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Christianity fitted for Universal Diffusion- 
 
 SERMON, 
 
 DELIVERED IN NORTH YARMOUTH, JUNE 28, 1837 
 
 BETOBI THE 
 
 
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 BY THOMAS T. STONE, 
 
 Pastor of the Congregaiional Church in East Machias. 
 
 PORTLAND: 
 MERRILL, AND BYRA3I, 
 
 1837. 
 
At a meeting of the Maine Missionary Society. North-Yarmouth, Juno 
 28,1837. ' ' 
 
 Voted, That Rev. Asa Cummincis bp a CommiMpp to prespnt the thanks 
 of tin* Society In Re« Thomas T Stone lor his Sermon before them, thin 
 day, am) request a copy for the press. 
 
 Artur, E. U1LLETT, flee. Sec. 
 
6ER1ROX. 
 
 PSALM LXXII: 17. 
 HlS NAME SH\LL ENDURE FOREVER: HIS NAME SHALL BB 
 
 covrtvuEn as Lqnq as thr sum: and men shall be 
 
 BLESSED IN HIM." ALL NATIONS SHALL CALL HIM BLESSED. 
 
 Assuming that this Psalm, and the text of course, refer to 
 the Messiah, we are presented with two great predictions con- 
 cerning him : the first, that his dominion shall be perpetual ; 
 the second, that its influences shall be universal. With the 
 instructions of prophecy to guide and limit our inquiries, we 
 may well look at these predictions as perfectly agreeing with 
 our own reason and experience. Let us, brethren, devote to 
 the subject this hour of worship. From ourselves lrom the 
 past and the present, let us turn our thoughts to others and 
 to the future. Agitated and depressed by the history of war 
 and woe, nay by the presence even in the church of unkind- 
 ness and contention, let us soothe and gladden our minds by 
 the prophecy, with which reason concurs, of future peace and 
 
 Atheistic Philosophers have dreamed cf the perfection of 
 man as something to be reached without the influence of reli- 
 gion and of energetic j;overnment. Their error has been less 
 in expecting the end, than in withdrawing the means. They 
 are right in ascribing the miseries of men to the vices of indi- 
 viduals and of governments. They are also right in suppos* 
 ing that those vices admit a remedy. But it is utterly wrong 
 to presume that this remedy consists in eradicating the princi* 
 pies of religion. It involves a forgetfulness, that religion, as 
 a matter of intellect, is the tracing of effects to tbeir causes, the 
 
interpretation of the language which nature speaks, the solu- 
 tion of mysteries around us, and of deeper mysteries within. 
 It forgets also, that religion, as a matter of feeling and affec- 
 tion, is the only power which at once allays the feverish pas- 
 sions and quickens the nohlest emotions and principles, thus 
 sealing up the sources of woe, and opening the fountains of 
 happiness. We may derive profit from these errors. We 
 may learn to reverence religion more as the nohlest discipline 
 both of the understanding and of the affections. Hence we 
 may take for granted that Christianity, religion in its purest 
 form, wants only universal prevalence, to work a change great- 
 er and more glorious than human philosophy has ever portray- 
 ed. That it is destined to universal prevalence, is indeed a 
 suhject of frequent discussion, a subject so noble, however, 
 so purifying, so quickening to every high purpose, especially 
 to that which now calls us together, that we may be excused 
 in reverting to it ; the rather, as we shall confine our remarks 
 to the probabilities and reasons involved in its own essential 
 nature. 
 
 An ingenious argument on this subject has been derived 
 from the intrinsic power of Christianity to prevail over eve- 
 ry other system of religion ; a power, of which the existence 
 is inferred, not from its truth, not from its divine origin, not 
 from the agency of God accompanying it; but from facts in 
 its actual establishment and progress. It gained an early tri- 
 umph over the idolatries of Greece and Rome. It recovered 
 itseli from papal corruptions. It has gained a more recent 
 victory over the sceptical philosophy. Thus tried by pagan- 
 ism and infidelity without its enclosures, and by apostacy 
 within, it has proved its power over each ; and, in what it has 
 already done, has furnished the pledge of what it may here- 
 after do, when its advocates become more united and zealous. 
 Its indestructible vigor, and with this its self-diffusive power, 
 are also inferred from its progress on our own continent, and 
 from the movements of the present age toward the conversion 
 
ef the world. Now what is there in Christianity thus imper- 
 ishable and diffusive? Assuming the historical fact, let us 
 ask. what is the element, the secret principle, of that power 
 which the Gospel has thus developed ? The question, it 
 seems to me, will he readily answered by laying open this 
 simple proposition, Christianity is adapted perfectly 
 to the nature of man. It is not a local institution ; it is 
 not a temporary expedient. It is not made for one nation or 
 class of men. It has no limits to its fitness hut those of the 
 world. It has no bound to its continuance but the duration 
 of the human race. It is a religion for man; for man in ev- 
 ery state and every age. If so, we may fairly expect its Gnal 
 triumph over every other religion. 
 
 It is deemed a very clear case, and this is my first remark 
 in illustrating the argument, that human nature demands some 
 form of religion. The whole history of the world proves it. 
 No age so barbarous as to be insensible to the presence of an 
 unseen power; none so enlightened as to throw back the 
 whole idea of God among forgotten things of darkness. If 
 there have been atheists, they are individuals, not communi- 
 ties ; and if they cheated their understandings out of the belief 
 that God exists, they did not, for this is impossible, takeaway 
 from their hearts the necessity of his existence to their true 
 welfare. And the feelings, let it be remembered, have as 
 much to do with religion as the understanding. If the latter 
 demands the existence of an Eternal Power to solve the num- 
 berless problems which it finds in searching the mysteries of 
 nature, the former even more urgently demand an Infinite 
 Goodness to fill and satisfy them. As no fable is more ab- 
 surd than the notion that the universe exists without a crea- 
 tive and controlling mind, so no feeling is more repugnant to 
 the instinctive impulses of the heart, than what grows out of 
 the impression that it is forever left without any thing to meet 
 its perpetual grasp after immense, unbounded good. False 
 theories of religion, it is true, do not satisfy reason, or set itfae 
 
heart at rest. But they come nearer to it than atheigm.— 
 They give something which is spiritual to the heart ; whereas 
 atheism despoils it of all but the outward and perishable, and 
 leaves it like the scorpion surrounded by fire, to wither in its 
 despair and perish by its own sting, "around it flame, within 
 it death." 
 
 It is scarcely more evident that human nature demands some 
 religion, than it is, — and this is my second remark, — that it 
 asks for such a religion as that of Jesus Christ. The Gospel, 
 1 am well aware, is offensive to the depravity which pervades 
 and corrupts the human mind. It reveals a God against whom 
 selfishness and pride constitute a direct enmity, and v. Saviour 
 moreover, whose doctrine and whose sacrifice bring down all 
 high thoughts and spread through the soul a dark and most op- 
 pressive consciousness of guilt. Yet this very revelation is 
 essential to its fitness for such a being as man. We have 
 an illustration in the story of the wonnn of Sychar, with whom 
 Jesus conversed at the well. It could be no very pleasant thing 
 to her, that he laid open her depravity, specifying the very sins 
 of which she was guilty. But this very disclosure is the 
 ground of her address to the citizens; "Come, see a man 
 which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?" 
 The reasoning seems to have been this: Jesus declared himself 
 to be the Messiah; his declaration is confirmed, its truth evinced, 
 by his supernatural knowledge of my character and history. 
 A similar process of reasoning goes far in all ages to produce 
 the s.ime conclusion. Christ in his word lays open the heart, 
 and tells man the story of himself. He shows the sinner what 
 he has done. He sets before him his own ima^e. He awakens 
 and repeals his inmost consciousness. No pleasant disclosure, 
 it is true ; but yet so just, so distinct; so vivid, that he does 
 not readily get rid of it. Some will feel and Lelieve; an 1 of 
 those who do not, there are few who succeed in casting off all 
 conviction; revile and evade as they will, it is not easy to 
 silence the secret witness, the voice within the soul repeating 
 
and attesting the outward word of God. A religion which 
 should bring no charge of sin against man, might indeed be less 
 hated than Christianity; but it could be neither felt nor be- 
 lieved. It could not reach the case of the sinner. It could 
 not tell him what be had done. It would therefore want 
 adaptation to his state. Should it ever gain a temporary 
 prevalence, it would therefore cease in a little while to spread 
 and be strong. Man calls aloud for something which at once 
 arouses and utters his own consciousness. 
 
 To such a call Christianity responds. It does more ; it re- 
 veals a remedy. Its provision for taking away sin, is as ample 
 as its disclosure of sin : it spreads itself over the whole extent 
 cf human guilt. The law of redemption, which constitutes 
 its very essence, carries in its oneness and its power evidence 
 of its origin. We believe it, it is fitted to secure universal be- 
 lief, because through one revealed fact it brings and holds 
 together the chaotic elements of the moral world. Goto any 
 man of sound mind, and set before him the great law of at- 
 traction in matter. Show him how it comprehends and recon- 
 ciles all the diversities of motion on the earth and in the 
 heavens; he may be amazed, he will stand awhile in still awe, 
 but he yields an unforced, unbidden faith. Go then to the 
 man whose soul is searching after truth, and worshipping in its 
 blindness the unknown God. Let him understand and feel 
 his guilt ; open before his eye the chaos which sin has pro- 
 duced and overspread with darkness. It is all confusion to his 
 mind; the whole history of man is a dark, unintelligible enigma; 
 the character of God is a deep mystery ; the end of his own 
 being is far out of his sight. He is just where the philosopher 
 was before the law of attraction was laid open, encompassed 
 by huge masses of disjointed facts. Now reveal to him the 
 law of union and symmetry, "God was in Christ reconciling the 
 world unto himself." This law brings together and illuminates 
 facts; so discordant and dark before, the sinfulness of man and 
 4he perfection of God. The extent and magnitude of the> 
 
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 evil are seen, not the less clearly, but the more clearly. If 
 anywhere in fact, it is at the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, 
 that the sinner relents, sees, and in seeing; mourns, and in 
 mourning forsakes, his wickedness. Here also he sees, if any- 
 where, the glory of God, and adores his wisdom, his justice 
 and his goodness embodied and embracing the universe. — 
 What he might have faintly hoped to find true, but hardly 
 dared to believe, comes like the dawn over his soul. Re- 
 demption by the blood of God's only Son furnishes clear 
 illustration, and strong proof, and a most affecting example, of 
 what nature hath furnished hints and scripture testimony, — 
 God is Love. So simple, and withal so affecting", is the solu- 
 tion which the death of Christ for the sins of men furnishes to 
 our inquiries about our own destiny and the divine attributes, 
 that we are at once constrained to believe, and filled with 
 tenderness and joy. The history of missions has plainly 
 shown that this statement involves no vain imagination. It is 
 not the abstract delineation of the divine character, as God 
 has revealed it in nature and in his word, by which the heathen 
 sinner has been led out of darkness into light. The story of 
 the crucifixion unsealed his closed eyes, and opened before 
 him an unbounded vision of glory. 
 
 Another Jeature we may mention, essential and most 
 favorable to the wide diffusion of Christianity. It assures the 
 believer that in every worthy enterprize and virtuous effort, 
 the power of God is with him. As the conciousness of guilt 
 makes us feel the necessity of forgiveness, and prepares us to 
 rejoice with unutterable joy in the revelation of Jesus the 
 Saviour ; so the consciousness of being weak to good, fits us 
 to welcome every intimation, much more what can be deemed 
 assurance, of divine strength to concur with every good desire 
 and effort. And still farther, as sacrifice for sin is a doctrine 
 which has gone abroad into all the earth, and either from the 
 impulse of nature or from imperfect reflections of revealed 
 light, has reached, although in a corrupt and broken shape, 
 
nearly all to whom the guilt of sin belongs, thus fitting them 
 to perceive with the less difficulty what a significance there is 
 in the death of Christ ; so the presence and aid of some in- 
 visible power are among the familiar suggestions of every 
 religion, indicating the want, we may say, perhaps, shadowing 
 out the truth, which the Bible recognizes in its promise of the 
 Holy Spirit. A promise it is, suiting exactly the exigencies 
 of man. If he is weak, it is the promise of strength ; if 
 ignorant, of knowledge ; if sorrowful, of consolation ; if sinful, 
 of renovation to holiness. Man is fainting with thirst ; this 
 promise opens a well of water which springeth up into ever- 
 lasting life. Famishing in the wilderness, he receives in this 
 a true celestial manna. Sinking down in fathomless darkness, 
 he beholds here an undecaying light through which he may 
 rise to God. Dead in trespasses and sins, he welcomes in the 
 Holy Spirit a life-giving principle, the power which first in- 
 spired the human soul breathing into it immortal energies. 
 
 Again. Christianity possesses a self-diffusive power in the 
 form of its application to human affections. The votaries of 
 other religious systems pay much homage to the objects of 
 their worship. They fear them, they pray, they offer sacrifices 
 unto them. But we hear little of love. What indeed have 
 they to love ? Who could think of loving a Jupiter, a Vishnu, 
 or any other god who is like those in ancient or modern fable ? 
 The Gospel, on the contrary, while it demands love as its 
 great principle, presents an infinite object of this affection. — 
 The God of our Lord Jesus Christ is worthy of all love. His 
 character is fitted to awaken deep emotion, to call forth every 
 glad and joyful feeling of the heart. Nor from individuals of 
 a certain class alone, but from all, even the most unlike each 
 other in outward seeming ; and while even the little child or 
 the young rustic may commune in unutterable love with the 
 living God, the white-haired sage may be rapt into the same 
 communion and filled with joy unspeakable and full of glory. 
 Christianity holds out indeed no phantom to the fancy ; but 
 
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 then it is so satisfying to the conscious necessities of our 
 nature, so perfect in the objects and motives which it presents 
 to a reasonable and therefore fervent affection, that when 
 brought into competition either with fantastic schemes of 
 worship, or with a bare and barren scepticism, it must ultimately 
 prevail. It is alike a source of inward bliss to the untaught 
 mind, and a solution of doubts for the inquisitive sage. There- 
 fore when other religions grow feeble with age and sink into 
 contempt, Jesus Christ comes forth in the teachings and the 
 power of his Gospel to stay the tide of unbelief, and through 
 the inspiration of a reasonable faith to excite a calm and fervid 
 and holy devotion. 
 
