Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-24
Rockland Report
BY Rev. March


conference year in the Rockland dis
trict of the Maine Methodist confer-
ence was reported upon by Rev.
Leonard G. March, superintendent
He spoke in part as follows:
A readjustment to do away with
overlapping of the district is justif-
q lie on three grounds, is the claim
of Rev. Mr.. March: The saving of
time, the expense of travel and eff
cheney. The population of towns
served by this district of churches IS
112,760.
There are possibly 10000 people in
the other towns within the limits of
the prescribed lines which, if church.
ed at all, are under the care of other
denominations. Those of Catholic
faith would not exceed 10 percent
and the foreign element would not
exceed 10 percent. Methodism has
in this field, according to the Year
Book of 1924. 1850 full and $50 pre-
paratory members with a constitu-
ency approXimating 1900 to 10000.
Numerically they stand second, lin
efficiency we are second to none"
OF cities they have three. Belfast
with population OF 50S3: Rockland,
population 800: Bangor, 25,97S.
Bangor, however, is included in both
the Rockland and Bangor districts,
so only half of the total Numbers
there could be considered in reckon
ings. OF the II towns il which NJ.
h. churches are located, only seven
have population exceeding 1900
and forty of them have a population
of less than one thousand each.
Agriculture, numbering, manufac-
ture of wooden goods and lime, ana
the conducting of summer resorts.
in the order named would cover the
industrial and economic interests in
volved. There are no Methodist
schools or institutions within these
borders. There is one theological
seminary. Congregational; 10 high
schools: 10 academies; five under
| Congregational auspices, five union;
two Institutes, Baptist; one seminary,
| Friends; four Y. NJ. G. AS: one Y.
| w. G. A; five general hospitals: one
! L. S. Home for Soldiers at Togus: n
| home for children of both sexes. in
Bangor; and home for girls IN Bel
! fast.
In the district there are Of con-
ference members, 30 supplies, seven
| of which are part time only. Seven
supplies are women. The amount
expended on Indebtedness in the
| past. year amounts to Si,O3l: Ban
gor Yeads with-S2, 300; Camden, SJS1.
! The amount of $1J,20J has been
| placed on improvements. Randolph
| has practically a new church inside
and out and new pipe organ out
/ lay, $500.
Newport with a new carpet. altar
| rail, retinishing inside, representing
an expenditure of $2,SJG, comes sec
! ond. Eockland with the installation
OF new heating plant, inside re-
finishing at an outlay of 81 SOS
comes third. Dover Foxcroft and
Rockport each with repairs of 81,
OOO conclude the list. Twenty three
other churches and parsonages have
made minor repairs, ag@regating Il
total of $6,So1. $3S.56 have been
raised in salaries, $500 more than
last year. House rent 81 1867, q
lhcl ease. Minimum salaries pledged
on budget for the coming year $50.
-oj. Rockland leads with a budget
Oh SIoOO and gift OF s. 900 for a
permanent fund. Bangor Grace fol
! lows with SO,J0O, Il part of its ask
lhgs. Total raised on budgets re-
ported, $21,1}J, for local needs, and
| S1,bSo for World Service. Receipts
Tor World Service last year $50.
this year 81. 14T, a decrease of almost
| fifty per cent. White Cross receipts
500.
There are - Epworth Leagues.
total membership of JtiJ: five Junior
Leagues with a membership of 95
| Thirteen boys clubs, 213; seven girls
! clubs, 1Io. titty-SiN schools have re-
ported an enrolment of / 800 a. d
an average attendance of 2,3OJ. Cn-
der the direction of Miss Agnes Nose
! TWO workers were placed in the fol
| lowing churches Miss Christina HUI
| purd worked in Athens, PALMYRA,
East Corinth for short period, Stct-
son, Corinna and Newport. Miss
| Beulah Quinn was employed at
| Woolwich, Damariscotta, Waldoboro
and Winterport. A district council
was held in Bangor, June Oil. The
Southern District Association met i'm
Thomaston, Sept, -o3. In the
Ladies' Aid work, the Bangor Grace
| church leads in the money raising.
Their total amount reaching 81 .9Go
The next in order of moneys raised
was Newport, 81 -. Randolph ST.
595. Guilford 81 40, Rockland Sl25O
and Boothbay Hafbor SIZE. Thir-
teen other societies reported
amounts for $500 to $1,000. Grand
total of the forty societies s. ,906.
One birth. a marriage and quite
lot of sickness is reported in the
past year. Two preachers have
passed away. Special evangclistic
| campaigns have been conducted by
Miss Frances Adams at East Pitts
ton, DamarisCotta and Searsmont, by
j. i. Chadbourne at Bangor, Grace
church and in union services at East
Corinth and Coriuna; Mr.. Colby at
Hampden. Special work has been
conducted by the pastors at Booth
bay Harbor, Winterport, and at
| Greenville.
The characters of the elders of
Rockland and Bangor We're passed
| upon and special appointments
| named. Reports of the conference
| missionaries, Rev. Felix Powell and
Rev. Guy Wilson were read and ac-
copied.
Endowment Fund
Pastors Pension
Frank II. Hall. fDancial secretary.
gave a report of thelendowment FUND
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