Maine Churches and Pastors Supported by the Maine Missionary Society in 1860 and 1861

Included in a booklet entitled Sermon Preached before the Maine Missionary Society, Brunswick, June 26, 1861 and the Annual Reports of the Trustees and Treasurer is a list of the Maine towns with missions supported by the Maine Missionary Society, as well as the ministers and laypeople who ministered to them and interesting remarks about many of the missions.

At the end of this post:

• Alphabetical list of Maine towns with missions
• Alphabetical list of ministers and laymen serving the Maine missions
• Images of the pages listing the towns with missions and the ministers and laymen serving them

Other posts feature:

• list of Maine towns with missions and their pastors included in the 55th annual report of 1862
• life members of the Maine Missionary Society who were recognized in the 54th annual report of 1861
• life members of the Maine Missionary Society who were recognized in the 55th annual report of 1862

The booklet, which measures about 9" by 5-3/4", was printed in 1861 by Stevens & Sayward at Augusta, Maine.  Because the entire booklet is provided online by the Yale University library, I've scanned only a few images.

The sermon mentioned in the title was delivered by Rev. Edwin Bonaparte Webb (1820-1901).  Also in the booklet is the Fifty-Fourth Annual Report, which includes:

• List of the men performing missionary duties and the towns to which they were assigned, including remarks; the list and remarks are featured in another post.
• Information about the number of missionaries employed and reasons for turnover
• New churches organized
• Growth in Aroostook County; 
• Rev. Joshua Eaton's description of his church at Long Island, off Mount Desert, Maine
• How long to support struggling missions
• Treasurer's report
• Home Missionary Society report
• Description of the Annual Meeting
• Donations

Officers:

Rev. George E. Adams, President

Hon. George F. Patton, Vice President

Rev. Benjamin Tappan, Correspondence and Recording Secretary

John Chute, Esq, Treasurer

Trustees

Rev. G. E. Adams, ex officio                          Rev. S. H. Keeler

Rev. Benjamin Tappan                                    Rev. Uriah Balkam

Rev. Enoch Pond                                            Rev. John O. Fiske

Rev. David Shepley                                         Eben Steele, Esq.

Rev. Stephen Thurston                                    Deacon J. S. Wheelwright

Deacon Samuel Adams

Auditors

William D. Little, Esq.                                     William C. Mitchell, Esq.

Appointed to nominate preachers

Rev. Woodhull                                                Rev. Turner

Rev. A. C. Adams

Preachers

Rev. John O. Fiske, First                                Rev. Samuel Harris, Second

The towns are numbered, with several pages of correspondingly numbered remarks.  Refer to pages 20-26 in the online version of this booklet offered by the Yale University Library.  There's interesting genealogical content in the remarks.

Alphabetical list of towns with missions supported by the Maine Missionary Society

