> JAN 19 1905 * 
 
 MR. SHEPARD'S SERMON 
 
 BEFORE THE 
 
 MAINE MISSIONARY SOCIETY, 
 
 June 24, 1835, with the 
 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES. 
 
 
THE DUTY OF HELPING THE WEAK. 
 
 SERMON, 
 
 DELIVERED IN BANGOR, JUNE 24, 1835, 
 
 BEFORE THE 
 
 MAINE MISSIONARY SOCIETY, 
 
 TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY 
 
 BY GEORGE SHEPARD, 
 
 Pastor of the Congregational Church in Hallowell. 
 
 HALLOWELL : 
 
 GLAZIER, MASTERS & SMITH. 
 
 18&.5. 
 
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At a meeting of the Maine Missionary Society, Bangor, June 24, 1835, 
 VOTED, — That Rev. Thaddeus Pomroy be a Committee to present the 
 thanks of this Society to Rev. George Shepard for his discourse delivered 
 before them this day, and request a copy for the press. 
 A true copy. Attest, 
 
 D. THURSTON, Rec. Sec'ij. 
 
SERMON. 
 
 Acts xx. 35. — / have showed you till things, how that so labor- 
 ing ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the ivords of 
 the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to re- 
 ceive. 
 
 This is a part of Paul's farewell address to the elders of the 
 church at Ephesus, an address inimitable for tenderness and 
 force. Throughout it glows with the warmest interest for the 
 disciples in that place, especially for the poor and weak among 
 them. " Ye ought to support the weak." 
 
 Here allow me to extend the obligation, as may legitimately 
 be done, so as to embrace the duty of contributing to the sup- 
 port of the weak, not merely as individuals, but as associated 
 in churches. Weak churches, in numbers, in property, in in- 
 fluence weak, — there are many in our State, more in our land. 
 This fact is notorious ; nobody will dispute it. 
 
 The subject of my discourse is, the duty of helping them. 
 I am sensible that this is a very trite subject. Indeed it is as old 
 as the christian religion. Yet, I believe, on every announce- 
 ment, it comes with freshness to the christian heart. The chris- 
 tian heart has a sort of affinity to weakness, a spontaneous in- 
 clining toward those who need to be helped. Indeed, the 
 christian religion, in its provisions, agents and influences, is a 
 helping religion. We are all helped of God, helped of Christ, 
 helped of the Holy Ghost ; and we are expected to help one 
 another. Truly we ought to help the weak. 
 
How help them ? how much ? and why ? These are the 
 three points I present for a rapid consideration ; — Or to vary 
 the statement of the topics a little, 1 . The manner. 2. Mea- 
 sure. 3. The motives. 
 
 I. The manner of helping the feeble and destitute. How 
 help them ? I answer, by your prayers. This is one way. In- 
 deed it is the beginning, the middle, and the end of every oth- 
 er way. " Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain 
 that build it." " Then the heathen, that are round about you, 
 shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant 
 that that was desolate ; I the Lord have spoken it, and I will 
 do it. Thus saith the Lord God, I will yet for this be inquir- 
 ed of by the house of Israel to do it for them." Effort on 
 God's cause amounts to nothing only as it goes forth, fully and 
 fervently charged with the spirit of prayer. We may makegreat 
 effort, rear up powerful machinery, wield combined and compre- 
 hensive energies, and if we trust in the promise of our prepara- 
 tion, rather than in the promise of our God, we shall do noth- 
 ing for the weak, for we shall be weakness ourselves. God's 
 book teaches this : God's providence, Zion's history confirm it. 
 A most important way then, of helping the weak, is by our 
 prayers, — by imploring the Divine efficiency upon all our plans 
 and exertions for their relief, by imploring too directly upon 
 them the influences of the Holy Spirit. If the weak are fa- 
 vored with these influences, they will very soon become strong. 
 
 Another way to help the destitute, is by a feeling, sympathiz- 
 ing regard for them, by manifesting an interest in their welfare 
 and progress. No matter if it be merely a benevolent look, 
 the giving of needed advice, the utterance from a kind heart. 
 Such is our very nature, it does good. It infuses encourage- 
 ment and strength. On the other hand, nothing so oppresses 
 with despondency as a sense of abandonment, — as the feeling 
 that we are alone, and nobody cares for us. It withers every 
 active energy, palsies the whole power of exertion, and the en- 
 tire system collapses into coldness and death. It is so with in- 
 
dividuals, so with associated bodies. Sometimes the sinner 
 thinks and says, " Well, no one cares for me ; I will not care 
 for myself. I <tm abandoned, I will be abandoned. There is 
 no help, no hope, no use in trying to retrieve." And he floats 
 passively down the tide of corruption and ruin. But at length, 
 he meets with a voice of kind remonstrance, of gracious invita- 
 tion, accompanied with a look of pity, a heart of love, and a 
 hand of help ; and it operates upon him with an electrick force. 
 It awakens hope, kindles desire, compacts resolution, impels 
 exertion, and by the grace of God, he is redeemed from degra- 
 dation and death. Such sometimes is the influence of mere 
 benevolent sympathizing regard. 
 
 But some perhaps are beginning to think, that I am invent- 
 ing a very cheap kind of chanty, somewhat akin to that which 
 stops with saying, " Be ye warmed and be ye filled." No. I 
 do not stop yet ; but proceed to suggest another way of help- 
 ing the weak and destitute, namely, by visiting them and labor- 
 ing amongst them to strengthen and build them up. I now 
 speak of efforts in the way of Sabbath Schools, distribution of 
 bibles and tracts, sustaining of meetings for preaching and pray- 
 ing ; — efforts made in behalf of those in our respective vicini- 
 ties. Much may be done, on this method, for the helping of 
 the weak, and the saving of the lost, with but little expense. 
 Those who do it, will more than get their pay, by being made 
 haler and happier christians. 
 
 I bring to view these neighborhood efforts, because there is 
 danger, that in our sublime musings, and expansive prayers, 
 and princely gifts, in view of the wide spread wants of our 
 country and the world, we forget the little spot of darkness, 
 the drooping branch of Zion near our own residence ; just as, 
 while feeling and giving, as we ought to feel and give for the 
 millions of China, we may let our next door neighbor go down 
 to perdition unwarned. 
 
 Another method, and it is the last I shall mention, of 
 helping the weak and destitute, is by pecuniary contribution. 
 It is almost essential to the growth of any church in strength 
 
and prosperity, and to the conversion of those who are in then 
 sins, that there be established and operating the living ministry. 
 But this cannot be done in a great multitude of places without 
 assistance from abroad. — They must be helped by the bestow- 
 ment of money, or they must languish and expire. If helped 
 in this way by a judicious application, together with a vigorous, 
 cooperating endeavor on their own part, they will grow to a 
 bulk, balance and strength not only to stand alone, but aid in 
 sustaining others. 
 
 II. My second point is, the measure of help. The measure 
 should correspond to the condition or degree of real weakness 
 in the body helped. In administering help there is an exposure 
 to three mistakes, perhaps more. I speak of only three. One 
 is, affording too little help ; another is, affording too much 
 help ; the last is, helping those who do not at all need it. The 
 first is too little help. I speak of it as a mistake, though in 
 most cases it is a misfortune. We know that more ought to 
 be given, would be glad to give more, but alas, we have no 
 more to give. It is an evil. You are teaching your child to 
 walk, and you give him only one hand, when you ought to 
 give him both for his support He makes no progress, perhaps 
 he stumbles and falls. It is a time of scarcity. And you give 
 your family and dependents one meal a day, instead of three. 
 Truly it is better than absolute starvation ; yet they cannot 
 thrive upon it. So in religious and missionary matters, three 
 or six months preaching, a year, is better far than unbroken 
 destitution ; but that feeble church and society cannot grow 
 fast, solid, and strong upon it. I am supposing the church and 
 society to do all they can ; and after all they can raise and all 
 they can get, they secure but this partial amount of ministerial 
 service. — It is too little help. 
 
 We will now just pass, for a moment, on the other side, of 
 too much help, or help where it is not really needed. — This too 
 is an evil ; not a misfortune but always a mistake, and a mis- 
 take that does mischief. You are training your child to walk, 
 
and instead of giving him one hand, or both hands, you take 
 him up in your arms and carry him ; a miserable way to train 
 your child to walk. In our missionary matters there may be 
 such a thing as too much help, or help where it is not really 
 needed, — where an effort on the part of the body assisted cor- 
 responding to the ability of the body, would confer on them 
 the privilege and dignity of being their own supporters. This 
 is a very serious matter in theory, vital in its influence on the 
 progress and prosperity of our churches. I know not, that to 
 any considerable extent, it has obtained in practice. Indeed, 
 with our gaunt and fluctuating treasury, it seems almost impos- 
 sible that it should obtain in practice. Parsimony in distribu- 
 tion seems to be an imposed and unmovable necessity. If it 
 does obtain and where it does, there will be injury, perhaps ruin. 
 If any churches spare any efforts to help themselves, because 
 they can receive gratuitous aid, they will dry up their own re- 
 sources, and augment and hand down a morbid, lethargic weak- 
 ness and dependence, which will reduce them to an irretrievable 
 desolation. If there be any receiving from the Lord's treasury 
 beyond what is absolutely necessary, where it is not absolutely 
 necessary, there will be danger of incurring that displeasure of 
 heaven, that curse of the Almighty which will blast and destroy. 
 These may be thought extravagant assertions. They are made 
 in view of the principle, that inordinate helping must, in all mat- 
 ters, perpetuate dependence ; that manly strength can be attain- 
 ed only by resolute, progressive, adventurous effort. They are 
 made also in view of the principle of a righteous retribution, that 
 God will not wink at the sin of those who, in indolence and sacri- 
 lege, eat the bread provided for the famishing. In order to the 
 highest prosperity of our cause, there must be toil and sacrifice 
 both in the helpers and the helped. The Apostle says, so labor- 
 ing, ye ought to assist the weak : Yes, laboring, giving, tasking 
 yourselves, denying yourselves. Here is the injunction on one 
 part. It is well, we hail it. On the other part, the part of the 
 weak, the duty is, to labor and subscribe, encounter toil and sacri- 
 fice, that if possible no help may be needed, and certainly that as 
 
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 little be taken as can possibly be got along with. God will help 
 such feeble churches. He will bless them richly. I have no doubt 
 of it, because they suffer the stream of beneficence to flow on 
 undiminished to refresh some deeper and sorer desolation. It 
 should never be lost sight of, that these funds are to be gather- 
 ed as the fruit of self-denial. Till they are so gathered, they 
 will never be largely brought in ; no never, till christians sub- 
 mit to inconvenience, and extend themselves out somewhere 
 near the compass of their ability. This self-denial, when gen- 
 eral, will make the offerings doubly sacred. Funds so raised 
 should not be lightly touched. " Let them not be lightly touch- 
 ed," will be the response, for they are to a considerable extent 
 the product of close saving and hard service. " Let us do all 
 we can to help ourselves," will, we trust, be the pervading senti- 
 ment and language of the feeble and the assisted. Let every 
 exertion be made, every muscle be tasked, every purse be tithed, 
 that we may have God's word and ordinances administered the 
 whole time, and by able men — all this jyroniptly done, with a 
 free and good heart, and soon our Z\on will stand up robust 
 and firm, the sickly shoot will become like one of the cedars of 
 Lebanon, and our land be covered with moral verdure and 
 beauty. There are the resources, the means, the money ; only 
 let there be the faith, the heart, the honesty, that will turn out 
 the means. Our churches, many of them, want more faith, 
 more heart, more honesty. Oftentimes they grudge the little 
 gift which is necessary for the keeping up the fire on God's altar ; 
 as though money to pay a minister, were money thrown away — 
 this, the debt last to be liquidated, and if not discharged at all, 
 no matter ; somebody else will make it up, or the minister may 
 go without it. No doubt, the promise will be fulfilled and he 
 will have his bread and water. I speak plainly, for I wish to 
 be understood. I know whereof I affirm. There are facts in 
 the case. Who are reluctant, backward, guilty, God knows. 
 There is a backwardness, pervading a large portion of our 
 churches, feeble and strong, in supporting the ordinances of God's 
 house ; not in wishing to have it done ; not in promising to do 
 
it ; but in doing it. In some places the many withdraw and 
 leave the burden on a few. A few do nobly, — do more than 
 their part. — do the whole, or the entire establishment would 
 be wrecked and sunk. This is wrong. More, it is downright 
 wickedness. It is crippling our strength ; it is dwarfing our char- 
 ities ; and in some instances, I fear, it may absorb unnecessari- 
 ly from the little \vc raise, in consequence of some soliciting 
 and receiving aid, who, by an upright, solid, unanimous effort, 
 would get along without it and be tenfold better off. 
 
 III. But I must pass to the third head, and present a few 
 motives, as I promised. You know them undoubtedly before- 
 hand. I have no question your heads and hearts have already 
 been filled full of them. And what shall I say ? I will say 
 what the Apostle says, " I have showed you all things, that so 
 laboring ye ought to support the weak." — Here let me repeat 
 the remark, that there are the weak who really need to be as- 
 sisted. Though some may get help, when they have no right 
 to it, being able to take care of themselves, there are other 
 churches who cannot live without it. Do all in their power, 
 unless assisted, they must pine and perish for want of the bread 
 and water of life. The duty then is to assist them. It is mat- 
 ter of obligation abiding on those who are able. Ye ought to 
 assist the weak, ye are bound to assist them. There is a claim, 
 a necessity, which cannot be escaped without sin. God im- 
 poses this obligation, the Being who made you and lets you 
 live ; who gives you that prosperity, inspires you with that 
 strength, surrounds you with those privileges, kindles within 
 you those hopes. Let us then remember the authority, ac- 
 knowledge the obligation, and discharge the duty. 
 
 But it is not all coercion. With the christian whose heart is 
 right, it is not in the least coercion. It is a privilege. He is 
 not driven by the stern mandate of duty ; he is drawn by the 
 sweet influences of love. He hears ; " Ye ought to assist the 
 weak." and he bows submissively. He hears further, " It is 
 more blessed to give than to receive," and when he remembers 
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 that Jesus who gave himself for us, said this, his heart assents, 
 and kindles, and goes forth in the impulses of broad and be- 
 neficent action. Giving rather than gaining is the way to be 
 blessed. Helping the weak is the way to be happy. Impart- 
 ing joy is the way to swell the fountain within. On the other 
 hand, selfishness is misery. The man with a grovelling soul 
 and perished sympathies, who toils, and grasps, and keeps his 
 trash, is a wretched man, busily heaping about him the scorch- 
 ing fires of an unquenchable woe. " More blessed to give than 
 to receive." Precious relic ! rescued from a threatened obliv- 
 ion, brief as it is, worth more than all the wealth which under 
 its influence will ever be consecrated in charity. — " It is more 
 blessed to give than to receive." It is a sermon of itself. Expla- 
 nation hurts it : paraphrase weakens it : improvement spoils it. 
 I leave it, with one lingering wonder at its depth, largeness, 
 and preciousness of meaning ; and with unutterable astonish- 
 ment that the world does not learn something from it, and take 
 the right way to be happy. O fools, and slow of heart to ad- 
 mit the true philosophy of blessedness. 
 