 This whole train of remark is set in a stronger light when 
 we observe, that the poiver of Christianity, through its dis- 
 closures of sin, its revelation of an expiatory sacrifice, its 
 promise of a sanctifying power, and its excitement of affec- 
 tion, goes to establish what man feels in himself to be true 
 virtue. Much as we may be disposed to smile at the enthusi- 
 asm of Plato, when he exclaimed that Virtue, were it em- 
 bodied and made visible, would awaken the fervid love of man, 
 we certainly cannot doubt that man, from the very constitution 
 of his mind, approves it as most excellent, and acknowledges 
 it as the true and highest glory of the univesre. Nor can any 
 man impartially search the records of our faith, without feeling 
 that they present the very case which the Athenian Philos- 
 pher supposed, embodying Perfect Virtue in the declared Son 
 of God. Here is its living form manifested for the very end 
 of assimilating men to himself. True, Jesus Christ was cru- 
 cified ; but he had followers notwithstanding. Men still reject 
 him ; but he has followers still. Nor cau we think of any 
 cause that has hitherto drawn such multitudes to him, which 
 is adventitious and temporary. If drawn, as we believe, by 
 his Spirit, forming them to excellence like his own, that Spirit 
 js unchangeable ; if, as the sceptic imagines, by some other 
 power, what shall destroy or even diminish its agency ? The 
 
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 conscience of man will forever retain its sympathy with the 
 immutable holiness of the Gospel. Men may, to be sure, dis- 
 obey both religion and conscience; and the spiritual attributes 
 moreover, which attach many to Christianity, may repel others 
 from it. Thus while adapted to the conscience and the moral 
 necessities of all, there are those who will prefer to it the in- 
 dulgence of their own ungodly lusts. But there can never 
 cease to be those who will recognize, in its godlike character, 
 not only the response to their own conscience, but the quick- 
 ening principle of their inmost being. The conclusion is well 
 established by lact. Wherever the Bible has gone, either with 
 or without the strength of man to sustain it, there it has gath- 
 ered, by a sort of elective attraction, a community of believers 
 whom it has formed to its own character through the influence 
 of its own wonderful affinities to the moral nature, and the 
 moral impotence even, of mankind. The experiment has 
 been tried so often and in such various circumstances, that its 
 future results admit no question. 
 
 Corresponding with these views, and already alluded to, we 
 may remark another peculiarity of the Christian religion, its 
 adaptation to the whole mind in every stage of its progress, 
 The systems of heathenism are splendid and awful pictures to 
 the fancy ; but they present nothing to satisfy the reason.— 
 They do not invite discussion. They shrink from it, and melt 
 away like frost-work before the rays of heaven. Hence they 
 may stand unshaken during those periods and states of society 
 in which fancy and fantastic feelings are predominant. Like 
 the toys of infancy, they may please man while he remains an 
 infant, As his reason advances toward its maturity, and he 
 begins to inquire and discuss, he is found to be dissatisfied. — 
 But Christianity answers the demands of reason. It has co 
 pompous ritual, no splendid processions or acts of worship ; but 
 in its simplicity and intrinsic excellence and glory, it addresses 
 itself through the reason and conscience to the whole moral 
 nature, which it renews and ennobles according to the model 
 
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 of that living holiness which it enjoins, and of which it presents 
 Jesus Christ as the human model and the potent inspirer. 
 
 If, when fully set before men, the Gospel has not power to 
 select and gather to itself so many from all classes of men, one 
 only question remains : Is it probable that it will, in fact, be 
 set before all men? Or, to change the shape of the question, 
 Is it to be expected that the disciples of Jesus will put forth 
 those energetic efforts which are necessary to the universal 
 diffusion of his name and faith ? This question certainly 
 brings us to a pause. It suggests the problem, most difficult 
 to be solved of any in the whole argument. There is cer- 
 tainly danger at this point. Christianity has already existed 
 in its matures! form more than eighteen hundred years, without 
 ever- gaining that devoted and energetic attachment which 
 should diffuse it through the whole world : who shall say that 
 the case will ever alter ? that men will do more for the gospel 
 than they have done ? Perhaps we may not pronounce with 
 absolute certainty on this question, so long as we judge only 
 from the nature of the case. But even the nature of the case 
 may give us hope, reasonable hope, if not certainty. We may 
 present the argument by reference to an analogous instance: 
 True freedom, both political and personal, will be probably 
 universal. But it is far from being so now. Nations are yet 
 trodden down by despotic power ; millions of men are yet 
 held in domestic slavery. And multitudes withal, by whom 
 their own liberty has been held as a most precious boon, have 
 been faithless to the voice which called them to be its ministers 
 to mankind. And yet we trust that this voice will hereafter 
 be heard and obeyed. We trust that six thousand years will 
 not be found to have been teaching men their rights and their 
 duties for nothing. Just so with respect to Christianity. We 
 can hardly think that the ages of its progress will pass without 
 effect. We look rather that its advocates will recover the 
 spirit of its earlier missionaries ; that they will regain lost 
 wisdom : that they will go back to first principles and act upon 
 
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 them ; that as the church grows older, the fruits of growth, 
 not of decline, will be borne ; that Christians will recognize 
 theirs as a religion for the world, and that each will deem him- 
 self a steward of God, employed for the express purpose of 
 aiding, in the highest degree possible to him, the universal 
 diffusion and dominion of the most holy faith. Henceforth 
 indeed the enlightened Christian must feel that there is woe to 
 him, if he refuse to bear and do his part in hastening the reign 
 of Jesus Christ over the whole earth, and in fulfilling his last 
 commandment, Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel 
 to every creature. Should this feeling, as we can hardly 
 doubt it will, continue to pervade and possess the church, the 
 time will surely come, it may soon come, when every man on 
 the face of the whole earth will be brought to make his choice, 
 to receive Jesus Christ or reject him, to take him into his 
 bosom as his Siviour and Lord, or to cast him oft'. 
 
 The first result of bringing mankind to act on this question 
 may be some powerful agitation. There will be selfishness, 
 pride, the dread of innovation, the force of superstition and of 
 idolatry, whatever in our world is depraved and unreasonable, 
 to combat. Many will doubtless set themselves against the 
 Lord and against Him whom he hath anointed and established 
 as king upon the holy hill of Zion. How long and how 
 severe the resistance which the crucified Son of God shall 
 meet, the Father hath kept unrevealed. But this we may 
 fairly predict, that when reason is against vain imaginations ; 
 religion, against superstition ; conscience conjoined with re 
 ligion, against perversions of the right ; all that is holy and 
 ennobling, against all that is debasing and sinful ; the issue 
 will be most auspicious. The elements of society may be 
 shaken and convulsed ; but they will become the subjects of a 
 new creation, full of order, full of light, full of glory ; the 
 Lord Jesus will diffuse blessedness and love over the whole 
 earth. 
 
 So far our argument in its essential principles grounds itself. 
 
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 not on the divine authority of the Gospel, but on its peculiar 
 character as a theological and ethical system. A.n unbeliever 
 may assure us, both that the evidence of its divine origin is 
 defective, and that the whole system will pass away like the 
 mythologies of Egypt, of Greece, and of Rome. Should we 
 for a moment concede to him the former position, we might 
 still hold the latter unassailed. Those mythologies, we might 
 say to him, passed by reason of their intrinsic absurdities 
 making them unfit for mind in its higher progress. But be- 
 yond Christianity the human mind cannot advance. It is a 
 religion which suits alike the highest state of intellectual pro- 
 gress and the lowest. It has in it the powerful attraction of 
 repeating to man the language of his secret consciousness. — 
 It discloses a law, whether the truth or not, yet a law of re- 
 demption, which soothes our disquietudes and gladdens our 
 hearts. It inspires a hope of which the influence must be 
 immense and ennobling, that God will be with us in every 
 good work. It addresses equally the reason and the affections, 
 the conscience and the heart, attaching the mind to it by 
 whatever is sound in wisdom and powerful in emotion, and 
 consecrating all its energies and influences to the production 
 and growth of moral excellence. Allow it to be what you 
 choose to deem it, a fable ; but then it is a fable which men 
 have believed and will believe, so perfectly does it harmonize 
 with the powers, the laws, the consciousness and the wants of 
 their souls. The Roman Philosopher chose to be wrong with 
 Plato in the belief of immortality, rather than right with men 
 of meaner name in disbelieving it. How many will follow 
 Jesus Christ in the exalting and blissful hope of that eternal 
 life which he hath promised, rather than his revilers in casting 
 it off! They will believe, if for no other reason, because be- 
 lief is an unspeakably happier, as it is more natural, state 
 than the contrary. So far We may go without saying aught 
 of the Gospel as it is God's own Word of Truth and Love 
 So soon as we come to this ground, and assume that Jesus is 
 
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 indeed the manifested Son of God, we may both presume 
 from his care of his own truth, and feel assured from his pro- 
 phetic oracles, that our presumption is correct, and that our 
 highest hopes will be realized in the conversion of the world 
 to the obedience of his faith. His name shall endure forever ; 
 his name shall be continued as long as the sun ; and men shall 
 be blessed in him : all nations shall call him blessed. 
 
 Our conclusion, involving, as the condition of its becoming 
 real in our world, the vigorous action of Christians, by no means 
 allows an indolent waiting for the universal reign of the Lord 
 Jesus. It demands, on the contrary, duties of most solemn 
 obligation. Woe to us if we neglect them ! 
 
 1 . In urging these duties, let me, first, say, that we should 
 seek a most intimate and thorough knowledge of Christianity, 
 what it teaches and what it is. Let us not be content with 
 barely knowing the truth so as to secure eternal life to our- 
 selves ; but let us continually proceed onward toward that 
 perfection in knowledge, through which we may be qualified to 
 explain and enforce it on all over whom we have influence. 
 If it is the indolence or other sins of nominal Christians by 
 which the Gospel has been hitherto prevented from universal 
 diffusion of itself; then it is their action and teaching by which 
 it is destined to spread over all. But this action and teaching 
 must flow from a thorough spiritual knowledge. Moreover, if 
 the efforts of the church must be put forth soon, lest multitudes 
 perish without instruction, it is equally needful that they be 
 put forth wisely, lest many be misled and deluded rather than 
 taught aright. Hence it becomes every Christian to seek 
 accurate and enlarged views of the truth, a deep knowledge 
 of Jesus Christ, a perpetual growth in spiritual wisdom and 
 understanding. Let us remember that as servants of the 
 Lord from heaven, consecrated to the ministries of his grace, 
 we owe it to our Master, to his Church, and to the world, to 
 acquire the most intimate knowledge both of Himself and of 
 his Truth. 
 
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 S. Nor let this knowledge be dead and fruitless. Let me 
 here, secondly, remark, that we must give to Christianity a 
 living manifestation of itself in our own characters. Such is 
 the nature of the Gospel, such the essence of Christ's spirit 
 and words, as not only to hold connexion with certain forms of 
 speech in the doctrinal announcement, but to appropriate a 
 fixed expression, a manifestation more perfect than mere in- 
 struction can present, in the habits of daily conduct. These 
 habits, the actings and breathings of inward Christian theology, 
 constitute even beyond any words its external befitting symbols. 
 Nor are these symbols mere expressions of Christ formed in 
 the heart ; like all other modes through which the mind lays 
 itself out to the view, they are the means of awakening in 
 others a secret and powerful sympathy. As, it is well known, 
 the smile of my friend lights up my own countenance, and 
 his tears, on the other hand, touch my heart with kindred 
 emotion ; as always, in the language of Leighton, "there is 
 a correspondence, it is the heart speaks to the heart, and the 
 understanding and memory the same, and the tongue speaks 
 but to the ear;" so, we may subjoin, not only the words which 
 are spoken about Jesus Christ, but every word spoken about 
 every subject, and every action, and the whole deportment, so 
 far as true religion excites and imbues them, are not dead, 
 inactive images of the Lord Jesus, but potent agencies through 
 which in revealing himself he draws men unto him. Would 
 we then manifest a living Christianity, let us convert not only 
 all our thoughts, but all our words, all our actions, all our 
 manners, our whole deportment, to the very tones of the 
 voice and the aspect of the countenance, into one distinct 
 expression, one quickening symbol, of the Lord Jesus Christ; 
 that thus we may become, as it were, integral portions of that 
 mighty system of human agencies, through which he is operating 
 to produce that glorious result, his own likeness and life in 
 those whom he hath chosen. 
 
 3. Allow me, brethren, to present a third remark ; It be- 
 
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 Comes us constantly to act on the principle that the Lord 
 Jesus, manifesting himself in his gospel and by means of his 
 disciples, is the real agent in establishing his own universal 
 reign. In an age like the present, when so much is done 
 through various modes of religious beneficence, we are prone 
 to forget this truth in a strong, though vague and unacknowl- 
 edged impression, that our skilful and energetic mechanism is 
 to work out the destined end, as if through its self-inherent 
 efficiency. Oh, let us beware of this unchristian, this even 
 atheistic tendency ! May we not say with reverence, that God 
 is himself enforcing this exhortation more powerfully than by 
 human argument and language ? Who shall say that, among 
 the unrevealed designs of that extensive depression which our 
 Missionary Societies must now feel in common with the com= 
 munity at large, this is not one, even the leading, I had 
 almost said the compelling, of Christians to rememherand ke\ 
 that there is a higher element of power in the church than 
 wealth or aught which wealth is able to control? Permit me 
 further to ask, whether we need not some pecuniary trials to 
 produce this feeling; whether, as money has been affirmed to 
 constitute the sinews of war, so likewise there has not appeared 
 a tendency to ascribe a kindred power to it in the advance- 
 ment of the Kingdom of Heaven ; whether, in a word, there 
 has not existed an arrogant and unholy disposition to raise all 
 human agency from its subordinate position to the higher 
 station of efficiency really belonging only to the Spirit of God 
 which Jesus Christ is exalted to bestow. If there be ground 
 for these inquiries, then it is well that God hath touched us in 
 the very matter of our offence. May his judgments raise our 
 faith from earth to heaven ! Such a result will do more, not 
 only for our own improvement, but for the progress of Christ- 
 ianity, than the amplest treasury and the most splendid 
 mechanism of outward means. Let us thoroughly learn to 
 come down from our high thoughts, and to regard ourselves 
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 the Lord of all ; let us believe, and in all things act from the 
 belief, that his is the power, as his the kingdom and his the 
 glory ; let us remember him as the real and mighty Agent of 
 whom we are but feeble ministers and servants. Thus occupy- 
 ing our own place and assigning his to our Lord, thus making 
 ourselves mere conductors, as it were, of the holy influence 
 which flows but from bis fulness, we may trust that be will of 
 himself fulfil even his highest promises : "It shall come to pass 
 in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall 
 be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted 
 above the hills ; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many 
 people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the 
 mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob ; and 
 he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. — 
 For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the 
 Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, 
 and shall rebuke many people : and they shall beat their 
 swords into plough-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks : 
 nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they 
 learn war any more." It is the Lord's doing : his the power, 
 unto him be the glory forever. Amen. 
 
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 THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY. 
 