A	Abbot - 1/4 time; Guilford - 1/2 time; Sangerville - 1/4 time	Rev. John A. Perry, s.s.
	Acton	Rev. Francis P. Smith, s.s.
	Alexander and Cooper	Mr. Amos F. Shattuck; Mr. Joseph Walker
	Amherst and Aurora	Rev. Charles Soule
	Andover and Vicinity	Rev. William V. Jordan
	Anson, South	Rev. E. S. Hopkins
	Aroostook County, 5 stations	Rev. Marcus R. Keep, s.s.
	Ashland No. 11, Presque Isle, Washburn	Mr. Josiah G. Everts
	Atkinson and Brownville	Rev. William S. Sewall
	Aurora and Amherst	Rev. Charles Soule
B	Belfast, North	Rev. Truman A. Merrill, s.s.
	Bingham, 1/2 time	Rev. W. S. Thompson
	Blanchard, 1/2 time	Rev. R. W. Emerson
	Brooks and Jackson	Mr. Isaiah P. Smith
	Brooksville, East	Rev. Benjamin Dodge
	Brooksville, West	Rev. Benjamin Dodge
	Brownfield and Hiram	Rev. John Boynton; Rev. Josiah G. Merrill, s.s.
	Brownville and Atkinson	Rev. William S. Sewall
	Burlington and Lincoln	Rev. Alvan J. Bates
	Buxton, North	Rev. George W. Cressey
	Buxton, South	Rev. Edward F. Cutter
C	Cape Elizabeth	Mr. Augustus F. Beard, s.s.
	Carmel and Kenduskeag	Rev. Horace Toothaker
	Carroll, Springfield, Lee	Rev. C. H. Emerson
	Chesterville, North; and New Vineyard	Rev. G. W. Rogers
	Cooper and Alexander	Mr. Amos F. Shattuck; Mr. Joseph Walker;
	Cornish	Rev. Albert Cole, s.s.
D	Dedham	Rev. James Wells
	Deer Isle, 2nd church	Rev. W. A. Merrill
	Denmark and Sweden	Rev. Amasa Loring, s.s.
	Dexter and St. Albans	Rev. Daniel Sewall, s.s.
	Dixfield, Peru and Mexico	Mr. James P. Chamberlain
	Durham	Rev. S. S. Drake
E	Edgecomb	Rev. G. B. Richardson
	Embden, 5 Sabbaths	Rev. W. S. Thompson
F	Fayette - 1/4 time, and Monmouth - 3/4 time	Rev. Henry S. Loring, s.s.
	Fort Fairfield, Washburn, Littleton, Monticello, Presque Isle	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.
G	Garland	Rev. Peter B. Thayer
	Gilead	Rev. Edmund Burt
	Golden Ridge, Patten, Island Falls	Rev. William T. Sleeper, s.s.
	Gorham, Great Falls	Rev. Luther Wiswell
	Gouldsborough - 3 stations	Rev. David S. Hibbard, s.s.
	Gray	Rev. J. P. Richardson
	Guilford - 1/2 time, Abbot - 1/4 time; Sangerville - 1/4 time	Rev. John A. Perry, s.s.
H	Harrison, 1/2 time	Rev. Edward Palmer, s.s.
	Hiram and Brownfield	Rev. John Boynton; Rev. Josiah G. Merrill, s.s.
	Houlton and Linneus	Rev. E. G. Carpenter, s.s.
I	Industry, West Mills - 1/2 time	Rev. Jonas Burnham
	Island Falls, Patten, Golden Ridge	Rev. William T. Sleeper, s.s.
	Isle au Haut	Rev. Joshua Eaton
J	Jackson and Brooks	Mr. Isaiah P. Smith
K	Kenduskeag and Carmel	Rev. Horace Toothaker
	Kennebunkport - 1st church	Rev. Morris Holman
	Kittery	Rev. William A. Fobes
L	Lee, Springfield, Carroll	Rev. C. H. Emerson
	Limington	Rev. John Parsons
	Lincoln and Burlington	Rev. Alvan J. Bates
	Linneus and Houlton	Rev. E. G. Carpenter, s.s.
	Littleton, Fort Fairfield, Washburn, Monticello, Presque Isle	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.
	Long Island	Rev. Joshua Eaton
	Lovell	Rev. Joseph Smith
M	Machiasport - 1/2 time	Rev. Gilman Bacheller
	Madison Bridge	Rev. Thomas G. Mitchell
	Madison Mills - 1/4 time; Mercer - 1/2 time; McDonald District - 1/4 time	Rev. John Forbush