 Again, giving and laboring to help the weak and supply the 
 destitute will promote the glory of Christ and the prosperity of 
 his cause. Here is a motive, — the glory of Christ, the pros- 
 perity of his cause. If we extend his gospel and pray, the 
 Holy Ghost will go with it ; sinners will be converted ; and 
 there will be more hearts to love Christ, more lips to praise him ; 
 more and still more will shout, — Glory, Glory to the Lamb. 
 What an inducement to take stronger hold of this business, 
 that hearts, which are now forgetting the Saviour, will dwell 
 upon his wonders and admire and adore, and tongues that have 
 profaned that blessed name will pray and praise. When this is 
 done, the kingdom of Jesus will be prospering. Yes, it is a 
 good day, when this kingdom is going out broader, and other 
 souls from places of recent gloom and death are thronging into 
 it. It is worth laboring for. But alas ! how slow the exten- 
 sion, how little has been done. — So many centuries of chris- 
 
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 tianity on earth, and now so narrow the light, so vast the dark- 
 ness. And why : Surely not because the provision has not 
 been made, the promise uttered, the power vouchsafed. But 
 because christians have not done their duty; — this is the reason 
 every mind will admit, the result every conscience must come 
 to. And yet we are apt to think, we have done pretty well. 
 Though darkness keeps its place, and sin chains and crushes 
 his victims, and blasphcm} hurls defiance, we have done pretty 
 well. We have raised so much money, passed so many reso- 
 lutions, and had a good meeting. Admit that we have done 
 pretty well. We can do better. These christians can do bet- 
 ter ; these churches can do more ; strong and feeble, all can do 
 more. Even those who have done the best, and given the 
 most, have been deficient. We may now feel proud of what 
 we have done, but I believe we shall be ashamed in heaven, it 
 we set there, that we have done so little, when we see there 
 the value of the soul, and what interests our efforts affected. 
 Let us keep humble, my brethren, put down ourselves, and put 
 up our standard. If we have raised the past year, ten thou- 
 sand or twelve thousand dollars, don't let us boast. If we 
 raise next year, fifteen or twenty thousand, don't let us trumpet 
 it as some wonderful achievement. The spirits of heaven will 
 be grieved at our vanity, if we do. Better, more appropriate, 
 that we issue a sheet of sackcloth, if we can print on it, and 
 declare to the world, that fifteen or twenty thousand dollars is 
 all these thirteen thousand christians could this year afford, to 
 enlighten and redeem this spreading multitude of priceless 
 souls, through the channel of this Society. 
 
 Let me add a word for our country. Is not the prosperity 
 of our beloved country involved in our enterprize ? It is. The 
 mere statesman may declaim and devise, — refine his plans and 
 mature his policy ; after all, it is religion that will save our insti- 
 tutions. On the other hand, it is ignorance, vice, fanaticism, 
 that will overthrow them, if they are to fall. And there is dan- 
 ger. Even now the pillars begin to tremble under the strokes 
 of outlawry and crime ; and all the while the strokes grow 
 
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 heavier, the tumult louder, the darkness broader and blacker. 
 Christians must be doing, — sending out the gospel, preachers, 
 bibles, tracts, schools ; every where shedding light, hope, mercy, 
 and all will be calm and well. Our country will be saved from 
 change, her millions rescued from hell. 
 
 A^ain ■ the prosperity and comfort of the churches and 
 christians needing help, is another consideration. Without 
 help, those churches will droop and expire, and satan will rear 
 on their foundation his impious monument. I do believe he 
 loves to plant his feet on soil which has once been consecrated 
 by the prayers, tears, and sacraments of a church. O, my 
 brethren, do try and keep all such territory from that blasphe- 
 mous intruder. If he gets it, he will boast that he has gained 
 a victory over Christ, — having fixed firmly his kingdom, where 
 there was a branch of Jesus' kingdom. 
 
 This is not all : there is the comfort of those christians scat- 
 tered in the wilderness, — the relieving of their sorrows, the 
 cheering of their despondency. They rarely hear preached 
 the gospel they love. Scarcely at all have they the privilege of 
 sitting at the sacramental board. Their bread of life grows not, 
 the water of life flows not, near their dwelling. Their souls 
 do hunger and pine. Their children grow up with little knowl- 
 edge of God, with no habits of order, no hope of heaven. 
 They try perhaps to teach their children and do their souls 
 good ; but the cold and frost of the atmosphere they dwell in, 
 blast and defeat every genial appliance they make. Having 
 no ministry, no Sabbath, the current moves in mass and might 
 and speed toward the reservoir of living, burning death. What 
 can these few weak and scattered disciples do ? Admit they 
 are true christians, with large and hale hearts. They can only 
 pray, admonish, and weep over the scene. We ought to help 
 them. They will bless us, rather they will bless God if we do 
 help them. 
 
 And those ministers too, your servants in carrying the word 
 to the dying. Some of them could tell you tales of personal 
 privation and endurance, such as you have rarely heard. They 
 
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 get but a precarious pittance. Their minds hunger for books ; I 
 know not bat their bodies hunger for bread. Yet they toil on, in 
 exposure and trial, unnoticed and unknown. Here is self-denial, 
 self-sacrifice, even beyond what you can find in the foreign la- 
 borer. The foreign is a great field, a majestic and lauded en- 
 terprize ; — Christians read and gaze and admire. But here is 
 almost no sympathy, and little help, yet hard work persisted 
 in, against the pressure of adversities, the blighting of hope, 
 the shaking of faith, and the pinching of want. We should 
 sustain those men better, — feel more for them, pray more for 
 them, do more for them, mote for our country, more for our 
 Zion, more for our Saviour and our God : and do it quickly. 
 Heaven's long unheeded requisitions ; the precious but squan- 
 dered blood of Jesus ; time hastening on, and in its course 
 sweeping, by millions, souls unblest into eternity ; the divine 
 gospel ; our own conscience ; the three worlds, of heaven, earth 
 and hell, all concentrate and press in one burning impulse on 
 our hearts, saying, do your duty, do it wholly, do it imme- 
 diately. 
 
REPORT 
 
 OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MAINE MISSIONARY SOCIETY AT THEIR TWENTV- 
 E1GIITH ANNUAL MEETING IN BANGOR, JUNE 24th, 1835. 
 
 Go YE INTO ALL THE WORLD, AND PREACH THE GOSPEL TO EVERY CREA- 
 TURE. When this command was first given, " darkness covered the earth, and 
 gross darkness the people." Idolatry, with all its attendant iniquities, every 
 where prevailed. — Except within the limited territory of Judea, idolatry, with 
 all its vices and all its abominations, every where prevailed. There was no hu- 
 man prospect, that the gospel, opposed as it was to the lusts and passions of 
 men, and uncompromising in its requirements, and at the same time unarmed 
 and defenceless, should succeed. And yet when " the law went forth out of 
 Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem,'' it did succeed. It did, with- 
 out sword or spear, or human power or human influence, sweep away in its 
 course a whole host of obstacles that withstood its progress. It did, in less than 
 three centuries, from the time the command was given, notwithstanding ten 
 successive persecutions of heathen Rome, plant ils standard in every part of the 
 Roman empire, and wave its banner over the palace of the Ca>sars. 
 
 This was the first grand missionary movement. The word began to be spok- 
 en by the Lord himself, and was confirmed to the nations by them that heard 
 him. No violence of man, nor bodies of men, could retard its progress. When 
 persecuted in one city, they fled to another; and they always carried the gos- 
 pel with them. So that the very means made use of to extinguish the light 
 that had shone from heaven were wisely overruled for the diffusion of it, farther 
 and farther in the earth. — " The wrath of man shall praise thee, and the re- 
 mainder of wrath thou wilt restrain." It is an exemplification of the apostolic 
 sentiment. " The foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of 
 God is stronger than men." 
 
 Then came on the long " dark ages." There was spiritual despotism, and 
 spiritual idolatry. — They suffered persecutions from papal Rome ; ten-fold more 
 heathen, than heathen Rome. Their prisons were " wider, and deeper, and 
 darker." — But God raised up a Muss, and a Wicklifte, and in later times and to 
 more effectual purpose, a Luther, and a Calvin, and a Melancthon, and many 
 others of " like precious faith," who breasted the storm, and defied all the thun- 
 ders of the Vatican. Thus light and truth were again diffused abroad in the 
 earth. " The word of the Lord had free course and was glorified." 
 
 In the last century, Infidelity rallied its forces and combined its efforts, to put 
 down the claims of the gospel ; and to introduce an " age of reason." Their 
 object was the same, as that which called forth the oppressions and persecutions 
 of papal Rome, and pagan Rome ; — to arrest the progress of that light which 
 shone from heaven. Hajjc mutatur, semper idem. The end is the same, the 
 means are varied. Ridicule is substituted for the faggot and the prison ; and 
 Sarcasm does the work of the thumb screw and the rack. Embarked in this 
 iniquitous project were Voltaire, and Bolingbroke, and Shaftsbury, and Hume, 
 and D'Alambert, and Diderot, and so down to Paine. The first of these boast- 
 ed that, though it had been often triumphantly said, that twelve men established 
 the gospel, he would show the world that it took but one to overthrow it. — And 
 the last of these was still more presumptuous, and represented the gospel as a 
 feh de se, as destroying itself by its own discrepancies and contradictions. But 
 
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 were vain boasts. They were scarcely cold in their graves, when their 
 system, which seemed to them to branch out and flourish, like a green bay tree 
 all withered and perished ; and Christianity rose and triumphed on its ruins — ' 
 Indeed apposition to the gospel has assumed every form and Bhape. Sometimes 
 it has sneered ; and sometimes, looked its vengeance; sometimes, mocked in 
 contempt; sometimes, frowned in anger. But all in vain. In vain lias Ridi- 
 cule thrown ber shafts of wit and sarcasm. In vain has Unbelief uttered her 
 scoffs, and Malice her threats. — Power has lifted an arm to crush it. in vain. 
 Jn vain lias Persecution whetted her sword, and Bigotry lighted up her tWota. 
 Like the bush at Mount Horeb, it has been burning, and burning, and burning: 
 but ever unoonsumed. " Jehovah Shammah ; The Lord is there." The pres- 
 ence and power of Cod are a guarantee for the Bupporl and spread of the gospel. 
 
 The present see is more marked by its missionary spirit, than an] other period 
 since the apostolic times; and efforts have been crowned with more signal suc- 
 The institutions formed in our own land and in the parenl country, for 
 Foreign .Missions, have already sent the gospel to the four quarters of the earth 
 and to the more considerable islands of die sea They have made a buci 
 beginning, (it is only a beginning,) in that grand project, which will 6nd it. con- 
 summation, when every dark corner of the earth is illuminated ; when the .rospel 
 is preached to every creature. They may Bay ; •• The held is the world." — All 
 local Missionary Societies are auxiliary to them ; auxiliary, it" not in name yet 
 in deed and m truth ; carrying forward in their respective spheres of operation 
 the same gracious design of heaven, towards a world wandering in death 
 shade. I he members of this Institution, assembled to-day to celebrate its twen- 
 ty-eighth anniversary, must say : Our field is the State. And vet it is no limited 
 territory : no restricted sphere of operation. Three hundred miles of sea-coast 
 skirted with villages, with a press of population into the inteiioral a still farther 
 distance, embracing a wider extent thin all New-England besides, will furnish 
 a theatre sufficiently ample for all their benevolent efforts, lndeed.it will re- 
 quire the continued and increased exertions of this Society, for half a century 
 
 ■ "ie, should its means be doubled and trebled, to cause the institutions of 
 
 religion in any good measure to keep pace with a rapidly extending population 
 It has already labored much, and effected much ; far more than its most san- 
 guine friends anticipated, at its commencement. And still it is little very lit- 
 tle, compared with the great work vet to be accomplished. Every year how- 
 ever, presents some progress ; ami more lias been done in the year that now 
 closes, than in any previous period ; more labors expended, ami with more suc- 
 cess in the settlement of the gospel ministry. 
 
 Six of the missionaries employed, the Society has assumed the whole support 
 of; and the most of them have taken an extended range, iu the prosecution of 
 their labors. 
 
 The Rev. James Carruthers has been in the service of the Society, durino- 
 the year; in the Counties of Lincoln. Kennebec, Pern becol and Waldo- chieS 
 ly in the last. At Unity, from the blessing of Cod attending his labors, he was 
 induced to tarry several months. The revival of religion has added 1(5 to the 
 church ; and about half as many more are hopeful subjects of <rrace. From the 
 change that has been wrought, "the people there have much reason for (rrntitude 
 and encouragement. They have waked up fro,,, their low estate ; and are now 
 engaged in erecting a house for public worship ; with the hope that, for the first 
 time ior a quarter of a century since the organization of the church, they may 
 have a pastor, and the stated ordinances of religion. 
 
 Rev. Jotham Sewall had an appointment for 6 months, in the counties of Han- 
 cock and Washington. His labors have been chiefly in the latter, where he has 
 supplied, more or less, most of the destitute churches in that region. 
 
 Rev. Lewis Pennell had a mission of 4 months, in the county of Penobscot 
 Three fourths of his time were spent at Old Town. (Orono ;) and the remainder 
 at Garland. In the former place, they have since settled the ministry, under 
 happy auspices ; and in the latter place, their attention is turned to the erection 
 of a house of worship, with the expectation, after the desolation of years, of the 
 re-establishment among them of the stated ordinances of the gospel. 
 
 Rev. Hermon Stinson has been in the employment of the Society, during the 
 
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 year ; in the counties of Lincoln. Kennebec and Waldo. His services have been 
 very timely, in preparing the way for the settlement of the ministry, in many of 
 the hitherto destitute places. He has lately taken up his residence at Weld, in 
 Oxford County ; and will, in coming time, continue his labors, in the wastes of 
 that region. A communication from him, under date of 10th inst. states ; " The 
 missionary field in this region is daily increasing in interest and extent. Calls 
 for missionary labors are becoming very unexpectedly frequent and pressing. 
 This is. in some respects, a far more promising field of labor, than some of the 
 older sections of the State. Opposition is less thoroughly organized, and er- 
 rors less firmly fixed. But we must, hasten ; for even here, we arG too late. It 
 takes more to remove the rubbish, than to build the walls; and every year's de- 
 lav will throw us at least three years back." 
 
 "Mr. Isiae] Hills had a mission of !• months, in Kennebec and Waldo coun- 
 ties ; chiefly in the latter ; at Jackson and Brooks, Swanville and Frankfort. 
 In the last place, () were added to the church, during his labors. All these 
 churches are now desirous of settling the ministry, and have made application 
 to this Society for aid, in the attainment of their object. 
 
 Mr. Scth Sweetser has been in the service of the Society 8 months, in Ken- 
 nebec County, at Gardiner. This is a new establishment. A Congregational 
 Society was formed, the last year ; and probably a church may be organized 
 the present season. Measures are adopted for the erection of a house of wor- 
 ship ; and present appearances give promise that a Parish may be collected, 
 which, in due time, shall support the ordinances of Christian worship. 
 
 The Trustees are sensible of the importance of presenting their Report in as 
 nummary a way, as possible ; in consideration of the interesting anniversaries 
 of various Institutions, on this occasion. And yet they could not well give a 
 just view of the movements of the Society, (he year past, without going into a 
 detail of the operations, in the different sections of the Slate. They would be- 
 gin at tjic extreme cast, 
 
 WASHINGTON COUNTY. 
 
 Here 7 missionaries have been located. Mr. John Ballard, 8 months, at Houl- 
 ton and vicinity ; Rev. George Brown, 3 months, at Monticello and vicinity ; 
 Rev. Hazael Lucas, 3 months, at Perry and Robbinston ; Rev. Robert Crossett, 
 6 weeks, at Dennysville and Pembroke; Rev. Oilman Bacheller, 2 months, at 
 Machias Port; Rev. Anson Sheldon, 3 months at Baring and vicinity; and 
 Mr. William J. Newman, 1 month, at Cooper. 
 
 Mr. Sheldon is the first missionary the Society has ever had at Baring. This 
 vs a town situated next above Calais, on the Schoodic. From its location, and 
 especially its water privileges, it will soon rise to some degree of eminence; 
 and should be supplied constantly with the means of religion. There is no 
 church there; but one might be organized, and should he without delay. A 
 communication from Mr. Sheldon, under date of 1st instant, will give some view 
 of the importance of the place, and the destitution of that region " I visited," 
 he says, " Baring and its vicinity, and preached three Sabbaths ; three times 
 on each day ; assisted in organizing one Sabbath School : attended one temper- 
 ance meeting ; delivered two temperance addresses ; and preached on one fune- 
 ral occasion. — This is a very destitute region. They have very little preach- 
 ing of any description. Baring will eventually become the second town on the 
 river. The place is increasing in population very fast. — Twenty saws are in 
 operation, and more are building. The lumbering business is carried on here, 
 without the aid of strong drink. The people were generally attentive to the 
 means of grace. Some are moving in, who are members of distant churches, 
 and would prefer congregational preaching ; and the probability is, that appli- 
 cation will be made for aid, to the Missionary Society." 
 
 Houlton, and also the region around it, cannot in safety to the cause, be neg- 
 lected. The Society has had a missionary at this station, for most of the time, 
 in the three years past. The appointment of Mr. Ballard continues for four 
 months to come. But, he has judged it necessary to leave the station, and has 
 removed from the State. Provision is made for the re-supply of this station, in 
 the coming year, when a man can be obtained, suited to occupy the region, as 
 a resident missionarv at Houlton. 
 
