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SERMON,

DELIVERED IN ~ACO, JUNE 27, 183B.

BEFORE THE

lllA.INE MISSIONA.RY SOVIET''',

AT l1'i

THIRTY.FIRST ANNIVERSARY.

BY CARLTON HURD, Pal tor or the. Coogregational Church in Fr'yebtu~.

PORTLAND: MIRIULL Al'fJ) BYIU.Ii, PAINTERS.

1i3S.

THIRTY-FIRST ANNIVERSARY.

The Maine Mislionary,Society held its Thirty-First AIlnuai Meeting, in the Meeting House of~l1e First Congregational SocietY'in Sac" on Wednesday, June 27, 1838 :Rev.WII~­LIAM ALLEN, D. D~,President- of the Society in th~'ehair.- .: The meeting' was opened with reading the Scriptures--l~~, followed witb prayer, by Rev:LUTlIER F. DIMM.lC1i:, of Newburyport, Mass.

The Treasurer , WOODBURY STOREIt, Esq. presented' his Report, certified by WILLIAM SWA.N, and WILLIAM C. MITCH"! BLL, Esq5., Auditors, which was accepted.

The Annual Report, which had been prepared by Rev. ELI­PHALET GILLETT, D. D., Corresponding Secretary ,was, at his request, read "y Rev; BENJA.MIN TAPPA.N, D. D.

On motion of Rev. JOHN W CllICKERI:-:G~of Portland, seconded'by Rev. JOSEPH C. LovE.FOY, of Oldtown: . 'f

Resolved, That the Report of the Trustees be accepted and published.

On motion of Rev. GEORGE, E. ADAl\lS, of Bruns,vicik, .sec­onded by Rev. JA.MES . CA. RRUTHERS, HOlDe ,Missionary: ~"

. Resol"ed, That the· thanks of this Society be offered to&088 Individuals who, during tbe .last year, have cu ntrihu ted to its fuuds.

Ou motion ~f. Rev. V\T If.LLiM M. ROGERS, of Boston, se()l;lud-ad by Rev. J,ONATiUN B. CONDIT, of Pvrtl~tld : ,

Resolved, That the .Maine Miisionary Societ~1 has reasont~ g\; on wit~ ullfaltel'il1~ 'Zeni, tnnslllUeh as it is by .. the. preachiug of We g~pel,thatGodJIi great design!'> of mercy towlu·ds lnlin are accotn­plished.

Th~ several' g~atiemen acoompanied their motions with t. 1-

proprlate . addresses. ' The Annual Sermon before the Society" was preach.ed by the

Rev. CARLTON HURD, of .Fryeburg. Prayer be101'c sermon" Was offered by Rev. JOTHA~I SEWALL, Senior. ,

f ote4, that Rev. DAvI~ THURSTON, and Rev. As:" CUM­MINGS :De Ii Committee, to p,resent. ~he tlianks of this· Society ~o th~Rev. C~LTON HURD, for'hl~ s~rmon before them this ' a" andto'~quest a copy fotpubbcatlon. "

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OFFICERS

Of the Maine Missionary Society, elected June 27, 1~.

REv- WILLIAM ALLEN, D. D., Brunswick, President.

RUFus K. PAGE, ESQ., Hallowell, Vice President.

REV. ELIPHALET GILLETT, D. D., Corres­ponding and Recording Secreta'J'Y'

W OODBUltySTORER, ESQ., Portland, Treas­urer.

TRUSTEES. THE PRESIDENT, ex officio, Rev. E. GILLETT, D. D. Rev. DAVID THURSTON, Winthrop. Rev. BENJAMIN TAPPAN, D. D., Augu!ta. Rev. JOHN W. ELLINGWOOD, Bath. Rev. DAVID 1\1. MITCHELL, Waldoboro' ... Rev. ASA CUMMINGS, Portland. Rev. SWA.N L. POMROY, Bangor. Rev. THA.DDEUS POMEROY, Gorham. WOODBURY STORER, Esq. DAVID DUNLAP, Esq . ., Brunswick. Execulive Commiltee.-Rev. Messrs. Gillett, Thurston, Tap­

pan, Ellingwood, Cummings, and W- Storer. Auditors.-William Swan and William C. Mitchell, Esqs. The next meeting of the Society is to be holden at Bruns ..

wick,on ~he fourth Wednesday of JUDe, 1839. Rev. Wm. T. Dwight, first preacher.

SERJION.

PSALM xxrx: 2.

WORSHIP THE LORD IN THE DEAUTY OF HOLIKESS.

This call to men, of all classes, to worship God, enforces a du-ty, which consists not altogether 10 maintaining an inward ven­eration for him in the heart; but, in addition to this, lin outward expression of it in his Sanctuary. "The beauty of holiness," in • the mouth of David, was the Sanctuary of the most high God, ~o which he often repaired publicly to worship God, and give thanks at the remem brance of his mercies.

The command then is, \Vorship Jehovah in his glorious Sanc­tuary. This is God's commandment, de\·oIving upon all men the obligation of public worship-of frequenting, at least on the Sab­bath, the Sanctuary, expressing outwardly that internal sense and veneration for God, which they are under obligation to cher­ish in their hearts. Admit there is a God who made the world, and governs the affairs of Olen; you must admit too your obli­gation to worship him. Argument and reason cease with that man, who refuses to acknowledge his obligation to worship the God who made him. The opi.nion is entertained by many-and some professors of religion think so too-that outward acts are not essential to the worship of God. They reckon themselves worshippers of God, while they have neither Sabbath, nor Sane .. tuary, nor family prayer; in short, perform no duty whate\'er, showing to the world either dependence upon, or obligation to, the Creator thereof.

Religion, it is true, consists not in outward ceremonies. Ta­king a seat in the house of God on the Sabbath is not worship. Nor will it follow that he worships God, who does it.

"God is a spirit, and they that worship hIm, must worship him in spirit nnd in truth." "The kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousnel!ls, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost" -which ill a state of heart in relatioa to God. ReligioB consists

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eminently in right moral affections; in possessing, in the heart, a deep and· abiding sense of God.

But, I ask, will not right Illoral affectionsJ.a sense ofGo~, 'Show thfirnselves in corresponding actions f Will not the Bubjec't of such a state of mind be led to an open, public recognition 9£ the existence and authority of God 1 and to an outward obser­vance of his statutes and ordinances 7 Will not holy affections, a sense ofthe im'isible God, of a Sabbath morning, bring out the individual to the Sanctuary 7 Can bis heart entertain the holy love of God, be awed into reverence for the divine majesty, drawn out ill grateful love to ~esus Christ, for his redeeming and sav­ing grace; and yet he turn himself upon his bed, walk hIS fields, visit his neighbors, sit in his counting room examining into the state of his worl~ly affairs, prosecute a journey of business or pleasure on the Sabbath, and turn his back upon the house of God 1 He is deceived, who reckons himself a wOlShipper of God, while, with both pecuniary ability and health, he refuses to aid in supporting, even by his presence, the worship of the Sanctu­ary. Granting, then, that the heart's being right with God is the chief tbing in religion, and indispensible to bls true worship; will not a right state of the heart make the outward conduct right' \Vill it not teach the man the way to the house of God 1 ~f there ~uId be preserved in the heart a feeling of reverence and regard to God, apart altogether from outward acts; still this would not meet the command of God, nor answer the ,ends of re­Jigion in the world. The command is, Worship God in his glori­ous Sanctuary; and the ends of religion cannot be secured with­out-thjs worship. To say, it is a good tbing,_ a duty _ to go to church on the Sabbathris not saying enough. There is a Deces~ sity of providing for and keeping up this worsbip of God.

I shall speak briefly of some ofthe reasons illustrating this ne­cessity.

1. The first I offer is,-The nature ofman inclines to som_e visiblet outward worship; some w~y of expressing his sense of, and regard for, that invisible power, .which, he conceives, orders the events of life. The world over, it is now', and .ever hils. been, the worship of the hving and true God, or of those which are no gods. And so it will continue. God's people will· havo tpe

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sanctuary in which they will worship him,as the Creator and mor­al Governor of the universe, in which with one accord they will invoke his blessing, and give thanks for his mercies. And the Pagan will have his temple, before the altar of which he will wor­ship. The monuments of idolatry, everywhere to be met with in the old or present heathen world, declare that the natural con­flcience and reason of men point to that which,without the light qf the bible, they have not knowledge rightly to perform, namely, the public worship of that Being, whose eternal power and godhead are clearly seen, being understood, by the things that are made. The works of creation always plainly teach men the existence of a Creator, and~ reason and conscience their oblig·ation to worship him. That they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, and changed the glory of the lDcorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, birds, beasts, and creeping things, and offered absurd, wicked, and vain worship, -make nothing against the argument, that man's nature calls for th€ worship of his Maker. It makes, indeed, man '5 heart desperately wicked, and shows to what lengths of wickedness and folly man will run in his religious opinions and practices, destitute of revela­tion. ] t shows too a susceptibility in the human constitution to believe in a creating, overruling power-a conviction of obliga­tion due, and invention of methods by which to express it. The mind is not content with cherishing in itself the affections of fear and love toward that being esteemed G9d, whether it be the true, God or false gods,but seeks some visible way of manifesting them. Hence Jehovah's glorious Sanctuary among his people; and the idol temples of the heathen. But not to pursue this topic, Iob­serve;

2. It is necessary to give expression to those moral aifections, man is 'bound to exercise to~rds God in his heart.

1'hat reverenc~, fear, love and gratitude are due to GQd, will not be questioned by any man-then upon every man rests the obligation of manifesting these states of mind in proper, outwar., ,acts. Capacity to know, and reverence the God who made him in his heart; constitutes obligation to honor God in his outward conduct; i. e .. ·to worship him. Mental acts designed to express our inward ,regard to God, should· be 'followed by outward acts,

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designeclfor the same purpose. So that no good reason exists, why man should fear, and reverence his God in his heart, that does not exist for wor~hipping God in his glorious Sanctuary; Obligation to the one, proves the necessity of the other. To im­pose on man the obligation ,to exercise towards Ood moral affec­tions in his heart, and release him from the duty of outward acts of worship, is to act without reason. God requires both.

3. Dependence on God calls for his worship. Famllies, and communities, depend entirely on him. Life 'and health, and all the numberless blessings of the domestic circle,· are his gifts ; so

. the order peace, and security of human society are from him; therefore families, and communities are bound to'<revcrenc'eGod, and ~o express their obligation in some open manner. This way is public worship; the worship of God in his glorious Sanctuary. This iSlhe place to give thanks at the remembrance of his mer­cies, to acknowledge those publie benefits we have rec~i,ed, and 10 testify before the world our conviction of the excellency and goodness of God. Dependence on God, and professed ~ubjec­

tion to his authority, certainly summon us to his Sanctuary. 4. To show our regard to God we must worship in his Sanc­

tuary. Other kinds of worship will not answer the whole pur­pose. Secret and family worship have their appropriate ends, and so has public-to testify before the world our deep. moral conviction that there is a righteous God, "who will bring, every work into judgment, and render to every man according as his work shall be." Jehovah's Sanctuary can stand no where In thIS world, and'there not be around it many, who'fear not God, nei­ther regard man-bidding defiance ·to God and his Jaws-they "waJk in the sight ot tlieir eyes, and. after tlle imagination of their evil heart;" cast off his authority, and profane his name in the streets; and if you have a revereI\fe for God in your heart, a conviction of judgment to come~ should you not in some public, solemn manner show it, in opposition to that contempt and dis­regard, whicb, on all sides, you soe cast upon God and his insti­tutions? Where will the profane and scoffing reckon you, lfyou turn your back upon the Sanctuary, and refuse to worship God in the beauty of holinesft3 Where will go your inftuence1-into tbe scale of good morall! and religion 1 or into that of vice and irreJi-

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gion ? We can bear no proper testimony to the world of our re· gard to God ,if we go not up to his Sanctuary.-Nor,