 The Maine Missionary Society held its Thirtieth Anniversary in th« 
 Meeting-house of the First Parish, North Yarmouth, on Wednesday, 
 June 28, 1837; Rev. Wm. Allen, D. D. President of the Society, in 
 the chair. The meeting was op?ned with reading 1 the Scriptures, by 
 the President, singing the 72d Psalm, and prayer, by the Rev. R. S. 
 Storrs, Delegate to the meeting from the American Home Missionary 
 Society. 
 
 The Treasurer prpsented his Report, certified by William Swan, 
 and Wm. C. Mitchell, Esqrs. Auditors. 
 
 The Annual Sermon was preached by the Rev. Thomas T. Stone. 
 
 The Annual Report of the Trustees was read by Rev, Eliphalet 
 Gillett, D. D. Corresponding Secretary. 
 
 On motion of the Rev. Sewall Harding, of Waltham, Mass. aeo- 
 onded by Rev. Richard C. Hand, Agent of the American Board, 
 
 Resolved, That the Report now read, be accepted, and published under 
 the direction of the Trustees. 
 
 On motion of Rev. J. C. Brigham, Secretary of the American Bible 
 Society, New York, seconded by Rev. Isaac Rogers, of Farmington, 
 
 Resolved, That the cause of Domestic Missions demands the unceasing, 
 untiring efforts of Christians, who are in the enjoyment of the Institutions 
 of the Gospel. 
 
 On motion of Rev. Dr. Storrs, of Massachusetts, seconded by Rev. 
 Dr. Tappan, of Augusta, 
 
 Resolved, That while we praise God for past success, new zeal in prayei 
 to Him with whom is the residue of the Spirit is demanded, that still greater 
 results may be witnessed. 
 
 On motion of Rev. James Carruthers, Home Missionary in Maine, 
 seconded by Rev. Joseph Lane, of Westbrook, 
 
 Resolved, That, instead of being discouraged in consequence of th« 
 present pecuniary embarrassments, we have reason to take courage, and 
 make greater efforts to sustain feeble churches, and supply destitute places 
 with the preaching of the gospel. 
 
 The several gentlemen accompanied their motions with appropriate 
 addresses. 
 
 Officers of the Maine Missionary Society, elected June 28, 1837 
 
 Rev. William Allen, D. D. President. 
 Thomas Adams, Esq. Vice President. 
 
 Rev. Eliphalet Gillett, D. D. Hallowell, Corresponding and R*oQT&mg 
 Secretary. 
 
 Woodbury Storer, Esq. Portland, Treasurer. 
 
 Wm. Swan and Wm. C. Mitchell, Esqrs. Auditors. 
 
 Trustees. —The President ex. officio, Rev. E. Gillet, D. D , David Thurs- 
 ton, Benjamin Tappan, J. W. Ellingwood, D. M. Mitchell, Asa Curnming*, 
 .8. L. Pomtoy, Thaddeus Pomeroy, W. Storer, and David Dunlap, .fcsqs. 
 
 Executive Committee.— Rev. Messrs Gillett, Thurston, Tappan, Elling- 
 wood, Cummings and Storer. 
 
 The next meeting of the Society is to be holden at Saco on the fourth 
 Wednesday of June, 1838- Rev Carlton Hurd first preacher, and Rev. 
 Wm. T D wight substitute. 
 
REPORT 
 
 pF THE TRUSTKF.S OF THE MAINE MISSIONARY SOCIETY, AT THET& 
 TI'IKTIETH AVM'Al, MEETING, IN NORTH- YARMOUTH, JUNE 28, 18^7. 
 
 We meet, on this occasion, in circumstance's of unwonted solemnity 
 and interest. An inscrutable providence, since the last anniversary, 
 h is removed a faithful am) beloved fellow laborer, the late Corres- 
 ponding Secretary and General Agent of this Society, Rev. Samck.Ii 
 Johnson. His decease was on In e 16th of November last. Having 
 but lately entered upon his new field i>1 labors, in the second year of 
 his operations; with an extended and still extending prospect of useful- 
 ness and influence, he was summoned to other scenes and other services; 
 and we trust, to higher jays and glories. Accustomed to take a con- 
 spicuous part in pn'iVic assemblies, his absence will be felt in these "holy 
 convocations." It brings to mind the annunciation of the prophet, in 
 regard to Jerusalem ; "The Lord doth take away the stay and the staff, 
 the mighty man and the eloquent orator." The Trustees, while they 
 record their testimonial of his worth, and their undissembled grief at the 
 bereavement of the Churches whose servant he was, would submissively 
 bow to the orderingsof that Being whose will is law, in heaven and on 
 earth, and whose course of providence, though often to us shortsighted 
 creatures, enveloped in clouds and darkness, yet is always wisdom and 
 righteousness. He hath called him away. The suddenness of his re- 
 moval, in the midst of life and usefulness, and in the manliness of his 
 strength, is a monitory injunction upon his surviving associates, to "work 
 while the day lasts, for the night cometh when no man can work." 
 
 Almost all the founders of this Institution and its early members and 
 patrons, as also some of its active and youthful officers and agents, 
 now sleep. But the Institution itself lives on ; grows and increases 
 and extends its operations. There is a "Repairer of breaches." Instead 
 of the fathers are the sons. 
 
 From small beginnings and slender resources and operations restrict- 
 ed to a single section, the Society has, during its 30 years of tabor, 
 been gradually increasing in its means, breaking forth on the right hand 
 and on the left, enlarging the theatre of its action, and sending forth a 
 healthful influence into all parts of the State. 
 
 It has been customary for the Trustees, and it is made their duty, at 
 each successive Annual Meeting, to make an expost.af their affairs , 
 embracing a list of missionaries employed by the Society ; the time 
 and place of their labors, with the various results ; the state of the fi- 
 nances of the Institution, and its future prospects and intended opera- 
 tions. 
 
 Alphabetical List of Missionaries. 
 
 Mr. Charles E. Abbott, Mt. Vernon, Kennebec Co. 1 month. 
 
 The missionary labors here are stated to have been "very acceptable, 
 and it is hoped not without some abiding good effect." 
 
 Rev. Weston B. Adams, Danville, Cumberland Co. 4 1-2 months. 
 
 A communication from Mr. Adams, under date of 16th inst. states ; 
 
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 •'Less than 5 years ago, our Church consisted of 15 members ; it has 
 now increased to 50. Congregation, from 40 to 50; now about 200.— 
 Scholars in Sabbath school from 30 to 40 ; now from 160 to 180. The 
 gospel has also exerted an obviously salutary effect upon the community 
 in general. 
 
 "The pecuniary embarrassments, which are felt through the country, 
 are very severely felt here, but our people are sensible the Me. Miss 
 Society must feel them still more severely, unless a special effort be 
 made for its relief; nnd I am happy to state to you, that I am authorized 
 to siy, that they now assume the responsibility of my entire support, 
 from the commencement of the current year. The $65 now due me 
 from the Society, you are of course at liberty to apply where there is 
 greater need. May the Lord abundantly reward the Society fur its 
 bounty to us ; and enable us ere long to repay and much more than 
 repay it; thnt we may through the channel of the Society, convey the 
 rich blessings of the gospel to the destitute ; and that as we have been 
 watered ourselves, we may be permitted to water others also." 
 
 Rev. Frederic Atkins, Fairfield, Somerset Co. 1 1-2 months. 
 
 Mr. John VVheelock Allen, Pittston, Kennebec Co. 1 1-4. 
 
 At this place there was some special attention to religion before the 
 missionary labors commenced, and it has been happily increased and 
 extended. "6 or 7 have professed to hope in Christ, and 3 joined to the 
 church." The people in this place paid the missionary for his services. 
 
 Rev. Gilman Bacheller, Machias-port, Washington Co. 1 month, 
 
 Rev. John Raker, Monson and vicinity, Somerset Co. 3 months. 
 
 Rev. Thomas P. Beach, North Bridgton and Harrison, Cumberland 
 Co. 3 months. 
 
 Rev. Alden Botnton, Industry and New Portland, Somerset Co. 3 
 months. 
 
 Rev. George Brown, Swanville, Waldo Co. 3 1-2 months. 
 
 Mr. Calvin Butler, Raymond, Cumberland Co. 1 month. 
 
 Rev. Noah Cresey, Gilead, Oxford Co. 1 month. 
 
 Rev. Isaac Carleton, Lubec and Whiting, Washington Co. 4 
 months. 
 
 Rev. A. P. Chute, Oxford, Oxford Co. 3 months. 
 
 Mr Wm. S. Coggin, Scarboro,'2d parish, Cumberland Co. 1 month 
 
 Rev. James Carruthers, Lincoln and Penobscot and Waldo 
 Counties, 12 months. 
 
 Mr. Carruthers states in his journal ; "July and August of 1836, were 
 spent in Waldo County; — September and October, in Garland, Dextei 
 and vicinity, Penobscot County ; — and the remaining time, up to the 
 last of June 1837, at Bremen, Bristol Mills and Pemaquid, in Bristol, 
 Lincoln County. We have had no special revival, but 5 have obtained 
 hope, at Pemaquid and Bristol Mills, and 1 of twelve years of age, at 
 a protracted meeting at Garland." 
 
 Rev. Edward F. Cutter, Warren, Lincoln Co. 1 3-4 months. 
 
 Rev. Robert Crossett, Dennysville, Washington Co. 13-4 months 
 
 Rev. Wm. Davenport, Perry, Washington Co. 3 months. 
 
 Mr. Davenport began his labors with this people on the 8th of Sep ■ 
 tember last, with pledged aid from M. M. S. during one year. He was 
 ordained to the pastoral charge of the Church, the 19th of October.— 
 "Prospects encouraging — 200 pledged to the Temperance cause, in its 
 strictest principles; and 200 in the Sabbath school." 
 
 Rev. Nathan Douglass, St Albans and Palmyra, Somerset Co. 13-4 
 
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 Rev. Timothy Davis, Poxcroft and vicinity, Penobscot Co. 6 months. 
 
 Rev. Samuel S. Drake, Blanchard and vicinity, Somerset Co. 4 
 moaths. 
 
 Rev. George VV. Fargo, Solon, Comville and Phillips, Somerset 
 Co. 3 1-2 months. 
 
 Mr. Samuel S. Fessenden, East Thomaston, Lincoln Co- 1 1-4 
 months. 
 
 Rev. Ephraim Fobes, Weld, Oxford Co. 3 months. 
 
 The Church in Weld have given a call to Mr. Fobes, which he has 
 accepted, and the installation is expected to take place in the course of 
 next month. His journal states ; "The religious state of things at 
 present, seems pleasant and encouraging. 5 or 6 young persons, as 
 we hope, have given their hearts to God. The Sabbath school, which 
 was suspended through the winter, has been opened, and is now quite 
 full." 
 
 Rev. David Gerry, Albany, Oxford Co. 1 1-2 months. 
 
 Mr. Solomon Gilbert, Upper Still water, Penobscot. Co. 1 1-4 months. 
 
 Rev. James Gooch, Hiram and Denmark, Oxford Co. 3 months. 
 
 Rev. Jacob C. Goss, Woolwich, Lincoln Co. 1 3-4 months. 
 
 Rev. Wm. C. Greenleaf, Andover, Oxford Co. 3 months. 
 
 Rev. Simeon Hackett, Temple, Kennebec Co. 2 months. 
 
 Mr. Seth Hardy, Pittston, Kennebec Co. 4 1-2 months. 
 
 Mr. Hardy has left this field of labor, and is supplying at Vassalboro, ' 
 where the Church has given him a call to take the pastoral charge of 
 them, which he has accepted. 
 
 Mr. Israel Hills, Lovell, Oxford Co. 3 months. 
 
 Mr. Hills has been ordained over the Church and Society in Lovell, 
 during the time of his mission. 
 
 Rev. George C. Hyde, Readfield, Kennebec Co. 10 months. 
 
 Mr. Horatio Flsley, Cherryfield, Washington Co. 1 1-4 months. 
 
 Rev. Henry C. Jewett, Winslow, Kennebec Co. 3 months. 
 
 In this place there has been for some months a revival of the work of 
 God. The journal of Mr. Jewett states ; "The Holy Spirit has caused 
 one and another to make the interesting enquiry, what shall we do to be 
 saved ? and has put a new song into the mouth of numbers even praise 
 to our God. Several have offered themselves to our communion, who, it 
 is expected, will be admitted into the Church, on the first Sabbath in July. 
 The work has been very silent and progressive. Among the means 
 employed and blessed, we reckon the preaching of the gospel ; the 
 occasional giving away of religious Tracts ; neighborhood meetings ; 
 and religious conversation, especially of those who had, as they hoped, 
 just given themselves to Christ ; as also Sabbath school and Bible Class 
 instruction, by which good has been effected." 
 
 Rev. Wm. V. Jordan, Dixfield, Oxford Co. 2 3-4 months. 
 
 Mr. Jordan has been ordained to the pastoral care of the church, during 
 his mission. 
 
 Rev. Thomas Jameson, Scarboro', 1st Church, Cumberland Co. — I 
 1-4 months. 
 
 in a communication, under date of 16th inst. Mr. Jameson writes ;— 
 "In view of the numerous, pressing and increasing demands upon your 
 society, the church and people here have felt that they ought not to ask 
 for further aid. It required a vigorous effort, to raise sufficient to sus- 
 tain the gospel of themselves. They made that effort and succeeded 
 And I have no doubt they are the happier for it As an evidence of 
 
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 this, all our meetings are better attended. Our contributions at ih& 
 monthly concert have been nearly doubled ; and I should not be eur 
 prised, if our contribution to the Missionary Society, next Sabbath,, 
 should be much larger than usual. Thus it appears, that a helping 
 hand has not been stretched out to this little church, in vain. Under 
 the fostering care of the Missionary Society, during the 6 years past, it 
 has risen from 40 to J02 members. The congregation on the Sabbath 
 has more than doubled in numbers. And the people, instead of furnish- 
 ing one halfthe means of supporting the gospel, as at first, they now 
 furnish the whole. And we cannot doubt, that many souls in this 
 place, will have reason to bless God, in time and through eternity, for 
 the charitable aid thus afforded them." 
 
 Rev. Elijah Kellogg, Washington Co. 2 months. 
 
 Rev. Ivory Kimball, Limington, York Co. 3 months. 
 
 Mr. Thomas N. Lord, Litchfield, Kennebec Co. 3 months. 
 
 Mr. Lord has closed his labors at this place, and accepted a call to 
 settle at Topsham. Duriug-~faia labura at Litchfield, there was some 
 
 special attention to religion, and 7 have been added to the church by 
 profession. 
 
 Rev. Levi Loring, Anson and Athens, Somerset Co. 8 months. 
 
 Rev. Joseph Loring, Foxcroft, Penobscot Co. 1 1-4 months. 
 
