people
more efficiently than ever before, This
is IN large measure due to our wise
and self sacrificing workers.
Mrs Alice M. Peasley has been sta
toned at Muscongus Island this year.
her services are most valuable and
highly appreciated by the people of
the island especially the young people.
who are given a new ideal of social
life.
, Miss Lucy A. King has given most
of her time to Matinicus Island and
erie Haven Island. AS result of her
work four were received into member
n "a NTot
people greatly appreciate her services
ana appeal to US to continue her there
Kew Charles S. Mitchell served Long
Island till cold weather, then he moved
ms family to Bar Harbor and spent
the winter assisting in special services
at Cranberry Isles, Matinicus and other
places. 1t seemed best at present to
locate Mr.. Mitchell at Corea where he
can be of help in the town of Goulds-
boro. as there is not minister in the
town.
Our new helper, Rev. William M.
Brewster is an older man than the
mission usually employs. For many
years Mr.. Brewster tried alone to min
lister to the needs of the island people
and is greatly respected and loved by
them He entered our work in the
fall and has served most acceptably
Head Harbor Island, Monhegan, Long
Island and Colts Island.
We are pleased to report that the
lighthouse children will receive better
schoof advantages the coming year.
Several of our stations have under
taken repairs of their buildings, This
is done in many cases by the people
without aid from the Mission. Head
Harbor chapel is painted inside and
out. Cranberry Isles church and Com
munity house are both painted outside
me interior of Long Island church is
being repaired. Crowley's Island
building needs some repairs before
another winter.
The help rendered by. the SIGMA
happa sorority in providing for such a
valuable worker as Miss King and also
the great help in the Christmas gifts
Tor the children are certainly appreci-
ated
The Mission Home has proved a
great help and we trust some way may
be provided to continue the home.
1t seemed best to make a separate
fund for the education of children and
that secretary be appointed to keep
in touch, direct and encourage the
children aided by the mission. And
MISS Myrtice D. Cheney has been an
pointed to that position.
t The endowment fund needs the
prayerful attention of our supporters.
me directors would be greatly aided
IN planning the\ work if an income
from endowment would provide for
the running expenses of the boat. We
could then give attention to the ever
expanding work of the mission and es-
tablish the mission on permanent
foundation.
| The missionary pastor, the Rev. A.
M. Macdonald, reported as follows:
/ We have found the mission bed in
the Bar Harbor hospital a great aid.
j we could find use for another if some
one would provide it. Provision for
our patients has always been made
even when our bed was occupied We
are most grateful to the local physi-
! clans for their most generous services
The physicians from the State Board
OF Health have spent some time on the
Sunbeam visiting the communities, diff
ficult to reach otherwise. Much good
was accomplished by these visits and
we are planning to continue the same
plan this year.
We have not been able yet to find
dentist who can take up work along
the coast. 1 am bringing the matter
before the State Board of Health
trusting that some help may come
from them.
The fishermen have experienced
very hard year on account of the low
price paid for their fish, Most urgent
calls have come to us for clothing, that
their children might attend school. We
did all we could to meet these needs
and were greatly helped by those who
provided second hand clothing We
are pleased that at present there is
prospect of better conditions as fish
markets are being opened in the small
towns of our State.
One lady came to me saying that she
wanted to provide a COW for some