5. Shall we succeed in preserving a sense of religion in our own hearts, or effectua))y impr~l5s it upon otbers, without public worship. Suppose you reverence God in your beart to day, en­joy religion, feel the powers of the world to come; will these af­fections abide, and thrive without the preaching of the Gospel f Can yoo, henceforth, seclude yourself from the sanctuary, and grow up to the stature of a perfect man in Christ Jesus? Is your piety so mature that it will endure the atmosphere of the world, withoot any further influence from the house of God! Can you substitute any religious service at home, for the preaching of the gospel,-when circumstances will admit of your attendance, and piety inerease,-christain character improve, and love to God and men abound? Religious affections wither, if not ac­tually die out of the heart, under such treatment. The best of men need to have this sense of God, and faith ofthmgs invisible, cherished by acts of worship. If christians, even the best of

them, can not dispense with the public worship of God, what shall be said of otber men, UDused to fix their thoughts on the subject of religion. regardless alike of its obligatioBS Rnd du­ties,engrossed with the world, and the things of the world-pur­suing its riches, pleasures, or vices,-scarce thinking beyond this frail life, and caring still less for what may come hereafter ! WiIlsuoh men be likely to feel religious obligations, think of God, eternity, and its rewards, when the 1Yorsbip of the Sabbath is removed? Religion must utterly cease among men,--or the worship of GGd be sustained. Without the Sabbath, and the ministry of the sanctuary, t.he externals of religion are not only gone, but all care; and thought, and interest for the sou], and futul'i! existence will go along with them-and gross darkness ~over the land-stupidity still deeper seize the soul-worldliness Increase, and sin abound, till all knowle.dge of God, reverence for hiB authority, and regard for his laws are lost amo1tf-: men. Facts prove all this, and declare there is no kind of rega~d to GOd, that will long abide with ml~n, who once discMd P~bhc 'Worship. Take the pr.fessor of rel~;ODt and how long wIn he maintain worship in his family,. after he has done wor-

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shlp.ping God in the same way 1 And how long, think Y.j will secret prayer hold OB, after prayer in the family is done with? And I ask again, how long will an inward sense of God abide in his heart, after God's house is forsaken, worship and prayer have ceased 1 Take the man of the world, who scorns a seat in the sanctuary,. and will you find in his conduct any respect to God 1 Suppose the great body of his neighbors to adopt his 8Cntiments and follow his practice, and,with their families, leave the house of God; provide neither ministry, nor place of wor· ship for their children,and can there long be any religion in such a community 1

6. And thos,in the sixth place, the good order aod welfare of society, furnish an argument for the worship of God.

Thes~ require that there should generally prevail among its

members; a belief of God's existence and authority,-a sense of moral obligation, just notIOns of right and wrong. Without them, society has no foundation and cannot stand. Remove or ob­scure them in the mind, and you will scarce find any materials left, oot of which to construct a foundation on which to com· pact human beings-much less give them that character and direction thnt shall answer the ends -of soeiety.. Whatever then tends to remove from the public mind,just viewsoftbe perfections of God, and reverence for his laws-a sense of human responsi. bility-right and wrong in conduct; certainly is subverting the order and welfare of society-is striking at its very foundation. Of all the ways to do ,this, none is more effectual, than a dis­regard to public worship. This blunts the sellse of the commu­nity to the notice of a God,--deadens the moral. sensibilities,­destroys the distihetions of right and wrong,-and confusion and

every evil work follow on. Infidels, the despisers of the church and her ministry, and the contemners of Jehovah's glorious sanctuarY,may try it in our country-and when the very being of a God shall be denied,the Sabbath utterly forgotteD,the sanctua­

ry closed, or razed-tl.&e mmistry broken down, and its influ­ence over the public morals annihilated, the Bible shut out ~f the schools 'of our youth, and' the seeds of infidelity sown ID

their young· hearts-Uloral distinctions obliterated, and;all things . ty

brought down to a. level; may boalt of the advantages socle would gain by lucb an achievement.

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Sucb aD experiment has been made by one people j and when all the forms of worship and whatever else was calcu­lated to hold the public mind in the belief of a righteous God, to whom man is responsible, were utterly removed,­what of order and welfare remained to human society 1 What regard to the life, the rights and property of the people, surviv­ed this jubilee of "reason," and riddance of a God to be feared, and all the forms of his worship among men 1 Like causes produce like results. Break up the Sabbath assembly-with­hold the support of the ministry-let the winds and the rain of Heaven drive through the decayed and decaying sanctuary,­recreation, amusements, and vicious pleasure, take the place of its holy solemnities on God's sacred d3y,and what society will you shortly have 1-weuld your life, property and rights be pro­tected 1 could you quietly and securely prosecute your worldly business 1 No !-the better portion of the wicked th(unseltea would be driven to emigrate from such society. Take away that sense of God, of moral obligation,--of right and wrong,­which the services of the Sabbath preserve and cherish in the community.; and your Bdl of Rights-Constitution and Laws will give you no protection. A depraved, irreligious and use­less multitude, coming up on aU sides, will not be held in check by them. Safety is not amoAg meD, who have no fear of God before their eyes. And furthe.: ignorance, and consequently crimes, would multiply;-and society become uvage in look, feeling, and practice. How is it, on a sman scale, in those families and districts, who have withdrawn their feet from the house of God, and !Cparated themselves from the moral inftu­en~e of public worship 1 Do you not perceive both a loss of good morals, and of a quick sense of right and wrong; and also, of decency and propriety of conduct 1 Christianity civilizes man. Without the Gospel, he will hardly be prepared for the relations and duties of clomestic and civillife-suppo!le theD such 3. state of things to become general throughout the community J and all

the redeeming influences of family religion, the Sabbath school, and the worship of God, removed,-and what would follow ,­

~h~ or~inary forms of vice "'idely spreading, would be only the liDDIng of what would shortly Iweep broadly and deeply over

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the land1 carrying away "what!over things are lovely, honest, ·and of good report." The fear and worship of God secure the welfare oflluman society.

7. I give one more reason, and that is to prepare men for

heaven. This is the great end of religion. To contribute to this result, Jebovah's sanctuary is built, tbe miDistry of recon­ciliatIon instituted; and by these means God prepares men for heaven. Preparation for heaven 60nsists emi.entIy in a devo­tional spirit, which not only leads to the house of God, but which the house of God inspires. Guided by its spirit, and fed by its knowledge, men become meet "·for the inheritance of the saints in light." Little ever hU,or will be ·done, in transform· ing BlaD into the image of God, and fitting him for the worship of heaven,withoutthe worship of God below. The heavenly minded Jove·the sanctuary, and without it, others are not likely to be made BO. God:has appointed it the grand means of arousing tbe con­scjence of the impeaitent, as well as building up his own people in the most holy faith. To prepare men fM heaven, they must live in communion with God on earth. Suck are some of the reasons which erince the necessity of the worship of God among meD.

I will detain you with a few observations on)y, out of many that suggest themselves :

The first is~ God's wisdom and bene.~oleace in the appoint­ment of the Sabbath. "The Sabbath was made for man"-for his temporal and eternal good. This good can no otherwise be secured· than through his knowledge and worship of God. To have the wor8~p.()f God amoag men, so as· to accomJlJish its de·

sign,there must be a time for its performance-and that tilDe must be fixed, Dot by human statute, or public opInion, nor yet by expediency-but by God. Such a time he ha~ fixed; and the Sabbath is founded in no less than the authority of God. There are DO questions to be raised about it. It is tbat portioll of time and no more, which the wm of God judged neCE-ssary for tbe best ·good of his creature!!,tbat they might avail themselves of.all tbpse blessings that flow from his worship. All those reasons, which chow the neces!ity of the wouhip ofGod,-show alto the neeel-

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sity of the Sabbath. They stand and fall together. Forgetting, or not caring to recur to God as moral governor, men may call in question the wisdom of God in the appointment of the Sabbath, and set aside both his authority to appoint, and tbeir oblIgation to observe. But if there be discoverable in the works of God any wise adaptation to the moral ends and moral condition of rational beings, both hiS wisdom and benevolence are seen in the institution of the Sabbath-those ends are no where secured in our world without it.

Secondly, men are bound to prepare tbem $. sanctuary, and support its mjnistry. The worship of God, in any place, cannot for any length of time well be sustained, and made to answer its, ends, witbout church and minister. The obliga­tion to provide the one and support the other is generally resting on all the members of the community; all are benefited, ali should help. There is neither excuse, nor covering from shame, for those men of the world who stand aloof, and throw all the responsibility and burthen of supporting Jehovah's sanctuary upon a feeble church; while they sit secure in their persons and property, enjoying in no small degree, so far at least as this life is concerned, the benefits of public worsbip; and yet render no aid in providing a house for God, and sustaining the ministry of of the gospel.

If they cannot be moved by those considerations, tbat infiu­ence the christian, they may and ought to be by tbose per­taining to the welfare of society and the good of their children. No man provides for his own bouse, who does not belp his neighbor t.Q b~ild a church, aod support a minister. And we do publici, protest against that wide spreading sentiment, and prevailing prac»ice, that I!Ih~fts responsibility aDd aid to support the institutions ofthe gospel, from the greater portions of society, to a small nqmber of profeeors of religion, so that if there be allY thing like the regular worship of God on the Sabbath, and its salutar, influence OD lOt)iety,lt must be 8upportedby help'from abroad. Not that christians are tired of he1ping churches few in ~umber and scanty in means, to fJupport the gospel-or that )t has ceased to be more ble~ to give than to receive-but because it i. the bounden duty df all men in Iilociety to co-

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operate in t.his thing. God summons men to w.rship him in his gJorious sanctuary, and consequentJy to provide for it.

Allow me to remark,' thirdly, a higher estimate should be placed upon the obj~cts of this society, and more means furnish­ed to secure them. The grand object is the worship of God­the regalar, ,habitual services of the sanctuary amon.g the feeble and destitute. To aid in bestowing all those blessings upon men here and hereafter, which reswt from the institutions of the gos­pel, and to prevent all those .present and eternal evils waich will lIow from the neglect of them: To gather the people on the Sabbath, from the hills aod valleys, the forests and the fields, into Jehovah's glorious sanctuary, and feed them with the good knowledge of the Lord: This is ~ great and good object-none higher-none better, It is doing all kind of good to mankind, whether as individuals, or collectively, as families and commu­nities. You 'do Dot contribute to maintain the worship of God under an intelligent and .godly. ministry, wil:hout blessing every relation and department of human life. The sanctuary not only prepares men for heaven,' but for .this world: HighJy tben as this object is valued, much as is done for it, it is worthy of a bigher estimate-from the church as it is the salvation of the soul-from the philanthropist and men of the world, as they value intelligence and order.in the community. More means should be furnished-both from the weak and the strong. They are by no means sufficient to sustain the necessarily incr.easing operations of this societt.

More might be furnished-will be furnished, as' men ~..ome to

understand it better, .and elearJy perceive there is no other foun­dation for the support of human society-that all other props are upheld by the influence of ehristain principles, and ~e worship of God in the community. In the mean time, brethren, let not prayer, Dor money, nor etrortl nor men, 'be wanting, to supply Jehovah'. sanetuary tbroug~ut tbe State-to spread the light, peace, happiness and Ialration of those thal' fear God, oyer th,e race of the land.

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE MISSIONAR.Y SOCIETY, AT THEIa.

THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING, IN SA£O, . .JUNE ZI, 1838.

BRETHR.EN AND FR.IEND" OF THE MAINE MISSIONARY SOCIETY:­

We come to-day to our thirtyfirst anniversary • We come to it with pain and pleuure; paiD, that want of means has obliged us to do 80

little; pleasure, that the little that has been done has been so blessed of heaven. Under maDY 'discouragements, pressures and difficulties, the Trustees have continued. their operations; and the missionaries, their unabated labors., The Gospel has he en preached "with the Holy Ghost 'sent down frem heaven;" a~d the walls of Zion built up, in "uoublous times." God "has set one thing over against another."

It ismade the duty of the Trustees, at each successive anniversary, to 8ubmit to the members and patrons of the Society, a summary view

of their proceedin'ifl, daring ~e year; in~]uding the number of th~ir mi88ionaries, with the place- an,d results of theirlabors; the stat~ of the treasury and their general prospects. For several years put, from the mteresting services ofvariouB other Societies occupying a portion of the time, extracts only from their Report have been read. The same course, tor the same reason, ",ill be pursued, on the present occasion.

