Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-03-27
Church and Pastor.


one candidate was received into the
ADVENT church at Rockland, Sunday
several persons have united recently
with the South Berwick Baptis.
church by letter
Rev. Q. S. French rendered his resir
nation as pastor of the Advent church
in Auburn on Sunday.
Nine young people We're received re-
Gently into membership by the Con-
Sregational church, Camden
MI harrington is getting up a sane
tuary choir of boys for Easter, at st.
Joseph's Catholic church in Lewiston
The Second congregational church,
Biddeford, will receive a legacy of
$1,000 by the will of the late John @.
Adams
The new church at Bucks Harbo,
was dedicated recently Rev. Mr.
Deane of East Machas conducted the
services
1t is rumored that Catholic church
will be erected at CampoheIlo this sea
son. by the summer cottagers and no
tel visitors.
The Catholics of Lisbon Falls hav-
ing outgrown their present place of
worship, are raising funds for the build
ing of new church.
As result of the revival held at The
church at st. George, recently, 60 have
joined the church, including II hu;-
bands and their wives.
Rev. E. p. Allen has closed his la
hp1'c with
church, Portland. He expects soon to
go into evangelistc work
There viii be in the vicinity of %
additions 10 the membership of the
Congregational church, South Pa"ia
| IN Easter Sunday, April 9TH
About Is people have joined the
church at North Cushing as a result of
the labWs Of Rev. Ozro Roys. who mas
oeen holding revival meetings there.
The Congregational thurch at Calais
has received a bequest oi $1,000, by the
will of the late Mrs. T.. .. Gates The
interest win be used toward the muse
The Baptist church in South Water
bOro has given unanimous call to Mr.
+. l.. Dolan. of the senior class of
Newton Theological Institution, TO be
come its pastor
The Maine MethodistS expect about
$50 visitors at each of than conferences
in this State which are booked for
next month. Auburn s4ud Old ToWh
are to have the distin tlon of enter
tanning these gatherings.
Rev, II. w Conley, of Ellsworth
Falls. has received and accepted a call
to become pastor OF the Congrega-
ional church at Robbinston and Red
Beach. Mr.. Conley is Il graduate Of
Bangor Seminary. class of 80.
1t is reported that Rev. d. w LeIac-
heur. who for three years has been en-
gagged in missionary wo.k in the South
Sea islands, will return and resume his
former pastorate at the Vaughan
street Methodist church, Portland
Rev. J. E. Whitmore of Cambrld:~a-
port. Mass, has accepted the call
unanimously extended = him receltlv
to become the pastor of the Free Bap-
tist church, Rockiand. iIc will COM
mence his duties the ir.t SUNDAY in
April.
The Sunday schools OF South Port
land and Cape Elizabeth will hold a
mass meeting soon for the purpose Of
organizing the schools ir;o an associa-
ton to promote Sunday school interest
and to become auxiliary 10 the county
association.
Rev. George NJ Stilphen of Farm
ngton has accepted an invitation to
preach every other Sunday afternoon
| 1T the Union church. Temple, which
arrangement does not interfere with
his pastoral duties at the Baptist
ehurch in Pennington.
Rev. Mr.. Cochrane. pastor of the Uni
tartan church at Bar Harbor. has re-
ceiVed a call to the Unitarian church
| in Perry. Illinois. Mr.. Cochrane will
supply the pulpit there for three
months. Mrs. Cochrane will occupy
the pulpit of the church at Bar Har-
Dor until July, when she will join her
husband They will probably return
to Bar Harbor in September.