Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-27
AFTER so YEARS.
The First Baptist Church of
Skowhegan Celebrates
It's Fiftieth Anniyersary--Ssetch Of
the Wors--The Exercises.
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asat a. GuiItord Other News.

SenwuE.,tx, oct. 26-f Special Ser
viees recognizing the 50th anniversary Of
the erection Of the church eslifiee of the
Fir.t Baptist ehureh Of skowhegan were
held here toaight. At ) O'Clock Il collation.
vas serye'l in the Testry.
Is 1908 in that part of Canaan after
~ar,l. called Bloomheli AMI now
u4rt of skov hcgan- was
,,r,apizea wtat Is now known as the First
ltastist church of skowlegan with u con-
.iita. ut members. During the first five
Years the church was without pastor, but
Eher ii. keu,iali served rs preacher por-
fiop If the time During the two last years
Of h-s .4ryiee the church was so much
.trengthtu,.4 a. 10 bc able to secure the ser
,bes Of Rev. Joshua Brooks as pastor in
lso., v,hich office he held until lsl2- Elder
John Waec .ncce.ied Mr.. Bro1k. and held
th,- pastoral Office two years.
rom 1914 10 42!i the church was with
out A pastor. but not without regular pulpit
mini.trations for from 1914 to lS22 Elders
Jonathan Steward Francis Powers and
Robert Coburn were preachers, and from
ls93 10 80 Rev Samuel Dinsmore added
his work 10 the iabors of the two elders Just
nlmed and IN Ter their united efforts an
either and greater revival was enjoyed.
From 49, 10 Is29 the church was supplied
uiih preachers from Watersiie College.
From 1879 10 l-32 Rev. Noah Hooper was
nasIor.
IN 1876 Rev Arthur Drinkwater became
pf4tur m served the church faithfully,
ind;c5ously and successfully till lsi2 when
h.. rrsigne,l. Rev Charles Miller was
..tl.d to the p1stora;e in ls+S and served
anil lsi7. Nav 10, lS4S. y. Milton Woods
va. ordained and became pastor serving
eptil December 1th 1851, with signai sue
G. - large addition was made TO the
church during HI. administration. Rev.
A!h!ar u Clark was next called from ls5J
10 lsj9.
iirs 1ienrge Bnien WIS pastor from
ls,u 10 lS62 when he resigned to serve as
chaplain in the army. Rev. y. j. Wheeler
wa. next called IN lists and resigned in
1863. Rev Hansen Pierce was pastor for
t,o Years anil -. Rev. Il. f. Shaw
q Hs.l as pastor after the resignation of Mr..
Pierce until 1874, when Rev. w. -. Aver
h. came pastor serving the church until
1884. Rev. G. NJ G.; Iiarwood was pastor
from 81 to 50; Rev. {. F. Whltcomb,
',D-9l.
Mr. hlteohp was s"eee',ieu III 90 's
tl,ut iOO nsrsops have united with the
- n, d., ,r.,,.;,,,,ho,,s., ,y,s orao,-
'hu!t". u' IA s' ih' ' 49,
ei in 1872 on the sight of the present
church Il was wooden structure and in
- =. I'll I - ;.t,,,- ,,far,,blo
tlt'H' nay - "N't'' Wv ~ ~
or convenient 1t was destroyed by fire IN
i-ti In l. e tb., present editice of brick
"'s ""'i'' ,'' '''' "'''''' nv "'''' 10 s'
enlarged ana otherwise improved anu the
ypstry was hullt
a, gn ,..taol tho fol}owiny or1er of
service was begun:
..,..,,
organ Fr"Ihd' '~''N"''Urh'' ;, ~
. hi77 Nhh't = "iith
Ahih'"~t'' Ny Heart h'Ja,o" ,,--. ,.,...u
.y tue hureh ! 'h''r
9cg p'nT" fta,m. ~ ana 70; ....,, xo-
rdgewocA.
! ira ~.
Eet ir Howard, pastel Island Avenue VI. r.
i.r-t,1n.e- I.orr. At rhy Mercy seat" -.
hy th"rch 'hoir
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Ter. Ne.
The t'ro~th Of journalism IN 20 ears.
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Mis- Annie Alien. orgapist
Educational Aun- aud Methods of Today.
u 'I''- IT, h. "'''"d"' "'"y hHffS"E
io-u.. wl"re'er ihy people meet.
re- r. i',H p' n"a iTE rt' t'trs r td s',
And rsrry ,,llc, i, hallowci ground.
If s't''u T.llm w.. 49, ms'., ,nind "'I,''e'
snrj, evcr bring Thee where thev come
And going take Thee to their home.
t.r,. ,,.., ,,. ,.r,,.,, tho ,,,,or -, ,raye-
10 strengthen faith and swcetcn care;
fn r"fh our FAINT desire- to rise
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,,reotines from Neighbor.
kcy \; j. kackei' Island Avenue 'onsresa-
, Forward .nok
Rev A. L Dunn. D H.. watrryille, secretary
Mainr bapt>t t"n'ehfion
l,,p"dtction'
Rev g. i. Melntre North Asenue Universe
-. ~ tl.urch. ,,. an.
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/ Rev. ;. e. Fletcher in his address re-