	Mattawamkeag	Mr. C. R. Daggett
	McDonald District - 1/4 time; Mercer - 1/2 time; Madison Mills - 1/4 time	Rev. John Forbush
	Mechanic Falls - 1/2 time	Rev. Horatio Ilsley
	Mercer - 1/2 time; Madison Mills - 1/4 time; McDonald District - 1/4 time	Rev. John Forbusht
	Mexico, Dixfield and Peru	Mr. James P. Chamberlain
	Monmouth - 3/4 time, and Fayette - 1/4 time	Rev. Henry S. Loring, s.s.
	Monmouth - 3/4 time, and Windsor - 1/4 time	Rev. Henry S. Loring, s.s.
	Monticello, Fort Fairfield, Washburn, Littleton, Presque Isle	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.
N	New Vineyard and North Chesterville	Rev. G. W. Rogers
	Newfield, West	Rev. Jonas Fisk
	North Chesterville	Rev. G. W. Rogers
	Norway Center (with Village)	Rev. Philo B. Wilcox, s.s.
	Norway Village	Rev. E. F. Cutter; J. H. Beckwith
O	Orono	Rev. Stephen L. Bowler
	Orrington, East	Rev. Wellington Newell
	Oxford	Rev. Thomas L. Ellis, s.s.
P	Passadumkeag, Topsfield, Springfield	Mr. Charles L. Nichols
	Patten, Island Falls, Golden Ridge	Rev. William T. Sleeper, s.s.
	Peru, Dixfield and Mexico	Mr. James P. Chamberlain
	Pittston	Mr. Thomas E. Roberts
	Portland, 4th Congregational Church	Mr. J. F. Brown
	Pownal	Rev. Joseph Boardman
	Presque Isle, Fort Fairfield, Washburn, Littleton, Monticello	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.
	Presque Isle, Washburn and Ashland No. 11	Mr. Josiah G. Everts
	Princeton	Rev. Josiah G. Merrill, s.s.; Mr. Walter E. Darling
R	Rockport	Rev. J. E. M. Wright
	Rumford and Upton	Rev. John Elliot, s.s.
S	Sanford	Rev. Theodore Wells
	Sangerville - 1/4 time; Guilford - 1/2 time; Abbot - 1/4 time	Rev. John A. Perry, s.s.
	Sidney	Rev. J. H. Conant
	Solon - South Solon 1/2 time	Rev. W. S. Thompson
	Solon Village	Rev. W. S. Thompson
	South Hartford	Rev. Benjamin G. Willey
	Springfield, Lee, Carroll	Rev. C. H. Emerson
	Springfield, Topsfield, Passadumkeag	Mr. Charles L. Nichols
	St. Albans and Dexter	Rev. Daniel Sewall, s.s.
	Standish	Rev. Mark Gould
	Stillwater, Upper	Rev. Smith Baker, Jr.
	Strong - 3/4 time	Rev. Jonas Burnham
	Sumner	Rev. Benjamin G. Willey
	Sweden and Denmark	Rev. Amasa Loring
T	Temple	Rev. Simeon Hackett, s.s.
	Topsfield, Passadumkeag, Springfield	Mr. Charles L. Nichols
	Turner	Rev. S. C. Higgins
U	Union - 3/4 time	Rev. Flavius V. Norcross
	Upper Stillwater - 1/2 time	Rev. Smith Baker, Jr.
	Upton and Rumford	Rev. John Elliot, s.s.
V	Vassalboro - 3/4 time	Rev. Benjamin Southworth
	Vassalboro - 3/4 time	Rev. S. B. Goodenow, s.s.
W	Washburn, Fort Fairfield, Littleton, Monticello, Presque Isle	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.
	Washburn, Presque Isle, Ashland No. 11	Mr. Josiah G. Everts
	Waterford, North	Rev. Samuel L. Gould
	Weld	Rev. Stephen Titcomb
	Westbrook	Mr. George S. Gray, s.s.
	Wilton	Rev. G. W. Rogers; Rev. Alfred L. Skinner; Rev. Henry A. Lounsbury
	Windsor - 1/4 time, and Monmouth - 3/4 time	Rev. Henry S. Loring, s.s.
	Winslow	Mr. Thomas E. Roberts
	Woolwich	Rev. M. L. Richardson
Y	York (Scotland)	Rev. S. H. Partridge, s.s.