Jllphabelical- Lilt of MuaitlAariu., Rev. THOMAS ADAMS, Waterville, Kennebec County, 1 3-4 months. This establishment has been from its origin gradually increasing in

numbers, resources ana infiuence. FrOID small beginnings, it hu,;in a 8h~rter time than usual for feeble churches, come to maturity and .trength, sufficieDt henceforward to sustain the gospel. In the report of the p:lstor, undor date of 2d inst. it is stated; ~I bave performed the miBBion Bl8igned me, in this place. During ~e year, (from lune 1837 to Iune 1838,) 7 have united with the churcb by profession, and one by'letler. Tbe church now censistB or56 members." On the 30th UJt. the p~toral relation between Mr. Adams and the church was dissolved. and' he bas taken an Agency in the Temperance cause.

Rev, ALDEN BOYNTON, Industry and New Portland,' Somerset Co. 1 3·4 months. .

Mr. Boynton, in a commuDlcation, under date of 13th mat. slates; "The church in Industry has been somewhat encouraged the past year, They have had an addition 0 f 12 membe ... , 7 of whom are heads of familie •. "

Rev. GEORGE Baowl'ft Swanville, Waldo Co. 3 mont!ts.

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Rev. JUlES CAILILUTBEBS, Bremen, Washington an.d Windsor, Lincoluand Kennebec Counties, 12 months.

There have been revivals of religion, in aU these places. In a com­munication, under date ot 25th ult. the missionary states; "In Wash­ington, we had a protracted meeting. 29 bopefully experienced reli­gion; and I do not'know ohny one oftbem. who does not still give ev­idence ofbaviug paned from death unto life. 18 bave have joined to the church, and more expected, next Sabbath. I baptized 28; 7 adults, and 21 cbildren.-ln Bremen also, we had a protracted meeting, and 3 bavejoined to the church. I baptized here 9 children.-In Windsor, I spent 3 weeks. Six have obtained hope in Christ.-Most of the peo­ple, wbo have joined to the churches, in Washington aDd BremeR, are heads offamiJies. Many were awakened by seeing the children baptized. It \Vas a rite that had been too much negtected "among them."

Rev. EDWA.RD F. CUTTJUl, WBp'en,Lincoln Ce. 13-4 months. The Report of Mr. Cutter, under date of 5th instant, gives a view of

the condition and prospects of tbatpeople. "In transmitting to you my annual reportofmissionary labors in this

place, I have occasion to speak of the goodness of God, manifested toward this people~ At the commencement of this mission, encouJl8g· ing indications were manifest. A deeper feeling, and a more fervent spirit of prayer pervaded the churcb. And it was evident that .God was dmwing the hearts of his children unto bimself, tbat he might con:e and pour upon them the blessings of bis grace. My own health being feeble, I was obliged to be aHent, a few weeks, in the latter part of JUDe

and the Irst of July. During my abaeDcl!, your misaiooary, Mr. Car­ruthers, was with my people. In connection with Rey. Afr. Mitchell of Waldoboro', and Mr. Bond, the Baptist minister of ·this place, he held a protracted meeting in a barn, on the borders of the two towns. This meeting, known in this vicinity, as "'tIle iarn meeting;" will never be forgotteD. From the commencemeDt, the Spirit of God was evi­dently present. Christians opened their heartl in prayer, ilnd put thou hands to the work of the Lord. Sinners were arrested in their care­lessne., and brougbt to . bow to Christ. And of many, we have in .. creasing evidence, that they have rean, become lubject. of'renewlag grace. Since that time, we have had several. protracted meetinl" in diiferent places, which have aU been attended with a blessing; though not in such fnll measure, lIB "the barn meetmg." The results may be mentioned, a9 follows; admissions into the church, 27; Males 12, Females 15. Baptilma 18; adaltl, 13; infant. 5.

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Ten years, 1alt It''ebruary,hBve passed, since the organization of.this church. It then consisted of23 members. Since tflat time, 102 have been added; being aD average of a little more than'10, each year: t have deceased; 6 have been dismissed to other churches; and the whole Dumb~r DOW is 117. During all these ten years, your Society has granted us ita aid; amounting in the whole, to 441 dollars. Dur­ing the·same time,' there has been paid into yourtreasulj, ,(rom this place, $421.73; leaving a balance against this church, of $19.27 ; which we shall undoubteeUy pay at your annual meeting. 1 mention these facts, to shew the error of those, who suppose that cburches;rec:eiving assistance from others, ahoold not attempt to do aoy thing for benevo­lent objects. We have thus borne our o\vn burden r and have riot hung, as a dead weight, upon the Missionary Society. We have he­side, contributed to o,her Societies; built a meeting-house, and es­

tablished a good library for tbe Sabbath Schoo), consisting of about 500 volumes; which we enlarge every year. And God has prospered us. To him all the praise is due. Nor let it be supposed, that we do not feel grateful to your Society, for the aid 80 seasonably granted.­Without your assistance, the ministry could not have beeil sustained. Most of these contributIOns to your treasury have ~eeD paid in small Bums, from individuals, wbo would not havo felt it .worth while to give these mites for the support ofa mimster. Yet tbese charities have p'aid our debt to you; and, I trust, we shall now be prepared to go forward and do something to sustain other feeble churches." Rev~ ARIEL P. CHUTE,Oxford, Oxford Co. 3 months. Rev. I S.U.c CARLETOl'f, Lubec lind Whiting, Waabington Co. 3 moriths. Mr. Carleton, for the ensuing year, is employed wholly at Lubec. Rev. WlLLIAMDAVENPORT, Perry, Washington Co. 21-2 months. Under "ate of Jan. 5th, "There are DOW from 20 to 30 inquirers. 5 or

6· hopeful converts." JUDe -, "13 added to the church." Rev; NATHAN DOUOLA.IIS, St. Albans and vieinity, Someraet Co.l

1·2 months. Some special attention to reHgion. ''2 hue been added to the

church; 3, (heads of families,) stand propoundet! for admission; and a few more, attached to ouraociety, lire under serious impressions. Oth. er orders have received !arge accessions."

Rev. TIMOTHY DAVIS, Litchfield, Kennebec Co. 3 months. 'l'he report of the pastor, under dO:~ oI31st ult. states; "This churcb

has not been favored, like muny olhe; churches, with a revival ot r~Iigion. Appearanccs have sometimes afforded us encouragement, tbat we should 800n IiCQ "n senson of refreshing from the presence of the Lord." Mllny members desire it,and pray for it. Our Bible Clas:)

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bas been increasingly interesting; and nearJyaU the IOCiety, except tbose ,..!to resit\e at too great a 4Jstinc~, kave attended it. The Sab­bath Scbool has commenced tbi. spring, with ,encouraging prospects. The number of cbildren is gre8tertba'n last year; 80me coming from families that have never sent their. children before. On tbe whole, we have cnse of gratitude, that things BN so well witb as."

Rev. S.ut'O'EL - S. D~ Blanchard, Somerset Co. 3 months. Tbe pastoral relation' between Mr. Drak!! and tbe church WBS dis-

80lved in December lut; and of course be performed ~ut half the mission assigned bim. This church ~ BOW destitute, and will neee! aid, if tbey resettle the ainistry. .

Rev. GEORGI: W. FARGO, Pbillips and vicinity, Somerset 00.3 months. ~ev. EPHRAIM FOBES, Weld aud vic~ty, Oxford Co. 3 months. The report of Mr. Fobes, under date of 21st of March last, states;

"I can 8ay in praiae to the sovereign goodness of God, tbat we are now enjoriDg ~ revival, 8nd it ha~ commenced powerfully. The work really commenced, perhaps I ougbt to say, weeks ago. Ever since the eom­mencement .of the year, there have been indications of a revival. On tbe 14th of this month, we began a pr~tracted meeting, and the Lord wu evidently w;tb us." The meeting cDDtinl,1ed 5 daYl, including the Sabbath; and noW', three days after the close, I have attended two en­quiry meetings, where 1 have conversed w,itb :nore tha~ 30 persons, who gi,e me Bome reaBon to think, they have been born again."

Rev. JAKES GOOCH, Denmark and Hiram, Oxford Co. 3 months. The labors of Mr. Gooch are now performed ",holly in Denmark.

"Two young men ofilie same family, hopeful converts, and-latelyjoioed to the church."

Rev. JACOB C. Goss, Wool wicht Lin.coln County, 13-4 months. Inter­esting revival; many hopeful con,erts, not yet ,atbered into the church.

Rev. SJlfEON HACXE'l'T, Temple, Kennebec Co.13-4 months. Under date of 13tl! inlt. Mr. Hackett writes; "The fall and winter

8easons were especially marked, by signal displays of divine mercy. More than 20, in our society, hue become tbe hopeful .ubjects of re­newing grace. A few otbel'l are still flcrious. Fifteen have united with the cburch. Others will probab!y make 8 profeuion in due time. The church bas been very much quickened aDd ItreDgthened; and the interest of our meeting., and Sabbath school, hoppily increased. Tbe l!Iocety also hae been encouraged to raiae more for the l!Iupport ~f the gospel, than in any former year. For alIthia, the Lord be praised; for it is his doing. We would feel our obligations al80 to the M. M. 8. When your lastpJcdge eamo to our hand, 1Jhich waa recej"ed in the

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fall, we were 80 deprelHd, that I was upon the very point of leaying the place for want of support. Thus you may see, what you have been eoabled to aecolilplish, by continuing your aid to this establishment another year."

Rev; isRAEL HILLS, Lovell, Oxford Co. 3 months. Rev. GEORGE C. HYDE, ReacUield, Kennebec Co. 3 months. "Some special attention to religion: and 6 hopeful converts. Four

have joined to the church, during' the yeaf." During Mr. Hyde's pastoral labors, the church was very much uni­

ted and Itrengthened; but his health was too feeble to endure the inclemency of the wi nter. He len them in September last, and the putoral relation was dissolved in January following.

Rev. HENRY C. JEWETT, Winslow,Kennebec Co. 21-2 months. Some revival of religion. In the report of lIr. Jewett, under date

ofl4th inst. it is stated; "During the year, 10 have been received into the church; 8 by profession, and 2 by letter. A bibli~al exercise has been attended once a fortnight, by a few. The Sabbalh school has been in operation, during the year, and is more promising, than any at time before; eince my connexionwith the churcb."

Rev. WILLIAM V. JORDAN, Dixfield, Oxford Co. 21·2 months. "Religion appears to be on the advance. There is some inquiry

abroad among the people on the subject, and more VItality in the church. Six have been added, during' the past year; 3 by profession, and 3 by letter. But the. church, is still few and feeble; and like the man of Macedonia, we still "call for help." The whole number of members is 32."

Rev. IVORY ltDIBALL, Limington, York Co. 3 months. "A pCU't of the time, there has been 80me waking up to \he subject

of religion in the church, _nd Bome few have been anxIOus for the salvation of their souls; and within the year, several bave indulged hope in Christ. Three have joined to the church; 2 by profel!!sion and I by letter."

Rev. DAltlEL LISBE ... , Hebron and West Minot, Oxford Co~ 23·4 month ••

Mr. Libbey, from want of health, has supplied but little, in either place, during tbe ycar; and they are now destitute.

Re,. LEVI LORINO, Anion, Madison aad Athens, Somerset Co. 12 months.

The foU.wing is an extract from the Report 9f Mr. Loring, under date of 16th inst. "Though there haa been no special. attention to religioD, in Athens, I have reason to belie,e that good has been done there. There has been 80me increase, in the average number of the

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congregalio~ on tbe Sabbath. There is,an intereati .. , Sabbath Ichool, with. a good. library. The little band united' in covenant, are engaged iDreligion~'active in tbe d:achargeof dqty, and contribute rnore for the support oJ religiou~ institutions, accorGing to then ability, than any other church witb' which I am aeq uainted.

In AnIon, mucb good has been done. The cause, of tempera~ce has l"eceived a new Jin,d powerful imJ)ulse; a very promising Sabbath scbool is in operation; and tbe 1lverage number, in the congregation, on the Sabbath, has been one tentblarger, t.han in the.precedlDg year."

ib;v. JOSEPH LANE, 'Vestbrook, Cumberland Co. I month. The time of aid is closed in tbjs place.