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 Mr. Crossett lias tho pastoral can of the church in Dennysville and Pem- 
 broke, ami hi* missionary labors have been restricted to those places. In a com- 
 munication, under date of Huh m>.t. he states; " A few christians in Pembroke 
 have been somewhat revived, daring mosl of the Spring. About five weeks 
 wu>, an anion protracted meeting was held. There have been thonghl to be 8 
 
 or It) hopeful conversions; and a very g 1 Btate of feeling exists, between the 
 
 several denominations of christians ; Congregationalisls, Baptists ami Metho- 
 dists. In Dennysville, we have erected a in al and commodious meeting-house, 
 which was dedicated on the 18th November last. During the year, there have 
 been 15 ad. led to the church by profession, the most of whom wen- the fruits of 
 a revival of the preceding > 
 
 The following Resolve was passed, in this county, at their late Conference of 
 churches. " Resolved, that this Conference, in reliance upon the blessing of 
 God ami the liberality of the churches, will sustain one half of the expense of 
 two missionaries, it sent to Bupply destitute churches, and build up the waste 
 places of Zion in this county." 
 
 HANCOCK COUNTS 
 
 In this county 5 missionaries have been laboring. Rev. Sylvester Clapp, 2 
 months, at Aurora and Amherst ; Rev. Manning Ellis, I month, at Broaksville; 
 Rev. Micah W. Strickland, 3 months, at Mt. Desert; Mr. Ariel P. Chute, 1 
 month, at Orland ; and Mr. Daniel Sewoll, 1 month, al Ellsworth. The people 
 at Ellsworth defrayed the expenditures of the mission to that place. 
 
 Mr. Ellis has, for several years, had the pastoral charge of the church in 
 Brooksville. The pastoral relation was dissolved, by advice of Council, in 
 March last. Since that time, ho has been administering to the church, in the 
 east part of that town, styled the " Sedgwick Church." His labors formerly 
 were, in part, bestowed here. He now supplies them constantly. His journal 
 states, that " about a year since, they finished a convenient house for public 
 worship, and are very unwilling not to have it constantly occupied. Yet they 
 are feeble of themselves, and will need foreign aid." 
 
 Mr. Strickland has been ordained over the church in Mount Desert, during 
 the time of his labors with that people. The church, though comparatively 
 large, is scattered and feeble, and will still need the fostering hand of charity, 
 in sustaining the ordinances of the gospel. 
 
 There are extended wastes in this county, jel to be occupied. 
 
 W \LDO COUNTY. 
 
 Within these limits, 5 missionaries have been commissioned to labor. Rev. 
 Nathaniel Chapman, 2 months, at Camden: Rev. Silas M Keen, 3 months, at 
 Belfast; Rev. Amasa Smith, 1 month, at Jackson and Brooks; and Rev. Isaac 
 E. Wilkius, \i months, at Fairfield, Albion, Knox and Thorndike. 
 
 Mr. Chapman's appointment at Camden was in the event of his taking the 
 pastoral charge of the church in that place. Though this has not yet been done, 
 it is in a train of accomplishment. He has acquiesced in their call to settle with 
 them; and with their new house of worship just completed, they have the pros- 
 pect of the stated ministrations of the gospel : and what is matter of additional 
 gratitude, possessed of means, as it is understood, sufficient to sustain this cause, 
 without being necessitated to look abroad for further assistance. 
 
 Mr. Wilkins closed his mission with his labors in the church at Knox and 
 Thorndike ; where he has received a call, to which he has acceded, to settle 
 with them for one half the time ; the other portion of his labors is to be at Al- 
 bion, of which church he is also to take the pastoral care. In a county, where 
 there have been for a time, but two pastors of churches, it is encouraging to 
 see any additional laborers in the vineyard. And yet, instead of one or two in 
 addition, many are needed. 
 
 Mr. McKeen, whose missionary labors were assigned to the people of his 
 charge at Belfast, writes, under date of 10th instant : '• Since my communica- 
 
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 tion in Juno last, Iv have been added to this church; 3 by letter, and the rest 
 by profession. — We have had also, during the same time, about ten cases of 
 hopeful conversion, the subjects of which have not yet united with the church. 
 These were all of them in connexion with a protracted meeting which we held 
 in March last, and which appeared to be attended with the special blessing of 
 God." 
 
 KENNEBEC COUNTY. 
 
 Here, " missionaries have been employed ; some for a longer, and some for a 
 shorter time, during the course of the year. Rev. Elijah Kellogg had an ap- 
 pointment of !' weeks, at Clinton, Winslow and Waterville. After the perform- 
 ance of this mission, these three churches gave each a call to a minister to take 
 the pastoral care of them ; and the Trustees gave to each of the pastors elect, 
 an appointment of three months, in the event of their settling in those places 
 respectively. Rev. Prince Hawes, in accordance with this arrangement, has 
 been installed to the pastoral care of the church in Clinton. — Rev. Thomas 
 Adams is ministering to the church in Waterville; and Rev. Henry C. Jewett, 
 to the church in Winslow ; but their installations have not yet taken place. 
 
 Mr. John C. Webster and Mr. Christopher M. Nichols had each an appoint- 
 ment of 5 weeks, the former at Readfield, and the latter at Pittston ; and Rev. 
 John A. Vinton. 3 months at New-Sharon and vicinity. Alter spending one 
 month of his mission at New-Sharon, Mr. Vinton labored, the remaining portion 
 of his time, at Guilford, Garland and Exeter. At the place last mentioned, the 
 church gave him an invitation to settle with them, with which he complied, 
 and has removed thither, in preparation for that event. 
 
 Mr. David Cushman had a mission of 3 months, at Litchfield and New-Shar- 
 on ; and Rev. Simeon Hackelt, 2 months at Temple and Phillips. 
 
 Mr. Cushman, since his mission closed, has continued his services with the 
 people at New-Sharon, at their request, the church having given him a call to 
 become their pastor ; and application is made to this Society, at their present 
 meeting, for aid in accomplishing this design. 
 
 Mr. Hackett, who has the pastoral charge of the church at Temple, divided 
 his missionary labors equally between that town and Phillips. Of the latter 
 place, his Journal states ; " G have been added to the church, and several others 
 have obtained hope. They are now engaged in building a house of worship. 
 But they are a feeble band ; and I cannot but hope, that they may receive the 
 continued, and even increased aid of the Missionary Society." Of Temple he 
 writes ; " We have had some evidence, that it is the pleasure of the Lord to 
 own and bless the means of his own appointment. Our protracted meeting last 
 autumn, was a season of special interest. Christians were greatly refreshed, 
 and some sinners made to bow to Christ. 9 have been added to the church, 
 and a few others indulging hope. Our meetings on the Sabbath are well at- 
 tended, and Sabbath Schools more promising, than in former years." 
 
 Rev. Samuel Talbot has been in the service of the Society, 3 months at Wil- 
 ton and Fayette ; and Rev. Isaac Rogers, 2 months at Farmington. 
 
 In a communication from Mr. Rogers, under date of 4th instant, he thus 
 speaks of the state of religion. " As to the success of my labors this year, I 
 have great occasion to speak with gratitude to Almighty God. During the last 
 fall, we were favored with a season of deep religious interest ; in connection 
 with a union protracted meeting, which was then held. Since then, 2!) have 
 joined the church ; 23 by profession, and 6 by letter. Several others, who are 
 indulging hope in the pardoning mercy of God, it is expected, will come forward 
 in the course of the year. Not far from 20 of the members of the Sabbath 
 school, have, during this time, hopefully submitted to the Saviour. — In the re- 
 vival with which we have been favored, God has seemed to remember his holy 
 covenant. Almost all the members of this church, who are heads of families, 
 have seen the grace of God displayed, in the conviction and hopeful conversion 
 of some of their housholds. In several instances, all the adult members of 
 these families have been thus blessed by the God of Abraham. This church, 
 which was organized in 1814, with 12 members, now numbers 104. Since my 
 
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 comMtioB with them, dorinff 9 v*ars,86 have boon added. Of these, 4 are 
 dow in different stages of education, preparatory to the work oi the gospel 
 ministry." 
 
 LINCOLN COI NTT. 
 
 In this section of the nonaries have been laboring. Rev Henry 
 
 ■\. Merrill had an appi intment of 2 months in Bremen and vicinity. He spent 
 a portion of this mission, (according to a subsequent arrangement,) in Oxford 
 County At the close of thee ed of an invitation from the 
 
 people at Boothbay, to supplv that church for the ensuing year. .... 
 
 Rev facob C. G-oss was appointed, as a missionary, 2 months at Woolwich, in 
 the i rent of his taking the pastoral care of that church. They have completed 
 a convenient house for pubhc worship, and are now waiting in hope of Ins ac- 
 cepting their call; to which definite answer. 
 
 Rev" Freeman Parker was umissioned for 3 months at Union, with the 
 
 agreement that the people defray one half of the expenditure; and the Rev 
 Jonathan Belden, 6 weeks at Washington and vicinity. These services, in both 
 cases, are as yet only in part performed. 
 
 Rev. Josiah T. Hawes has labored in the service of the Society, 3 months, 
 during the last year, at Topsham. Though lie has not the pastoral care of the 
 church he lias ministered statedly to them for several years. The church has 
 boon very much enlarged under his ministrations; and yet it has added little to 
 
 tlioir pecuniary ability. 
 
 Thoy still need aid, and must receive it, it they maintain constant worship. 
 A communication fiom Mr. Hawes, under dale of 13th instant states ; " As it 
 respects the state of religion in tins place, nothing of peculiar interest has occur- 
 red during the year past. We have received to our church about 2.~> members, 
 nearly all of whom were the fruits of the revival, with which we wore bl< 
 a year ago last winter. These, so far as is known, continue to appear well.— 
 Our Sabbath Schools, 7 in number, have commenced, some of them, under 
 quite favorabl Several pious young men from the College assist in 
 
 conducting them. Indeed, they are all superintended by students. The Lord 
 roward them for their labor of love." . 
 
 Prustees are gratified in noticing this circumstance, in the vicinity oi 
 Coll. .r.s and Theological Seminaries, much may be done by students of warm 
 and devoted hearts, to aid the cause of truth and holiness, in Sabbath schools 
 and Bible classes. 
 
 CUMBERLAND COUNTY. 
 
 In this county, there have boon 9 missionaries. Rev. Weston B. Adams, :> 
 months, at Danville and Lewiston; Roy. Joseph Searle, 4 months, at the 2d 
 Pttrish in Westbrook . and Rev. Jonathan L. Hale, 2 months, in Windham. 
 
 Mr Halo, thou h feeble in health, continued his labors a portion of the time, 
 durinirthe last year, in the autumn, by the advice of physicians, he journey- 
 ed south. But the benefit anticipated from change of climate was not realized. 
 He departed never to return. The particulars of his decease, which took place 
 on the loth of January last, in the neighborhood of Savannah, have not been 
 received. The affecting event, while it has thrown a cloud over the prospects 
 of a church to which he was endeared by his affectionate and faithful services, 
 is also an admonition to his surviving fellow laborers " in the kingdom and pa- 
 tience of our Lord Jesus Christ ;" and should load oaoh one to say, in the lan- 
 guage of their Divine Master; " I must work while the day lasts : the night 
 cometh in which no mar. can work." 
 
 Rev Wm Harlow had an appointment of 2 months, at Harpswell ; Kev. Cal- 
 vin White 3 months, at Gray ; and Rev. t iiarles R. Fiske, 1 month, at Dur- 
 ham. Arrangements having been made, for the supply of the people at Dur- 
 ham, by persons connected with th al Brunswick, the services oi Mr. 
 Fiske were afterwards assigned to Somerset county. _ 
 
 Rev Josiah G. Merrill has been in the service of the Society, 4 months, at 
 Cape Elizabeth ; Rev. Thomas Tenney, 3 months, at Standish ; and Rev. Caleb 
 F. Pa<re, 2 months, in the first church at Bridgeton. 
 
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 The journal of Mr. Pago, under date of 8th inst. gives a view of the state of 
 religion, in the church at Bridgeton to which he ministers, during the year past. 
 " Since my communication in Jutie last, the people here have not only succeed- 
 ed in erecting a neat and commodious house of worship, which has had the ef- 
 fect of considerably enlarging our stated congregation on the Sabbath ; but, what 
 is far more a cause of gratitude and thanksgiving, God has, to some extent 
 poured out his Spirit and revived his work. In the early part of the summer. 
 Christians became quickened in duty, and it soon became apparent, that an un- 
 usual solemnity pervaded the minds of many of the impenitent. Individuals 
 were successively awakened, who subsequently obtained peace in belie vin«r. 
 This state of things continued during the summer, and the greater part of the 
 autumn. While convictions have generally been deep and pungent, very little 
 has appeared which savored of mere animal excitement. The Spirit speaking 
 to the conscience in a ' still small voice' has characterized the work throughout. 
 23 have been added to the church ; 20 by t profession and 3 by letter. The whole 
 number is now 80." 
 
 YORK COUNTY. 
 
 In this section there have been (i missionaries. Rev. Maityn Cushman and 
 Rev. Ivory Kimball, 3 months each ; the former at Acton, and the latter at Liin- 
 ington. The ordination of Mr. Kimball, to the pastoral care of the church at 
 Limington, has taken place during the performance of his labors. This stand, 
 though represented as increasing, is still feeble, and requiring further aid, in sus- 
 taining the stated means of grace. 
 
 Rev. Stephen Morse was appointed for ? weeks, at Biddeford ; and Rev. Da- 
 vid P. Smith, 10 weeks, at Newfield. Mr. Smith has formerly divided his la- 
 bors between Parsonsfield and .Newfield ; both of which churches he had the 
 pastoral care of. But his services the last year, were all assigned to Newfield ; 
 and this is expected to be the case in future time. So that Parsonsfield is left 
 destitute. Indeed, the field is sufficiently extensive, in either of these places, 
 for any one man. 
 
 Rev. Clark Cornish supplied 7 weeks, at North Kennebunkport ; and Rev. 
 Clement Parker, 10 weeks, at Scotland, the 2d parish in York. Mr. Parker, 
 while performing the services assigned him, has been installed over the church. 
 in the 2d parish in York. The parish had completed a new meeting-house, which 
 was dedicated on the 2d December last; and the installation took place on the 
 day following. So that this ancient establishment, which had witnessed the des- 
 olations of many generations, is again built up; and has the prospect of enjoy- 
 ing the blessings of a stated ministry. 
 
 OXFORD COUNTY. 
 
 To this section of the State S missionaries were assigned. Rev. William C. 
 Grccnleaf was employed 2 months, at Andover, and Rev. Junes Gooch, three 
 months, at Hebron and West-Minot, and Denmark and Hiram. Mr. Gooch, in 
 compliance with the request of the people at Denmark and Hiram, has engaged 
 to supply them the ensuing year. The churches in both these places are lew 
 and feeble, and have made their appeal to this Society, at their present meeting, 
 for aid in securing to themselves the stated means of grace. 
 
 Mr. William Withington performed a mission of 3 months, at Norway. One 
 half of these services only, came within the present year. And Rev. Charles 
 Soule succeeded him, in the same place, with a mission of one month ; and sup- 
 plied several months longer, by request of the people. " They are now destitute, 
 lie having left them to take the superintendancc of an academy in Washington 
 county."' 
 
 Rev. Caleb Bradley, had an appointment of 2 months, at Sweden, Brownfield 
 and Westbrook. — At the last, place, he has engaged, at their request, to supply 
 them through the present season. 
 
 Rev. David Gerry and Rev. Thomas Jameson had each an appointment of 3 
 months ; the former at Lovell, and the latter at, Albany. Mr. Jameson writes, 
 
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 under date of 11th mst. : '• I have just completed the term of service lor which 
 
 1 was coiiiiiiissiniit'i] by the Missionary Society, at Albany. I spent much of 
 mv time, in ^"in^ from boose to house, holding religions conversation with the 
 members of the lam ily, as 1 bad opportunity, and commending them to God in 
 prayer ; — had no abiding place, bu1 wherever night overtook me, tin -re I tarried, 
 and from the experience 1 bave had as a missionary, 1 am satisfied this is the 
 most effectual method of securing the attendance of people <>n public worship. 
 The people here, without any assistance from abroad, have completed a very 
 convenient house of worship ; which was dedicated to find, in February last. 
 Since which time, when I have supplied them, I have Been it well filled with 
 apparently attentive bearers. — They are now looking l'"r a pastor; and they 
 will 1<>< >k to the Missionary Si i ietj for aid. May the desire <d' their In-art in 
 this thing be granted them." 
 