 Rev. Joseph A. E. Long, Lyman, York Co. 1 3-4 months. 
 
 Rev. Daniel Libby, Hebron and W. Minot, Oxford Co. 1 3-4 months. 
 
 Rev. Joseph Lane, Westbrook, 1st church, Cumberland Co. 1 3 4. 
 
 Mr. Lane has taken the pastoral charge of this church ; and though 
 it is now under the patronage of this Society, it is hoped, it will soon 
 acquire sufficient strength to sustain the ordinances of religious worship. 
 
 Rev. Eaton Mason, Sweden, Oxford Co. 3 1-2 months. 
 
 Rev. Silas M'Keen, Belfast, Waldo Co. 4 months. 
 
 This establishment is gaining strength; the church increasing in 
 numbers and influence. A communication from the missionary, under 
 date ofl3th inst. states ; "During the year, ending with the present 
 month, the church under my pastoral care, through the sovereign grace 
 of our God, has been increased by the addition of 29 members; all ex- 
 cept 2 by profession. The most of these were the fruits of the revival 
 which we experienced, a year ago last May ; but they were not gath- 
 ered into the church, until they had sufficient time to examine them- 
 selves, and to determine with deliberation what course to pursue. This 
 addition, in regard to character and influence, is a very desirable one. 
 In consequence of it, the church has been materially strengthened, and 
 many families greatly blessed. In a considerable number, the voice of 
 prayer and praise may now be heard, where, all before, in respect to 
 family devotion, was silent and cold as the abodes of the dead. And 
 these praying parents, like the primitive believers, brought their house • 
 holds and consecrated them to the Lord, engaging to train them up 
 for his blessed service. — Our Sabbath schools, numbering at least 200 
 members, are in a flourishing state. This church and society have, dur- 
 ing the year, contributed to various religious objects abroad, an amount 
 just about equivalent to all they have received in charities to sustain 
 the gospel among themselves." 
 
 Rev. William May, Strong, Somerset Co. 1 1-2 months. 
 Rev. Josiah G.Merrill, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland Co. 4 months 
 Rev. Joseph R. Monsell, Lincoln and vicinity, Penobscot Co. 41-2 
 .months. 
 
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 Rev. Robert Page, Levant, Penobscot Co. 3 months. 
 
 The journal of Mr. Page states; "During the year, I have per- 
 formed fourteen weeks' labor, in the employ of the Maine Missionary 
 Society, in this town. I have preached 135 times; attended 14 church 
 meetings; 34 Bible Class meetings ; and 47 prayer meetings. On an 
 average I have conducted between 4 and 5 meetings a week. Added 
 to these, the meetings which I have attended, conducted by others, and 
 at which I have tsken part, make the number between 5 and 6 a week. 
 There have been added to the church, within this time, 9 members." 
 These 9 members, with the 26 added the last year, make the church 
 more than 4 limes as large as it was two years ago, when Mr. Pa^e 
 was installed to the pastoral charge of it. Efforts in this place, have 
 been wonderfully succeeded by the blessing of God ; and few church- 
 es under the patronage of the Society, give better promise of ulti= 
 mately sustaining the ordinances of religion, and contributing to aid 
 the destitute around them. 
 
 Rev. Clement Pakkkk, York, 2d uliurcli, York Co. 2 1-2 months. 
 
 Rev. Josiah Peet, Norridgewock, Somerset Co. 3 months. 
 
 Rev. Freeman Parker, Lincoln Co. 2 months. 
 
 Rev. Cyril Pearl, Orrington, Penobscot Co. 3 months. 
 
 Mr. Pearl, a few months after his appointment, accepted an agency 
 in the Am. Tract Society, and was dismissed from his pastoral charge. 
 The church is now destitute. 
 
 Rev. Clark Perry, Standish, Cumberland Co. 3 months. 
 
 Mr. Perry has been installed to the pastoral care of this church, with 
 prospect of usefulness. 
 
 Rev. Hf.nrv Richardson, Brownfield, Penobscot Co. 3 months. 
 
 Mr. Richardson has been dismissed from his pastoral charge of this 
 church during the year. 
 
 Rev. John Sawyer, Corinna, Penobscot Co. 1 month. 
 
 Rpv. Hermon Stinson, Winslow, Kennebec Co. 2 months. 
 
 "There has been an increasing interest in our meetings, during the 
 year; and since the commencement of the spring, a more general at* 
 tention to religion. Six have been received into the Church by profes- 
 sion." 
 
 Rev. Nathan W. Sheldon, Rumford, Oxford Co. 1 3-4 months. 
 
 Rev. Oren Sikes, Mercer, Somerset County, 3 months. 
 
 Rev. David P. Smith, Newfield, York Co. 2 1-2 months. 
 
 Rev. M. P. Stickney, Eastport, Washington Co. 3 1-2 months, 
 
 Mr. Stickney has been ordained to the pastoral care of this Church, 
 daring his mission. 
 
 Rev. Joseph Searle, Westbrook, 2d Church, Cumberland Co. 4 
 months. 
 
 The pastoral relation between Mr. Searle and this church has beep 
 dissolved, in the course of the last year. 
 
 Rev. Joseph B. Stevens, Falmouth, 2d church, Cumberland Co. 3 
 J-2 months. 
 
 Rev. Charles Soule, Norway, Oxford Co. 3 months. 
 
 Mr. Soule has been installed over this church, during his mission, 
 
 Mr. Aurelids S. Swift, Garland, Exeter and Dexter, Penobscot 
 Co, 1 1-4 months. 
 
 Rev. Jotham Sewall, County of Washington, 6 months. 
 
 The Washington County Conference pay one half the expenses of 
 the mission. Mr. Sewall, in former years, has often visited this region 
 
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 as a missionary, and hag assisted in organizing several of their churches. 
 His destination now was among the waste places. His journal states i ; 
 ♦I have assisted in gathering two churches; on.: at Township No 24. 
 (on the 15th of September last,) about 10 mile., northerly from Machias. 
 Tins church consisted <>» 11 members ; 3 by profession and8hv letter; 
 all head* of families. The other was gathered on the 7th of December 
 last at Whitney ville, not far from Machia*,on the west river. I his 
 Church consist.-',] ,,ff> members; 6 others expecting soon to j 'in with 
 them ; all professors of religion before. I have administered the Lord a 
 Supper 7 limes ; a little more than once a month. I have baotiz-d o adults, 
 an.l admitted them to church fellowship. I Iv.ve also ba-ntized 34<-hiluren. 
 R.-v. DimelSewau, Chesterville and Frfyette, Ken. Co. 3 months. 
 Mr. Sewall, during his mission, has been ordamed to the pastoral care 
 of these two feeble churches, under the patronage of this Society. He 
 is to preach in these places alternately. There is great union and har- 
 mony, and he has entered upon his labors under fav« rable auspices. 
 Rrv. Seth Swektsfb, Gardiner, Kennebec Co, 7 months. 
 "This churcli was organized in July 1835, consisting of eleven mem- 
 bers. 2 others were soon added by letter. During the past year, 16 
 have been added, six by profession and ten by letter. In November last, 
 a neat and convenient house of worship was finished and dedicated to 
 God, and Mr. Sweetser ordained to the pastoral care of the church and 
 society. God has blessed us in some measure with the converting in- 
 fluence's of his Spirit. During the winter past, there has been an unu- 
 sual degree of seriousness, and some very encouraging cases ol hopetul 
 conversion to God." ' 
 
 Rev. M. VV. Sirickland, Mount Desert, Hancock Co. 3 1-4 montns. 
 Rev". Sewall Ten.ney, Ellsworth, Hancock Co. 2 3-4 months. 
 A communication from Mr. Tenney, under date of 11th of Nov, 
 states ; "This completes one year since 1 have been settled in this place. 
 14 have been added to the church, during that time. We hope also, 
 in other respects, we are gaining some strength. Our meetings on the 
 Sabbath, and our Sabbath school, are well attended; as also, meetings 
 during the week. After this year, we have concluded to ask no aid ot 
 your Society, and of Christian brethren, except their prayns ; and hope 
 that in a short time we shall be able to more than repay their pecuniary 
 kindness." 
 
 Rev. Samuel Talbot, Wilton, Kennebec Co. 3 months. 
 Mr. George F. Tewksbury, Durham, Cumberland Co. 1 1-4 months. 
 Rev. J. Thompson, Pembroke and Cooper, Washington Co. 3 months. 
 "6 have been added to the church in Pembroke, during the mission. 
 Mr. Sidney Turner, Albany, Oxford Co. 1 1-4 months. 
 Rev. David Turner, New Vineyard, Somerset Co. 1 1-2 months. 
 Rev. John Turner, Foxcroft and Sebec, Penobscot Co, 8 months. 
 Rev. Josiaii Tucker, Madison and Bingham, Somerset Co. 3 monihs. 
 Mr. Tucker has been dismissed from Madison, and has taken the 
 pastoral charge of the church in Bingham, during his mission. This 
 church, though embodied a quarter of a century ago, has never before 
 had a pastorfand of course was in a low and languishing state. An ex- 
 tract from the journal of the missionary will shew their efforts, and their 
 present condition. "Notwithstanding the declension which prevailed, 
 still a few habitually maintained "society meetings," and in these they 
 persevered ; and the promised presence of Jesus, to two or three as- 
 sembled in his name, -was realized 
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 On the first week of November last, a protracted meeting- was appoint 
 ed. It was sustained, on the first day by the church, as no ministers 
 were present. On the second day of the meeting, one or two ministers 
 were present. But it was soon seen that the Lord was with us of a 
 truth ; rendering it a season of deep interest to his people. When the 
 meeting- closed, it was seen that one and another had obtained hope ol 
 acceptance with God. And thus gradually, silently, powerfully, hns the 
 work progressed for full three months, bringing into the fold of Christ 
 not far from 30 souls. 13 have been admitted into the church, and 3 
 stand propounded for admission, at the next communion. Now, if I 
 have been instrumental of good to this people, it is through the aid of 
 the Maine Missionary Society ; and if I still continue with them, it must 
 be in part by the same benevolent aid. And it is hoped, that the So- 
 ciety may have as much ability, as it is known to have disposition, to 
 afford such assistance, not only here but elsewhere, through the moral 
 wilderness of Maine." 
 
 Rev. Joseph Underwood, Farmington Falls, Kennebec Co. 3 months 
 
 Mr. Underwood has the pastoral care of the church in New Sharon, 
 and has been sustained by them three quarters of the time. A letter 
 from that church states ; "We have agreed to support our pastor, ail the 
 time for six months to come, without the aid of the M. M. Society, and 
 intend to longer, if we can. 
 
 Rev. John A. Vinton, Penobscot Co. 1 month. 
 
 Mr. E. Walker, Sebago, Cumberland Co. 1 1-4 months. Want of 
 health prevented Mr. Walker from fulfilling his mission, except in part. 
 
 Rev. Calvin White, Gray, Cumberland Co. 3 months. Mr. White 
 has been dismissed from the church at Gray, and they are now destitute. 
 
 Rev. John N. Whipple, Dixmont, Penobscot Co. 3 months. 
 
 Mr. Whipple has been dismissed from his pastoral charge at Dixmont, 
 and has removed from the State. 
 
 Mr. Luther Wisv.all, Jackson and Brooks, Waldo Co. 1 3 4 months. 
 
 The church in these two towns has given Mr. Wiswall an invitation 
 to become their pastor, which he has acceptpd. 
 
 Rev, fsAAC E. Wilkins, Albion, Kennebec Co. 3 months. 
 Amount of Labor and Results. 
 
 There have been in the employment ofthe Society, during the year 
 past, 90 missionaries, some for a longer and others for a shorter period ; 
 the sum of whose labors is 25 years. They have supplied/for a portion 
 of the time, about 150 places. 15 of the missionaries have taken the 
 pastoral charge of churches, during the time of their labors ; and all 
 these, except 2, are in feeble establishments which are under the pat- 
 ronage of this Society. 5 ofthe missionaries are now under a call, and 
 two of them are in churches where the gospel is supported without the 
 aid of charity. The goings of God have not been so manifest in the 
 churches; the success, under the labors that have been furnished, not 
 so marked, as in some years that are past ; and yet, in several places, 
 there are very cheering results. About 250 hopeful converts are re- 
 ported, a little more than half of whom have been admitted to the 
 churches. Sabbath school and Bible class instruction have been attend- 
 ed to with unabating interest; and efforts made in the Temperance 
 cause, with various success, in all places where there are missionary 
 labors. Looking at the order of the churches, their union and harmony* 
 and in some instances, their increase in numbers and strength, we have 
 reason to acknowledge with gratitude the smiles of Heaven, the tokens 
 
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 of divine favor, upon labors among the feeble and destitute , and to re- 
 cord with encouragement and hope ; "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us 1 . 
 State of the Treasury. 
 This is the darkest feature of the picture. But it is hoped that the 
 charities of this meeting will throw some cheering rays of light upon the 
 subject. At the auditing of the accounts, the last anniversary, there was 
 the sum of $733 77 1-2 in the treasury. The income of the present 
 year, including that balance, and $2,000 hired in January last, amounts 
 to $11172 40.— The expenditures of the year, including the payment 
 of the 82,000 hired, and $200 to be vested in a permanent fund, is 
 $11038 89; leaving a balance in the treasury, at the disposal of the 
 Society of $133 of.— And there are now due to missionaries, for labors 
 up to this time, about $4,000. If what is sent in at this meeting, and 
 what is contributed on this occasion, should meet this deficit, it would 
 be a marked and peculiar effort in favor of this Institution, and a call for 
 gratitude to charitable donors, and still more for devout thanksgivings 
 to that God who has given them the means and the disposition to carry 
 forward his designs of mercy. 
 
 Future Operations and Prospects. 
 As to the extent of their future operations, the Trustees must be 
 governed by the means furnished them by the friends of missions. They 
 are only almoners of the Christian public, and can bestow no more than 
 they receive. Thev would willingly labor in this cause, would rejoice 
 to be able to furnish all needed help to every feeble church, and to 
 every waste place, throughout our extended commonwealth. And the 
 prospect of success, in efforts of this kind, was never more promising. 
 The fields were never more white to the harvest. And the calls for aid, 
 never more loud and pressing. With sufficient means, under the bless- 
 ing of heaven, all the feeble might be strengthened, Zion enlarged and 
 refreshed, and the voice of gladness be heard, throughout all our hills 
 and valleys and forests. The grateful exclamation would be reiterated ; 
 "How beautiful, upon the mountains, are the feet of him that bnngeth 
 good tidincrs.that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, 
 that publisheth salvation ; that saith unto Zion, thy God reigneth. 
 