Rev. EATON MASON, Swedttn, Oxforn Co.3 months. -"A cold time, one only added to thecburch, during.the year."

Rev. 'WILLIAM MAY, etrong, So~erset Co. I month. Rev. JOSIAH G. MERRILL, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co. 1.3.4

months. Rev. SILAI.McKEEN, Belfast, Waldo Co •. 2 1-2 months. The ,onowing is 8n extract from the Report of Mr. McKeen, under

t!ate of 16th inst.-"About the lIt.of MarCh, our meetings in the vari­OU8 parts of tbe parish bad become nUlBe~ou8, Bnd were evidently in­creasing in-interest. One end anotber was awakened to deep concern, and taught te accept olthe great n1v8tion. By the faithful. labors of ministers from abroad, the work has been greatly assisted. lD April, a .eries of meetings of some days continuance, was held at tbe .Head of tbe Tide, and another at the principal village. The work .has been rather gradual in its progress; very Httle opposition ba8 been made to it; but its results, in some jnltances, have been iucb as tomakeJhe atrong bolds olBltan, in this place, tremble. SO'me men, who bad been confirmed in great errors, . bove publicly renounced tbem; some who had desPised and rejected . the sacred Scriptures, now esteem them more preciou8 th,n ~ne gold; 80Q1e who had spent the winter,in vaiD and sinful amusements, are now adoring and praising God, and ear­neatly,. beseech,ing others to unite with them iq biB delightful ~r,i~e; end various households, who but a short time since were strangers to God and aliensfromthe. commonwealth of larael, mlly now be 'seen morning and evening reverently bowing their knees ·before hia throne, in humble and fervent prayer. Theretormatjon, especiaJJj at tbe Head ortll., Tide, has been glorious. The number of convAI'tS has Dot be,en great, but ',reat power and 'Irace on God's part, bes been exhibited in them. W. have thourht there might ~e about 40 indiyiduals hQpefu)-1; convertedf in connection with tbe eft'orts above named; not by bu' man per.uasion or power, but hy the Spirit of the Lor.d. Fot1~ per.

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11008, who previ'ouslt entertained' bopec;n Ohrist, have been recently added to the church; and it is expected, that a considerable company ofthe new converts will come in, to strengthen and' encourage gs,.on our'next sacramental occasion."

Rev. JOSEPH· R .. MUNSELL, Lincoln nnd vicinity, Penobecpt 'Co. 4 months.

Extended revlval of religion; "about 100 h()pefuJ converts." Rev. ROBERT PAGE, Levant~ Penobscot Co. 3 months. "Nine have

been received into the church; 6 by,-profession, and 3 by letter." ) Rev. CLEMENT PARKER, York, York County, ] 3-4 months. .. Mr. Parker has been dismisserl from his pastoral care 'Of the 2d church

in' York; and has received and accepted a can to settle in Acton. Rev. JOSIAH PEET, Norridgewock, Somerset Co. 2 1-2 months. Mr. Peet, in his report under date of 14th inst. states ;-''In March

there began to be apparent, some kindling up of spiritual Jife, and wa­

king up ofintereat, among the members of our church, and also among the brethren of other denominations. About the 1st of April" at a thir-d meetiog on the Sabbath, of different denominations, so milch interest was felt, that it was proposed to meet again, on Monday morning. Ac­cordingly they did, and spent the day. The interest increal!led, and they continued the meetings for several days. Then suspended the day medin", and met every etlenmg, for three weeks longer. Evangel­ical Christians of different orders, were greatly quickened and refresh­e~ and encouraged, and seemed harmonious in laboring together, and in seeking the salvation of souls. And it became ap?arent, that' the Spirit' of the Lord was moving upon the minds '()f the impel!itent. Nearly 20 appeared in the enquiry mee'ting. Some:indulged hope, and we were looking for greater things stili; wben an event occurred, in the Providence of .God, (tJ case Of8mtiU pox,) which, as it: caused a suspension of the meetiftge, and means, serv,ed to interrupt the pro­gress of the work of gra.ce, so, hopefully commenced. \Vhen meet­ings were resumed, it was apparent that tbe geberat· interest bad di­minisbed. Still, however, it is manifest, that there is a moving upon the minds of a nurn.ber. Some B or 10 give ,orne evidence ofa change, and we nre not without hopes, that wo may witness yet further displays of mercy among us,in the~onversien of8inn~rs. Five have maele'public profession of religion, but this does not melode any of the late converts. Our church Ilnd society hllve done more, by· 100 dollars, for ~e support of the gospel among themselves than ever before. And they lIaya re~ solved, the Lord helping, that they will make the attempt to BUBtain

the,ministry bereafter, withou~<mi88ionar1 aid." "

Rev, CLAltK PaRa", ~tandil!lh, Cumberland Co. 3 ·mon~hs.

Rev. MICAH W. STRICKLAND, Mt. Desert, Hancock Co.3 1·2 month •. Rev. SETH SWBE'I'BER, G'ardiner; Kennebec Co. " months. Rev. ORBN SIKES, Mercer, Somerset County 8 months. Mr. 8ikes, from a motual arrangement between him and tbe church,

has spent moat of lIle ,ear, in a church in a neighboring state. There has been some revin) of religion; '~even haviDgjoined to the church, and about as many more are hopeful CODverts."

Rev. DAVID P. SMITH, Newfield, York County, 13-4 month •• The state -of this people may' be seen, from the extract from Mr.

Smith's report, under date or 5tb inst inserted below. "The following will inform yon of our circomstances; beiDg resc>-­

lutions adopted by a joint vote of our church and society. BuolfJd,That after the close of the present parochial year, we will

use oor utmost endea,ora' to 8ustain the' ministry of the gospel among us; 1't'1thout foreign aid.

Ruolwd, That we r~turn thanks to the Great Head of the Churcb, for the usistauce afforded U8, for many'years, by the Maine MissioDary Society,. in sustaiDing the miDistrations of the word; and that we feel obligated te do aU we can, to further its interests.

The aboye resot.tions are the result of a successful effort. to raise my salary amongoune!ves, commencedprevioUily to my recemng your last letter. We will now try to go forward, without leaning on ~~~ ~

TilhlOtIJ, tbis has alwByaMan missions.., ground. The church here wu formed U1ycars ago next July- It then conlisted of6 membe1'8, .3 men and their wives. For more than 20 years, from mllDy untoward eireWllltances, it made little progres.. It was tben taken under the auspice. of your SocIety. Since tbat time, our prospects have been slowly yet constantly improving. Our number in the church is noW' 50.

But we hue 1p,Qa/,. news to tell you. We hope the long night of lukewarmness and stupidity has passed away. Some tokens for good appeared lut winter, in tbe hopeful!coDvereion of one or two indi,idu· a18. Since then, our prospects have been growing more and more interesting. We may uow say, that a revinl is begun, that God is in the midst of as. A number, we hope, have been born again; and a promisiD( seriousnen pen_des tbe mincis of the people generally. Our prospects were never Dlore encouraging than at prelOnt."

Rev. CSI.JLLES Sov..-, Nom" Oxford Co. 3 month ... Rev. DAl'fIEL 8EW~L, Chesterville and 'Fayette, Kennebec .co. a

montU. ''Three admitted into the church in Che8tenille, and twO .tand pro·

pounded."

Mr. A1fB.ELU11 S. SWIFT, Realllield Bod Mt. Vemon, Kennebec Co. 2 months.

Rev. JOSIA.B Tt7cKEa, Bingham and vicinity, Somerset Co. 3 months. Mr. Tucker remarks, in his report under date of 20th -jnst. "The

church in Bingbam is in rather a prosperous state. No communion Sabbath bas pused, for nearly a year Bnd a half,without admitting some to the church. Twelve have been reeeived, in the year now closing."

Rev. n ... vm TUaNED., New-Vineyard, Somerset Co. 1 1-4,months. Rev. JAIIES THOMPSON, Cooper and Pembroke, Washington Co:~

months. Mr. Thompson was engaged to supply theBe tW8 placal for a year;

but the greater portion of this time WBS embraced .in the last annual report. At the close of tbese services, be removed from the St&te, and these churches are now destitute.

Rev. IsAA.C E. WILKINS, :Albion, Knox and vic:inity, Kennebec Co. 2 1-2 mon\bs.

Mr. Wilkms write~; "One quarter or my time I have spent at Unity. The church there appears to be well nnited, and generalJy active. They are now engaged in building a house for God which they will probably complete this season."

Rev. LUTHER WISWALL, Jackson and Brooks, Waldo Co. 3 months. In the report of Mr. Wiswall, under date of 12th inst. it is stated;.

"We have had one addition to the church and only 'on~ doring the year. Recently, there have been several hopeful conversions in Brooks. From some cause, truth gets much more hold. ~f their feelings lhan formerly. There is more solemn attention than ever before since •. came:here; and probably more than ever before, in this village."

Operatwn.ofthe &ocitly, during the year, toith lheir general ruull8. There have been in the employ of the Society, the last year, 47

missionaries; a little more than half the number employed, in each of the two next preceding years. They have performed aboot 12 years of labor, in 65 different places. In 20 of these places" there eitber haye been, or now are, revival. of religion, more or leas extensive. The number of hopeful converts reported, is a little more than 400; a Dumber, in proportion' to the labors farnished, altogether surpaseiDg tbat of any previous year of the Society'. operations.

There are within our !imits, 195 Congregatienal churches. Of these,. U5 have 113 pastors; two pastors having pluralities. Tbirty liz churches hawe stated 8upp1i~S; Bnd the remai~ing '" Bre des~ilutet or have only occasional preaching. Of the 195 cburches, planted at dif­-erent times, 1n our State, there are only 39, ~at have not, at Bome .pellod, received lid from the MisaionaryBociety, in supporting divine

worship. These are 8 in York Cotuity; 14 in Cumberland; 1 in Ox­ford; 3 in Kennebec; '8 in Lincoln; 3 in Hancock; I' in Wash ing­ton, and 1 in'Pen(>bseot. Of the 113 pastors now in the State, 80 have, at different times;received aid; and 33 receive aid the present year. Six of the beneficiary churches, from the embarrassments ot tbe Soei­etf, a~d their own increase in numbers and strength, have, at this time, sent in their resolves, that they will attempt" bence/or,ward, with the blessing of God, to a'ustaiR the, ordinances of religion themselves. These are, Newfield, in. York County; W1lrren, in Lincoln; Nor­ridgewock and Strong, in Somerset; and Machias Port and Dennys­ville, in Washington. The last'two, ind~d, came to this resolve, the year preceding; but information of this was not received, till some time into the jear now closing.

, BlJt we leave the results of these operations, and tarn to

The fi.na~i concerns 0/ the 'Society. At the last anmversary, there was a deficit of about 2000 dollari.

ThlS amount t~e Trustees hired, to adjust the claims of- missionarIes, for labors.prE!viously performed. The expenditares of tbe present year, ad~ed to tbat sum, make an amount of 7000 dollars; which the Trus­tees, relying on the boanty, of the Christian public, have pledged themselves shall be forthcoming at the present time. That the income of ' this meeting, together with what has been'contributed during the year,shotild bring them square with the world, is the utmost of their expectations; not indeed, the limit of their wishes, but of their hopes.

The"Trustees, from their restricted resources, growing out o(the "pressure" of the' timee, hil ve been embarrassed, all the year; and the missionaries still more embarrassed; some of the'm, especially tbose located in the outposts of our Zion,witbout bread;' and others, more fortunate, who got breJd one day, knew not where they should get it the next. But .y' labored on with patience and, hope, self-denying and self-sacrificing;' and the Lord bas rewarded them; "giving them BOU'8 for their hire.."

The means posee.sed by the Society are very disproportionate to

The fi,tld to be cultivated. This is the whole lengtband breadt~of our State; a fi,eld constituting,

10 tar as ex lent of tEuritory is concerned, the better. part of New Eng­land,. 300 miles of sea coast, and a 8till farther range, in ,other direc­tioDS, embrace no inconsiderable portion, as a theatre for evangeHeal

,Iabora.

In aU this field, from every point of the cornpa,8* bas been ite,rated and reiterated, the Macedonian cry; ""Come over. and help us." It

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is doing violence to one's own feelings to turn a deaf ear tt) appeal., 80 well-grounded, 80 pressing and importunate.