 SOMERSET < OUN1 5 
 
 Here. 13 missionaries have been laboring. Rev. Alden Bovnton. 7 weeks, 
 at Anson and New-Portland ; Rev, V Douglass, 6 weeks, at Si Albans and 
 Palmyra; and Rev. Josiab Peet, 3 months, at Bingham and Norridgewoek. .Mr 
 Peet writes concerning Norridgewoek; "In the autumn, things looked truly 
 dark. The church felt that something must be done. Accordingly, among oth- 
 er things, they decided on a protracted meeting ; and subsequently im ited other 
 evangelical denominations to unite with them. The meeting commenced the 
 first of January, and continued 8 days ; harmonious, interesting and beneficial. 
 Christians were quickened, and a number of the impenitent awakened, and hope- 
 fully made subjects of grace. 12 have been recently added to our church ; and 
 as many more at least, are indulging hope, who may perhaps unite with us, in 
 the course of the season." 
 
 The Rev. Oren Sikes has labored li months, in Mercer ; Rev. David Turner 
 7 weeks, in New- Vineyard ; Rev. William Miltimore, t'> weeks at Unity and 
 vicinity, and Rev Samuel S. Drake, :! months at Blanchard. 
 
 The church at Blanchard was organized in March. 1833, consisting of 11 
 members. Mr. Drake was ordained to the pastoral charge of it in October last. 
 His journal sUtes. that ; ' some additions have been made to it at every commu- 
 nion. Whole number 32 Present state of things interesting." 
 
 Rev. Anson Hubbard had a commission for two months, at Athens and Guil- 
 ford; Mr. Julius ('. Anthony, 5 weeks, at Fairfield and vicinity ; Mr. John Ba- 
 ker, •") weeks at Monson ; (for which the people remunerated him) ;, and Rev. 
 William May. 2 months at Strong. 
 
 Mr. May writes from Strong, under date of 8th inst. ; " Since my last report 
 29 individuals have been added to the church. These, together with 30 \vh< 
 united with us the last year, are the fruits in part, of a revival of religion we 
 were then permitted to enjoy. And still we hope God has not entirely takes 
 his Holy Spirit from us. During the year now closing, there have been some 
 marked cases of hopeful conversion. For somi pari or the year, the state of ro- 
 ligion in the church has been deeply interesting. Ami even now, there are soma 
 of the friends of Zion, who pray earnestly for its prosperity ; and a few havt 
 lately given evidence of a change of heart, while other individuals are disposed 
 
 solemnly to inquire. ' What shall we do to he saved r' " 
 
 Rev. George W. Fargo and Rev. Josiab. Tucker, had each an appointment of 
 
 2 months ; the former at Cornville, and the latter at Madison. The church at 
 Cornville. though a new and feeble establishment, is making arrangements for 
 the erection of a house of worship, in the expectation, with aid from abroad, of 
 enjoying the privilege of a stated ministry. 
 
 Mr. Tucker writes from Madison ; " We feel somewhat strengthened and en- 
 couraged to go on, trusting in the Lord. 9 or 10 connected with our society 
 have recently become hopeful subjects of renewing grace ; li of whom have unit- 
 ed with the church ; and three or four more, \\ ho are the baptized children of the 
 church, are indulging a trembling hope, and will, we trust, in due time, sit down 
 at the sacramental supper of the Lord. Our whole number is now 29. We are 
 still a feeble few, and must yet be led by the fostering hand of charity. But we 
 
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 will'not' despise the day of small things. Every infant church, like ours, must 
 have such a day ; and every benevolent institution too. What was the Mission- 
 ary Society itself a quarter of a century ago ? And what hath God wrought ! 
 The little one has become a thousand." 
 
 PENOBSCOT COUNTY. 
 
 To this section have been assigned 8 missionaries. Rev. Josiah Fisher, 5 weeks 
 at Stillwater ; Rev. Henry Richardson, 4 months at Milo and Williamsburg ; 
 and Rev. Joseph R. Munsell, U months at Burlington, Passadumkeag and Lin- 
 coln. 
 
 Rev. Joseph Underwood has been in the employment of the Society 9 months 
 at Sebec and vicinity ; Rev. Jonathan Sawyer, 6 weeks at Dexter and vicinity ; 
 and Rev. Thomas Williams, 3 months at Guilford, Bradford and vicinity. 
 
 Rev. John N. Whipple, and Rev. C3 ? ril Pearl, have labored, each 3 months; 
 the former at Dixmont and vicinity, and the latter at Orrington. 
 
 A revival of religion has been witnessed at Dixmont, during the labors of 
 Mr. Whipple. The church, " which before consisted of 9, now numbers 3G ; 
 27 having been added to it, from this town and the adjoining town of Plymouth." 
 The church in Dixmont have given a call to Mr. Whipple, to become their pas- 
 tor, to which he has consented; and arrangements are making for his in- 
 stallation. 
 
 Mr. Pearl has taken the pastoral charge of the church in Orrington, since the 
 commencement of his missionary labors with them. A communication from 
 him, under date of 11th instant, will shew the progress of religion in the place. 
 " One year ago, this day, the church here was organized, consisting of 17 mem- 
 bers. There have been some admissions at every communion since. The ad- 
 mission of 3, at the communion in April last, increased the number of mem- 
 bers to 34 ; just double (lie number, at its organization. Early in the spring it 
 was manifest that the Spirit of God was with us, moving upon the hearts of his 
 people, and preparing them to labor with increasing zeal in the cause of Christ. 
 We held a protracted meeting and the blessing of God attended the effort of 
 Jus people. The state of religious feeling has continued interesting to the pre- 
 sent time. Between 20 and 30 have expressed hope in Christ. On the last 
 Sabbath 17 were admitted to the church, mostly young persons. Several others 
 are indulging hope, and will probably make a public profession at some future 
 period. Our present number in the church is 50." 
 
 The preceding notices embrace the operations of the year. It has not been a 
 season marked by extensive revivals of God's work ; though in a number of 
 places there have been enjoyed " refreshings from the presence of the Lord." 
 But it has been a year marked by the progress of settlements in the gospel min- 
 istry ; 21 having been set apart, in the State, to the pastoral care of churches. 
 
 The whole number of missionaries is 85. Of these, 38 are pastors of feeble 
 churches; 7 of the number having been settled in the ministry during the time 
 of their missionary labors. 2ti are candidates for settlement in the gospel min- 
 istry, 9 of whom are now under a call. 7 are licentiates, still members of The- 
 ological institutions. One has accepted an offer as principal of an academy in 
 the State ; and one has deceased. The remaining 12, either from age, or 
 from want of sufficient health, or from other circumstances, are considered only 
 as occasional supplies. 
 
 There are in the State, 185 Congregational churches. 108 of these have pas- 
 tors, and 27 have stated supplies : leaving about 50 churches, without the con- 
 stant means of grace. Besides these, there are twice as many places where 
 there ought to be churches organized, and the means of religion afforded ; as 
 well as extended desolations, where should be proclaimed the salvation of the 
 gospel. Though much has been done, it only developes still further wants ; 
 and the field of operations is still increasing, in the length of it and in the 
 breadth of it. 
 
 This Society had small beginnings. A few hundred dollars, for the first 2 or 
 3 years, constituting its annual income. In process of time it increased to a 
 
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 few thousands. The last peai it was ten thousand dollars, and the present 
 Lhirteea thousand. It must continue to increase in thin ratio, in <>r.ler to meet 
 the increasing wants of an extended and rapidly extending population. In new 
 of the favor shewn to this in ind the blessings ol the gospel tl has 
 
 been enabled to dispense, we may " thank God and take courage; firmly be- 
 lieyine thai with the blessing of heaven it wUl still be a means of budding up 
 the wastes of Zion, and cau iing this whole heritage to become •• Like the garden 
 of the Lord." 
 
 OFFICERS 
 
 Of tiik Maine Mismonari Societt, elk rxn Joirx 24, 1835. 
 
 Rev. WM. ALLEN, D. D. President. 
 
 THOMAS ADAMS. Esq. Vice-President. 
 Rev. EL1PHALET GILLET, Ballowell, Cor. Sec. 
 
 DAVID THURSTON. Rcc. Sec. 
 
 WOODBURY STORER, Esq. Portland, Treasurer. 
 
 TRUSTEES. 
 
 The President, ex officio, Rev. E. Gillet, D. D., David Thurston, Benj. Tap- 
 pan, J. W. Ellingwood, David M. Mitchell, Asa Cummings, Samuel Johnsonj 
 S. L. Pomroy, Thaddeus Pomeroy, and VV. Storer, Esq. 
 
 AUDITORS. 
 
 Levi Cutter and Henry Goddard, Esq'rs. 
 
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 
 
 Rev. Messrs. Gillet, Thurston, Ellingwood, Tappan, Cummings and 
 Johnson. 
 
 The next Meeting of the Society is to be at Augusta, on the 4th Wednesday 
 of June, 1836— Rev. Stephen Thurston, is first Preacher, and Rev. Thomas 
 T. Stone, substitute. 
 
 fated _ That the Congregational Churches of Maine cannot discharge their 
 obligations to Christ, without placing one thousand dollars at the disposal of the 
 American Home Missionary Society ; and raising as much more as can be ad- 
 vantageously expended in the destitute portions of our State, the present year. 
 
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RECEIPTS. 
 
 The follmcing sums were received by the Treasurer of the Maine Missionary 
 Society from July 14th, 1834, to July 17th, 1835. — N. B. The half cents 
 credited on the Treasury Book, are omitted in the following list. 
 
 Aim. 
 Mary Ann Nelson, an. 1834, by 
 
 Rev. Mr. Merrill. 2 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Merrill's Soc. 6 30 
 Joseph Decker, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Stephen Coker, 2 
 
 Miss Laura A. Stebbins, 2 
 
 Rev. Enos Merrill, 2 
 
 Children of Rev. Mr. Merrill, 70 
 
 Albion. 
 Cont. by Rev. J. Gooch, 7 63 
 
 Luther Crosby, by Thomas Rice, 2 
 
 Albany. 
 Aaron Cummings, an. 1835, by 
 
 Rev. A. Cummings, 2 
 
 Mrs. Susan Cummings, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Acton, 
 Cong. cont. by Rev. Mr. Cush- 
 
 man, 2 60 
 
 Athena. 
 Carlastin Jewett, in part to con- 
 stitute himself and Betsey B. 
 Jewett, his wife, life members, 25 
 George Bixby, ($20 of which to 
 constitute himself a life mem- 
 ber) by C. Jewett, 25 
 Augusta. 
 South Parish church, in aid of 
 
 the church in Waterville, 100 
 Monthly Concert, 50 
 
 Rev. B. Tappan, to constitute 
 Rev. Jos. R. Munsell a life 
 member, 20 
 
 J. Eveleth, annuity 1835, 2 
 
 J. Means, 2 
 
 Williams Emmons, ' 2 
 
 Elias Craig, jr. 2 
 
 Mark Nason, 2 
 
 Thomas Little, 2 
 
 Charles Williams, " 2 
 
 Thomas. W. Smith, " 2 
 
 James L. Child, 2 
 
 Mrs. Benj. Tappan, $10 of which 
 to complete the life member- 
 
 ship of Elizabeth T. Tappan, 
 and $10 in part to constitute 
 Catharine H. Tappan a life 
 member, sub. 1834, 20 
 
 Miss Sarah Eveleth, to complete 
 the life membership of Mary 
 A. Tappan, 10 
 
 Miss Abigail Babcock, to com- 
 plete the life membership of 
 Jane W. Tappan, 10 
 
 Mrs. James L. Child, an. 1835, 2 
 
 ' Bart. Nason, 2 
 
 " H. W. Fuller, 2 
 
 William Wheeler, " 2 
 
 ' Hannah Tappan, " 2 
 
 From other Ladies, 62 
 
 Contribution in North Parish, 6 14 
 of Ladies, 6 32 
 
 Bart. Nason to constitute himself 
 a life member, 20 
 
 Juvenile Society, 10 03 
 
 Contribution in Rev. B. Tap- 
 pan's Society, by his hand, 63 
 Andover. 
 
 A female member of the church, 
 to constitute her pastor, Rev. 
 W. C. Greenleaf, a life mem- 
 ber, 20 
 
 Ezekiel Merrill in part to consti- 
 tute himself a life member, 10 
 Bath. 
 
 Female Benevolent Soc., Miss 
 Lucy Lincoln, Tr. by Rev. J. 
 W. Ellingwood, 100 
 
 Female Cent Soc, Mrs. Elling- 
 wood Tr. by Rev. Asa Cum- 
 mings, 15 
 
 John Taylor by Rev. J. W. El- 
 lingwood, 1 
 
 Female Cent Soc. — Mrs. Elling- 
 wood, Tr. by Rev. A. Cum- 
 mings, 17 50 
 
 William Richardson, to consti- 
 tute Ammi R Mitchell, Mi»g 
 
26 
 
 Jane M. Leland, Miss Harriet 
 E. Richardson, William P. 
 Richardson, and Henry S. 
 Richardson, life members. 11 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Ellingwood's 
 
 Society, 
 Eben Arnold, an. 1835, 
 
 John Taylor, 
 Green Richardson, 
 Freeman Clark, 
 Michael Gannet, 
 Arami R. Mitchell, 
 David C. Magoun, 
 Thomas Agry, 
 Henry Hyde, 
 Gershom Hyde, 
 Amasa Bacon, 
 Jacob Bacon, 
 Tileston Cushing, 
 William Donnell, 
 Hartley Gove, 
 Daniel Larrabee, 
 David Sewall, 
 Charles Sewall, 
 Jeremiah Ellsworth, 
 Levi Houghton, 
 Jonathan Hyde, 
 William Ledyard, 
 John Masters, 
 William Richardson, 
 Richard Nutter, 
 William B. Trufant, 
 Gilbert Trufant, 
 Joseph T. Huston, 
 Charles Clapp, 
 John Stockbridge, 
 Thomas Harwood, 
 
 By Rev. Mr. Ellingwood. 
 To be expended in the town of 
 
 Raymond — remitted Rev. Mr. 
 
 Ellingwood by an individual, 
 Charles Clapp to constitute his 
 
 wife, Rachel Clapp, a life 
 
 member, 
 Dea. Houghton, by Rev. Mr. 
 
 Boynton, 
 
 In part of $274 subscribed, $100 
 of which to be expended in 
 Williamsburg and $100 in 
 
 Topsham viz. of David 
 
 Dunlap, $40 of which to con- 
 stitute Mrs. JNancy McKeen 
 Dunlap and Mrs. Sarah A. 
 Adams life members, 
 Of other individuals, 
 Prof. Wm. Smyth, an. 1834, 
 Miss Eliza Chapman, " 
 Miss D. Giddings, ' " 
 Prof. Upham, towards purchasing 
 
 39 71 
 
 •JO 
 
 20 
 
 10 
 
 100 
 
 74 
 
 2 
 
 Chr. Mirror, by hand of Rev. 
 
 G. E. Adams, 20 
 Contributed by individuals in 
 Rev. Mr. Adams' So. by his 
 
 hand, 80 
 Individuals in Cong. So. b}^ Rev. 
 
 Mr. Adams, 20 
 Brooksville. 
 
 Female Missionary Society, fi 
 
 Samuel Wasson, an. 1834, 2 
 
 " 1833, 2 
 By Rev. Mr. Ellis, 
 
 John Wasson, an. 1833 and 1834, 4 
 
 don. 1 
 Sedgwick church in Brooksville, !) 
 
 Ladies, 1 50 
 
 Samuel Wasson, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Brownville. 
 
 Female Missy So. 7 50 
 
 Contribution, 9 32 
 
 Broicnfulil. 
 
 Samuel Stickney, an. 1834, 2 
 Miss Sally Stickney, an. 1834, 2 
 
 Samuel Stickney, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Sally Stickney, 2 
 
 Bangor. 
 Win. Thurston, an. 1833, and '4, 4 
 
 By Rev. C. Adams. 
 
