Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-14

South Portland has eight regular
churches.
Evangelist Hatch, while in Portland.
secured $3.50 for the Smithfeld Baptist
church
The PASSPORT Unitarian church has
extended call to Rev. J. F. Tucker of
Boston.
Three persons were received into
membership at the Saco Methodist
church recently.
Rev. Mr.. Gale the evangelist, will
commence series of meetings at the
Methodist church, Winthrop. Dec. q.
A Free Baptist quarterly meeting
| will be held at Blaine, commencing
Dec. IS, and continue over Sunday. the
Goth.
The First Unitarian parish of West
| Buxton was organized last week. Rev.
C. f. Ordway. formerly of Boston, is
the pastor.
At the rededication services of the
Patten Congregational church $500 was
| raised by subscription towards paying
off the church debt.
The members of the Dover Baptist
Howard r. Tilden, formerly of Canton.
| Mass, to be their pastor.
| The Congregational church of Mon
son. has unanimously voted to ex-
| tend call to Rev. G. 3. Hiscock of
Fort Fairfield, formerly a resident of
Monson.
A beautiful pulpit Bible has been
presented by the Hancock county
conference to the Ellsworth Falls
church. The names of the church and
the donors are in gilt on the cover.
The new Baptist meeting house in
Brookton was dedicated with appro-
| pirate services. Dec. s. Rev. A. T.
| Dunn, d. D., of Waterville, and the
pastor from the Aroostook Association
We're present to assist. The organ is
donated by the Bangor churches and
| friends.
| The first church gathered in Maine
was at York in the year 1875: the next
at Wells in 1904; and another at Ber-
| wick. (now South Berwick the same
| year; the next at Kittery in 1714: then
at Eliot in 1921: then at Falmouth
| (PortlandD the first parish, in 1927.
and the same year at Scarborough:
then at Biddeford and at Kennebunk
in 1870.
The Christian Endeavor County
Union executive committee of ArOoS-
took county. has adopted a novel and
excellent plan to stimulate cOntribu-
tions to the cause of missions. The
society that reports the greatest
amount contributed to missions will
have the privilege of selecting an Of
fetal delegate to the convention to be
held in San Francisco next year.
About 81, 000, 900 was bequeathed to the
church of England and the society for
the Propagation of the Gospel by the
late Alfred Marriott of Mirfield. York
shire The testator directs that the
money shall be devoted toward the
erection of churches in the poorest and
most thickly populated districts in the
metropolis or in foreign parts, or in
endowing and charging hospitals or
refugees for orphan children.
A whole family affected with relig
ious mania is reported. 1t first broke
out in the eldest son, near the Long
Sault in Oklahoma. He called himself
the prince of the Sand Hills and de-
clared that Christ had selected him to
reform the world. After falling VIC
tins to the malady. his parents con-
cluded that he was possessed OF a
devil and they beat him to insensibh-
ity. after which they sacrificed the
youngest of their fifteen children as
pascal lamb. This being told of as a
mere incident by another child to
neighboring clergyman led to the IN
generation of the violent members OF
the family in the Kingston insane
asylum.
The 10th quarterly meeting of the
Seaside Union of the Y. p. 5. {. f., Will
be held at the Free Will Baptist church
in Ellsworth on Dec. 49, An address
will be delivered by r. A. Jordan, gen.
eral secretary of the Bangor Y. NJ. L.
A. This union is made up of the fol-
lowing societies: Bluehill Baptist,
Bluehill Congregational. East Bluehill.
East Surry, South Surry. Surry.
Ellsworth Baptist. Ellsworth Free
Will Baptist. Ellsworth Falls.
West Ellsworth. North Orland and
Doggy Brook. The officers of the un-
ion are as follows: President, Mr.. +.
E. Tucker, Ellsworth Baptist; vice
president, Mr.. F. j. Jordan, Ellsworth
Falls; corresponding secretary. Mr.. H.
A. B. Stanley, Ellsworth Falls; record
ing secretary. Miss Josie NJ. Gray. East
Surry: treasurer. Miss Nina Norton
Bluehll. The committee of arrange
ments for the coming meeting consists
of Rev. II. F. Day of Surry. Rev, j..
L. Hunt of Ellsworth Falls, and Rev
C. S. McLearn of Ellsworth.