 The Trustees cannot persuade themselves to conclude this Report, 
 without making an earnest appeal to all the friends of the Redeemer, to 
 contribute thefr aid to this cause, by their efforts and chanties and 
 prayers. They would appeal to the rich, to cast in of their abundance 
 into the treasury of the Lord, and be rich in good works;— to the poor, 
 that they would cast in of their penury, though not in princely, yet in 
 no less acceptable gifts;" it is accepted according to that a man hath, 
 and not according to that he hath not ;"— and to benevolent females 
 also, from whom a great portion of their resources, in all time past, has 
 been received, that as the gospel has given them an elevation and influ- 
 ence, they would shew their attachment to it by their continued chari- 
 ties, and "not be weary in well doing." But especially would they, in 
 humble confidence and with fervent prayer, commit their cause to the 
 great Head of the Church, who has commanded, "Preach the gospel to 
 every creature ;" who has given assurance that this gospel sha'l have a 
 univsrsa! spread and an unshaken establishment in all the earth ; and 
 who, in his own word, has recorded its triumph as though already 
 achieved; "The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of 
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RECEIPTS. 
 
 The following sums were received by the Treasurer of the Maine Missionary 
 Society, from July 1, 1830, to July 1. 1837.— N. B. The half cents cred- 
 ited on the Treasury Book, are omitted in the following list. 
 
 Augusta. 
 A. Rpdinctnn, Jr. part of an 1836. 
 $1 00. do 1837, $2 00, Daniel Wil- 
 liams to constitute his wife Mrs. Han 
 nah Williams a L. M. 20 CO, Stephen 
 Deeringto constitute himself a L. M. 
 20 00, Rev. B. Tappan to constitute 
 Benj. T. Rogers of Providence a L 
 M 20 00. James L. Child toward the 
 L. M. of five children, 10 00, Mrs. R 
 Tappan to const Anna W. Tappan in 
 part a L. M. 10 00, Society of Younjr 
 Ladies to const Miss Helen Williams 
 a L. M. 20 00, Thomas Little, 1 830. 
 E. Crai<re, Levi Page, Jr., John 
 Means, f. \V. Smith, Jonas G HnJ- 
 comh, Larkm M. Leland, Daniel C 
 Stanwood, Joseph E. I.add, Mark Na- 
 s-m, John T. Gilpatrick, Mrs. H. W. 
 Fuller, Miss Hannah Tappan an 1837, 
 each 2 00, Mrs. William Wheeler in 
 part, I 00, Other Ladies donations. 
 41 18, Church in South Parish includ 
 ing half collections at Monthly Con- 
 certs for 6 months, 100 00, ("ont in 
 Rev. Mr.Tappan's soc.34 82, Isachar 
 Snell donation, 5 00, A Friend do 5 
 00, John Potter do 2 00, E. S. Tap- 
 pan, by hand ot Rev. Mr. Tappan, 2 00, 
 William Caldwell, 2 00, Rev. John H 
 lnsrraham, by Rev. D. M. Mitchell. 
 1 00, Gen. Henry Sewall, 5 00, Rev 
 J. Sewall, Jr. in part of sub2 00. North 
 Parish Female Miss. Soc. 8 75, For 
 Bupplyofdesk by Rev. Dr. Gillett, 
 hand of Dea. Church, by Rev. Dr 
 Gillett, 20 00, Thomas W. Smith, an 
 1836, 2 00, North Parish for Rev. Dr. 
 Gillett's supply of desk 50 00, Mrs 
 John H lngraham through the Soc. 
 for Mutual Improvement, by Rev. 
 Thomas Adams, 2 00, Mrs. Asa Red- 
 ington, Jr 2 50, James L. Child sub. 
 
 to constitute himself and his wife Jane 
 H. Child life members, and in part to 
 constitute Daniel C Child, Ann E. 
 Child, Jjmes L. Child, Grenville H. 
 Child arvJ Rebecca L. Child his chil- 
 dren life members 50 00, collected by 
 ate Rev. S. Johnson — South Parish 
 monthly concert, by Rev. E. Gillett, 
 37 04. 
 
 Jllna. 
 
 Cont in Rev. Mr. Merrill's Soc. 
 
 13 10, Stephen Coker An 1837, 2 00, 
 
 Miss Laura A. Stebbins, 1837, 2 00, 
 
 Kev. Mr. Merrill's don. 2 00, children 
 
 1 03, Paul Pearson in part to const 
 himself a L. M. 10 00, Dea. Jeremiah. 
 Pearson in part to const himself a L. 
 M 10 00. MissMarv Ann Nelson, An 
 1837,200, Joseph 'Decker, An. 1837, 
 
 2 00, Availsof Ear Knob to be added 
 to cont in Conj. So. 00 12, Stephen 
 Coker, nn. 1836, by Miss Mary Ana 
 Nelson, 2 00, Stephen Coker. collect 
 ed by late Rev. S. Johnson, 2 00, Dan- 
 el Carleton, Jr. by Rev. E. Merrill, 2 
 
 25. 
 
 Mbion. 
 Cont in Cong. soc. 2 80. 
 
 Anson. 
 Cont in Cong. soc. 5 30, Subscribed 
 by Individuals, 40 00, Rev. Levi Lor- 
 ing, sub. 5 00, Sub. by people in An- 
 son, by Rev. L. Loring, 86 50. 
 Athens 
 Cont in Cong, soc 2 00, Subscribed 
 by Individuals, 45 00, subscriptions 
 by people in Athens by Rev. L. Lor 
 ing, 83 00. 
 
 Alfred. 
 Female Miss soc. Mrs. Sarah Ann 
 Goodenow.Tr 22 00, to const her a L. 
 M. Miss Mary Ann Hall, don. 1 00. 
 Cont in Ray. Mr, Fisk's soc 6 00 
 
30 
 
 Albany. 
 
 Aaron Cummings an. 1835. Si 00, 
 Mrs. Aaron Cummings an. 1835, by 
 hand of Rev. D. Gerry, 2 00, Aaron 
 Cummings an. 1836 & 7, 4 00, Eph- 
 raim Flint an. 1837, 2 00, Cont in 
 Cong. soc. by Mr. Sidney Turner, 9 
 37. 
 
 Brunswick. 
 
 James Green 2 00, Jno. McKeen 
 dona 5 00. N. Springer, dona 5 00. 
 Mrs. Shaw. 2 00, James Nelson, 50 
 cts., A Friend, 50 cts., Mrs. S. J 
 Allen, 3 00, E. L. Allen, E. F. Allen. 
 C. Eaton, each 1 00, G. F. Richard 
 son, 40 00, A Friend, L. Pearee, each 
 
 1 00, David Dunlap, 50 00, William 
 Smyth by Rev. G. E. Adams. 5 00 
 Individuals, 2 50, Joseph McKVen. 
 10 00, A. S. Packard, 3 00, W. H. 
 Morse, 5 00, S. P. Newman, 200, Js. 
 Nelson, 50 cts, Mrs. Nelson, «50 cts. 
 Mrs. Geo. Skolfield, 2 00, Hannah 
 Fitz bv Rev. Geo. E. Adams, 1 00, 
 Rev. Dr. Allen, 50 00, Mrs. David 
 Dunlap by Rev. G. E Adams, 10 00, 
 Isaac Lincoln, 40 00, VVm. Baker, 50 
 cts., Rev. G. E. Adams, 3 00, Mrs 
 Sarah A. Adams, 20 00, Children, ] 
 62, Benj. Furbush, 2 00, Egbert Bowe 
 50 cts, Jona. Page an. 1837, Mrs 
 Page, each 2 00, Prof. Cleav.'land, 5 
 00, Mrs. Harriet Weld, I. F. Tappan, 
 each 1 00, Miss Eliza Chapman an. 
 1837, 2 00, S. Howe, Phebe Jacobs, 
 each 1 00, Moses Woodman, 5 00. 
 Ann Jones, 1 00. D. G Folsom, 2 00. 
 Individuals, 9 37 by Rev. Geo. E. 
 Adams, David Dunlap donation 50 
 00. 
 
 Biddeford. 
 Two Ladies in Biddeford 14 00. 
 Rev. S. Merrill sub. 2 00, Contributed 
 in first Church by Dr. Gillet, 6 50, 
 From a Female by Rev. Stephen Mer 
 rill, 50 cts., Samuel Merrill an. 1836, 
 
 2 00, Mrs. Charles Dummer, 3 00, 
 Miss Mary Cleaves, 5 00 by Rev. E. 
 Gillet. 
 
 Bucksport. 
 
 From Subscribers, 9 00, Cont. in 
 Cong, ch & soc., 30 50, Noah Spar- 
 hawk an. 1837, 200, Female Home 
 Miss. Asso. Miss. R. T. Shurburne 
 Treasurer, 20 00, by Rev. Mr. Blood. 
 Bath. 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Ellingwood's soc 
 37 85, Arami R. Mitchell in part to 
 constitute his wife Nancy T. Mitchell 
 
 a L. M. 10 00, David C. Magoua bal- 
 lance to constitute himself a L. M. 10 
 00, Chas. Clapp, Jr. in part to con 
 stitute himself a L. M. 5 00, William 
 Richardson, Jonathan Hyde, John 
 Masters, David Sewall, Eben'r Ar- 
 nold, Henry Hyde, TilestonCushing, 
 Freeman Clark, Hartly Gove, William 
 Donnel, Richard Nutter, Thos. A^ry, 
 Daniel Larrabee, William B. Truf'ant, 
 Gilbert Trufant, John Stockbridge, 
 each an. 1837, 2 00, Chas Sewall for 
 1836 & 7, 4 00, Thomas Harward an. 
 1837, 2 00, James F. Trott ent. Sam'l 
 G. Stinson, ent each I 00, by hand of 
 J. W. Ellingwood, Cont. in Rev. Mr. 
 Palmer's soc 25 39, Green Richard- 
 son, Levi Houghton, William Led- 
 yard, Gershom Hyde, each an. 1837 
 2 00. William M. Rogers, Otis Kim- 
 ball, John Bovey, H. B. Webb, Asa 
 
 B. Robinson each ent. 1 CO, William 
 Richardson sub. 50 00, David C. Ma- 
 2oun to constitute his wife Hannah 
 
 C. Magoun a L. M. 20 00, William 
 Richardson don. 50 00, Female Cent 
 soc. Mrs Ellinofwood Tr. semi-annual 
 don. 12 00, Re~v. J. W. Ellingwood 
 lo constitute Mrs. Mary Sprague, 
 widow of late Peleg Sprague, a L. M. 
 20 00, Female Benevolent soc. Miss 
 Lucy Lincoln, Tr. 22 00, Female 
 Cent soc. a semi-annual payment Mrs 
 Ellinawood,Tr. 24 00, Female Miss. 
 soc. Mrs. Sarah Hyde Tr. to consti- 
 tute Rev. Wm. L. Mather a L. M. 20 
 00. 
 
 Bristol. 
 
 Cont in Conor, soc. 8 50, William 
 Chamberlain, Thomas Chamberlain, 
 Tho's Woodward each an. 1837, 2 00, 
 James G. Huston, 1835 6 & 7, 6 00, 
 Miss Jane Clark 1 00 by Rev. Mr. 
 Kendrick, Wm. Chamberlain, Th. 
 fi. Chamberlain each an. 1835, 2 00, 
 Cont. Cong. soc. 16 94 by Rev. E. 
 Gillet. 
 
 Br id g ton. 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Pages' society 9 
 25. 
 
 Bethel. 
 
 Timothy Carter in part to consti- 
 tute himself a L. M. 4 00, Cont. in 
 Rev. Mr. Frost's soc. 8 75, Female 
 Cent soc. Mrs. l'\ Burbank Tr. to 
 complete L Membership of Isaac 
 Carlton, 11 50, Benevolent soc. Han- 
 nah Stearns Tr. 2 50, Female Cent 
 soc: Mrs. Frances Burbank Tr. by 
 
31 
 
 Gilman Chapman, in part to consti- 
 tute Isaac Carlton a L. M. 11 50, 
 Timothy Carter in part to constitute 
 himself a L. M. 5 00, Eli Twitchell 
 don. 1 00. 
 
 Bangor. 
 
 First Parish by hand of E. Adams, 
 Daniel Kimball 1 00, Charles Plum- 
 mer2 00, Collected by Mrs. C Plum- 
 mer 30 21, Collected by Mrs. B. Ad- 
 ams 2 13, Collected by Mrs. Carle 2 
 00, Collected by Mrs. JH. P. Blood 13 
 88, James Crosby don. 5 00, Mrs 
 Foster don. 25 cts ., Mrs. E. L. A 
 Crosby 1 00, Collected by Mr. E 
 Adams 55 00, From a few Students 
 in the Theological Sem., members of 
 Mr. Maltby's Cong. 3 75, E. F. Du- 
 ren ent 1 00, E. F. Duren an. 1837 
 2 00, Geo. W. Brown an. 1837, 2 00, 
 Sundry Members of Hammond Street 
 Church and Cong 75 88, Prof. Pond's 
 don. to be appropriated to Upper Still- 
 water 10 00 by hand of Rev. Mr 
 Mallby, Rev. Mr. Maltby's sub. to 
 complete L. Membership of his wife 
 Mrs. M. G Maltby 10 37, Miss Ruth 
 Dutton 1 00, James Crosby 10 00, A. 
 G. Brown to constitute his daughter 
 Mary Lincoln a L. M. 20 00, S. J. 
 Foster, Joseph Carr, Nathaniel Lord, 
 J. W. Veazie each 5 00, A Friend 3 
 00, J. W. Mason 10 00, B. Harlow. 
 Mr. Pearson each 5 00, A Friend 50 
 cts., Duren & Thatcher 10 00, John 
 FiskSOO, Samuel Smith 10 00, T 
 McGaw, Geo. W. Brown each 5 00, 
 A Friend, G. W. Merrill each 2 00, 
 A Friend 1 00, George Starrett 5 00. 
 Abner Taylor 10 00, Benjamin Wyalt. 
 Rev. S. L. Pomroy, Prof. E. Pond! 
 each 5 00, Alexander Drummond 2 
 00, Cont in Rev. Mr. Maltby's soc. 
 44 00, Cont in Rev. Mr. Pomroy 's 
 soc. 61 00 by late Rev. S. Johnson 
 Booth buy. 
 
 Female Miss. soc. by Lydia Auld 6 
 68, Cont by Cong. soc. by Rev. J. 
 Baker 5 13. 
 
 Bingham. 
 
 Ephraim Wood don. 3 00, Cont. in 
 Cong. soc. by Rev. Mr. Tucker 5 00. 
 Belfast. 
 