 Legacy bequeathed by late Ca- 
 leb C. Billings, by George 
 
 Starrett, Executor, 100 
 
 Samuel P. Dutton, ' 100 
 
 Harvey Reed, 100 
 
 J. W. Mason, 100 
 
 A. G. Brown, 100 
 
 Levi Cram, 50 
 
 James Crosby, 50 
 
 Geo. W. Pickering. 50 
 
 Benj. Wyatt, 50 
 
 R. R. Haskins, 50 
 
 John Fisk, 50 
 
 Philip Coombs, 50 
 
 Samuel Smith, 50 
 
 John Barker, 50 
 
 W. T. & H. Pierce, 50 
 
 S. J. Foster, 50 
 
 R. Haskins, 30 
 
 Jacob McGaw, 30 
 
 S. L. Pomroy, 25 
 
 G. W. Brown, 25 
 John M. Prince to constitute 
 
 himself a 1. m. 25 
 
 Moses Patten, 25 
 
 Henry Dutton, 25 
 
 A Friend, 25 
 
 Do 25 
 
 E. Dole, 20 
 
 Timo. Crosby, 20 
 
 John Godfrey, 20 
 
 James Allen, 20 
 
27 
 
 Jacob Drummond, 
 J. S. Crosby, 
 J. E. Littlefield, 
 
 Zadock D;i\ is, 
 ib Dean, 
 re Starrett, 
 - 
 
 E. F. Duren, 
 A Friend, 
 M S ■ ■iry, 
 
 E. Learned, 
 B. Haakinn, 
 David Mossman, 
 
 1 ivis, 
 S. Sylvester, 
 Ephraim Lincoln, 
 A Friend, 
 
 1)... 
 .1 Webster, 
 J. Carr, 
 
 Stephen S. Crosby, 
 B. Harlow, 
 J. Maltby, 
 J. Webster, 
 John Pearson, 
 Francis Roberts, 
 Charles Lowell, 
 John A. Poor, 
 E. Adams, 
 Rawson Clark, 
 nezer French, 
 
 A Friend, 
 Do. 
 
 A. Haines, 
 
 Mrs. H. Crosby, 
 
 S. Kimball, 
 
 Walter Brown, 
 
 J. E. Godfrey, 
 
 A. Savage, 
 
 A Friend, 
 
 M. Haskel, 
 
 .Mark Little, 
 
 Otis Small, 
 
 George Wheelwright, 
 
 A. Drummond, 
 
 M. Haskell, 
 
 S. L. Valentine, 
 
 Daniel Kimball, 
 
 E. Valentine, 
 
 George R. Smith, 
 
 P. Bond, 
 
 A Friend, 
 
 Win. Woodman, 
 
 Albert Titcomb, an. 1834, '35 and 
 part of '36, 
 
 P. P Learned, 
 
 T. A. Hill, 
 
 E. P. Drinkwater, 
 
 J. Abbie, 
 A Friend, 
 
 15 
 15 
 
 in 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 
 1(1 
 
 JO 
 10 
 
 111 
 
 10 
 
 II) 
 111 
 
 25 
 25 
 25 
 25 
 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 10 
 JO 
 10 
 
 Charles Cooper, 5 
 
 Joseph Carr. Jr. 5 
 
 Josepb Kendrick, 5 
 
 Asa Sawyer, 5 
 
 ( Richardson, 5 
 
 F. M Patterson, 5 
 
 MSI 5 
 
 Samuel Shepherd, 
 
 B. Bonrne, 3 
 
 .Mr. Perkins, 3 
 
 Cash. 3 
 
 B. Brown, 
 A Friend, 
 
 lidge, 3 
 
 P. Titcomb, an. 1835, 2 
 
 G. Clam 2 
 
 \\ m. II McCrillis, 2 
 
 A Friend, 2 
 
 do. 2 
 
 do. 1 
 
 do. 1 
 
 A. Alden, 2 
 
 I Cont. in Rev. S. L. Pomroy's 
 
 Society, 55 25 
 
 Cont. in Rev. J. Maltby's Soo. 38 69 
 A Friend, 2 
 
 Z. Smith, 10 
 
 A Friend, 10 
 
 The foregoing sums from Ban- 
 gor to be appropriated according 
 to the advice of Rev. S. L. Pom- 
 roy, E. Adams and Rev. J. C. 
 Lovejoy, by vote of the donors. 
 Ladies in Rev. Mr. Maltby's so- 
 ciety to constitute him a life 
 member, 20 
 
 Cont. at Annual Meeting after 
 Sermon, including avails of Sil- 
 ver Box and Gold Beads, and 
 $20 from Benj. Weston, to 
 constitute his wife Ann S. 
 Weston a life member, 235 63 
 
 Samuel Sylvester, to constitute 
 himself, and wife Charlotte, 
 life members, 40 
 
 Wm. Thurston, an. 1835, 2 
 
 The following persons are life 
 members by a donation in Land, 
 from Nathaniel Harlow of Ban- 
 o-or, viz.: Nathaniel Harlow, 
 Mrs. Mary Harlow. Charles W. 
 Harlow. Sarah P. Harlow, Sam- 
 uel C. Harlow, Nathaniel Hen- 
 n Harlow, Mary Parker, Mary 
 II. Parker. Ivory Kimball, Sam- 
 uel S. Drake and Thomas S. 
 ! Harlow. Deed sent Treasurer 
 in June, 1834. 
 
 Buxton. 
 Female Domestic Missiona. So., 
 
28 
 
 Mrs. Nathan Ealon, Tr. by 
 Rev. Mr. Loring, 9 50 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Loring's Soc. 
 
 by his hand, 10 91 
 
 Baldwin . 
 Cong. cont. by Rev. Mr. Emer- 
 son, 1 
 Bradford. 
 Joseph Treat, 3 
 Rev. Thomas Williams, 3 
 
 Biddeford. 
 Second Parish cont. by Samuel 
 
 Merrill. 14 63 
 
 Samuel Merrill, an. 1835. 2 
 
 Bridgton. 
 First par. from several individ- 
 uals, by John Kilborn, 26 37 
 Mrs. Asenath Peabody, by Rev. 
 
 J. P. Fessenden, 3 25 
 
 South Bridgton. 
 John Perley, an. 1832 and 4, 4 
 
 North Bridgton. 
 Rev. C. Soule, 1 
 
 Mrs. Phebe V. Soule, 1 
 
 Martha J. B Soule, 1 
 
 Ellen P. E. Soule, 1 
 
 Bremen. 
 Thomas Johnson, to constitute 
 
 himself a life member, 20 
 
 Mrs. Anna Johnson, to constitute 
 
 herself a life member, 20 
 
 Cong, church and others, for sup- 
 plying desk, 49 
 Bnchsport. 
 Female Home Mis. Asso. Mrs. 
 
 R. T. Sherburn, Treasurer, 10 
 Contribution in Rev. Mr. Blood's 
 
 Society, 9 36 
 
 Auxiliary Society, 8 
 
 Jotham Moulton, 5 
 
 Jos. R. Folsom, 5 
 
 Bliss Blodget, 5 
 
 John N. Swazey, 3 
 
 Samuel Swazey, 2 
 
 Mary J. Moulton, 2 
 
 Ruth Darling, 2 
 
 Charlotte O. Rice, 1 
 
 Mrs. .lames Higgins,by Rev. Mr. 
 Fisher, 1 
 
 Brewer. 
 John Holyoke, 25 
 
 Horatio N. Page, 25 
 
 Subscription in Rev. W. Lewis' 
 Society, to be appropriated as 
 Deacons Rider and Brastow 
 may direct, 111 
 
 Monthly Concert in Rev. Mr. 
 Lewis' parish, 50 
 
 By Rev. J. C. Lovejoy. 
 John Farrington, an. 1835, 2 
 
 East Brctrrr. 
 Cong. So. Rev. S. L.Whitman's 
 
 parish, 40 
 
 Balance of Donations, by Rev. 
 
 Mr. Lovejoy, 63 
 
 Bethel. 
 Timothy Carter, in part to con- 
 stitute himself a life member, 4 
 Female Charitable Sewing Cir- 
 cle, to complete life member- 
 ship of Mrs. Frost, ' 9 
 Same Society, donation, 3 
 Contribution, 13 50 
 
 Belfast. 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. McKeen's So. 25 59 
 Mrs. Sarah Houston, 1 
 
 Rev. Allied Johnson, 1 
 
 Rev. S. McKeen. sub. 1834, 5 
 
 Henry Davidson, an. 1835, 2,00 
 
 dona. 3 00, 5 
 
 Luther Gannet, Ent. and an. 1835,3 
 Samuel Moulton, " 3 
 
 Sewall Gilbert, " " 3 
 
 John McKinley, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Bailey Pierce, 2 
 
 John Gilmore, 2 
 
 Frye Hall, " 2 
 
 Benj. F. Houston, 2 
 
 By Rev. Mr. McKeen. 
 Blur hill. 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Fisher's Soc. 
 
 by Rev. Mr. McKeen, 13 10 
 
 Bloomfield. 
 Cont. in Cong. Society, by John 
 Kimball, 10 
 
 Bingham. 
 Church, for supplying pulpit, by 
 
 Rev. Mr. Peet, 7 91 
 
 Sovth Berwick. 
 Monthly Concert in Rev. Mr. 
 Keeler's Society, by Charles 
 E. Norton, 32 
 
 Cumberland. 
 Young Ladies' Sewing Circle, 
 Miss Sophia Paine, Treas. by 
 Rev. Isaac Weston, 13 66 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Weston's So. 14 
 Female Domes. Miss. Soc. Mrs. 
 
 Elizabeth Sweetser, Treas. 12 
 Benjamin Merrill, subscribed 2 00 
 
 donation 1 00, 3 
 
 Rev. 1. Weston, 2 
 
 Beza Blanchard, 1 
 
 N. Rideout, jr., 2 
 
 R. Rideout, jr., 1 
 
 Camden. 
 Female .Missionary Society, by 
 
 Rev. E. Gillet, 18 
 
 From a lady, by Rev. N. Chap- 
 man, 1 00 
 
29 
 
 Joseph Jones, an. 1834, 2 
 
 Jesse V.iy. I 
 
 Javenile Skx 
 
 t'mii in EL i Mi Chapman's So SS 22 
 Ladies \ Mrs rluldah 
 
 Hobbs Treasur by Mr. Chap- 
 man, 12 25 
 Clinton. 
 Cont. in K< 9 Prince I 3 56 
 'l'h. mums Smilie, an. 1835, 2 
 
 < 'oncord. 
 Joaiafa Hale, 
 
 ( 'ii.<linr. 
 
 Bamael Ail. mis to constitute his 
 wife, Mrs. Lucy S. Adams, a 
 life member, 20 
 
 Otis Little, 2 
 
 W. Parker, 
 
 F. Webber an. '35, 2 00 do. 300, 5 
 U'm Poster, " 2 00 " 2 00, l 
 Benj. 1>. Gay," 2 00 " 3 00; 5 
 Thomas Adams, Jii 
 
 Charles Ellis, 2 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Parker's Soc. 
 
 by Rev. .Mr. Parker, 5 09 
 
 Curnrilli . 
 James Hills, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Ann B. Hills. " 2 
 
 Sarah L. Hills, 1 
 
 Cont, in Con. So. by James Hills, 2 88 
 
 Chesterville. 
 
 Cont. Cong. Society, 3 
 
 Jos. French, an. 1835, 2 
 
 l)i rmysvUle. 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr.Crossett's So. 12 12 
 Monthly Concert, 16 84 
 
 Rev. R. Crosset, sub. 10 00, do. 
 
 1 04, 11 04 
 
 Diznwnt. 
 Mrs. Betsey Butinan, Ent. by 
 
 Rev. Mr. Whipple, 1 
 
 Monthly Concert, 7 
 
 Denmark. 
 Joshua B. Osgood, 5 
 
 Dixfidd. 
 Rev. Daniel Libbey, an. 1834, 
 by Rev. P. Chapin, 2 
 
 Kastport. 
 Ladies' Association, by hand of 
 Rev. W. Gale, 15 
 
 Ellsworth. 
 J. W. Hathaway, an. 1tL5-"», 2 
 
 < Salvia Peck, 2 
 
 Rev. Peter Nourse, " 2 
 
 Andrew Peters, 2 
 
 Samuel Dutton, " 2 
 
 Cont. in Cong. Soc. by hand of 
 Samuel Dutton, 11 
 
 tillll/ 
 
 ! I < lochran, by hand of Rev. 
 s \\ bite, 3 uO 
 
 Falmouth. 
 Female < lent Soc etj . Miss Bet- 
 Merrill, Treasur. by Mrs 
 P. I'. Merrill, 20 
 
 Cunt, in 1st Parish, by Hey. Mr, 
 
 Kendrick, 7 t;o 
 
 / vrnvington. 
 Female Missionary Sociel v. I 1 
 
 ( '"in. in Rev. Mi Etogi Soc. 1 1 50 
 
 rnft. 
 
 R i .i iseph Underwood, for sap- 
 plying desk, 24 
 
 Cong. cont. by Rev. Mr. Under- 
 wood, 1 1 1 
 Frankfort. 
 
 Friend of Missions. 1 
 
 Fryeburg. 
 
 Joseph Colby, to constitute him- 
 self ,i life member, 20 
 
 Dr. Reael Harrows, to constitute 
 his son a life member, 20 
 
 Cont. in Cong. Soc. 18 50 
 
 Church Treasury 1st Soc. 41 50 
 
 Mrs. Sarah Webster of Con wav, 
 to constitute herself a life 
 member, 20 
 
 Same, to constitute her son Wil- 
 liam a life member, 20 
 
 Same, to constitute Mrs. E. Cook 
 a life member, 20 
 
 .IS Barrows, to constitute him- 
 self a life member, 20 
 
 Same, in part, to constitute his 
 son George B. Barrows a life 
 member. 10 
 
 H. C. Buzwell.to constitute him- 
 self a lili 1 member, 20 
 
 Albion K. Page, in part, to con- 
 stitute himself a life member, 5 
 
 Isaiah Warren, in part, to con- 
 Btitute himself a Dfe member, 5 
 
 Mrs. Sarah Osgood, in part, to 
 constitute herself a life mem- 
 ber, 5 
 
 Mrs. Mary Chase, in part, to con- 
 stitute herself a lite member, 5 
 
 Isaac Frye, in part, to constitute 
 himself a life member, 10 
 
 Same, in part, to constitute his 
 wife Mrs Ann b liti- member, 10 
 
 Robert Page, in part, to consti- 
 tute himself a life member, 5 
 
 Thomas Soother, in |>;irt. to con- 
 stitute himself a life member, 10 
 
 One hundred dollars of the 
 above collection from Fryeburg 
 
30 
 
 to assist the church in Lovel 
 to support the gospel. 
 / 'n i port. 
 Female Cent Soc. Mrs. Mary R. 
 
 Bacon, Treas. 9 81 
 
 Cont. in Rev Mr. Kent's Soc. 26 08 
 
 Georgt town. 
 Ezekiel Drummond, 1 
 
 \\ in. Whitmore, 93 
 
 By Rev. J. Boynton. 
 Gray. 
 Cont. in Rev. C. White's So. by 
 
 Rev. G. C. Beckwith, 4 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. White's So. 9 37 
 
 Gotham. 
 Rev. Samuel Clark, an. 1834, 2 
 Gorham Benevolent So. Thomas 
 Robie, Tr. 
 
 Garland. 
 Cont. in Cong. Society, by Ste- 
 phen Smith, 
 
 Gardiner. 
 Females in Cong. Soc. in part to 
 constitute Rev. Seth Sweetser 
 a life member 
 
 Hebron. 
 Rev. Daniel Libbey, an. 1835, 2 
 Cont. in Hebron and West Mi- 
 
 not So. 3 15 
 
 Moses Allen, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Rev. Mr. Gooch, 2 
 
 Houlton. 
 Cont. in Cong. Soc. by Rev. S. 
 L. Pomroy, 3 
 
 Harpswell. 
 Cont. in Cong. Soc. 5 
 
 Hancock. 
 Dea. Mercer, by Rev. J. Sewall, 2 
 
 Hallowell. 
 E. Bond, in part, to constitute 
 
 himself a life member, 
 William Stickney, sub. 1834, 
 Mon. Concert, 114 58 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Shepard's So. 40 
 
 20 
 
 12 
 
 in 
 
 3 
 10 
 
 Female Religious Asso. 
 