Future Prolpec18. If the Christian public could ile induced to contribute to this Society"

an amount equal to one dollar, for each church member within our limits, (which would be about 15,000 dollars,) it would enable them t() sustain the preaching of the gospel in every feeble church, and plant missianaries in every waste place, throughout our extended common­wealth. This ill "& consummation d~voutly to be wjlhed."

In a better state of things, in crimmetcie.l concerns, and more con-~ fidence and more facilities in the money market, such an issue might be reahzed. Indeed, a8 it was three years ago, the thing might be don~, at once, and be no burden to the religious community. But every thing done now, is done by self-denial, and of COUfie, done "by ljttle and lit­tle." But we have already seen, what the glorious results of ~elf-denial, are; both in contributors and laborers. And may we not hope that the darkness is passing away? \Vere tbe ancient inquiry renewed,. "Watchman, what of the nigbt? ;Watchman, what Qf.the night?". might not the response be; "Bebold the morning cometh ,!"-:-"tbe morn:­inr spreaq upon the mountains." Thea should be echoed from the valleys, and rocks, and bills, througb~ut the whole range of our forests: "How BEAUTrFUL UPON THE "OONTAINS ARE THE FEET OF HIM '1'IUT

IIRINGETH GOOD TIDINGS, THAT PUBLISHETH PEACE; THAT BRINGETH,

600D TIDINGS or GOOD" THAT PUBLISHETH IillVATIOlf; THAT SAlT.

tlNTO ZIOIf; Tuy GOD REIGNETU!"

TREA.SlJRER'S REPORT. DR. WOODBURY STORI~n, TREASURER OF TllE M~NE MISSIONARY, SOCIE'I'Y, (~R.

To Balance in bands Ilf'l'letlSUrer, Juno27, 1887, cc Djvidend on Bunk ~'Ile", U This sum on band al t'(lllllllCncement of the l

year to be "Vcstt'd n" pl'lmnnent fund, S , H This sum hired of ~h!l~ed l\fnttin. .. Cash received since h!'t !'l'ltlement for annui- ~

ties,-lifo IlWII.\I;,,',hips-subsoriptioDs and donations,u per llelUd on Treasurer's Book,

i>ORTLA!fD, June 25, 1838.

2333 61 1-2: 7 i

I 200

2000

5174 40

$9714 91 1-2

Errors Excepted,

Dy Cash paid Trustees orders since last settlement, cc 11 five. dollar counterrei.t bill received at the 1

Annuall\feeting at North Yarmouth, S H Cash paid Casco Bank amount borrowed in ~

January last, and took up note, S cc Paid balance of interest due Cnsco Dank, cc This sum paid Misses Martin, for six months 1

interest Oil $2000,-borrowed, S " Commissions 2 per cent. on $5381 40, ct Balance ill honds of the Treasurer ($200 of l

which is to be ",estell as permanent fund.) S

6344 14

5

2000 14 67

60 107 62

1183 48 1~2

89714 91 1~2

\V. STORER, Treasurer M. ". S.

'Ve have examined this account, and find the some right OA8t and well vouched, leaving a balanceio his bands of Eleven. Hundred and Eighty Three Dollars 48 1-2 -eenLs <:at:ried to credit of the Institution in new account.

PORTLAND, June 26, 1838. WM. SWAN, ? 'WILLIAM C. MITCHELL, S A l'Dl'l'ORS.

REeEIPTS.

THE' fonowing 8ums w~re received by the Treasurer of the. Maine Mis­sionary BOciety from July 19, 1837, to Jun~ 25,.183S;~beiDg the day.on which the Treasurer's account was seUled :

Augusta--N:ortb Parish Friends sub. to const. JOM Dike, by Rev. Jotham Sewell, 7 71 of Salem, a L .. M.' 20 oe' Miss Cjnthia Lawson 50" Female Cent So. Mrs. J.

AIna-Jeremiah Jewett to W. Ellingwood. Treas~-const. bimseJfa member by,J. W. EUingwood, 22 00 for hfe, by Rev. E. Mer- Bethel-" Abstinence" by Rev. rin, , 20 00 Charles Frost, 1 50

.8uTM'a-Church, by Dr. GiJ- " Female .cent Soc. Mrs. lett, 5 00 Frances Bnrbank, Sec'Y.

Jllbany-Jlnonymous, ,in letter to coost. in part Mrs. toRev.A. Cummings. 75 Frances Barbadk, a L MIO 00

Bangor-~cCorban Society." ," Cont in Rev. Mr. Frost's MlSS Pamelia Parsons, Society, 962 President, by 'Rev. S. "Female Friend, by Rev, Adams, 20 00 C. Frost.' '1 -"0 co A citizen who :wishes Baldwin-By Rev. N. Emerson 1 86 his Dame might Dot be Brooksville-lohn WassoD,sen .menuotled" by Rev. A. don. by Rev. A. 'Clim-ClUDmiugs, 5' 00 mmgs. 5 00 E.,F. Duren, dOD. 25 Brown'. CormT-JlnonYllwus,

" Charles A. Stackpole, in ;a letter to Rev: A. ' by Rev. A. Cummings, 1 00 Cummings. ,2 00

" lames Crosby, dOD. 20 00 Biddeford-Samuel Merrm~ an Buzton-Samuel Hilla, 8ub. 2 00 1938, by Itev. J.' G.

.. Josiah'S081, by Rev. A. Merrill, ' ~ 09 , CQm~iQgs" ' 2 00 Brunswick-Isaac Lin- "

Bath-Mrs~' Hannah' C. Har- colo, 25 00 ward,sub by Rev. J. W. Ph<Bhe Jaeobs, 1 00 Ellingwood. 5 00 " Mrs. Shaw, 1 50

" Gilbert Trmant toward "H. Fitz. by Rev; conat. Mrs. Sarah R. Geo. E. Adams, 50-2800 Trufant, IUs wife a life ""obert P~ Dunlap, 20 00 member .', 10 00 Bingham-Church, by Rev.

" Female Cent Soc. a 8emi Mr. Tucker,' S C)G au'l collection. Mr •• EI- Buckfield-Mrs.P. Nelson, "b, linKwood Tr.hy Rev~·:l. S. H.,Shepley, ,2 00 W. Ellingwood, , " 15 00 BJoom.fleld-Ch. and 'Congo by'

"Ladies Misa~ ASI~ orBd Rev. Mr~ Hathaway, . 6 50 Church,' "1 R~v. Ray BluehiU-Ladies in Cong_ Soc.

" PalQ)er,'" 20 00 $20, of, which to con.t. Female Benevolent S~. Rev. Albert Cole a liCe MisaLucy Lincoln: Tr. member, , 26 90 by key. J. W; E1)illl- cc Isaac Park~,,' . " 2 10

" wood . 16 09 ,cc Rev. I. Fisher, ' 1 00 " E~enezer Arnold, sub. , 10 00 CMtine-Con,t: in 'rrinuarlan

. ~~b~ Trufa,nt to conaL,' . Soc. by Rev. Sewell b~8elr a: lifo L. M. by 'I Tenney, ,', , 29 00

,,' iteR r~ J. W.'Elliilgwoo4 ~O 00 Cape Elu~eth-Eben~, 'Vah-ev. J. 'V. Ell~naw'ood. ster, lOb. by Rev. A.

CWIlIniDgI, 5 00 Rev. M. P.Stiokney, 2 00 II Cont. in South Congo Farmington Falla--James

Meetiog hOUle, by Eben. Webster. don. by hand Webster, 6 25 of Rev. los: Underwood 5 00

Calaia-George DOWD88, an. Farmington-Hiram Beloher in 1837 t and 8, 5 00 pan: to canst. himself a Francis Swan,an. 1837, 2 00 life member by Rev. Dr Samuel F. Barker. dou. 5 00 Gillett, 5 00 Samuel Duling, don. 2 00 Jacob Abbott, by Dr. Samuel Topliff, don. 3 00 Gillett, 15 00

U Samuel Sawyer. don. 3 00 Franklin-Wm. Thur8to~, hy Clinton-FrilHlds, by Rev. Jo- Alfred Me,rrill. 2 00

tbam Sewall, 2 00 Freeport-.f,.adies Cent So. ~1r8 Cumberlancl-James Blanch- Geo. Bacon, Treasurer, 12 00

ard, 8ub. by Rev. I. .. Ladies subscription, 20 56 Weston, I 00 " Gentlemans do" 24 94

cc Benjamin Merrill, sub. 2 00 t' Cont. 00 the Sabbat~, 28 56 do do don. 1 00 " Amt received from Cent

U Mrs. Elizabeth Sweetser, Soc. and part of sunl lub. by Salathiel Sweetser, 1 00 froQl Ladies sub. to conl.

Chelterfrille_Mrs Sarah French their Pastor, Rev. Eben. by Dr. Gillett, 2 00 G. Parsons, 11 life mem-

Cornf1iUe-James BilIJ, I 00 ber,-residue to coost. U Ann B. HilJ., 1 00 Geo. Bacon and Mrs.

Sarah L HilJs, 50 Bacon, and Mrs. Enoch " Martha ArlO HiUs, 50 Harrington life members. " Harriet F. Hills, 50 Fryeburg-Mrs. Stephen Chase

by Rev. Mr. Tucker. sub. by J. B. Osgood, 5 00 Denny'l'il~-EbeJl'r C. Wil- I Gray-From a friend, by Rev.

der, 5 00 Mr. Sheldon. 1 00 .. , Joho Kilby. S 00 " Rev. C. White. 2 00 " Members ofCh. and So. Gorham-Benevolent Soc. by

by Rev. E. CrosseU, 37 50' Thomas S. Robie, Danville--Samuel TarboJ:,don Treasurer, 17425

by Rev. W. B. Adams. 1 00 Hallowell-Sopply of desk 00

4' Nathan Cobb, don. 3 00 SabbatlI, by ~ev. n ... cc Rev. W. B. Adams,don. Gillett, 12 00

by Rev. A. Commiugs, 2 00 " Monthly Concert, by E. Edgecomh-ConL in Coag .Soc. 8 02 Bond, 61 00

" Mary and Ed\fucl. chil- "l.dldies-$20 Q(whicb to dren of Rev. 1. T. canst. their Pastor, Rev. Hawes, an. 4 00 f;. 1'hurstol\.a life mem-

'I' JOteph Sherman, an., ber, 40 00 1888, 2 00 " MontbJ,. Conc8(t, by E. 0

" Eben. Chue, an. 1838, 2 O() Bond. 50 0 Daniel Dod,e, do 2 00 " Aupltus Alden, lub. at

" WjJJiaai Cochran, do 2 00 lut annual meeting at 00 " Gardner Gove, do 2 00 North Yarmouth, 6 u Samuel Patterson ,do 2 00 " Mrs. Hannah Aldep~ do 00 " Jo.epb Hilion,--d,ing do by Rev.A..CuD1J1llPgl. 2 " beque.t., 2 00 Hebron-Ezekiel Merrill, sub. 2 00 " Ladiea Mit.',. Assoc. 16 66 1886, B ,,0 U Rev. J. T. l.fawel, 32 4,,, ~on.

Rufua Sewell, an. 1888, 2 00 By Rw. A. CummIngs. 4 00 by the hand of Mr. Ru- Harri.on-Church and Congo fua Sew:eJ1. By AugUltUB Parsons. DO

ZlUtp(W~-From a lady, by Philip Ea.tm/l,n,an. 1838 J

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.' Mrs. Philip Eastman, I "from 8. 'friend to the don. 3 00 Inatitution," 5 06

Industry-Church by Rev. Mr. Enclosed in a letter to· Tu«:ker, 2 00 Rev.A.Cummings'a mite

Kennebunk-Union Ch.Month- I for the M. M. Soc." 1 00 , Iy Concert, by Mr. Ed- Cumberland Cont: of

win Seabury, 4 00 Churches, byWm. D. f' Miss Lucy Sewall, in I Little, Trell8. 28 81

part to COIlBt. herself a "" A Friend to Home llis-life member, by Rev. A. sions as well as Foreign" Cummings, 10 00 in a letter to Rev. A.