 Cont in Rev. Mr. McKeen's soc. 
 32 25, Henry Davidson, Samuel A. 
 Moulton, John McKinley, Luther 
 Gannett, Bailey Pierce each an. 1837 
 2 00, Bailey Pierce don. 1 00, Edward 
 Beaman 2 00, Frye Hall 1 00, Luther 
 
 Smith '25 cts., Sarah Houston 1 50, 
 Mary Gilmore, Mary Butman, each 
 1 00. 
 
 Buxton. 
 Female Cent soc. Mrs. Lucy Ric- 
 Tr. to constitute Rev. Benj. Puce L 
 M. 20, Cont in Rev. Mr. Rice's soc. 
 4 77, Rev. Mr. Rice don. 10 00. 
 liristol Mills. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr. Carruthers' soe. 
 40 75. 
 
 Bloomfield. 
 John Kimball part an. 1837, 1 00, 
 Female Cent soc. 14 00, Cont in Rev 
 Mr. Hathaway's Society 7 25, "Wid 
 ow's mite" collected by late Rev. S. 
 Johnson 93 cts. 
 
 Brewer. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr. Lewis' soc. 15 00, 
 First church and soc. by Rev. W . 
 Lewis 58 00. 
 
 Brownville. 
 Cont in Cong. soc. 6 60, Female 
 Miss. sog. Mrs. Eunice Richardson 
 Tr. 4 63. 
 
 Bremen. 
 Church and people by Rev. E. Gil- 
 let 31 50. 
 
 Brownfteld. 
 Samuel Stickney an. 1836, 2 00, 
 Ladies, by hand of Mrs. Wentworth 
 7 29. 
 
 Bradford . 
 Richard Treat by Rev. S. Thurs- 
 ton 8 00. 
 
 Cumberland. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr. Weston's soc. 9 
 75, Female Miss. soc. 10 00, N Ride- 
 out Jr. an. 1836, 2 00, Annual cont. 
 in Cong. soc. by hand of Rev. J. 
 Weston 6 51, Ladies in Rev. Mr. 
 Weston's soc. by Mrs. Elizabeth 
 Sweetser 8 00. 
 
 Chesterville. 
 Cont. in Cong. soc. 9 54, Joseph 
 French, an 1837, 2 00, Mrs. Henry 
 Sewall dona 2 00. 
 
 Cape Elizabeth. 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr.Merrill'ssoc5 96. 
 
 Cornville. 
 Sarah Little Hills, Martha Ann 
 Hills, Harriet Tenney Hills, each 50 
 cts. James Hills to constitute himself 
 and wife Ann B. Hills L. M. 40 00 
 Camden. 
 Cont in Cong, soc 18 76, Joseph 
 Jones an 1837 2 00, Female Miss'y 
 soc 17 00 of which collected in 1836 
 37 24, Rev Nath'l Chapman sub 5 00 
 
32 
 
 Castine. 
 Thomas Adams sub 60 00. 
 
 Calais. 
 George Downes an. 1834, 5 & 6, C 
 
 00. 
 
 Deer Isle. 
 Female Cent sue. Mrs. Hannah B. 
 C. Haskell, Secretary 20 00. 
 Dixmont. 
 Avails of monthly concert 3 12. 
 Horace Wilder an 1637, 2 00, Abel 
 Wilder dona 4 00, Mrs. Betsey But 
 man an 1«37. 2 00, A Friend 1 00. 
 A Friend 25 cts., Thomas Wilder 1 00 
 by Re?. J. R Munsell, Itev. John N 
 Whipple 10 00. 
 
 Danville. 
 Mrs. H. W. Adams sub 2 00. 
 
 D'afield. 
 Church by Rev. Mr. Jordan 15 50 
 
 Denmark. 
 Cont in Cong, soc by hand of Rev 
 J. Gooch 3 00. Cont in Cong, soc by 
 Rev. Mr. Gooch 2 80. 
 Edgecomb. 
 William Cochran, S. Patterson Jr. 
 Joseph Sherman, each ann 1837, 2 00. 
 G. Gove 2 00, Eben'r Chase 1836 1 00 
 Eben'r Chase 1837 2 00. Mary Havves 
 Edward Hawes each ent 1 00, Com 
 in Cong, ch and soc 20 60, Cont by 
 children in Sab school 1 15, Ladies 
 Asso 5 25 by hand of G. Gove — N. B 
 5 75 of Cont and the 5 25 by Ladies 
 Asso to complete L. membership of 
 Mrs. Temperance Hawes; Ruf'us Sew- 
 all ann 1837 2 00 
 
 East Brewer. 
 John Farrington Jr. ann 1837 2 00. 
 
 East Machias. 
 John Dickinson don by Rev. Mr 
 Stone 10 00, Rev, Thomas Stone ann 
 1837 2 00. 
 
 Easlport. 
 Collected at Monthly Concert in 
 central Cong, soc by Rev. William 
 Davenport of Perry 10 00, From be- 
 nevolent Friends in Rev. Moses P 
 Stiekney's soc to constitute himself a 
 L. M. 20 00, Central Cong, soc by 
 John A. Balkam 15 00, Central Cong, 
 soc 42 00. 
 
 Ellsworth. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr/1 enney's soc 18 00. 
 
 East Tliomaston. 
 For supply of desk by Rev. E. Gil- 
 let 14 00, John Lovejoy 1 00. 
 Fryeburg. 
 Cont in Rev Mr Hurd'e soc by| 
 
 S. Chaso 25 00, Joseph Colby to cop« 
 stitute his daughter Mrs. Eliza Walk- 
 er a L.M. 20 00, J. S. Barrows to 
 complete life membership of his son 
 Goorge B Barrows and to constitute 
 Ins son J S. Barrows jr. a L M.30 00, 
 Cont. in Cong, soc by Rev. C. Hurd 
 
 16 00. 
 
 Falmouth. 
 Cont. in 2d church and soc by Rev, 
 J. B Stevens 19 03, Female Missy 
 soc. 10 02. 
 
 Farmington. 
 H. Belcher in part to constitute 
 himself a L M 5 00, John Church jr. 
 dona 5 00, John Titcomb 2 00. Fe- 
 male Aux'y soc Mrs Evelina Belcher 
 Tr. to constitute Mrs. E F. Rogers a 
 L. M. 20 00, Cont. in Kev. Mr^Rog- 
 ers's soc 19 3l, Rev. Isaac Rogers in 
 part to constitute Isaac Rogers Ad- 
 ams a L. M. 10 00, Female Friend ot 
 Missions 1 00, Avails of Ear Knobs 
 sold to be added to contribution in 
 Rev. Isaac Rogers soc 25 cts. 
 Free-port. 
 Cont. in Cong, soc per C. Dilling- 
 ham 11 19, Cent soc Mrs. Mary Ba- 
 con Tr. 8 26, A Friend, 2 00, A Friend 
 50 cts. Rev. C. H Kent sub 4 00. 
 Fairfield. 
 For Rev. Jotham Sewall's supply 
 of desk by Rev. Dr. Gillett, 25 00. 
 Foxcroft Sf Dover. 
 Cont. in Cong, soc by Rev. Joseph 
 Loring 8 00. 
 
 Frankfort. 
 Rev. S. S. Tappan $20 of which to 
 constitute Mrs. E. L. Tappan his wife 
 a life member, the same being for 6 
 weeks missionary labor by hand of 
 Dr. Gillett 42 00. 
 
 Ladies, to make Rev. S S Tappan 
 a L. M. by Rev. E. Gillett 20 00. 
 Fayette. 
 Cont in Cong, soc 4 96. 
 
 Gray. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr. White's soc by 
 his hand 6 00, Mrs. Mary L. Hamil- 
 ton 50 cts. 
 
 Gorham. 
 Benevolent soc Thomas S. Robie 
 Tr. by Toppan Robie 150 00. 
 Gardiner. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr. Sweetser's soc. 
 
 17 00, Mon. Con. 18 66, Female Miss, 
 soc Mrs. Sweetser Tr 8 17, Mon Con. 
 cert for 7 mons by Rev. S Sweetser 
 614 
 
&3 
 
 Georgetown. 
 Mrs. Rosamond Potter sub 1 00, So- 
 phia Farnham sub 1 50. 
 
 Garland and Dexter. 
 Con t by Cong churches— $20 of 
 which is to consti ute Miss June Car- 
 rmherB a L. M. by Rev. J. Carulhers 
 SoOO. 
 
 Hirnm. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr. Gooch'ssoc 2 06. 
 Rev. Janips Gooch sub 5 DO. Pelej; 
 Wudswortli nnn 18o6 2 00. Cont in 
 Cong, soc 3 00, Rev. .Mr. Gooch don 
 2 00. Cont in Cong, soc by Rev. Mr. 
 Gooch 2 41. 
 
 Houhon. 
 Femnle Benevolent soc 7 00, Other 
 persons 7 00. 
 
 H'l/ron aad West Minot. 
 
 Eben. Dole to constitute himself a L. 
 M. sub 20 00, Mrs. Sophia E. Bond to 
 complete life membership of Mrs. 
 Lucy D Gilman IS 00, Elias Bond to 
 '■ his wile Hophia B. Bond a 
 L. M. 20 00, Philander Morton col 
 by late Rev. S. Johnson 5 00, Samuel 
 Titcoml- by Rev. E. Gillet 137. 
 Industry. 
 Rev. A. Boynt.m 5 00, J. Hayes, 
 P. Shorpy, David Luce, Daniel Luce, 
 C. Norton each 1 00. 
 Jackson. 
 Ezra Abbott, Bordman Johnson each 
 2U0. 
 
 Kennef/vnk. 
 C. Williams an 1837 2 00, Joseph 
 Titcomb don 5 00, Monthly Concert 
 7 70, Samuel Titcomb 3 00, Monthly 
 
 Moses Allen ann 1837 2 00, Com Concert in part to constitute Rev. J. 
 in ch and soc by Rev. Mr. Libby 2 75 W. Powers a L. M.by Rev. E. Gillett 
 Hampden. 
 
 From individuals in Rev. Mr. Ea 
 Iter's soc 60 00, Individuals in Rev 
 Mr. Baker's soc by late Rev. Mr 
 Johnson 35 00. 
 
 Harrison. 
 
 P. Eastman ann 1837 2 00 don 1 00 
 Mrs. Mary Eastman 2 00 
 Hallowell. 
 
 Cont in Cong, ch and soc 57 50, A 
 Friend of Missions in Memory of tin 
 devoted and iamented Lyman & Moo 
 son to constitute a pair of Twins nam- 
 ed for tliem, sons of Mr. E G. Dob 
 L M's. 40 00, Female Missionary 
 Asso to constitute Hev. A. R. Baker 
 a L. M.20C0, Rufus K. Paaelo con- 
 stitute his wi(e Mrs. Marlha H. Parre 
 a L. M 20 00, MissE W. Leach in 
 part to constitute Mis.- E. F. Shepherd 
 B L. M. 5 00, S. K. Gilman, Dea. Jas 
 Gow, Dr. 15. Page, Miss Julia A 
 Patrp, Miss Harriet Pa^e each nnn 
 1837 2 00 Hy hand of Rev. A. R. 
 
 (3 77. 
 
 Kcnnclvnk Port. 
 Rev. Mr. Smith sub 1 00. Rev. Mr. 
 Smith's soc to Constitute* Seth Bum« 
 ham, Wm. Smith, and Oliver Walk' 
 er life members by D. W. Lord 
 60 00 
 
 Levant, 
 From the church in Levant and a 
 Tew other individuals (2 00 of which 
 from a female the fruit of retrench- 
 merit) 17 00, R<-v. R. Page 3 00 to 
 constitute him a lile member 20 GO. 
 hihuvon. 
 John Moody jr an 1830 2 00, Cont 
 m Cono. ch 8 00, Joseph Grant, John 
 Moody jr. each an lc37 2 00, by Rev. 
 A. Cummings. 
 
 Liming ton. 
 Female Retrenchment soc 11 00. 
 
 Litchfield. 
 Tho's Smith jr. Isaac Smith. Z B. 
 Smith each nnn 1837, 2 00. Cont. in 
 ch and soc 5 27, Female Cent 6oe 
 Baker, Augustus Alden ann 1837 2 Mrs. Esther Smith. Tr. 5 73. Monthly 
 00, Rev Mr. Belden towards consti- Concert and cont. collected by late 
 tilting his wife a L. M. 5 00, Elias Rev. S. Johnson 8 00, Rev. Timothy 
 Bond don., Eben Dole am 1837, Wil- Davis dona 10 00. 
 ]iam Stickney ann 1837 each 2(0.| Limerick. 
 
 Fpmale Religious soc by Mrs E 
 Bond 20 37. Monthly Concert by M- 
 E.Bond 53 61, Monthly Concert 44 
 00, Mrs. SarMi Moody to constitute 
 herself a L. M. 25 00. Friend ol Mis- 
 sions 50 cts, Elias Bond balancp tr. 
 complete his life membership 2 50. 
 Jfcnfus K. Page to constitute himself a 
 L. M. by late Rev. S. Johnson 2000, 
 
 Rev. C. Freeman, 4 00, Samuel 
 Martin 5 CO, J. din A. Merrill 4 CO, 
 Simeon Barker 1 00. James Bradbury 
 2 00, S. A. F 1 CO, Smaller subscrip- 
 tions 7 15, Cont. in Rpv. Mr. Free- 
 man's soc II 35, Rev. Charles Free- 
 man sub 3 CO. 
 
 Lovell. 
 Abraham Andrews in part to consti- 
 
34 
 
 idle himself a L. M. 5 00, Stephen 
 Andrews in part to constitute himself 
 a L. M. 3 00, Josiah Heald in part to 
 constitute himself a L. M. by Rev. 
 Dr. Gillett 2 00, Cont. in Rev. Mr. 
 Hills's soc by his hand 7 57, Josiah 
 Heald in part to constitute himself 
 a L. M. by Rev. A. Cummings 5 00. 
 Miscellaneous. 
 Thomas Harvvard 3 00, A. Friend 
 10 00, Priscilla Murray 1 00, Mrs 
 Hill 2 00, Lucy Bacon 1 00 all sub at 
 N Yarmouth, A Female 25 cts., A 
 Female 22 cts. A Female 4 cts., A 
 Lady by Rev. N. W. Sheldon 1 00, 
 A Friend by Rev. Mr. Maltby 250, E. 
 Auld 1 00, Rev. Mr. Storrs 10 00, 
 Hancock & Waldo Conference 15 00, 
 Cont atYork Conference at their meet 
 ing at Kennebunk Port, June 6, by 
 Rev. Dr. Gillett 47 70, Rev. H. A 
 Merrill sub 3 00, Premium on Specie 
 sold 25 07, Cumberland Conference 
 W. D. Little Tr. 20 32, Somerset 
 Conference of chs by Rev. Mr. feet 
 18 50, Rev. John Turner sub 10 00, 
 From Washington Co for supply of 
 desk by Rev. Jotham Sewall by Rev 
 E. Gillett 91 00, From 'a widow,' 
 enclosed in a letter to Tr. with $1 for 
 Education soc 2 00, Cont Cumber- 
 land Conf. chs Wm. D. Little Tr 
 100 54, Interest on Jona. Fessenden 
 and al. Note 9 07, Principal of above 
 note by hand of John Perley 200 00, 
 From a Lady for extra Missionary ser- 
 vice in Raymond 25 00, Lincoln Co. 
 Conference of chs by Rev. D. M. 
 Milchell|13 16, Washington Co. Con- 
 ference chs E. C. Wilder Tr. 15 76, 
 General Conference of Maine by 
 Rev. George E. Adams Tr. 22 14, 
 Lincoln Co. Conference chs by Rev. 
 D. Kendrick Tr. 20 00, General Con- 
 ference of Maine by Rev. George E. 
 Adams Tr. 27 47, From a friend of 
 missions by Royal Lincoln 4 00, Div- 
 idend on Stock in Man. and Traders 
 Rank 21 00, Dividend on Stock in 
 Casco Bank 27 00, Cont York Conf. 
 chs at Limerick by Rev. C. Freeman 
 23 40, Dividend on Stock in Traders 
 & Mannfacturers Bank 21 00, do on 
 Stock in Casco Bank 29 25. 
 Madison. 
 