 Female Benevolent Soc. 
 
 James Gow, an. 1835, 
 
 Eben. Dole, 
 
 Elias Bond, 
 
 R. K. Page, 
 
 Robert Gardner, 
 
 Laban Lincoln, 
 
 William Stickney, " 
 
 Benjamin Page, 
 
 Julia A. Page, 
 
 Harriet Pace, 
 
 Elias Bond, in part, to constitute 
 
 himself a life member, 
 Lady, by Rev. E. Gillet, 
 Webber Furbish, an. 1835, 
 
 Elizabeth Leach, in part, to con- 
 stitute Mrs. Elizabeth F. Shep- 
 ard a life member, 5 
 
 Samuel Titeomb, by Rev. E. 
 Gillet, 2 
 
 Hampden. 
 
 Individuals in Rev. S. Baker's 
 Parish, 50 
 
 do. do. 7 56 
 
 John Crosby, by Rev. E. Gillet, 1 
 Jackson. 
 
 Cont. from people in Jackson, by 
 
 Hoardman Johnson, 5 37 
 
 Thomas Morton, 2 
 
 Friend of Missions, 39 
 
 Jackson and Brooks. 
 
 Individuals, by Rev. Israel Hills, 8 
 Kennebunk. 
 
 From Rev. Mr. Fuller by A. 
 Shirley, 1 
 
 Joseph K. Miller, to constitute 
 himself a life member, 20 
 
 Knox. 
 
 Cont. by Rev. Dr. Gillet, 11 5G 
 
 S. Tilton, by Rev. Jas. Carruthers, 6 
 North Ktnntbunkport. 
 
 Union Church and So. by Rev. 
 
 Clark Cornish. 18 50 
 
 Kennebunkport. 
 
 Jacob Mitchell, an. 1834, 2 
 
 Individuals in Cong. So. by Rev. 
 Mr. Smith, 10 20 
 
 Rev. Mr. Smith's Soc. by B. F. 
 Mason, 64 
 
 Lebanon. 
 
 Cont. in Rev. James Weston's 
 So. by his hand, 8 
 
 Cont. in Rev. James Weston's 
 
 Society, 4 05 
 
 John Moody, jr. an. 1835, 2 
 
 Joseph Grant, 2 
 
 Levant. 
 
 From "a Female friend," by 
 Rev. S. L. Pomroy, 2 
 
 Mrs. Dr. I. Case, by Rev. Rob't 
 Page, 2 
 
 Lovel. 
 
 From the Church, sub. 15 
 
 Rev. D. Gerry, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Lcwiston. 
 
 Ladies' Sewing Circle, Lewis- 
 ton Falls, to complete the sum 
 of $20 to constitute Mrs. Har- 
 riet W. Adams a life mem. 10 
 
 Rev. Weston B. Adams, sub. lO') 
 
 Mrs. Harriet W. Adams by re- I 
 trenchment, to constitute Me- 
 linda C. Adams a life mem. 10J 
 
 Cont. in Cong, church and so. 10 25 
 
 Andrew Giddings, 51 
 
31 
 
 Christiana Stetson, 
 
 1 
 
 
 rd Little, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Female Retrem hmenl E 
 
 
 
 Vfrs. I eory Kimball 
 
 
 
 a life mem. by Mr. Kimball, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 ims, 
 
 1 
 
 
 Joseph 1 [ale 
 
 
 50 
 
 lly Adams, 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 
 
 John Morrill, 
 
 1 
 
 
 Jere H 
 
 
 50 
 
 Mrs. Mary Hill, 
 
 
 25 
 
 .Mrs. M ,i y Perkins, 
 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 rill, 
 
 1 
 
 
 Margaret Labi 
 
 
 50 
 
 Hive Gilpatrick, 
 
 
 25 
 
 rena 1 lazleton, 
 
 
 25 
 
 Mrs. Bethia While, 
 
 
 
 Hannah C Morrill, 
 
 
 
 Salva \ Fre< :aan, 
 
 1 
 
 
 ( Hive Nbrris, 
 
 
 
 Patience Stinson, 
 
 
 12 
 
 Harriet E. 1 
 
 
 25 
 
 Miss Abigail Brad 
 
 
 25 
 
 Mrs. Maria H.I toward, 
 
 
 50 
 
 Esth r E S nborn, 
 
 
 25 
 
 Hannah East man, 
 
 
 25 
 
 Miss Cassandana Eastman, 
 
 
 25 
 
 Ann Boardman, 
 
 
 20 
 
 \. Morrill, 
 
 5 
 
 
 W inborn A< 
 
 
 50 
 
 ii Barker, 
 
 1 
 
 
 Merrill, 
 
 1 
 
 
 in Swasey, Jr. 
 
 5 
 
 
 Bradbury, 
 
 1 
 
 
 Rev. Charles Fn eman, 
 
 5 
 
 
 Mi nut . 
 
 
 
 E. Packard, an. \6So, 
 
 2 
 
 
 D. Freeman, 
 
 2 
 
 
 Isaac Allen, 
 
 2 
 
 
 Samuel Poole, " 
 
 2 
 
 
 Mrs. Grosvenor, ' 
 
 2 
 
 
 " Jones, 
 
 2 
 
 
 Female Auxiliary Society, 
 
 7 
 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Jones' Soc. 
 
 15 
 
 
 Monmouth. 
 
 
 
 Nehemiah Pierce, an. 1 - 
 
 2 
 
 
 Mircer. 
 
 
 
 Cont. in Rev. O. Sikes Soc. in 
 
 
 
 part, to constitute John Thomp- 
 
 
 
 son a life member, 
 
 8 
 
 
 Minimis Port. 
 
 
 
 Ch. and So. by Rev. G. Bachel- 
 
 
 
 ler, 
 
 35 
 
 
 Machias. 
 
 
 
 Female Ed. Miss. Soc. by Mis. 
 
 
 
 Elizabeth L. Crocker, 
 
 IT 25 
 
 ( !ontribution, 
 
 ::i I l 
 
 II Tbacber, an 1 
 
 -j 
 
 - ruth, 
 
 2 
 
 W \ 
 
 2 
 
 by Rev. Mr. Ward. 
 
 
 Mas. 
 
 
 Contribution and dona, in Kev 
 
 
 Thos. T. Stone's Society, 
 
 :;i 
 
 MUo. 
 
 
 Stevens, 
 
 1 
 
 Mi Metcalf, 
 
 2 
 
 
 I 
 
 William Fi 
 
 1 
 
 Joel < ! leason. 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 i 
 
 1 
 
 A Friend, 
 
 6 
 
 M i - 1 
 
 •j 
 
 Monson. 
 
 
 Cont. in Con>j Soc. by W. V. 
 
 
 Jordan, 
 
 3 ::i 
 
 Monthly concert, by Rev. E. Gil- 
 
 
 let, 
 
 
 .Yonr.ii/. 
 
 
 Aaron Wilkins, by Rev. 11 A 
 
 
 Merrill, 
 
 50 
 
 North Edgecomb. 
 
 
 G. Gove, an. 1834, 
 
 2 
 
 : i Sherman, " 
 
 •J 
 
 E. Chase, by G. Gove, 
 
 1 
 
 Gardner Gove, an. 1835, 
 
 •J 
 
 Joseph Sherman, 
 
 2 
 
 William Cochran, 
 
 2 
 
 JV< ir- Gloucester. 
 
 
 Female Missionary Society, by 
 
 
 Mrs. Lucy W. Hue. 1 
 
 11 35 
 
 Contribution in Rev. Mr. Rice's 
 
 
 
 6 02 
 
 Rev. Mr. Rice, 
 
 5 
 
 Sylvanus Cobb, 
 
 ;.o 
 
 John Morgan, 
 
 ;,(( 
 
 James Eveleth, 
 
 25 
 
 William Bradbury 
 
 3 
 
 Calvin L. Noyes, 
 
 50 
 
 Jonathan Rowe, 
 
 50 
 
 JYl ir-^lmrnn. 
 
 
 Samuel Wyman, by Rev. Prof. 
 
 
 Pond, 
 
 4 
 
 Stephen Howes, an 1834 and 5, 
 
 4 
 
 JV< wcastle. 
 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Se wall's Soc. 
 
 17 30 
 
 Washington Dnd^v. an 
 
 o 
 
 JY( irfulil . 
 
 
 Church and So. by Rev. C. Free- 
 
 
 man, 
 
 10 
 
 Mbrridgi work. 
 
 
 Missionary Soc. Male Branch, 
 
 17 
 
 Female " 
 
 20 
 
32 
 
 North Yarmouth. 
 Second Parish Female Domes. 
 Miss. Soc. Mrs. Sarah Ann 
 Hobart, Tr. by Rev. C. Hobart, 43 p3 
 Cont. in Second Parish, 17 20 
 
 Individuals in Second Parish, 39 17 
 First Parish, John Cutter, 20 
 
 John Cutter, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Thomas Chase, Jr. 7 
 
 an. 1635, 2 
 
 Asa H. Cutter, 2 
 
 Samuel Sweetser, to constitute 
 his father, William Sweetser, 
 a life member, 20 
 
 Samuel Sweetser, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Jacob G. Loring, 10 
 
 Rev. David Shepley, 5 
 
 Philip Eastman, 3 
 
 an. 1835, 2 
 
 Wm. B. Gooch, 50 
 
 Sylvanus Blanchard, bal. to con- 
 stitute himself a life member, 10 
 Reuben Hayes, 1 
 
 Jacob Mitchell, 5 
 
 an. 1835, 2 
 
 John Cutter, Jr. 4 
 
 Ezekiel Merrill, 3 
 
 Daniel Mitchell, 2 
 
 Enos Chandler, 2 
 
 Samuel Mason, Jr. 1 
 
 Frederick A. Pomroy, 2 
 
 Joseph Drinkwater, 1 
 
 Reuben Prince, 2 
 
 Jeremiah Mitchell, 5 
 
 William Chandler, 2 
 
 Jonathan Bradford, 1 
 
 David Seabury, 10 
 
 William Seabury, 2 
 
 Levi Blanchard, 5 
 
 Cont. in first Parish, 33 78 
 
 Female Cent Soc. including an- 
 nual tax on members and sub- 
 scriptions, Miss Olive Gray, 
 Treas. 68 72 
 
 Newell Soc. of Young Ladies, 
 Miss Elizabeth Young, Treas. 
 by hand of Jacob Mitchell, 17 
 
 Orland. 
 John Buck, 5 
 
 Sarah J. Buck, 2 
 
 By hand of Ariel P. Chute. 
 Orono. 
 (Stillwater) collection, 50 
 
 A. VV. Babcock, 25 
 
 Ladies' Asso. by Mrs. A. B. 
 Wilson, Sec'y, to constitute 
 their Pastor, Rev. Josiah Fish- 
 er a life member, 20 
 (Oldtown) Rev. J. C. Lovejoy 50 
 
 Orrington. 
 
 Rev. C. Pearl's Soc. 
 
 Oxford. 
 
 Giles Shurtleff, an. 1835, 
 
 W. B. Norton, by Mr. Pope, 
 Portland. 
 
 Rev. W. T. Dwight, sub. 
 
 Gabriel Mark, 
 
 From an unknown friend in 
 High st. cong. by Rev. G. C. 
 Beck with, 100 
 
 From " a friend," by Mrs. Mary 
 B. Storer, 1 
 
 Wm. Oxnard, by J. D. Kinsman, 
 sub. during Rev. Mr. Storr's 
 visit in 1834, 
 
 Rev. E. Kellogg, 
 
 Levi Cutter, sub. 
 
 an. 1834, 
 
 Jere. Stevens, ' 
 
 J. Ignatius Stevens, 
 
 William Swan — sub. 
 
 Female Cent Soc. in 3d Cong. 
 Soc. by Mrs. Mary W. Hayes, 
 Treas. 
 
 Joseph Libbey, an. 1835, 
 
 Leonard Cross, 
 
 Cont. in High Street Cong. Soc. 
 by J. D. Kinsman, 
 
 Cont. in Second Cong. Soc. by 
 E. Wyer, 
 
 Edward Oxnard, an. 1835, 
 
 Nathaniel Cross, 
 
 Samuel N. Beal, 
 
 Cont. in Third Cong. Soc. by I. 
 Waterhouse, 
 
 To be added to Cont. in Second 
 Parish, by R. Lincoln, 
 
 To be added to cont. in Second 
 Parish, by John Bradley, 
 
 To be added to cont. in Third 
 Parish, by Mrs. George Brad- 
 ford, 
 
 Henry Jackson, an. 1835, 2 
 
 William W. Thomas, 10 
 
 William D. Little, to constitute 
 Rev. Jos. Vaill a life mem. 20 
 
 Oliver B. Dorrance, $20 of 
 which to constitute Rev. John 
 W. Chickering a life mem. 30 
 
 Mrs. Hood, 1 
 
 Missionary Sewing Circle, Miss 
 Caroline E. Merrill, Treas. to 
 constitute Rev. Joseph Vaill 
 and Mrs. Vaill, Rev. John W. 
 Chickering, and Mrs. Chick- 
 ering, and Mrs. Sewall Ten- 
 ney, life members, 100 
 
 Joseph' Adams, an. 1835, 2 
 
 N. Blake, " 2 
 
 13 45 
 
 2 
 
 30 
 
 10 
 2 
 
 100 
 
 10 
 
 20 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 2!) 04 
 2 
 2 
 
 70 
 
 73 38 
 2 
 2 
 2 
 
 72 07 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 25 
 
33 
 
 N. Cram. an. 1835. 
 
 Levi Cutter, 
 
 S. Chase, 
 
 William Cutter. 
 
 John Chute, 
 
 Luther Dana, 
 
 Oliver Everett 
 
 Thos. Forsaith, 
 
 Henry Goddard, 
 
 Joseph Gardner, 
 
 O. S. Hartshorn, 
 
 Erastus Hayes, 
 
 James Huse, 
 
 William Lord, 
 
 William C. Mitchell, " 
 
 Curtis Mescrvey, 
 
 Joseph Owen, 
 
 H. Southgate, 
 
 E. C. Stevens, 
 
 William W. Thomas, " 
 
 Franklin Tinkham, ' 
 
 Third Parish Young Ladies' 
 Miss. Sewing Circle, .Mi^s 
 Gordon, Treas. $40 of which 
 to constitute Joseph Libbey 
 and Mrs. Phebo Marsh, life 
 
 members, 
 A Friend, 
 
 Brooks, 
 William G. 
 
 by Mrs. Clarissa 
 
 
 Mitchell, an. 1835, 
 by W. C. Mitchell, 
 Female Miss. Soc. Mrs. Eliza- 
 beth Greeley, Treas. 
 Miss. Sewing Circle, Miss C. E. 
 Merrill, Treas. to constitute 
 Rev. Solomon Adams a life 
 member, 
 William W. Woodbury, to con- 
 stitute his wife Octavia a life 
 member, 
 
 Prospect. 
 Rev. Mr. Thurston's church and 
 
 Cong. 
 Female Miss. Soc. Mrs. Sarah 
 Leach, Treas. 
 
 Pownal 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Chapin's Soc. 
 
 Paris. 
 Caleb Prentiss, sub. 1834, 
 Phivsburg. 
 Cont. in Rev. M. J3oynton's So- 
 ciety, 
 Mark L. Hill, an. 1835, 
 Same, to constitute his wife Mrs. 
 Abigail S. Hill a life member, 
 Phillips. 
 Female Miss'y Society, 
 
 Passadunkeag. 
 Mrs. Lawton, by Rev. J. R. 
 Munsell, 
 
 50 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 7G 13 
 
 20 
 
 20 
 
 77 82 
 
 32 18 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 33 
 2 
 
 20 
 
 3 56 
 
 1 50 
 
 Parktnan, 
 
 Susan Ann Jumper, by Rev. E. 
 Gil 
 
 Romford. 
 CoUt in Rev. Mr. Sheldon's So. 
 