Kt1L7ubunk-port-Members of I Cummings, 5 00 South Ch. by Oliver Mercer-Church. by H. K. Walker, 30 00 Thatcher, 5 50 do do 1 25lMinot-David Green, by T. 8. By hand of Oliver \Valk- Little, 2 00 er, 621 " A friend to the Mission-

~, Jacob Mitchell, an. 1888 2 001 a~es, by Rev. A. Cum-" MI'II. Lucy Perkins, by I mmgs, 5 00

Rev. Mr. Smith, 00 Wut Minot-Moses Allen an. Lisbon-Mrs. Perley, by Rev, by Rev. A. Cummings, 2 00

Dr. Gillett, 00 .Machias-Rev. S. D. Ward,by Lovell-Ladies oC Rev. Israel Rev. E. Gillett, 5 00

Hills Soc. to constitute 'f Geo. S. Smith, an. 1S36 him a life member (by and 7, by Rev. E. Gil-his hand) 20 00 Jet, 4 00

Limerick-Henry Dole, by 'w. A. Crocker, Cont. in Rev. C. Freeman, 2 00 Congo Soc. by Rev. A.

Lewiston Falls-Cong. Society Cummings, 21 00 ConL 18 00 " Rev. S. D. Ward, by do 5 00

" Mrs. U. W. Adama,sub. 2 00 " "From a family" it Miscellaneo-u.s-General Con- being 1-4 of surplus div-

Cerencc of Maine, Rev. idend, 4 50 Geo. E. Adams, Tr. by Machia Port-Rev. G. Bach-Rev. A. Cummings, 50 77 ener an. 1836 and 7, -1 00

f' Lincoln Co. Conference, "Wm. Holway. don. 2 00 by Rev. Jacob C. Gos.,IO 00 Milo-Individuals by C.G.

" York Co. Conf. by Rev. Foss, 5 00 Stephen Merrill, 12 62.J\'orway-Cont. in Re\'. C.

" A friend, HalUe not men- Soule's Soc. by his hand 5 00 lioned, through the hand Norridgewock-Mule Asso and of Mrs. ABa Cummings, 5 00 Cont. 12 86

" Dividend on atock in "Female Asso. ?tlrs. H. Manufacturers' and '1'ra- Selden, Treas. 9 64 derl Bank,--declared H Mrs. Bosworth, don, 3,00 Oct. Jut, 7 00 Newfield-Rev.David P. Smith

" Cumherland Conr. Cb's. 6ub. 5 00 Cont. at Westbrook, 15 60.N·orth Yarmouth-Jeremiah

" " 23 08 Mitchell, sub. 5 00 " "Friend of Milsiona/' "Mi81 Sarah A. Cutter,

by Rev. E. Gillett, 28 00 sub. 2 00 " From an unknown hand "Thomas Cbase an. 1838 2 00

sent in letter to Rev. A. C( First Parish Female Cent Cummings, to consl. Society,Miss Olive Gray him 2d time L. 1\-1. 40 (to Treas. by Rs,.. 1\lr.

II Enclosed in a Jetter to Shepley, 51 86 ,Rev., A. Cumminp. New Glouc,ster-Slwille Cir-

cle, Lower Village, ~fji;~ A. C. M. Foxcroft, Treas. in part to CODst.

Mr. Wm. B. HaskeH a

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L. M. . 10 00 Female ?tIc. Miss'y So. Miss - E. Marsb, Tr. $4 ofwhicb tocompJete )ife membership of Mrs. /1;, Nancy Mosely, by hand ofSbnbel Marsh, 10 77 "

New Vineyard-Church by Dr Gillett, :. I 00

.Niirth Bridgton-Church and Congo by Augustus Pp.r-sons, 4 00

Olisfield-Cong. ch. Monthly Concert, by Rev. Mr. Richardson, 7 00

P~roke-BeIa Wilder by Rev. Dr. Gillett, 1 00

Pownal-Miss Ann Blackstone . sub. by Rev. 1\lr. Chipin 2 00

Nathl.-Menill. sub. 1 00 Parsomji.eld-Miss Abigail

Garland, by Rev. C. Freeman, 3 00

Pros~ReY. Mr. Thurston's Soc. 12 50

Paru-Seth Morse. don. by Rev. ,.. Cummings, 10 00

Por~and~lex.l. Emery,sub 2 00 " Mrs. Nath' 1 Blanchard,

snb. per baud of John How, 5 00

". lames M. Dodge, sub. 10 00 H Rev. E. Kellogg, 6 00

, " Wm. Swan, sub. 20 00 " Miss Sarah F. Griffith 2 00 ,. Eliza D. Griffith, 1 00 " Artemas Carter, - 6 00 " Contributed at Monthl,

Concert in Feb. for thIS Soc. by hand of J. Lib-bey, 2 00 Wm. Martin, IS 00

" Miss Elizabeth Martin, 5 00 " Mis, Catharine Martin, I) eO

Female Sewlog Circle in 3d 'Ci>ag. Soc. Mia. De-borah Gordon, Tr. to cODJtKate Mr,. Joho How rmd Mrs., Narcis.a B. Sherman life mem-bers, 40 00

" Gabriel Mark, 2 00 " CoJJection in High St.

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·Cong. by J. ·D. Kim.-man, 18500 From tbree members of High St: cht,ltch to be added to collecuon by' baud' of tbe Rev. Mr. Chickering, 6 50 Contributed at Monthly .concert, June 4th,by an unk-nown indiVidual,- 5 UO Joshua B. Osgopd,to.nid iQIDPpolt~g the preach-ing of the gospel in Den­mark for 1838, 50 00 Miss Penelope Martin, 2 00

Mrs. J. A. Smith, by Rev. 1. W. Chickering, 5 00 Female )fiss'y. Sewing Circle- by Mrs. Isaac Smith, 3 00 EocioS'ed in a lett-er LO Rev. A. Cnmmings. -"From a friend to 1\11S-

sions," 10 O' Miss Mary Dean,by Rev A. Cummings, 1 00 Miss DouglaBII, by Rev. Mr. Chickering. 5 00 8. C. t:lbapleigb, in part of sob. 2 50

Thomas Brown, to CODst.

Mrs. Mary Lewis a L.M.20 00 J. B. Osgood, an. 183S, and Mrs. J. B. Osgood, 183S, ,4 00 Godfrey Mark, don. 2 00 To be added. to cont. in 2d Congo So. by Mr. E. Wyer, 1 00 Edward Howe, an. 1837 aDd '38. 4 00 Emily Manley, by A. Caner, 1 00 A Lady, by Mrs. Cum­mings, 2 00 A Lady,by J.B.Osgood I) 00 Female Sewing Circle in 3d Congo Soc .. Miss De­borah Cordon, Treas. to con.L Mis. Caroline Po­Jand,Mrs. Jane C. Dodge &adMiss Lucretia Mjtch-ell lifo members. 60 00 Nath~ Cross, an. 1888, 2 00 Henry Jackson H " 2 00 Cont. in 3d Con8~ . Soc. 50 00 Wm. C. Mitchell, an.

1838 2 00 Windham--Female Sewing ,~, ConL in 2d Congo Socie. Circle, Miss( Su,an.1 .

.... ty,' by Eleazer Wyer t 78 46 : Houghtf)Jl'"Tr.by Rev. Robbinston-Cont. bJ Rev. Dr ,M.t Shepberd, ' 4 25

Gillen, . 7 511 Wintkrop-Rev.'D~D.Tappan, " Too"s. Brewer, an. 1836 2 00 in part to conStitute his

Sou/h, ValSalboro'-Cont. Sab- wife Abigail M. Tap-bath Scbool Children by pan a liCe member, sub. 14 ~O Rev. E. Gillett 21 " Rev. D. D. Tappan. to

Swanville-From Treasurer of : complete life' member- . Orpbans ~iss'y Soc. to I ship of Mrs. Abigail .M. . complete the'L. M.' sa Tappan, ' '6 90 time orRev.·lames Car- fVells-,-Rev~D.Oliphant, sub. 5 00 rathers, Rev. J. E. Wf8throok~ont. in Rev. Mr. LOng and Rev. George Lane's Soc. .., 00 E. Brown, 31 00 'Waldoboro'-Rebecca. Anga-

Scarboro' -Seth Storer, sub. £) 00 line, Sophr.onia Caroline, South Benoick-Monthly Con- John 10hnson, leremi-

cert in. Rev. Mr. R~ ah Evarts, Josepbine-. kin's Ca. and Soc. by, C. Maria, children of J. E. Norton, 35 00 Bulfinch, Esq.-their

Saco---Lauriston W &rd, ann. portion of the surplus 'by Rev. A. Cummings, 2 00 revenue, 10 00

" "From a friend" to'M. Friends by Rev. lotham A-1. Soc. cc E. M." by Sewall" 20 53 RavA. CummiDgs, 1 ·00 Cont..in Rev. Mr. Mitcb-Miss Mary lordau, sub. 2 00 ell's Soc. , 23 60 John F. Scammon, to Female Domestic Miss'Y const.Miss Mary Claeves Soc. to canst. ,Mrs. lane ' of Biddeford a L. M. by Sproul, a life member, 20 OU hand of Rev. Mr. Hop- Rev. D.M. Mitchell, an. kins, 20 00 1838, . 20q

Sahm, Maa~"';'Mrs. Harriet C. I Mrs ... D. • M. Mitchell, " Adams,it;v Rev.A. Cnm-· 1838," 2 O~ mings, . 6 00 A. R. l\litcheU, do 2, 00

Saccar~ppa-Ladiea, to const';1 R. C. Webb, an •. 1838 '2 01) their late pastor Rev.' Mrs. Sarah T.Webb, do2 00 1. Searle n L. M. ' 20 00 " Payne Elwell,an.: 18a8, 2, OQ

Sebago-By Rev. N. Emerson 1 OS ., "do.a. 2 00 7'hom.a.ton-FrieJIds by Rev. "Miss RebeBC& Elwell, an.

" lotham Sewall, 10 00 1838, ' 2 00 From an unknown hand , " George Allen, an. 18SS, 2 00 in leuer per mail, 10 00 " James Oook,. ,CC 2 00

Thrner-F~male Cbaritahle80 Joho Bulfincb" cc 2 00 Mrs; Phebe Dresser, Tr.· Samnel Morse, " . 2 00 to complete life member "Samuel M. Morse, do 2·.QQ -ship. of Rev. Daniel "Mea. lames Cook, do 2 00 Libbey tby Rev. Asa "Mias Sarah E. Anen,do ,2 Q~

Dr ' .Curiuninp, 10 00 " Jalll~s Hovey, do" 2 0,0 ".ilIhlflgtq., D. C.-Mrs. "Mr. Light, ~O

·Char1es . Dummer, to "SN&h E. Webb, 1 00 eonst. Mrs. M. Dum- "Melinda M. Webb, , 1 60 mer, 'of JackSODViUo', "Miss Pony Manning, by, " IIIino.,a life member, Rev.D. M. MiteheIC 60 by hand of John F.' M .... Payne. Elwell an Scammon, ,20 00 1888 2 00

N.B: It Will bo perceived that the sums receiVed at the, Annual Meeq

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are Dot ac:knowledged in the foregoing Jist. The reason u, the Tl'euurer ,thinks it deSirable that ~e ADDUal Report should embrace the 8Ums received from one annual settlement to ano.thar. They .have been acknowledged in the Mirror, and will appear in the, Annual Report of 1839.

\V. STORER, TrelUurer.M. M. Soc. June 25, 1~S8;

LIFE MEMBERS. Rev. Wm. Allen, BruDS$Uick, Rev. C.leb BradJey, We.tbrook,

., Tho's Adams, VusaJborough, "Asa BuJlard, Boston, " Geo. E. Adams, Brunswick, Ilrs. A. Bullard do. '" Da,rwin Adams, Alstead, N,H, Samuel Bradlev, Hollis, tl Charles S. Adams, Mrs. Blood, Bucksport,

Mrs. Oatbarine L. Adams, Vassalboro', Rev. Alden ~ynton. Rev. Weaton B. Adams, Lewiston, Benj. Brown, Vassalboro', Weston B. ,Adams, Bloomfield, Rev. Nelson Bishop, CJinton, Rev. Tho's Ayer, late of Albany, Jedediab Burbank, Bethel, Mrs. Betsy Abbott, Weld. Bliss Blodgett, Buc:ksport. Rev. Jona. Adams, Deer Isle, Re,·. Geo. -Brown, Mount Desert, John Adams,jr. Newfi~ld, Nathaniel Blanchard, Portland, Samuel Adams. Castine, Mrs, Catharine Bradley, Portland, Mrs. Mary Jane Arnold, Bath, John Bradley. jr., do.

