Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-04
Church and Pastor.

Bishop Medley will confirm class at
Rockland, Wednesday, May sth.
Two persons were recently taken into
the Universalist church, Kingfield.
Nineteen converts were baptized at the
Essex street Baptist church, Sunday.
Rev. ". H. Morgan has been settled
as pastor Of the Christian church, Lubec.
Rev. Mr.. Ham of Cambridge will preach
ut the Baptist church, Parkman, the com
ing year.
Rev. Geo G. Haynes, of Parsonsville,
has accepted call to the Linneus and
New Limerick Free Baptist CT urches.
Rev. W. s. Ayres, pastor of the First
Baptist church. Portland, has baptized 40
candidates within the past few weeks.
The First Baptist church in WATERFORD
is making an effort to secure as pastor
Mr.. A. l.. VIM of Newton Theological
Institution.
Rev. f. T. Nelson has accepted the call
to the Universallst church, Deering. but
will probably not enter upon his work un
til September.
Rev. W. j. ID. Thomas, who for some
time has been in charge of st Anne +,
Episcopal church, Calais, has been unani
mously elected rector.
On account of ill health, Rev. f. A.
Cranston has been obliged to resign the
pastorate OF the Baptist church, Turner,
to take effect the last of June.
Rev. e. s. Drew, pastor OF the Cherry
field Baptist church, baDtized 10 candi-
dates in April Ten IN ore have been nc
copied by the church rs candidates. for bap-
tism.
The project Of a Free Baptist church ut
East WATERFORD is again being pushed
with good prospect of success society
of Christian Endeavor has already been
formed.
The new Friends church on Oak street,
Portland, Is nearing completion. 1t Is a
handsome brick structure and has ample
room to accommodate the large society.
1t will be dedicated the last Of the sum
mer
The revival movement in West Gardiner
and Litchfleld still goes on. and converts
are constantly being added to the large
number already enlisted A large tent
will be purchased in the near future, and
grove meetings will be held in the vicinity
of Pleasant pond.
The Methodists of Bangor and Brewer
are making preparations for the celebra-
ton of the Tooth anniversary of Metho-
dism in Bangor, May 1914. The first
Methodist preacher to settle in Bangor
was Rev Jesse Lee. who took up his
abode there on April IS, 1895.
Rev. William Williams. who has been
preaching in the Con grcgati onal church,
Midtown, for Is months has left for Soran.
ton, Penn. where he will spend n couple
of weeks, after which he will leave for
Wales, England, for u period of five
months. Before leaving his friends pre-
sented him with purse of gold.
The old meeting house in tho lower
part Of Winslow has been sold. Not one
OF the original pew holders Of this church
is living The house was built in 1929 by
the Methodists and Free Baptists, as a
Union meeting house. The former socie-
ty was so strong that in 1884 they built
parsonage, which was sold few years
ago.
The Methodists in the southern part of
A,oostook county have recently organized
under the laws Of Maine for the promo
tion of campmeetings and have formed
a corporation. They have purchased a
fine location consisting of about thirty
acres OF land In the town of Littleton
The corporators have already contracted
for the erection of the tabernacle, which
will be one hundred feet long, sixty feet
wide with wings. on each side 20x5o feet,
at cost of $4,000. A boarding house
26x60 feet Is to be built. also stable
24x50 feet. When completed this will be
very convenient and attractive place for
holding the meetings.