 Richmond. 
 Henry Smith, an I 335, 
 
 liimljii id. 
 Jere Page, an I B35, 
 .Mrs. Margaret Page, 
 
 Scarborough. 
 Seth Btorer, an l - 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr..lameson'sSoc. 
 
 b] S Storer, 
 Rev. Thu. Jameson, to constitute 
 
 himself, a life member, 
 do. an. 1833, 
 
 Cont in Rev. Mr. Jameson's So. 
 b}- his hand, 
 
 Swanville. 
 Orphan Missionary So. Tr. re- 
 siding in Swanville. si". .,t' 
 which was received from the 
 Swanville and West Prospect 
 Female Miss'y So. — to con- 
 stitute Ivory Kimball & Sam- 
 uel S. Drake life members, by 
 Rev. E. Gillet, 
 
 Saco. 
 From Ladies, by Miss Leland, 
 
 20 
 
 4 I. 1 
 
 - 62 
 
 20 
 2 
 
 7 67 
 
 JO 
 
 2 53 
 
 8 09 
 12 31 
 
 70 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Johnson's So. 37 76 
 Cont. of a class of lads in Sab. 
 School, 
 
 Strong. 
 Cont. in Cong. Society, 
 Ladies' Miss'y Society, 
 
 $20 of which to constitute 
 Mrs. D. M. May a life member. 
 Solon. 
 Ladies' Asso. in Rev. Mr. Far- 
 go's Society, J 
 Mrs. Fargo, an. 1835, S 
 
 Sumner. 
 Increase Robinson, an 1835, 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Sewall's Soc. 
 Friends of Maine Miss'y Soc. 
 by C. Pennell, 
 
 Stand ish. 
 Evangelical Cong. Soc. to con- 
 stitute Mrs. Dorcas Marrett a 
 life member, 
 
 St. Albans. 
 Cont. Church and So. by Rev. 
 
 N. Douglass, 
 Nathaniel Tenney, an. 1835, 
 
 Turner. 
 Mrs. Eunice T. Greeley, former- 
 ly Eunice T. Jones, to consti- 
 tute herself a life member, by 
 
 2 
 
 5 77 
 
 20 
 
 1 67 
 2 
 
34 
 
 hand of Rev. Josiah G. Mer- 
 rill, sub. 1834, 
 Cont. in Rev. A. Greeley's Soc. 
 Luther Cary, an. 1833, 4 & 5, 
 William Barrell, an. 1834, 
 Thomaston. 
 Rev. R. Woodhull, to constitute 
 his wife, Mrs. Sarah F. Wood- 
 hull a life member, 
 John S. Abbot, to constitute Mrs. 
 Hannah A. Merrill of Alna, a 
 life member, 
 Iddo Kimball, 
 Hezekiah Prince, Jr. 
 William Cole, 
 Rufus C. Counce, 
 Robert Foster, 
 George Robinson, 
 Albert Lermond, 
 John Lovcjoy, 
 David Kellogg, 
 John Elliot, 
 Henry Seiders, 
 Alexander Singer, 
 Moses Copeland, 
 Mrs. Caroline F. Swan, 
 Female Miss'y Soc. Mrs. Caro- 
 line F. Swan, Treas. 
 John Paine, an. 1835, 
 By hand of Rev. R. Woodhull 
 Temple. 
 Rev. S. Hackett, sub. 1834, 
 Female Auxiliary Society, to 
 complete life membership of 
 Mrs. Vesta Hacket, 
 Individuals, 
 
 Trescott. 
 John Crane, an. 1835, $2, dona- 
 tion $1 
 
 Thorndike. 
 L. Whitney, for supplying desk, 
 
 Topsham. 
 Cont. in Cong. Society, 
 Samuel Douglass, by Rev. Mr. 
 Hawes, 
 
 Union . 
 Individuals in Cong, church, 
 Female Cent So. Mrs. Thurston, 
 Treas. 
 
 Vassalborough. 
 Cont. in Cong. Soc. in part to 
 constitute James Thatcher a 
 life member, by Mr. Prince 
 Hawes, 
 Theodore S. Brown, sub. 1834, 
 to constitute his son, Win. S. 
 Brown, a life member, 
 Westbrook. 
 First Parish oont. by J. H. Ma- 
 rean, 
 
 50 
 
 -jo 
 
 20 
 
 50 
 
 16 33 
 
 14 30 
 
 20 
 
 11 24 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Searle's Soc. 31 
 Rev. Mr. Searle, an. 1835, 2 
 
 dona. 1 
 
 Winthrop. 
 Benj. Southworth, an. 1835, 2 
 
 William Lowell, 5 
 
 Daniel Carr, an. 1835. 2 
 
 Samuel Wood, 2 
 
 Anson Stanley " 2 
 
 Seth May, " 2 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Thurston's So. 26 58 
 Female Asso. Dom. and For. bv 
 
 Mr. Thurston, 14 92 
 
 Ebenezer Marrow, avails of Mis- 
 sionary apple tree for 1833, 1 50 
 Same. 1834, by Rev. E. Gillet, 2 50 
 
 Wells. 
 Cont. 2d Cong. Soc by Joseph 
 
 Gilman, 9 
 
 Jos. Gilman, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Cont, in Rev. Mr. Clark's Soc. 10 
 Rev. Wm. Clark, sub. 1834, 10 
 First Cong. Soc. by Rev. W. 
 Clark, 28 
 
 Wiscasset. 
 Nathaniel Coffin, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Warren. 
 Auxiliary Missionary Society by 
 
 Jesse Page, 41 94 
 
 Jesse Page, an. 1833 and 1835, 4 
 
 Waterville 
 Cont. in Rev. Thos. Adams Soc. 5 25 
 Rev. Thomas Adams, sub. 1834, 10 
 Mrs. Thomas Adams, " 20 
 
 Winslow. 
 Cont. in Cong. Soc. 9 
 
 Peter Talbot, an. 1834. 2 
 
 Samuel Sewall, by Mr' Jewett, 2 
 
 Woolwich. 
 Cont. in Rev. Mi. Goss' Soc. 8 50 
 
 Z. Farnum, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Wilton. 
 Female Missionary Society, 5 
 
 John Barker, an. 1834, ' 2 
 
 Elisha Bass, 2 
 
 Sylvester Strickland, 4 
 
 Cont. in Cong, church and Soc. 2 79 
 Monthly Concert, by Rev. Mr. 
 
 Talbot, 7 21 
 
 Weld. 
 Jacob Abbot, to be appropriated 
 to the support of a Missionary 
 in Weld, 21 
 
 do. in Carthage, 7 
 do. in Byron, 7 
 
 do. in Magalloway, 7 
 do. in Berlin, 7 
 
 Jacob Abbot, for support of mis- 
 sionary in Salem, 7 
 do. in Phillips, 7 
 
3fi 
 
 Montlily Concert, J II 
 
 lU-v rlermorj Stinaon, in j>nrt, 
 to constitute Wary E. Btinaon 
 a lift member, by K- \ Mi 
 Talbot, 12 3 
 
 Jacob Abbot . to constitute bis 
 daughters. Salucia and Clara 
 Ann. Life members, l" 
 
 Jacob Abbot, bo aid eaal part of 
 plant No. I . ind oortb part of 
 Phillips in proenring preach- 
 ing, 7 
 /l ah fjord. 
 
 \iinis S. finders, to constitute 
 
 himself a life member, 20 
 
 Samuel Warren,in part, to eon- 
 Btitnte himself a lite member, 10 
 
 Mr- M irv Warren, in part, to 
 oonstitnte herself a lit'- mem- 
 ber, 5 
 Hannibal Hamlin, to constitute 
 
 himself a life member, 20 
 
 Ruth Warren, in part, to consti- 
 tute herself a life member, 10 
 Subscription and cunt. 21 
 
 The five last donations to be 
 applied to support a .Missionary 
 in Sweden and Albany equally, 
 
 Waldoborough. 
 Friend to the M. M. S. 10 
 
 Cont. in Rev. Mr. Mitchell's So. 12 12 
 Payne Ehvell, an. 1835, 2 
 
 Mrs. Ehvell. 2 
 
 Rev. L). M. Mitchell. 2 
 
 A. R. Mitchell. 2 
 
 V.. F. Mitchell, 
 
 James ( look . 2 
 
 Robert C. Webb, 2 
 
 Sarah T. Webb, 2 
 
 James Hovey, 2 
 
 Samuel Morse, 2 
 
 George Allen. 2 
 
 Abraham t "le, 2 
 
 Payn Elwell, 5 
 
 Sarah Allen, 1 
 
 Mrs. Hovey. 
 
 George Light, 50 
 
 Mrs. Harriet Lawson, 25 
 
 Henry I. Manning, 25 
 
 Mrs. Manning, 25 
 
 Avery T. Webb, 1 
 
 Samuel Morse, 2 
 
 Female Cent Soc. 10 
 
 By Rev. D M. Mitchell. 
 Miss A. M Currier, bv Rev. D. 
 
 M. Mitchell. 50 
 
 Whiting. 
 John Crane, by Rev. A. Sheldon, 5 
 
 Westport. 
 Joseph Hilton, avails of Mission- 
 ary sheep, by S. P. Baker, 1 
 Windham. 
 Rev. Jona. L Hale, balance of 
 
 Portland, July 17, 1835. 
 
 his sub. to constitute himself 
 a life member, 10 
 
 MiscdlaneouM 
 
 •' Prom an indivnla.il, by hand 
 ni' Rev. .' W. EUiingwood, to 
 
 U' expended in extra iiussiiin- 
 ::rv .-• iviees in tin- town of 
 
 Raymond, 2o 
 
 " Prom "lie who desires the in- 
 crease ot that kingdom which 
 is nut of tins world, " by Rev. 
 ' 'ummings, 4 
 
 Interest on m y loaned 1 10 
 
 BgtOI] ( 'olltcrelicr of 0hU. 
 
 John Cooper, Treasurer, by 
 \\ \ Crocker, 21 
 
 Interest on J. Fcssonilcn and al. 
 
 notes, 18 
 
 M ■ Conference churches, by 
 
 l. i,i Beckwith, 50 09 
 
 Semi-annual dividend on stock 
 in Manufacturers' and Traders' 
 Bank, 19 25 
 
 interest on money loaned, 1 34 
 
 for 2 j ears on S. Buck- 
 nam and al. note, 6 
 
 In part ot' principal of note, 7 
 
 Interest on T. Phillips' notes for 
 
 1834, ■"•- 74 
 
 Principal of one note v. 
 
 Phillips, 163 on— 221 74 
 
 By Rev. E. Gillet. 
 Balance of Legacy from James 
 Farris of Hebron, in note of 
 Shepard Bucknam and Jacob 
 Tukesbury. viz.. bal. of Prin. 
 received $28, Interest, $1,50, 
 principal only to be used. 29 50 
 
 York Conference of churches, 
 
 by N. Kendall, Treasurer, 10 50 
 
 York Co. Conference Church- 
 es, semi-annual cent, by Ruv. 
 s II. Keeler, 17 
 
 Interest on money loaned, 23 1 
 
 Cumberland Conference of chu. 
 
 by W. D. Little, Treas. 1 10 1" 
 
 Washington Conference of chu. 
 
 Bela Wilder, Treasurer, 24 13 
 
 Rev. Joth.un Bewail, from vari- 
 ous individuals, I"' 
 Selden Huntington to constitute 
 Mrs. Esther ruckex of Madi- 
 son, a life member, 20 
 Amount of 5 notes given by 
 Thomas Phillips for land sold 
 him, 816 
 Interest on do. by Dr. Gillet, 12 24 
 Dividend on stock in Manufac- 
 turers' and Traders' Bank, '-'I 
 Interest on money loaned, 19 M 
 do. do. do 60 
 do. do. do. 27 50 
 
 Woodbiry Storer, Treu'r M. M. S. 
 
36 
 
 LIFE MEMBERS. 
 
 Rev. Wm. Allen, Brunswick, 
 " Tho's Adams, Vassalborough, 
 " George E. Adams, Brunswick, 
 " Darwin Adams, Alslead, N. H. 
 " Charles S. Adams, Wells, 
 
 Mrs. Catherine L. Adams, Vassalboro', 
 
 Rev. Weston B. Adams, Lewiston, 
 
 Weston B. Adams, Bloomfield, 
 
 Rev. Tho's Ayer, late of Albany, 
 
 Mrs. Betsey Abbot, Weld, 
 
 Rev. Jona. Adams, Deer-Isle, 
 
 John Adams, jr. Newfield, 
 
 Samuel Adams, Castine, 
 
 Mrs. Mary Jane Arnold, Bath, 
 
 Mrs. Harriet B. Adams, Lewiston, 
 
 Mrs. Sarah A. Adams, Brunswick, 
 
 Melinda C. Adams, Lewiston, 
 
 Mrs. Lucy S. Adams, Castine, 
 
 Miss Salucia Abbot, Weld, 
 " Clara Ann Abbot, do. 
 
 E. W. Baron, Lebanon, 
 
 Dr. Reuel Barrows, Fryeburg, 
 
 Rev. Geo. C Beck with, late of" Portland 
 
 Rev. Jona. Belden, Augusta, 
 
 John Bradley, Portland, 
 
 Amos Brown, Fryeburg, 
 
 *James Bridge, Augusta, 
 
 Edward W. Baker, Portland, 
 
 Lebbeus Bailey, do. 
 
 *Azariah Baker, Edgecomb, 
 
 Charles Blanchard, Portland, 
 
 Thomas Browne, do. 
 
 Rev. Mighill Blood, Bucksport, 
 " Jonathan Burr, Boston, 
 
 Amos Barrett, Winthrop, 
 
 Theodore S. Brown, Vassalboro' 
 
 Albert G. Brown, do. 
 
 Mrs. Mary Ann Brown, do. 
 
 Samuel J. M. Brown, do. 
 
 Benj. H. Brown, do. 
 
 Edward P. Brown, do. 
 
 Rev. Asahel Bigelow, Walpole, Ms. 
 " John Boynton, Phipsburg, 
 " Elisha Babcock, formerly of 
 Wiscasset, 
 
 Mrs. Sarah S. Brown, Vassalboro' 
 
 Rev. Elisha Bacon, Sanford, 
 
 Bacon, son of Rev. E. B. of S. 
 
 Rev. Caleb Bradley, Westbrook, 
 " Asa Bullard, Boston, 
 
 Mrs. A. Bullard, do. 
 
 Samuel Bradley, Mollis, 
 
 Mrs. Blood, Bucksport, 
 
 Rev. Alden Boynton, 
 
 Benj. Brown, Vassalborough, 
 
 Rev. Nelson Bishop, Clinton, 
 
 Jedediah Burbank, Bethel, 
 
 Bliss Blodgett, Bucksport, 
 
 Rev. George Brown, Mount Desert, 
 Nathaniel Blanchard, Portland, 
 Mrs. Catharine Bradley, do. 
 John Bradley, jr., Portland, 
 Mrs. Martha W . Beckwith, late of do. 
 
 " Mary G. Blake, Bath, 
 
 " Ann K. Barrows, Fryeburg, 
 
 " Ann A. Barrows, do. 
 
 '' Elizabeth O. Buswell, do. 
 John S. Barrows, Fryeburg, 
 Sylvanus Blanchard, North Yarmouth, 
 George Bixby, 
 
 Barrows, son of Dr. B. Fryeburg, 
 
 Henry C. Buswell, do. 
 
 William S. Brown, Vassalborough, 
 Rev. Perez Chapin, Pownal, 
 
 " Jona. Cogswell, formerly of Saco, 
 Prof. Parker Cleaveland, Brunswick, 
 Rev. Asa Cummings, Portland, 
 Mrs. Phebe Cummings, do. 
 Henry T. Cummings, do. 
 Rev. George W. Campbell, formerly 
 
 of S. Berwick, 
 *Mrs. Cleaves, Biddeford, 
 "Francis Cook, Wiscasset, 
 *Rev. John Crosby, Castine, 
 Samuel Cordis, Winthrop, 
 Rev. James Carruthers, Portland, 
 
 '' A. B. Church, Calais, 
 
 " William Clark, Wells, 
 
 " Eber Carpenter, York, 
 Benj. P. Chamberlain, Salem Mass. 
 Henry Clark, Kennebunk-port, 
 Amos J. Cook, Fryeburg, 
 Mrs. Eloisa H. Clark, Wells, 
 Rev. Nath'l. Chapman, Camden, 
 Rev. R. Crosset, Denny sville, 
 Stephen Coker, Alna, 
 Rev. Clark Cornish, 
 Mrs. Jane T. Clapp, Bath, 
 Stephen Chase, Fryeburg, 
 Mrs. Dorothea Crossett, Dennysville, 
 Samuel Chandler, Eliot, 
 '""Mrs Ilobina Carruthers, Portland, 
 Mrs. Jona. Coo-swell, formerly of Saco, 
 Rev. John W Checkering, ) p ortland 
 
 a second time, ) 
 
 Mrs. J. W. Chickcring do. 
 