I< Harriet B. Adams, Lewiston, AIrs. Martha \\'. Beckwith,late of do. 1I Sarah A. Adams. Brunswick, "Mary G. Blake, Bath,

l\JelindaC. Adams, Lewiston, "Ann K. Barrow., Flj'eburg, Mrs. Lucy S.Adams-, Castine, II Ano A. Barrows, do. Miss Salucia Abbott, Weld; •• Elizabeth O. Buswell,

''Clara Ann Abbott, do, Jehn S. Barrow" Fryeburg, Mrs. Adeline Adams, PonJand~ ~yJvanuB Blanchard, North 'farmouth, John Whee)~k Allen, BrunSWick George Bixby, • Mrs. Elizabeth Auld, Boo.thba!, Barrows, s:m ofDr.B. Fryeburg, John S. Abbott, Thomaston, Henry C. BlUwell, do. Mn. Eliza T. Abbott, do. William S. Brown, Vas.aJborough, Jacob Abbott, Jo'armingtoD, Mrs. Ann Browne, Porlland. E. \V. Baron, Lebanon, -Mrs. Lucretia R. BYraDl do. ' Dr. Renel Barrows, Fryebure, Rev. John Croumbie Brown, St. Peters· .Rev. Geo. C. Beckwith, late of Portland, burg, Ruaiia, ._ Rev. JODa.Belden,Augusta, Geo. B. Barro",-, Fryeburg, John Bradley, Portland, Jno. S. Barrow., do. Amos BrowD,Gorbam, Mary Lincoln Brown. BaDgor, ·James Bridge, Al1g1!Bta, Mrs. Sophia E. Bond, HallowelJ, Edward W. Baker, PortlanQ, Mrs. EIi&a.belh BrowA, Andover, Mass. Lebbeus Bailey do. Seth, Burnham, Keuneb\Ink Port, ~ Azariab Baker'~ Edlrcomb, Elias BoDd, Hallowell, Charles Blancbard, BlanChard. James Brown', Danvers, Mass. Thomas Brown,PC!rtland, ~ReV' A R. Baker. Hallowell. Rev. ~figbiJI Blood, Bucksport, OhAB, uUinchJ~Waldoborough, th

•• Jonathan Bun, Boston, Mra. Dorcas ,lSlanchard, N. Yarmou , Amos Barre'l, Winthrop, George Baco~ Freeport, Theodore S. Brown, Vassalboro', .Mrs. G~org@'uacon, do. Albert G. Brown. do. William A. Broo~f Augusta, Mrs. &lary Ann BroWD, do. Rev. P~rcz Cbapin, Pownal, Samuel J~ M. Brown. do. " Jona. Cogswell, (ormerly ~~ Saco, Benj. H. BrowlI. , do. Prof. Parker Cleavland, Brunswu,k, 'd Edward P. Brown, , do. Rev. Asa Cummings,PortJand. secon Rev; AsahelBigelow. Walpole, Ms. time,. "

" Jobn Boynton, PhipsblUg, j Mrs. Phebe Cummin(S, do . . , Elisha Bab~ock, formerly of Wis·lJenr,)' 'f. Cummi~, b 'd"o. ) of

Cilliset, Rev. GeorSe W. (lamp ell, ,ormer Y Mrs. Sarab S. BroWA Vassalboro', 8. Berwick. a.v. Elisha Bacon, Sanfo~ , .Mrs'.Cleaves,' Biddefor.d,

Bacon, 80D of Rev.~. 8. ofB. .,Francia Coek, Wiscasset.

do.

"'Rev. John GJ'OIbY.1,C~tine, . Steuben'Dee~,4~ta" Samoel CoraJi, -Wi~rop~' . John Dike, tlale~ 4'f~' { , Rev. James Carrutheri,-1l .l PI d Mrs. M. ,Dummer, JaC.bonviUe, III. "

si~ ti.Qle, 5 ort an, •. Mrs. Jane C. Dodg~. Portland, Rev. A. B. 'Oliurch Calais, . M~. 'Hannah Dole, H~llo .. eU

William Clark, L' • Mrs. S.;lrabDumme" .do.· . Eber Carp'ente!if~rmer1y of York, Payne Elwell. ~ aldob_oro', .

Ben~. P. Gha.mb~rJalD, Salem,· Mass. . Ite". J. w.. Elhopood, Bath, Henry Clark, Kennebunk-port, . ,. Manning ElJis~ BroOQville~ "Ames J: C~k., Fryeburg. . :: NoahE~er50D, BJddwiD', .. Mrs. Elo18a H. OIark, Wells, . Eben Eaton, Mt. 'l)esert" Rev. NQ,th'JCbapDlan, Camden, 'j!frs. J. W.tEllingwood,'Bfltbl . . Rev. R. Crossett, DennysvilJe, '.' l\laty A. Eastman, N. y .... at.mouth" Stepben Coker.Alna, Rev • .Joseph Fuller, Brimfield~'Mass. Rev. Clark Gornish, . •• Charles R. Fisk, BreWer, . Gi

Mrs.JaneT. Clapp, Bath, . ,/ Charles Freeman,.Limerick; Stepben Cbase. Fry.ebu!g,' , "Josepb P • Fessenden, Bri~ol\' 1\lrs. Dor(\tbea Crosseu.Dennysville. ~trs. Sarah l<'essenden, Fryeburg,. Samuel Chandler, Elliot, . Oli'ver Fales, Thomaston. . ....• ~Mrs. RobinfL Carruthers"Portland, ,Rev. Cbarles Fros~ Bethel, . Mrs. Jona. COg5,,:eU ~orlQerl'yof Saeo, Rev. Jo~a. ~isher,~)oehill... .. Rev. John W,Chlckermg,.l p tI d Wm. Flnat, New Vineyard, .....

a·seeondtime, S or, an , Rev. B. Fowler,Northfiel.d, Mass. Airs. J. "r. Chickering, do. .. George W. Bar~ •. So1on,·

" Raehf'l CI~p, Bath, Mrs. Betsey Farley, Waldoboro'. t, E .. CQ,ok,)Fryeburg, .. Phebe FesseDden,Briclglon,

Joseph Colby, do. Rev. Josiah Fisber,OtoDo, Rev. Edward F. Cu-tter.~Warren, Isaac Fr.)'e.·Fryeburg.l Mrs. Elizabeth Colbey,fryeburg, Mrs. Ann Frye, do. Miss Loia, Clark, Portland, Rev. Alberl \Y. Fisk, Alfred, lames L. Ohild, A.ugusta, Mrs. Catharine Fuller, do. Mrs. Jane H. Child,,(lo. .,. Joseph E. Foxcroft, New Gloucester}' Miss Jane Carruthers, PqrOand, Rev. Ephraim Fobes, Wel~.. . Rev. A.,P,'Chu&e, Oxfor4, ." Jana. Gr~u1eaf, ~liss Sally Oollios, New Glouceater, t: Eliphalet Gillett, HaUowel1, .. Samuel Oortis, Wens, . . fi Allen Greely,'Tume,r, . "-Isaae,Carlton, Bethel, '; " fl Wm. Gregg, Freepor.t" . MissElleo Carrotbers, PenlfUld, tr Jacob C .'Goas. Woolwicl,l~ . . .' D~iel C. ¢. GbH~. A~sla,· u 'wakefie~d Gale, late o(.~. ' . _ ~' MISS MaryCleavqs, Bi«defOtd, Mrs. Mary L. Gale, go. Rev. J. B. Condit,l < P 11 d Samuel Garlu9. Parsonsfield~ ..

a second tiane, 5. or ~ , ·John Gleasont:Th~UllLSton, 11r •• J. B,· C<mdit, '. . do. Rev .. Deriah GreeD, formerly of Ken •• -Rev. Albert-Cole, Bluebill, bunk, . ' Rev, Wm. T.d)wigbt, Portland, Rev. James.Gooch, HebroD: .Mn."Elizaq~Hh L. -Dwjp'~ .. q clIO. Mrs. Mary G. Gillett,.Hallowell, Wm .. lV.P.insmore.Nort~wock, "David Greely. Portland, David Dunlap' )JrUnawick~· Hartley wooa Gove. Bath, . Nath'l Dana, BOJto~, .' lUrs. Euuice T. Greeley, TuTnet, Rev. John A. Dougl~, Waterford, Rev. WID'. C:GreenJeaf, Andover, Mrs. Luc)" A. Dougl".., . do. MasOD Greenwood, Portland, ~V.Mo8ea.pow,foimerlyofYork, . Mrs .. M~a Greenwood, do.. . O,hve1. B. Dorr&Jlce, Portland. . MtaUWaTla Isabella Green~, dC). Carleton Dole, Augulltll., .' . Mrs. Althea Gould. . . do. Rev: A.-G,'Duncan, Brooks, Mill Deborah GordoD~' d~.· . loha Dicltinion, E~l Machias, Mrs~ L\\~y ~. Gilman, Hall0'!8U" 11,1'1; Jane 1\1, Dorrance, fortland, Mra. AbIgaIl S. Greene, F .. rm~gt~ •. f

. John Dike; Beverly. Mus. JohllGaiJand; NeWBold! . Samuel P.,Duu0l!, Bangor, . . .' lUI'S. Mary Garland, OhlOr., . '.

SMra. ·~anc!'. M,cKeen DunlllP.,~runsW1Ck Joa.opb M. HSy'es,8 S8OOUc;\:.' ti~~,. l!I!lte, allluell!l,.Drake. .' , . ,Rev~ Carlton Hurc) FJ'yel)ur&J .. ' .

~;Ml.f3,B.J.lownerlPolltlaad, ," Caleb. Hobart, N,YaimO,U1h.. " 'DIllS Ann Do~gl~lS, do. lSOhn E. Hyde Portland).,' . !bel1'l ~le, ;RaJlowell,. f!B.ev.Jacob ita.rdY,S~n~. ,-.£Iemy Lyman DoJel do. f" ~.... . " Simeon Baoketl~'l'em e Salllu61 Munson DOl01 do. 'Mrs. Sophr4Dia P. Hurd,' yebu.r&:1 5 . .

Bee,,;, :An;lQn H~bbci;d,1t1ilO$On'; Mrs. Saral} Lovejo)', Oldtown • . u ~eo. W.!fa1l1~w~y, Bloo~~Jd). Mrs.·Luey LibbYI Portlatid. , Rev. 1. ~,,'Bawes,t:opsbam, , Rev; Daniel Libby. Dixfi~ld; Isra.eIJJ09~i)n; J,iarsopsfieJd, Mrs. Mary Lewis, P~rtlaDtI, Alni. SusanJfayes, 8aoo, Geo. Sbepard Lin,coln, HalloWell, ~rs. Sar,ah Ann IJq~ar!..'North YaT .. Miss ,Susan Lord, Kennebunk.porl,

mou\h2' '\, . Mrs. Lydia·A.Lord,do. Mark L. Hill; Phip"sburg, . ,1 Mrs: E. L,. Lord, do, Mrs.Vesta,'Hacke1t, Temple, Nathaniel Lord~Ballgor, if Rev. Jona. L, Hale. Windham, Rev, Joseph A. E. Long, N. H. Han"ibal V,amlin, \Vate~ord" Re\'. S. A. Loper, late of Hampdell. Ml'S.,Abigall S',Ulll,Phipsburg, Re\·. N·. Lord, D. D. lIanoveT, N. H Nath'} Harlow, Bangor;' . Mrs. LewislBrewer, ' Mrs. Mary Harlow, ' do. Re\-. Josepn Lane, Westbrook, Charles \V. Harlow, do. Dorcas K. Leland, Saco, Sarah,P. iiartow,' do. Jane M. Leland,' Dalb, Natb'J Henry Harlow,do. Royal Lincoln, Portland, Thomas S. Harlow, do. /JOSePh Libbey, do, Rev. Isracl HiUs,J ackson,a !d time. Miss Elizabeth Lovcjov. A Ihioll, "If II r.dield Holt, Bloomfield; , . Mrs. Hannah Little. Danville,"

14 Samuel Hopkins, Saeo, Thomas N. Lord, Hahnwe.U, tl Israel Hills, Ift.ReV. 'Hart'cv Loomis, Bangar,

Jotin 1\1. Hale, Ellsworth, Wm. Ladd, Mmot; . ' Mrs. Sarah M. Hale, tlo. John Loring, Norridegwock,

":r, Miss Fanny ~aJll'lin, Port.land, Rt!v. Levi' Loring, Buxton, . c:Mrs. S. 8'opkins,Saco, Rev. C. J. Lawton, Prospec.t.