 Cont in Cong, soc 3 66, Benjamin 
 Weston an 1837 2 00. 
 Milo. 
 Mrs. rnscilla Lee an 1637 2 00, 
 
 Monson. 
 Cont by Rev. Mr. Baker 5 00. 
 
 Machias, 
 Female Miss and Education eoc 
 Mrs. E. L. Crocker Tr. 18 00. W. A. 
 Crocker an 1837 by Rev. Mr Stone 2 
 00. 
 
 Monmouth. 
 Neh. Pierce an 1837 2 00. 
 
 Minot. 
 Isaac Allen, S. Poole, Mrs. E 
 Jones each an 1837 2 00, Female 
 Aux'y soc 18 12, Cont in Rev. Mr 
 Jones' society 7 33, Isaac Allen, Sam- 
 uel Poole, Eliphalet Packard, Mrs E. 
 Jones each an 1836, 2 00,Coll in Rev 
 Mr Jones' soc 12 13, Ladies Aux'y 
 soc Mrs. Jones Tr by hand of Rev. 
 Mr Jones 10 00, Wm Ladd by Rev, 
 E. Gillett 5 00, Daniel Freeman an 
 1836, 2 00, Hez. Packard an 1837, 2 
 00, sub 2 00, Daniel Freeman an 1837 
 2 00, Wm Ladd sub 10 00. 
 Mercer. 
 Samuel Cordis Q 00. 
 
 New Sharon. 
 Cont in Cong, soc 14 00, Joshua 
 Bullen 5 00, Stephen Hawes an 1836 
 Samuel Wyman each 2 00 by Rev. 
 Dr Gillett. 
 
 Newcastle. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr Sew all's soc 35 56, 
 Washington Dodge an 1837, 3 00, 
 Bartlett Sheldon 2 00. 
 
 Norridgewock. 
 Female Aux'y Asso 14 42, Male do 
 do 6 75, Cont in Rev. Mr. Peet's soc 
 6 33, Wm W. Dinsmore sub I 00. 
 New Portland. 
 Church and Society 2 56. 
 
 Newjield. 
 Ch and people of Rev. Mr Smith's 
 soc to constitute John Garland a L. 
 M. 200. 
 
 New Gloucester. 
 Joseph E. Foxcroft to constitute 
 himself a L. M. 20 00, From Males 
 and Females in Cong, soc to consti- 
 tute Mrs. Esther M. Newell wife of 
 Rev. Israel Newell a L M. and in 
 part to constitute Miss Nancy Mosely 
 a L. M. 36 00, Sewing Circle, Lower 
 Village, to constitute Miss Sally Col= 
 lins a L. M. by Miss A . C. M. Fox- 
 [ croft Tr 20 00. 
 
 North Yarmouth. 
 2d Parish Female M iss. soc Mre 
 Hobart Tr 26 57, Cont in Rev Mr 
 Hobart'a soc 15 00, Dea, W, M, 
 
35 
 
 Sweetser an 1837 by Rev. Mr Hobart 
 2 00, 1st Parish— Female Cent soc 60 
 00, Newell soc 26 00, John Cutter 20 
 00, Thos Chase Jr. 10 00, William 
 Chandler, Nathan Dole each 2 00, 
 Joseph Chandler 2d 5 00, T. G. 
 Cleaves 1 00, John Soule 2 00, Jere. 
 Mitchell 5 00, Jacob G. Loring 10 00, 
 Rev. D. Shepley 5 00, Sylvanus 
 Blanchard balance to constitute his 
 wife Dorcas Blanchard a L. M. 10 00, 
 John Cutler Jr. 4 00, Enoch Chand- 
 ler 5 00, Allen H. Weld, William 
 Gooding, N. Dole ent, Mathias Allen 
 each 1 00, Daniel Mitchell 2 00, Sam- 
 uel Sweetser 5 00, Sam'l Sweetser an 
 1837 2 00, Edmund Cleaves 1 00, 
 Samuel Mason 1 00, Reuben Chand- 
 ler 1 00, Levi Blanchard 2 00, Gent 
 by Sam'l Sweetser 50 cts. Cont. alter 
 the Annual Sermon in the Academy 
 11 00, in the Meeting House 153 37, 
 to be added to cont 50 cts. by hand of 
 Tho's Chase jr., F. A. Pomroy sub 
 10 00, John Cutter an 1837 2 00, J. 
 M. Gooch dona 1 00, Avails of Ring 
 sold 37 cts. Avails of Silver Clasp, 8 
 cts. Thomas Chase an 1837 2 00. 
 Norlhport. 
 D. Miller, by Rev. E. Gillet 1 00. 
 
 North Kcnnebunk-Port. 
 Joseph Burnham an 1837 by Rev. 
 J. Carruthers 2 00. 
 
 Konoay, 
 Cont. at the meeting of the Oxford 
 Conf. churches June 7, by Rev. Asa 
 Cummings 24 70. 
 
 Otisfield. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr. Richardson's soc 
 14 00, Female Miss'y soc 6 00, to con 
 stitute Mrs. Mary Richardson L. M. 
 20 00, Silas Blake an 1836 & '374 00, 
 Old Town. 
 From Ladies to const Mrs Sarah 
 Lovejoy a L. M. collected by late 
 Rev. S. Johnson 20 00. 
 Orrington- 
 Cont in Cong, soc by Rev. Mr. 
 Pearl 10 00. 
 
 Oxford. 
 Ladies in Rev. A. P. Chute's soc 
 to constitute him a life member 20 
 00. 
 
 Portland . 
 Nath'l Cross an 1837 2 00, Cont in 
 2d Cong, soc by E. Greeley 105 44, 
 Avails of Gold Ring found in contri- 
 bution box, 50 cts. Female Sewing 
 Circle in 3d Cong, soc Mias Deborah 
 
 Gordon Tr to constitute Misses Sa 
 rah Jane Mitchell and Margaret Riel- 
 ly L. M. 40 00, Miss'y Sewing Circle 
 Miss C. E. Merrill Tr 20 00 to const 
 Mr. Cyrus Hamlin a L. M. 114 00, 
 Joseph M. Gerrish an 1837 2 00, John 
 How sub 2 00, E. C. Stevens an 1837 
 2 00, C. G. Downes an 1837 2 00, Fe- 
 male Sewing Circle 3d Cong, society 
 Miss D. Gordon Tr 3 00, Joshua B. 
 Osgood, Mrs. Joshua B. Osgood, John 
 Chute, W. W. Thomas, Rev . E. Kel- 
 logg don, L. Cross, N.Cram, Joseph 
 Adams, Eben'r Steele each ann 1837 
 2 00, W. Storer sub to constitute his 
 wife Mary B. Storer a L. M. 20 00, 
 Female Miss'y soc Mrs. E. Greeley 
 Tr 58 56, W. C. Mitchell, W. G. 
 Mitchell, J. D. Kinsman each ann 
 1837 2 00, Cont in High St church 
 exclusive of subscriptions 72 75, to 
 be added to coll in High St church 
 from Tho's Tolman 2 00, Win. Lord 
 ann 1837 2 00, Female Miss'y society 
 Mrs. E, Greely Tr 2 00, Cont in 3d 
 Cong, soc including 20 00 contributed 
 by Jos. Libby to const his wife Mrs. 
 Lucy Libby a L. M. and 3 00 ent and 
 an 1'837 of A. H. Putney 86 88, Sam'l 
 Chase an 1837 2 00, Miss Jane Lovis 
 50 cts. Rev. J. Carruthers to consti- 
 tute his daughter Ellen Carruthers a 
 L. M. 20 00, Miss'y Sewing Circle by 
 Miss Jane Lincoln 2 00, J. Gardiner, 
 Oliver Everett each an 1836 2 00, J. 
 Stevens an 1835—6 4 00, Edward 
 Howe an 1834 '5 '6 6 00, Curtis Me- 
 servey dona by E. Hayes 1 00, Eze- 
 kiel Day an 1835—6 4 00, Paul E. 
 Merrill an 1833, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 00, Leg- 
 acy of John A. Smith by Mrs. Har- 
 riet M. Smith ext. 100 00, Jere. Ste 
 vens an 1837 2 00, From a member of 
 High St ch 40 00, Female Cent soc 
 in 3d Cong, soc Mrs. Mary W. Hayes 
 Tr 23 31, Rev. A. Cummings to con- 
 stitute Dea. James Brown of Danvers 
 Mass. a lite member 20 00, Joshua B. 
 Osgood to be applied to aid church in 
 Denmark 50 00, Female Sewing Cir- 
 cle 3d Cong. soc. Miss Deborah Gor- 
 don Tr. to const Rev. George H. Hu- 
 lin a life member 20 00, Miss Cathe- 
 rine Martin to const Mrs. Catherine 
 M. Fuller of Augusta a L. M. 20 00, 
 Miss Eliza Martin to const Mrs. Eliz- 
 abeth Brown of Andover Mass. widow 
 of late President Brown a L. M. 20 00, 
 Wm. Martin, Miss Penelope Martin 
 
36 
 
 each 5 00, Rev. E. Kellogg 200, Mrs. 
 Michael Little 5 00. 
 
 Paris. 
 Din'l Stowell aim 183G & 1837. 
 4 00. 
 
 Phipsbur<r. 
 Cnnt in Cong, soc by Rev. Mr 
 Boynton 21 00, M, L. Hill ah 1837 2 
 00. 
 
 Poland. 
 John Cousins in part to constitute 
 himself a L. M. by Riv. T. Williams 
 10 00 
 
 Parsnvsfi'Id. 
 Cont in Gong, soc by Rev. Mr Free 
 man 10 0J. 
 
 Pemnquid. 
 Cont by Rev. J. Carruthers 52 00. 
 
 Phillip*. 
 Female Miss'y soc Mrs. S. C. Foye 
 Tr 3 50. 
 
 Pol tin 'I. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr Williams' soc 3 69 
 
 Pitts ton 
 Cont by hand ol Den. Follansbee 
 7 03, Cont by hand of Rev. Dr Gil 
 lett 4 5G. 
 
 Prrry. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr fjavpnnort's soc 2 
 59, Cong, church by Rev.E. Kello 
 15 12. 
 
 Pownal.. 
 Cont in Rev. Mr Chapin's soc t<> 
 aid church in West Mi not and Hebron 
 13 00. 
 
 Prospect. 
 Female Miss'y soc .35 00, Subscrip- 
 tions in Rev Mr Thurston's soc 65 00 
 A Friend by Rev S. Thurston, James 
 Roulstone by do each 1 00. 
 Rohbinston. 
 Cyrus Balkain aim 1835—0 4 00, 
 Cong, soc 8 28. 
 
 Hnodfir.ld. 
 Jere Pa<»e an 1330 by Rev. E. Gil 
 lett 2 00. 
 
 Stillwater. 
 Cont col by late Rev S. Johnson 27 
 79, Old Town by late Rev S. John 
 son S 76. 
 
 South, Berwick. 
 First Cong, son cont nt Monthlv 
 Concert ii4 Jan. and Feb. of 1837, $'20 
 of which is to constitute Rev Andrew 
 Rankin a L. M by Chas E. Norton 
 23 00. 
 
 Sweden. 
 Cont in Cong, soc by Rev Tho's T 
 Stone 7 35. 
 
 Saco. 
 Ch and soc by Rev Mr Hopkins 57 
 73, Josiah Calefan 1835 6 7 6 00, A. 
 F. Symonds, P. 15. Mellen, Lnuristoq 
 Ward each an 1837 2 00, John P. Mel- 
 len, A. F. Svinonds, L Wart! eacli an 
 
 1836 2 00. Sim'l Mno.lv an 1836 & 7 
 
 4 00, Ether Shepley,J. M. Hayes each 
 
 5 CO, Samuel Hartley 2 00 by Rev E. 
 Gdleit, From Ladies to constitute 
 Mrs Hopkins (wile of Rev S. Hop. 
 kins) a L. M. by Miss Leland 20 00, 
 J. B Thornton to constitute his wile 
 Mrs E. B. Thornton a L. M. 20 00. 
 
 Stand is/i. 
 Cont by Individuals by Rpv IWr 
 Perry 3 00, Rev Clark Perry sub 5 00. 
 South Paris. 
 Benevolent soc by Rev Mr Walker 
 15 00. 
 
 Snmnrr. 
 Cont bv Rev Mr Sewall's soc 9 00, 
 Increase Robinson ii! pari toconstiiute 
 Himself a L. Mi 10 00, Increase Rob- 
 iuson an 1836 2 00, do don 100 by 
 Uethuei Cary. 
 
 Scarborough. 
 Mrs Selh Storer sol) 5 00, do en- 
 trance and annuity for 1836 3<)0, 
 Henry G. Smr-r ent and an 3 00, 
 Cnnt in Rev Air Jameson's soc 14 56, 
 Rev Thos Jameson an 1837 2 00. 
 St Albuns. 
 Cont in Rev Mr Douglas' soc 3 35, 
 iN. Tenney an 1336 and parl'37 3 £0. 
 Sedgwick. 
 Cont in Cong, ch bv Rev M. Ellis 
 2 0J. 
 
 Strong. 
 Cont in Conij. sue 6 50, Ladies 
 Miss'y soc 10 00. 
 
 Smith Snlnn. 
 Cont in Cong, soc 5 00. 
 
 Sehcc. 
 Cont in Con?. s..c2 30. 
 