 " Rachel Clapp, Bath, 
 
 " E. Cook, Fryeburg, 
 Rev. Wm. T. Dwight, Portland, 
 Mrs. Eliza L. Dwight. do. 
 Wm. W. Dinsrnore, Norridgewock, 
 David Dunlap, Brunswick, 
 Nath'l. Dana, Boston, 
 Rev. John A. Douglass, Waterford, 
 Mrs. Lucy A. Douglass, do. 
 Rev. Moses Dow, lbrmerly of York, 
 
37 
 
 Oliver D. Dorrance, Portland, 
 < ferleton Dole, Augusta, 
 u \ <i. Duncan, Brooks, 
 John Dickinson, Mast Machiaa, 
 .Mrs. Jane M Dorrance, Portland) 
 John Dike, Beverly M.i-s. 
 Samuel 1' Dutton, Bangor, 
 .Mrs. \ mcj M Keen Dunlap, Bronsw'k 
 Samuel S. D 
 
 Payne Elwell, Waldoborough, 
 Rev. J. \V. Ellingwood, Bath, 
 Manning Ellis, BrookevUle, 
 
 " Noah Emerson, Baldwin, 
 
 " Eben Eaton, .Mt. Desert, 
 Mr> J W, Ellingwood, Bath, 
 
 " Mary A. Eastman, V Yarmouth, 
 Rev. Joseph Fuller, Brimfield,Mass. 
 
 •■ Charles II. Fiak, Brewer, 
 Charles Freeman, Limeriek, 
 
 u Joseph P. Feesenden, Bridgton, 
 Mrs. Sarah Fessenden, Fryeburg, 
 Oliver Fales, Thomaston, 
 Rev. Charles Frost, Bethel, 
 
 •' Jona. Fisher, Bluehill, 
 Win. Flint, New Vineyard, 
 Rev. I!- Fowler, Ndrthneld, Mass. 
 
 " George W. Fargo, Solon, 
 Mrs Betsey Farley, Waldoborough, 
 
 " Phebe Fessenden. Bridglon, 
 Rev. Josiah Fisher, Orono, 
 Rev. Jona. Gieenleaf, Boston, 
 
 li Eliphalet Gillet, Hallowell, 
 
 " Allen Greeley, Turner, 
 
 ; - Win Gregg, Freeport, 
 
 " Jacob C. Goss, Woolwich, 
 
 " Wakefield Gale, Eastport, 
 Mrs. Mary L. Gale, do. 
 
 Samuel Garland. Parsonsfield, 
 *John Gleason, Thomaston, 
 Rev. Beriah Green, formerly of Ken- 
 
 aebuuk, 
 Rev. James Gooch, Hebron, 
 Mrs. Mary G. Gillet, Hallowell, 
 David Greely, Portland, 
 Hartley Wood Gove, Bath, 
 Mrs. Eunice T. Greeley, Turner, 
 Rev. William C. Greenleaf, Andover, 
 Joseph M. Haynes, Saco, 
 Rev. Carleton Hurd, Fryeburg, 
 
 " Caleb Hobart, N. Yarmouth, 
 John E. Hyde, Portland, 
 *Rev. Jacob Hardy, Strong, 
 
 " Simeon Hackett, Temple, 
 Mrs Sophronia P. Hurd, Fryeburg, 
 Rev. Anson Hubbard, Monson, 
 
 " Geo. W. Hathaway, Bloomfield, 
 Rev. J- T. Hawes, Topsham, 
 Israel Hodgdon, Parsonsfield, 
 Mrs. Susan A. L. M. Hayes, Saco, 
 Rev. Anson Hubbard, Robbinston, 
 
 Mrs Sai ali Ann Hobart, N. Yarmouth, 
 Mark L. Hill, Phipsburg, 
 Mrs Vesta Hacket, Temple, 
 
 "Rev. Jona. I. Hair. \\ indham, 
 Hannibal Hamlin. Waterfoid, 
 
 Mrs. Abigail B Hill, Phipsburg, 
 Nathaniel Harlow, Bangor, 
 Mr. Mary Harlo 
 Charles VV. Harlow, 
 
 Sarah P. Harlow, 
 
 Samuel CI larlow, 
 
 Nat hi Henrj Harlow, " 
 'I'h 'ma i s I [arlow, " 
 Rev. Isia.'l 1 [ills, Jackson. 
 
 ' " Fiii.ld Holt, Bloomfield, 
 
 John M. [ngraham, Augusta, 
 
 Samuel Johnson, Saco, 
 Mrs. Samuel Johnson, do. 
 Rev. Elijah Jones, Minot, 
 
 Abraham Jaekson, Marinas, 
 Mrs Jo|m H. [ngraham, Augusta, 
 
 Rev. Henry C, Jewell. Winslow, 
 
 *" Charles Jenkins, Portland, 
 Mrs. Amelia S. L. Jenkins, do. 
 Samuel W. Johnson, Saco, 
 Rev. Thomas Jameson, Scarborough, 
 Thomas Johnson, Bremen, 
 Airs. Anna Johnson, do. 
 Rev. Daniel Kendrick, Edgecomb, 
 Elijah Kellogg, Portland, 
 " S. H. Keeler. S. Berwick, 
 Mrs. Sally Kendrick, Edgecomb, 
 Iddo Kimball, Thomaston, 
 Rev. Cephas H. Kent, Freeport, 
 Mrs. Ivoiy Kimball, Limington, 
 Rev. Ivory Kimball, do. 
 *Rev. Harvey Loomis, Bangor, 
 Wm. Ladd, Minot, 
 John Loring, Norridgewock, 
 Rev. Levi Loring, Buxton, 
 ' C. J. Law ton, Prospect, 
 Valentine Little, LoveH, 
 Samuel C. Lee, Winthrop, 
 Rev! Wales Lewis, East Machiaa, 
 Mrs. Phebe Lord, Kennebunk-pojrt, 
 
 Daniel W. Lord, do. 
 
 Charles A. Lord, do. 
 
 Miss Susan Lord, do. 
 
 Mrs. Lydia A. Lord, do. 
 
 Mrs. E. L. Lord, do. 
 
 Nathaniel Lord, do. 
 
 Rev. Joseph H. E. Long, N. H. 
 
 Rev. Ste'n A. Loper, late of Hampden, 
 
 " N. Lord, D. D. Havover, N. H. 
 Mrs. Lewis. Brewer, 
 Rev. Joseph Lane, late of Portland, 
 Dorcas K. Leland, Saco, 
 
 SI, Leland, Bath, 
 Rev. David M. Mitchell, Waldoboro'. 
 Samuel Morse, do. 
 
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 Rev. Silas M'Keen, Belfast, 
 Rev. J. G. Merrill, Cape-Elizabeth, 
 Wm. McLellan, Warren, 
 *Rev. Asa Mead, East Hartford, 
 Bryce McLellan, Bloomfield, 
 Rev. Enos Merrill. Alna, 
 "Thomas S. Marsh, Bath, 
 Rev- Win. Miltimore, Falmouth, 
 ' Stephen Merrill, Biddeford, 
 Win. May, Strong, 
 Mrs. D. M. Mitchell, Waldoboro', 
 *Mrs. Nancy W. Marsh, Biddeford, 
 Mrs. Jane G. Mead, Gorham. 
 Miss Elizabeth P. Marsh, Boston, 
 Rev. Stephen Morse, Biddeford. 
 Henry A. Merrill, Norway, 
 Miss Penelope Martin, Portland, 
 Mrs. Caroline W. Masters, Topsham, 
 Ammi R. Mitchell, Bath, 
 Mrs. Hannah A. Merrill, Alna, 
 Mrs. Phebe Marsh, Portland, 
 Rev. Mr. Maltby, Bangor. 
 Mrs. D. M. May, Strong, 
 Jos. R. Miller, Kennebunk, 
 Rev. Jos. R. Munsell, Burlington, 
 Mrs. Dorcas Marritt, Standish, 
 Rev. Daniel Newell, formerly of Brido-- 
 
 ton, 
 Rev. Peter Nourse, Ellsworth, 
 Winthrop B. Norton, Oxford, 
 Mark Nason, Augusta, 
 *Rev. Edward Payson, Portland, 
 Mrs. Ann L. Payson, Portland, 
 Rev. Caleb F. Page, Bridgton, 
 Mrs. Sarah B. Page, do. 
 Rev. Wooster Parker, Castine, 
 Benj. R. Page, Hallowell, 
 Rev. Absalom Peters, New-York, 
 " Josiah Peet, Norridgewock, 
 " Thaddeus Pomeroy, Gorham, 
 " Samuel H. Peckham, 
 " Swan L. Pomroy, Bangor, 
 " Dr. Packard, formerly of Wiscas- 
 set, 
 Ezekiel Prince, Eastport, 
 Rev. Freeman Parker, Wiscasset, 
 *Daniel Pike, Bangor, 
 Simon Page, Hallowell, 
 Mrs. Simon Page, do. 
 Miss Louisa S. Payson, Portland, 
 Mrs. Wealthy Ann Parker, Castine, 
 Hon. Edmund Parker, Amherst, N. H. 
 Rev. Cyril Pearle, Orrington, 
 John M. Prince, Bangor, 
 Mrs. Mary Parker, do. 
 Mary H. Parker, do. 
 Rev. Lincoln Ripley, Waterford, 
 Thomas S. Robie, Gorham, 
 Rev. James P. Richardson, Otisfield, 
 " Bennet Roberts, late of Perry, 
 
 Rev. Isaac Risers. Farmington, 
 
 Isaac G. Reed, VValdoborough, 
 
 Thomas Rice, Winslow, 
 
 Mrs. Tho's Rice, do. 
 
 Rev. Benj. Rice, N. Gloucester, 
 
 Mrs. Eunice T. Richardson, Sidney, 
 
 Mrs. Phebe Ripley. Waterford, 
 
 '.Mrs. Hannah Kussell,N. Yarinoutb, 
 
 William Richardson, Bath, 
 
 Mrs. Wm. Richardson, Bath, 
 
 John Richardson, do. 
 
 Rev. J. P Richardson, Otisfield, a 2d 
 
 time. 
 Harriet E. Richardson, Bath, 
 William P. Richardson, do. 
 Henry S. Richardson, do. 
 Rev. Jolham Sewall, Chesterville, a 
 
 2d time, 
 *Rev. Jona. Scott, Minot, 
 Henry Sewall, Augusta, 
 Woodbury Storer, Portland, 
 Rev Samuel Sewall, Sumner, 
 Calvin Selden, Norridgewock, 
 *Rev. M. Steele, Machias, 
 
 ' David Starrett, Weld, 
 S. Sweetser, North-Yarmouth, 
 S. Strickland, Wilton, 
 Micah N. Strickland, T. Sem. Bangor, 
 Rev. Tho's M. Smith, Catskill, N. Y. 
 Ether Shepley, Saco, 
 Matilda Sewall, jr. Winthrop, 
 Rev. Nathan W. Shclden, Brownville, 
 
 John Sawyer, Bangor, 
 Wm. Swan, Portland, 
 Rev. J. Sewall, jr. Newcastle, 
 
 " Charles Soule, N. Bridgton, 
 framuel Stone, Cumberland, 
 Mrs. Jenny Sewall, Chesterville, 
 Rev. George Shepard, Hallowell, 
 Mrs. G. Shepard, Hallowell, 
 Rev. D. Shepley, N. Yarmouth, 
 Mrs. David Greeley, Portland, 
 Stephen Sewall, Winthrop, 
 Mrs. Stephen Sewall, do. 
 Rev. Orcn Sikes, Mercer, 
 Mrs. Julia K. Sikes, do. 
 Mrs. Myra N. Shepley, N. Yarmouth, 
 *Rev. Prof. John Smith, Bangor, 
 George Starrett, do. 
 
 Rev. Amasa Smith, Cumberland, 
 Peleg Spraguc, jr. Bath, 
 Samuel Souther, Fryeburg, 
 Mrs. Mary Souther, do. 
 John W. Souther, do 
 Rev. Richard S. Storrs, Braintree, Ms. 
 ' Hermon Stinson, Weld, 
 
 ' David P. Smith, Parsonsfield, 
 Mrs Mary-Jane Smith, do. 
 Isaac Smith, Portland, 
 Mrs. Sarah Sprague, Hallowell, 
 
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 K,\ l.i-M Smith, Kennebunk-port, 
 
 Mn I.. W. Smith. Kennebunk-port, 
 
 Mrs Mary Swan, Winslow, 
 
 Rev Thomas T Stone, Bast Machias, 
 
 William M Sprague, Bath, 
 
 Mrs Lncinda W. Stinson, Weld, 
 
 Thomas Stallard, Portland, 
 
 S»-tli Sprague, Bath, 
 
 N | I' Sprague, Bath, 
 
 Harriet £ a « 1 ■ i . 
 
 Mrs Hannah Sewall, Hallo well, 
 
 d Sheldon, Rumford, 
 Rev, J - ph B. Stevens, Falmouth, 
 Samuel S) Lvester, Bangor, 
 Amos Saunders, Waterfora, 
 Mrs t lhai lotfa Sj lvester, Bangor, 
 William Swa : - N \ armoulh, 
 Rev. Benj. Tappan, Augusta, 
 I )■■ E s Tappan . do 
 John Ta j li >r, Bath . 
 Rev. David Thurston, Winthrop, 
 
 ■' Stephen Thurston, Prospect, 
 
 " Josiah Tucker, Madison, 
 Mrs Benj. Tappan, Augusta, 
 Rev. Daniel D. Tappan, Alfred, 
 
 " B. Tyler, D. D. East Windsor, 
 Benj. Tappan, jr. Augusta, 
 Geo. A Thatcher, Warren, 
 Bev. Thomas Tenney, Standish, 
 
 Sewall Tenney, Portland, 
 T. L. Winthrop Tappan. Augusta, 
 Mrs Stephen Thurston, Prospect, 
 David Thurstan, Winthrop, 
 
 " Martha Trask, Portland, 
 Mrs. Esther Tucker, Madison, 
 Bev. Samuel Talbot, Wilton, 
 Elizabeth T. Tappan, Augusta, 
 
 .lane \v Tappan, Augusta, 
 Marj A Tappan, do 
 M Bewail Tenney, Portland, 
 Prof. Thorn C. I pbam, Brunswick, 
 id, New-SharoD, 
 
 John A. \ inton, do 
 
 J -■ph \ aill. Portland, 
 Mrs Joseph Vaill. do. 
 
 1 1 w ard, New-Sharon, 
 V\ • ton, < !umberland, 
 w ■ '■ ii. Lebanon, 
 Nathan \\ eston, Madison, 
 R Jam Weston, Lebanon, 
 
 Thos Wil ; roft, 
 
 , White, 
 Benj. W< ston, jr. Madison, 
 Daniel Wi] 
 Rev. Henry W bit 
 
 Daniel Weston, Gray, 
 Wm. Warren, Waterfi 
 R< y Abij ili Wines, Deer-Isle, 
 Mrs. Janr \v. Weston, Eastport, 
 Rev. Samuel B. Withered], 
 
 Calvin White, Gray, 
 Samuel Williams, 
 Rev. R. Woodhull, Thomaston, 
 Dr. Whitney, Baldwin, 
 Ebon. Webster, jr. Cape Elizabeth, 
 Bev. Nathaniel Wales, Belfast, 
 E. B. Williams, Augusta, 
 Rev Mr. Wilkins, Fairfield, 
 Mrs. Sarah F. Woodhull, Thomaston, 
 Mrs. Octavia Woodbury, Portland, 
 
 Ann S. Weston, Bangor, 
 
 Sarali Weston, Fryeburg, 
 William Webster. 
 
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