Rev. Geo. H. HuJen, 'IRev. Valentine LillIe, LoveU, Mrs. Temperance Hawes, Edgeeomb; Samuel C. Lee, \Vin!.hrop. Cyrus Hamlin"Portiand, Rev. Wales Le\tis. East MachIas, Mrs. Ann B. Bilk, Cornville, ' 'Mrs: Phebe Lord, Kennebunk·pon, Jatl\e$ Hills, do. Daniel W. Lord, do. Mrs. Susan G .. H~,wl Portland, . Charles A. bord «ew¥ork M~ EpoM'Harrm"on, Freeport, Rc\,. Ds,-id M. Mitchell, ,W~ldoborn' Widow Ellzabeth Burd, Fryeburg, Samuel Morse ' do. Elias Haacock, 9tisfield, Rev. Silas M'ke'en.:Belfast, Rev.JQbnll, Ingraham, AJ,lgusta, R~\-. J G ¥erri1l, Cape Elizabeth. ·Mis. Lu~yilsJev, Pordana, . Wm M'Lellan, Warten, Mts. Martha'lngrabam{ <\0. I*RCV' Asa Mead, ElislHartford, Mrs.lobn H:I~hNri, AUlPlsla, Bryce MeLellan, Bloomfield, >' "Rev. Samuel 1,obD8Oti, <10, Rev Enos Merrill, Alna, Mrs. Samuel JotihiOJi, do. . *Thomas S .tlarsh, Bath, Rev~ Elijah Jon~, 'Minot Rev Wm Miltimore, FaJmouth. Rev.' Abrabam Jaekl1on, Machias, , Rev Slepllt'n Merrill, Biddeford, Bev. Henry C. Jewett, Winslow, Rev Wm Ilay. Strong, t

*ltev:CharJes Jenkins, Portland, Mrs D M Mitchel/, Waldoboro'. JIrs. A, S. L. Jenkins, Grecntie~!l,MasB •• Mrs Nauc): W. Alarsh, 'Biddeford, 8amoeJ W.lobnsoD, Augusta, i .1 Jane G Mead, (~orllam,' Rev. "rhqmu JamefjOD, Scarboro', Miss ElizabeUl P Marsh l 80ston. TJrollHl,S'JobnsoD, Bremen, Rev Stephen Morse, Biddeford, IIrrs. An1la.1ohO$OD, do. Rc\' Henry It. .l,(~rfiU, Norway, . Heb'Y"JaeksOn, Portland Miss PceJope 4.'l"'tin,' Portland, M,.. ':I.entY(l'~ .J:eWE'U, ltD',.,,. .".' 'A(rsCamUneW'Jiaslers,.Topsbam, Jere~llab'lewett, AIDa" ','Ii e~ 4mmilt'Jlitrcb.c111·Bl1.lh" Rev: DaBiel Kendritrk, Ediec~; JJlrs,' .,A, !errm. Aln~, ::~:.J~-.nK~:P;~IP()r!~rw;", n::vljM&\J&!'a:;~~~ort1and, . Alrs~ SaUyKendrIekJEdgeeomb J ,MI'II.'D, At '~,YISlrqng. .\ Id(lo.Kim,' ~b'ant,,~.1;h.qma, . 'tOllt" ' Josepb It. Mi'JeY.;'Kennebunk, Rs".,Cephu,J1. JeDt. . " lU}V.J9'~'pbJt. Mun~l!, ,B,u.r1i~glon. Md.1v.ory KimlSCi,ll, Limington",' Mrs' {Jord. Marrett,Stao9Isb,· . Rev. Iy<>ry ~he,Ji.~' do. " Jacob~!~U.,Ndrlh.farf1l0ln~t. MlS. Elizabeth E.~d4"rJ Aft;. ~ J. MtKeen z... "olrd'; Mrs .. E, 11, nit;e. Jt!lJP«,'I, ,t:."P, ott,l.~,'d!,' ~~'1)ebot •. b')Jllll~f','()ltt, 'I,' ow, "", " Sam'rD, Ljttld~la;weJb ':C' , •. ' II ,'Mebitahle 1JltiP1.lt,·;"'orf1~dl ~r.JpJ .. ~::t.o.\·ejbr,)QJ~;~~-nl! ,,'. MiSs S~,ab;IJ',~M,:rr'l}k.,:,,·ctb~

Rflv. Wm.L.'Mather, Wiscasset, Isaac-a-. Reed. WaldOkrougl •• Mrs, Sarah Moody 1 HalIoweU, " ' " 'I'boma. ~jce." WjJ1.10w~ Miss Sarah Jaue Mitchell, Portland, ' Mrs. Tbomas Rice. 'do',> ," DavidC,Magoun,Bath., ' ,: Rev. Benj. Ri'ce.·8-uxt8o, " Mts.,Ma"ga,ret M.-G. Malby, Bangor, Mrs. Eunlce~. RIC~fl;d~,*", Sjd~ey.. ~ MIs' Hannan 0. Magoun, Batil, ,: Mrs. I"hebe RIP,ley, Waterford,' Af~s. Nancy;i\loee1t:y, NewGloucesler •• ~r~. Han.nah"R~el1-·N. 'Yar~oQth,. MId Lucretia L~M nchell,Porli'U1d, Wilham RlcbatdionUatb. " ," Mrs. Nancy M itcheH, :BlItb. . lU rs. Wm. Ricliard:o~ dQ. lithn M'Don:ald~ 'BangOl', Johft Richa!d80~., ""do. Mra. J!'.atber M • Newell, Dul' bam, Re\'.J,P .Ricitard80n,'Otisfield, 2d ,iDle, *Rev, D~iel Newell,Cormer1y 'of Brl'dg- Harriet '.E. Richardson, Batb,'"' '

ton., ' WilliamP. Ricbardson.ao. ne". Peler Noum~~ EJlsworlb, Henl'}'S. Richardson," 'do. Wiotbrop B. NDrto~, Ox(ord~ Hre.;Lncy \v~Rice. Buton.. . •.. Mark Nason, Augusta. Rev. Andrew Rankin, South' Berwick, Bartholomew N.lSon. 'AugutM:l, .' l\hs. Mary Ri.chardson. Ot;&6eld. ~,.: Charles E. Norton, Sooth Berwlsk,. Benj. T. ~~rs,,~rovidence,1t. •. !::::,~~, Rev. Iarael.Newell, Durbam, Rev. BeoJ."Rlce Iluxbln, Afrs.AbigSil.o.good,Fryeburg"IMiSSMarRaret ii."i8IJY, po"r."~"t land, .' Re". D: Olipbaqt,Welis. ..' Mrs. E. F. Rogers. Farmington, *Rev, Edw~nrpa180n', D. D:Portlan8, Mrs. Hannah T. JUcbardaoB, B8't.h. )trs. AnnL. Payson, PortlAnd, ., William W. Rice~ ButoD. Re". CalebF. Page, Drid~tc'lI, James S. Rumerv, Saeo, Mrs. 'Sarah B. Page, do. Fred. L. Ricbard.oiJ'~ Bath, Rew. WQMler ~arkel', John G. Richardsol),ito. Benj. R.Page, Hallowell, ~ 1 Rev. Jotlram Sewall, Cbeaterville, a ~d Rev. Absalom Petel'S) New York. time, . Rev. Josiab 'peet,Norri~ewoc~, 1I<Rev. Joua. Scott, l\Jinot. Rev, Thadtieul P..omtn·(\y, GOI'ham. 'Henry&wall. Augusta, Rev. Samuel 8. Peckb'am, Woodbur, Storer, rortJarid. , Rev, Swan L. 'Po,mroy, Ba~gor" " Rev, Sailluel Sewall. SUmner; , Rev. Dr. Packar:l.Cermerlyol WIIJcaqet CalviD ~elden"Norr,wgewock, Ezekiel P,i'iacse,ERstport, , .Rev.ll. Slee"!; MaChiits. . '., Rev.'Freeman Parker, WiBC8~et. liev. David Starrett, Weld,', . ·Daniel Pike.~8aDro'r. s, Sweetser,' ~or1lIY.rm1)oth; Simon·,Page,'Batlow«tU. 'Strickland. WHtoD,. ' , Mrs. SimUnPage,;do. . Micab W. 8~i,*~and"T. S&m~ Ban.el', J\tills~uisa·f$. Bayson. p.".t1a~, ' Rev. Tho'S. M. SmiLh .. ~tlkill~ N~ 1". '~Ir~. Wealthy ,A'na Parker, ,Caauoe,' . Etb~r Sltepley,Pordand, . , Hon. Edmund .parker, Aoioberat, N. a.lataulda Sewall. Jr .. W'int~p, .

ne.v .•. ,o,ril.'. Pearl, ~.O .. , mngrolt, I Rev, Nall1a" n W'. Sh, eldon, B,"ownVdle, John M.J:~rJJ)ce. Bangor., Re.,'-. Joh~ Sawyer, Bangnr,.. .. Airs. ·,MaryParker, do. Wdham Swan. Portland.' . Mary H. ;P.al'ur, do. Rev. J. Sewall. Jr. ~ewcastle. " " Rev. Ray Palmer, ~atht' ' Rev.CbarlesSoule. Norw:ay 2d'tama, Mrs. RIlY Palimtr, do. Rev. Anson $belden~obbtDstoD, Mt •• Ann-Q, PomroY, aallgor, Re",S.~ner Stone,,,,, CDDJ~'~IIi!.t Ifrl~"Sarah,· Peel, N orridgeWtJek, . 1\1 n .. l~fJ1 Sewall~ ~heaterydle ' Ruful K;'Page, Ha1lowell, '. Roy. qftrge'Sbepard,Balll~r~ Mra. Martha li. Page, dO. ' Mn. G. Shepard. cJo., ' Rev. Robert'Page. LevaDt, William Smith, Kennebunk.port, " J~e I"age, Warl'Bn", )t1,,~"'Mary S¢l1lgue, Bat,lt; , MI,,·c.ro.line~·Pojand.'portlaDd, "',' Mrs~ Mary B. 8~rer. partl(lnd,J, Ite~. Eben G. Pa'reonl, Free(iort. ' Calvin Starrett, \y .. hi~,gtOD. ,.' Zenas Paine, Buxton, ' ,Rev. ~J~ P" St.i~kney'. Ea8t~J't~ ",: Rev:. ~JlIIanderO; Powers, Droola,oAst .. Rev. David Shepley;, North l'armoulh., 12rl. P~itandet O.Power"d'o. " do.': l\lra~'J)9.vid ,Gree'et,'Pur~J,RJtd; =1'11, EIt .. abelb,·Phillmt.Q~;' Bath, i1lea)hell Sewe')h~ Wlnthroli" ' R!rcu.'Q.Uhlcy,P'orlhlqd, . Mrs. supheltSewelJ; do. \

", Li~oht,jliP,ley4 W"terford. . 'jROV' o~ '8'k~ Me~r. , i:~ID" S, Bobii!,;Gorham. " , t\lrc.~J~ha ft •. Sikes. do • . D_'"Jamefl P.Ricbard,on. ' )Ira •• J'Ilff.' ~hepley. North Y .... :'&"", Bennet Roberts, llite of Perry. mouth, le" I.eac Rolen, Fat'J1'\OltOft, -Rev. Prof. Job» Smith, BailOr, . ',')