 Swmville. 
 Cont in Cong, sne 3 00, From the 
 Treasurer of ihe orphan Miss'y soc 
 residing in Swanville $10 including 
 $5 50 emit at Swanville and paid into 
 the Treasury in June last to constitute 
 Rev Geo Brown of Swanville $• Rev 
 Jos A. E. Long a second lime life 
 members 34 50-N. B. $15 nt the 
 • hove was paid by the Swanville and 
 West Prospect Female Miss'y soc. 
 Sanford. 
 John Frost 2d an 1837 2 00, S. B. 
 Emery 50 cts, John Skeel 1 00, 
 
37 
 
 Tkomaston. 
 John S. Abbott to constitute him- 
 self and his wife Mrs Elizabeth T 
 Abbott L. M. 40 00, Female Miss'y 
 soc Mrs H. L. Prince Tr 24 80, Com 
 in Rev Mr Woodhull's soc 20 20 by 
 Rev Mr Woodhull, Cont in West 
 Thoniaston 10 38, Cont in EastThom- 
 astnn 7 12, Female Miss'y soc Mr 
 C. T. Swan Tr 21 50, Two friends of 
 Missions by Rev Mr Woodhull 11 00, 
 John Paine an 1 63G by Rev Dr Gil 
 lett 2 00, received in a letter from 
 Tbornaston 29th May anonymous 10 
 00. 
 
 Turner. 
 William Barrell an 1837 by Rev 
 Mr Greeley 2 00, Cont by the peopl 
 in that place by Rev Mr Greeley 3 50. 
 John Turner to constitute his wifr 
 Mrs Deborah Turner a L. M. 20 00, 
 same to complete his own L. Mem- 
 bership 10 00, Luther Cr.ry an 1837 
 2 00, Cong, cont by J. B. Barrell 4 00, 
 John Turner an lfc-36 2 00, John Tur- 
 ner in part to constitute himself a L. 
 M. 10 00, Female Charitable soc Mrs 
 Phebe Dresser Tr in part to constitute 
 Rev D. Libbey a L. M. 10 00. 
 Temple. 
 Cont by Female Miss'y soc in part 
 to constitute Joseph H. Conant a L 
 M. 3 56, Jno Conant by Rev Mr 
 Shepherd 50 cts. 
 
 Topshum. 
 RevThos N. Lord sub 2 00. 
 
 Union. 
 Joseph Morse don 5 00, Other Male 
 members of ch 4 25, Ladies in ch 2 
 
 94, Morse an 1836 by Dr .Gillett 
 
 2 00. 
 
 Unity. 
 Cont in Cong, soc 3 08. 
 Uzbridge, Muss. 
 Miss Sarah Judson sub by hand of 
 Rev Mr Maltby 5 00. 
 
 Vassalborough. 
 Cont in South Cong, soc 4 30 Otis 
 Hawes don 2 00. 
 
 Waldoboro' '. 
 Female Domestic Miss'y soc $1 of 
 which from Miss Jane Ann Reed 13 
 00, Cont in Rev. Mr Mitchell's soc 15 
 36, $20 of which is to constitute Rev 
 James Carruthers a life member, Jas. 
 Hovey, Payne Elwell, Mrs P. Elwell, 
 Samuel Morse, Rev D. M. Mitchell, 
 Mrs M. C. Mitchell, R. C. Webb, 
 Sally T Webb, James Cook, John 
 
 Bulfinch, Mrs BulBnch, T. D. Cur 
 ner, Jane Reed, William Cole each 
 an 1837 2 00, Rev David Starrett in 
 part to constitute Mrs Susan Starrett 
 life member 10 00, Rebecca Elwell 
 don 1 00, Children of Rev. D. M. 
 Mitchell 4 64, Avery Webb, John 
 Bulfinch, Geo Light and wife each 
 donation 1 00, Samuel Morse by 
 Rev David Mobec Mitchell donation 
 5 00. 
 
 IVinthrop. 
 Anson G. Stanley, Daniel Carreach 
 an 1837 2 00, Cont in Cono-. soc 23 
 73, Seth May an 1836 7 4 00, Female 
 Asso for do m and for Missions Mrs E. 
 Newman Tr 19 68, Lydia Cushmg J 
 00, Rev D. Thurston 3 00, Elijah, 
 Wood collected by late Rev S. John- 
 son 2 00. 
 
 Wayne. 
 Eliza G. Knight sub 1 00. 
 
 Weld. 
 Female Assistant soc Mrs A. Fobei 
 Tr to constitute Rev E Fobes a life 
 member 20 00, Cont in Rev Mr Fobes' 
 soc 6 24, Cong, soc for supply of desk 
 by Rev Win Miltimore 36 00 by Rev 
 E. Gillett. 
 
 Wilton. 
 Female Miss'y soc to complete the 
 life membership of Mrs Samuel Tal- 
 bott 12 62, Cont in Rev Mr Talbot's 
 soc 8 55, Monthly Concert 5 00, Eli- 
 slia Bass, John Barker each an 1837 
 
 2 00. 
 Waterville. 
 
 Mrs Thomas Adams in part $20 
 subscribed at annual meeting 5 00 
 Waterford. 
 
 Samuel Warren to complete his life 
 membership 10 00, Leander Gage don 
 
 3 00, Cont in Cong, soc by Rev Mr 
 Douglass IS 07, Henry Sawin by Rev 
 A. Cummings 2 00, Cont in (,'ong 
 soc 19 37, Left by late Mary Chaplin 
 deceased by Rev. John A. Douglas* 
 2 00. 
 
 Wells. 
 Joseph Gilman an 1837 2 00, Sam- 
 uel Curtis and another individual to 
 constitute himself a life member $20, 
 Cont in Rev Mr Oliphant's soc $6j. 
 Ladies in First Parish to constitute 
 Samuel B. Littlefield a life member 
 $20 
 
38 
 
 Woolwich. 
 
 Cont in Rev Mr Goss'a soc f 1 27, 
 Dea. Z. Farnham an 1837 $2. 
 Wesibrook. 
 
 Cont in Rev Mr Searle's soc 14 10, 
 Individuals 1 25. 
 
 Rev Jos Searlesub 10 00, do dona 
 4 00, Individuals 1 75. 
 Wiscasset. 
 
 Eben'r Hilton, Henry Clark, John 
 Brooks, Wilmot Wood each $10, S. 
 P. Baker, Edmund Dana, Jas Taylor, 
 Warren Rice each $5, Joshua Young 
 $3, James Averill $2, K. Cushinan 
 $1, Mrs Hannah Cushman 1 50, Mrs 
 
 Hannah Millen $2, Miss Lucy Hob 
 inson 50cts. L. A. Sweat $1, A Lady 
 50, Rev Freeman Parker $2, Rev 
 y. White $10 to be appropriated to ths 
 church in Mercer, Somerset County 
 by Rev Mr White. 
 
 Windham. 
 
 Cont in Rev Mr Shepherd's soc 6 
 61, Cont by Rev E.Gillett 3 64. 
 Wins law. 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Jewett's soc. $16 ? 
 Frederic Paine an. 1837, $2. 
 Washington. 
 
 Cont in church to constitute Mr C. 
 Starret a life member $20. 
 
 N B. The various sums in the foregoing lists amount to $8,251 95. 
 
 The following sums were received from July 1, to July 19, 1837. 
 
 Bremen. 
 Ladies Cent soc by Rev. J. 
 Carruthers, 
 
 Brewer. 
 Second Church, by Geo. A. 
 Thatcher, 
 
 Buxton. 
 James Emery, don. 
 
 Bangor. 
 
 D. Warren, 
 
 E. Chambers, 
 
 by Geo. A. Thatcher. 
 Brunswick. 
 R. P. Dunlap, don. 
 Miss D. Giddings, an. 1837, 
 by Rev. G. E. Adams, 
 Cape Elizabeth. 
 To be added to cont. by hand 
 of Rev. A. Cummings, 
 Cumberland. 
 Nicholas Rideout, Jr., an. 1837, 
 by Rev. Mr. Weston, 
 Falmouth. 
 Mrs. W. Miltimore, sub. by 
 Rev. A. Cummings, 
 Gilead. 
 Eliphalet Burbank, (in shoes) 
 by Rev. J. G. Merrill, 
 Houlton. 
 S. Houlton, by George A. 
 Thatcher, 
 
 Lewislon Falls. 
 Rev. W.B.Adams, sub. 
 
 North Yarmouth. 
 Capt. D. Seabury. by hand of 
 
 4 25 
 
 4 75 
 
 5 00 
 
 62 
 25 
 
 20 00 
 2 00 
 
 173 
 
 2 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 150 
 
 5 00 
 
 
 32 75 
 
 
 35 00 
 
 
 3 00 
 
 
 2 00 
 
 
 2 00 
 
 
 2 00 
 
 
 5 00 
 
 in 
 
 
 c. 
 
 
 10 00 
 
 Thomas Chase, Jr., towards 
 constituting himself a life 
 member, 10 00 
 
 Orono. 
 First Church, 
 Second Church, 
 
 by Geo. A. Thatcher. 
 Portland. 
 Thomas Tolman, sub. 
 Mrs. Jane Tolman, sub. 
 E. Day, an. 1837, 
 Henry Jackson, 
 Miss Mary Smith, sub. 
 A Friend of Missions" 
 part to constitute C. 
 Mitchell a life member, 
 Shelburne. 
 Church and Soc. by hand of 
 Barker Burbank, 5 00 
 
 Waldoborough. 
 John Bulfinch, by hand of W. 
 
 C. Mitchell, 15 00 
 which with $2 paid by him, 
 
 $2 by Mrs. Bulfinch, and $1 
 by his son Jno. Bulfinch, 
 received by hand of Rev. 
 
 D. M. Mitchell, at North 
 Yarmouth, June 28, last is 
 to constitute himself a life 
 member. 
 
 Wesibrook. 
 Rev. Mr. Searle, don. 26 00 
 
 Con t in Rev. Mr. Lane's So. 12 75 
 
 Warren. 
 Benevolent Soc, Jesse Page 
 
39 
 
 Treasurer, 16 13 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Cutter's 
 Society, to constitute Jesse 
 Page a life member. 21 41 
 
 William Hovey, an. 1837, 2 00 
 
 Jesse Page, an. 1837, 2 00 
 
 James Starrett, en. 1837, 2 00 
 
 Lewis Vaughan, an. 1837, 2 00 
 Rev. E. F. Cutter, an. 1837, 2 00 
 Mrs. E. F. Cutter, ent. & an. 3 00 
 
 WOODBURY STORER, Trtaa. M. M. S. 
 Portland, July 19, 1837. 
 
 LIFE MEMRERS. 
 
 [The following list embraces only the names of such as have been made life- 
 members the past year. The Committee of publication did not anticipate any lack 
 of room, when they procured paper and made the contract for a pamphlet of the 
 usual size ; and could not conveniently extend it, when they discovered their mis- 
 take. A complete list may be expected next year, and a less crowdgd page to 
 receive the Treasurer's acknowledgements.] 
 
 John S. Abbott. Thomaston, 
 
 Mrs. Elizabeth T. Abbott, do. 
 
 Geo. B. Barrows, Fryeburg, 
 
 Jno. S. Barrows, do. 
 
 Mary Lincoln Brown, Bangor, 
 
 Mrs Sophia E. Bond, Hallowell, 
 
 Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Andover, Mass. 
 
 Seth Bumham.KennebunkPort, 
 
 Elias Bond, Hallowell, 
 
 James Brown, Danvers, Mass. 
 
 Rev. A. R. Baker, Hallowell. 
 
 John Bulfinch, Waldoborough, 
 
 Mrs. Dorcas Blanchard, North Yarmouth 
 
 James L. Child, Augusta, 
 
 Mrs. Jane H. Child, do. 
 
 Miss Jane Carruthers, Portland, 
 
 Rev. A. P. Chute, Oxford, 
 
 Miss Sally Collins, New Gloucester, 
 
 Samuel Curtis, Wells, 
 
 Isaac Carlton, Bethel, 
 
 Miss Ellen Carruthers, Portland, 
 
 Eben'r Dole, Hallowell, 
 
 Henry Lyman Dole, do. 
 
 Samuel Munson Dole, do. 
 
 Stephen Deering, Augusta, 
 
 Mrs. Catharine Fuller, do. 
 
 Joseph E. Foxcroft, New Gloucester, 
 
 Rev. Ephraim Fobes, Weld, 
 
 Mrs. Ehzabath Philbrook,Bath. 
 
 Mrs. Lucy D. Gilman, Hallowell. 
 
 Mrs. S. Hopkins, Saco, 
 
 Rev. Geo. H. Hulen, Connecticut, 
 
 Mrs. Temperance Hawes, Edgecomb, 
 
 Cyrus Hamlin, Portland, 
 
 Mrs. Ann B. Hills, Cornville, 
 
 James Hills, do. 
 
 Sam'l B. Littlefield, Wells, 
 Mrs. Sarah Lovejoy, Old Town. 
 Mrs, Lucy Libby, Portland. 
 Mrs. Esther M. Newell, Durham. 
 Rev. William M. Mather, Mass. 
 Mrs. Sarah Moody, Hallowell, 
 Miss Sarah Jane Mitchell, Portland, 
 David C. Magoun, Bath, 
 Mrs. Margaret M. G. Maltby, Bangoi, 
 Mrs. Hannah C. Magoun, Bath. 
 Rufus K. Page, Hallowell, 
 Mrs. Martha H. Page, do. 
 Rev. Robert Page, Levant, 
 Jesse Page, Warren. 
 Rev. Andrew Rankin, South Berwick, 
 Mrs. Mary Richardson, Otisfield, 
 Benj. T. Rogers, Providence R. I. 
 Rev. Benj. Rice, Buxton, 
 Miss Margaret Rielly, Portland, 
 Mrs. E. F. Rogers, Farmington. 
 William Smith, Kennebunk-Port, 
 Mrs. Mary Sprague, Bath, 
 Mrs. Mary B. Storer, Portland, 
 Calvin Starrett, Washington, 
 Rev. Moses P. Stickney, Eastport 
 Mrs. E. L. Tappan, Frankfort, 
 Rev. S. S. Tappan, do. 
 Mrs. E. B. Thornton, Saco, 
 Mrs. Deborah Turner, Turner, 
 John Turner, do. 
 
 Mrs. Samuel Talbot, Wilton. 
 Samuel Warren, Waterford, 
 Oliver Walker, Kennebunk-Port, 
 Mrs. Eliza Walker, Fryeburg, 
 Mrs. Hannah Williams, Augusta, 
 Miss Helen Williams, do. 
 
 Marcus Quincy, Mrs. Mary Swan, Portland. [Heretofore Omitted.] 
 
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