Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-12

The Baptist church In Limerick will
celebrate its centennial next year.
A Universalist society of about 40
members has bcen formed at Gray.
Recently a husband and wife were bap-
tiled into the fellowship of the First
Baptist church in jefferson.
A new Congregational church will be
erected a Eusts this fall and nearly all
the funds will be secured on the ground.
A new Danish Lutheran church is being
erected by the society at Falmouth which
is under the charge of Rev. Mr.. Thoreby.
The West Washington Sunday school
convention will convene at the Baptist
church in Indian river Wednesday, Oct
90
Rev. 6. H. Atkins has resigned the
pas toratc of the Winter Harbor Baptist
church and will very soon return to
Massachusetts,.
The next session of the Cumberland
Conference of Free Baptist churches will
meet with the Gray Free Baptist church,
Oct. 30 and 81.
Rev. f. s Leathers, recently of Pitts
field. n. H., has accepted the call of the
Baptist church in Turner and will begin
his pastorate there Oct. 10.
The 25th anniversary Of the ordination
of Rev. FIR. Wallace, pastor Of St. Patrick $
Catholic church, Lewiston, will occur in
August 1896 1t will be observed v it'll
appropriate exercises.
Rev. f. c. Whittemore recently closed
its sixth year as pastor of the Damaris-
Gotta Baptist church. The day was
marked by the baptism Of six candidates,
one of whom was tie only daughter of the
pastor.
The fair held recently under the
auspices OF the young ladies and gentle
men Of St Joseph's Catholic church, Old
Town, Noted SIPS which will be used for
paying for some improvements which
have been made on the church.
Mr. Edwin Woodmau. Jr., of Chill, n
Y. Seminary, who has been holding
meetings al the church of Emanuel, Port
land, since the resignation Of Rev. Z, J.
Campbell, July 18th, has accepted the call
and is now the pastor of that society.
The Methodist church at Alfred was
rc5cdicatcd, Oct. S,after repairs and alter
atIons which in appearance convert the
STRUCTURE HUI a. UcW CbutCu EipHt
memorial widows have been put in and
other improvements made, the whole
amounting TO S1l50.
A new campmccting association has
been organized at North Wsldoboro, with
these officers President, Norris Hagar;
treasurer, Sadie NJ Jameson; secretary,
Rev. Relmy :. Sidelinger. Meetings will
be held next year in the grove on the
bank of the Little Medomak pond, begin
ming the last sunday in August and
holding over the first sunday in Sep
tCmber.
Forty years ago the Catholic church
property In Bangor and near vicinity CON
sisted of one little frame building, the
old church Of St Michael in Court street.
How the church establishment has grown
here since can be seen from the imposing
array of its buildings St Johns church,
York street, cost over 800, 600; St. Johns
parochial residence, SIS, 600; ST. John S
parochial school, $4,000; St Xaviers
academy, $40 900; St. Mary's church,
$50, 1000; st. Mary's parochial residence,
$4,000; st Mary's parochial school,
S25, 600. In addition to all these is Mount
Pleasant cemetery, upon which many
thousand dollars have been spent in i'm
provements during recent years, and now
there has been completed in South Brewer
which is part Of st. Johns parish, a
new church. costing So which is to
be dedicated on Sunday, Oct. 10.