The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-07-18

IL Is Qtllte ItmafkaDlt lnaI ina no men-
ton Of Mr.. Sabin in any record of the
Methodist Conferences on penobscot river.
His Two sons We're Lorenzo Sabine, dis
tinguislled merchant and writer, OF East
port. and Francis NJ. Sabine, merchant, Of
Bangor: his widow. Hannah, married Dan
Tel Emery. distinguished citizen of
Hampden.
PENoBSCoT AND cAsTlNE.
Joshua Hall was the first preacher at
Penobscet in 1875; +. Hall, 1896; p. Mer-
rt and E. Nudge, 1877: Peter Jayne,
l79S; J. Merrick. 1899; j. Grove, 1900.
Rev. Joshua Taylor was the Presiding
Elder. He preached the first Methodist
sermon in Castine in 1890. He was there
shamefully treated and driven out of
town and took refuge at the house of Col.
jeremiah Wardwell in Penobscot Who
the men We're, OF what excuse they had
for their outrageous treatment OF Nh.
Taylor we may never know. The dit
ferent sects We're intolerant towards one
and another at that time The most ex
cellent Rev. William Mason, afterwards
0f Bangor, was settled as town minister,
orthodox ,t Castine Oct. 10, 1889. The
number OF Nchuleh members WAS II; ten
males and seven females ! should doubt
ii the church bad much /" do with the
treatment Of MI Taylor The early Bap-
fists we're as intolerant towards the Aetlu-
llist~ Is they were towards the Orthodox
Ia Mi!letfs History uf the BaptistS Q&l5{
il i said that Rey. John rutfs Methodist
\ aeaelcr NH tha eiieuit formed 4 class
at oiil. Benjamin Lord, one Of Tie
converts, was made CLASS leader Ia 1901
i~W- lirv. l~hn lmpP \ prom Was MI
>tsrx md preached The Gospel. I.ola
+*NaS th.nuu4lllv converted from Aimen-
iarsisin anl P,.do- Baltisln. Roueue.
nArase wa, Often used towards othel sects.
Isrc Irsalnp ! nsefal and hnnored BAPTIST
fAini,ter. ana preached III >ullY and else
mheFe fin oYel dirty vealS
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Fairly MtrHoplsr> IN BANGOR.
The records of the church in BANGOR
are verv neaure and ia some instances
naanifestlv incorrect.
Rev. Jesse Lee was tile first Methodist
preacher in Bangor. He was probably
here in l,g5 but il was not until April
l7a5. ii Is said That lie preached his first
sermon here, at the house of Jacob Den
nett. which was NOT far from where the
Maine Central Railroad station nov i
At that time Rev. Seth Noble WAS the
Orthodox minister here. Mr.. Noble Tim
erate.l ;,1lnns1 a. m,,rh aS tlo Nnrbodists
tlaye reati ms diary from llS6 to l197.
ana While 10 HOT tfnI aIly reference Ia
NJ. .. T y ,,+ ga a., y, ,ti.;l J -
- IN - ii1t iii'i ''h e.hhihH "ofu 10
llle olliel NthnMlAatlons.
In $685. Elder Hall preached here
oliN lii nm M1NhS ~ = N3HA-
ia ,s'p ~ lev. Enoeh MilGge OF oIrlnG-
tom Ian ,red h.lr as l,prf vt his cirelli+
He l4rparhpl ntarh fAr lit.aa.s tvcnty-tiy