Alphabetical list of the ministers and laymen serving Maine missions supported by the Maine Missionary Society. Again, refer to pages 20-26 of the online version of this booklet to view the numbered remarks that correspond to the numbered towns. There's interesting genealogical content in the remarks.

B	Rev. Gilman Bacheller; at Machiasport
	Rev. Smith Baker, Jr.; at Upper Stillwater
	Rev. Alvan J. Bates; at Lincoln and Burlington
	Mr. Augustus F. Beard, s.s.; at Cape Elizabeth
	Rev. J. H. Beckwith; at Norway Village
	Rev. Joseph Boardman; at Pownal
	Rev. Stephen L. Bowler, s.s.; at Orono
	Rev. John Boynton; at Brownfield and Hiram
	Mr. J. F. Brown; at Portland, 4th Congregational Church
	Rev. Jonas Burnham; at Strong and Industry, West Mills
	Rev. Edmund Burt; at Gilead
C	Rev. E. G. Carpenter, s.s.; at Houlton and Linneus
	Mr. James P. Chamberlain; at Dixfield, Peru and Mexico
	Rev. Albert Cole, s.s.; at Cornish
	Rev. J. H. Conant; at Sidney
	Rev. George W. Cressey; at Buxton, North
	Rev. Edward F. Cutter; at Buxton South
	Rev. E. F. Cutter; at Norway Village
D	Mr. C. R. Daggett; at Mattawamkeag
	Mr. Walter E. Darling, s.s.; at Princeton
	Rev. Benjamin Dodge; at East Brooksville & West Brooksville
	Rev. S. S. Drake; at Durham
E	Rev. Joshua Eaton; at Isle au Haut
	Rev. Joshua Eaton; at Long Island
	Rev. John Elliot, s.s.; at Rumford and Upton
	Rev. Thomas L. Ellis, s.s.; at Oxford
	Rev. C. H. Emerson; at Springfield, Lee and Carroll
	Rev. R. W. Emerson
	Mr. Josiah G. Everts; at Presque Isle; Washburn, Ashland #11
F	Rev. Jonas Fisk; at Newfield, West
	Rev. William A. Fobes, s.s.; at Kittery
	Rev. John Forbush; at Mercer, Madison Mills and McDonald District
G	Rev. S. B. Goodenow, s.s.; at Vassalboro
	Rev. Mark Gould; at Standish
	Rev. Samuel L. Gould; at Waterford, North
	Mr. George S. Gray, s.s.; at Westbrook
H	Rev. Simeon Hackett, s.s.; at Temple
	Rev. David S. Hibbard, s.s.; at Gouldsborough, 3 stations
	Rev. S. C. Higgins; at Turner
	Rev. Morris Holman; at Kennebunkport, 1st church
	Rev. E. S. Hopkins; at Anson, South
I	Rev. Horatio Ilsley; at Mechanic Falls
J	Rev. William V. Jordan; at Andover and vicinity
K	Rev. Marcus R. Keep, s.s.; at 5 stations in Aroostook County
	Rev. Elbridge Knight, s.s.; at Fort Fairfield, Washburn, Littleton, Monticello, Presque Isle
L	Rev. Amasa Loring, s.s.; at Sweden and Denmark
	Rev. Henry S. Loring, s.s.; at two churches in Momouth and at Windsor and Fayette
	Rev. Henry A. Lounsbury; at Wilton
M	Rev. Josiah G. Merrill, s.s.; at Brownfield and Hiram
	Rev. Josiah G. Merrill, s.s.; at Princeton
	Rev. Truman Merrill, s.s.; at Belfast North
	W. A. Merrill at Deer Isle, 2nd church
	Rev. Thomas G. Mitchell; at Madison Bridge
N	Rev. Wellington Newell; at Orrington, East
	Mr. Charles L. Nichols; at Topsfield, Passadumkeag and Springfield
	Rev. Flavius V. Norcross; at Union
P	Rev. Edward Palmer, s.s.; at Harrison
	Rev. John Parsons; at Limington
	Rev. S. H. Partridge, s.s.; at York (Scotland)
	Rev. John A. Perry, s.s.; at Guilford, Abbot and Sangerville
R	Rev. G. B. Richardson; at Edgecomb
	Rev. J. P. Richardson, s.s.; at Gray
	Rev. M. L. Richardson; at Woolwich
	Mr. Thomas E. Roberts; at Pittston
	Mr. Thomas E. Roberts; at Winslow
	Rev. G. W. Rogers; at New Vineyard, North Chesterville
	Rev. G. W. Rogers; at Wilton
S	Rev. Daniel Sewall, s.s.; at Dexter and St. Albans
	Rev. William S. Sewall; at Brownville and Atkinson
	Mr. Amos F. Shattuck, at Alexander and Cooper
	Rev. Alfred L. Skinner; at Wilton
	Rev. William T. Sleeper, s.s.; at Patten, Island Falls, Golden Ridge
	Rev. Francis P. Smith, s.s., at Acton
	Mr. Isaiah P. Smith; at Jackson and Brooks
	Rev. Joseph Smith; at Lovell
	Rev. Charles Soule; at Amherst and Aurora
	Rev. Benjamin Southworth; at Vassalboro
T	Rev. Peter B. Thayer; at Garland
	Rev. W. S. Thompson; at Bingham, Solon, South Solon, Embden
	Rev. Stephen Titcomb; at Weld
	Rev. Horace Toothaker; at Carmel and Kenduskeag
W	Mr. Joseph Walker, at Alexander and Cooper
	Rev. James Wells; at Dedham
	Rev. Theodore Wells; at Sanford
	Rev. Philo B. Wilcox, s.s.; at Norway Center, with Village
	Rev. Benjamin G. Willey; at Sumner and South Hartford
	Rev. Luther Wiswell; at Gorham, Great Falls
	Rev. J. E. M. Wright; at Rockport

Images of the 5 Pages listing the Maine Missions and Ministers, Alphabetically by Town 

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