Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-24
Church and Pastor.

Fl. l.. Gale, the we'll known evangelist
will begin a series of meetings in Houl
ton on Dec. 10.
Rev. w. H. Clark recently gave the
hand of church fellowship to two new
members at North Bradford.
Bishop Healy has appointed Rev
Father Haymaker resident pastor OF
the South Brewer Catholic church.
Rev, Dr. Samuel Worcester of Los
Angeles, Cal, has accepted call t,
the New Jerusalem church. Portland.
Rev. A. H. Muluix of Portland started
last week for Germany, where he viii
study for several months at one of tn,
universities.
ST Mary's church. Bath, has sue.
ceeded in keeping out of debt for eight
years and has made many improve
ments in that time H.
Mr.. Sumner Bangs has accepted &
call to the pastorate of the Baptist
church in Buckfield. Mr. Bangs is a
graduate of Newton.
Rev. T. Mcdonald. late of Forest
City. takes charge of the Baptist
place of Rev. F. Todd resigned.
Rev. II. l.. Mccain of Houlton, has
started cottage prayer meetings to b,
held in different parts of the town with
the intention of creating interest
among his own people in the Gale
meetings so soon to be held.
Rev. ]. c. Young of New Sharon, has
n hiS ls,Ia !, l,A
tional church of that town and Farm
ington Falls, and goes to his new fielG
of labor in Andover. The people of
New Sharon rendered him fine recep-
ton last week
Rev. George NJ. Stilphen who has
been pastor of the Baptist church al
Pennington for more than a year past.
has notified his people that he is about
to terminate his pastorate and accent
an invitation to be pastor of the Bap-
fist church at Brunswick and Topsham.
Mr.. Stilphen came to Pennington from
Meredith, N. H.. and has been exceed
ingly successful and popular.
The North Bowdoinham Baptist
quarterly meeting, composed of Bap-
fist churches in Lewiston, Auburn
East Auburn. South Auburn. Liver
more Falls. Leeds, Greene, Sabattus.
New Gloucester. East Dixfield, Mon
mouth. Pennington. Jay. Fayette
Litchfield. Wayne and East Winthrop
will hold its next session Dec s and g.
with the church at Pennington which
has chosen the following committee of
Deacon Fred A. Leavitt
Mr.. Everett r. Norton. Mrs A. S.
Riggs. Mrs. w. Fl. Fellows and Mrs.
Frank Danforth
DR.. A. T. Dunn of Waterville. secre-
tary of the Maine Baptist Missionary
has addressed a circular
letter to the Baptists of the State in
which he says that the work of the
past year OF that denomination in
Maine shows decided progress. there
having been S57 baptisms. an apparent
net increase in church membership of
511, and an increase in benevolent con-
trihutions of more than $500 The
same missionary force of workers has
been engaged for the coming year. and
the churches in the State are called
upon for an immediate special Offering
for the work of the year
The annual meeting of the Union
Campmeeting association of Berry
Mills was heG at that place Nov 70.
The following officers were chosen:
President, A. A. Abbott: vice president,
Z. II. Staples: secretary. L. c. Putnam;
treasurer. Luther Hutchinson. A COM
mittee of arrangements. one IRON each
denomination represented in the asso-
was chosen and were as fol-
lows: Rev. f. V. Wheeler. Church of
God; L. c. Putnam, Advent: Luther
Baptist; M. l.. Winter.
Free Baptist, and d. w. Berry, Univer-
salist The above committee was also
chosen auditing committee.