Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-29
Church and Pastor.

| The Lewiston Hebrews are getting
ready for celebration of Passover.
IT is reported that the Catholics will
build church at Lincoln in the spring.
| The new Advent hall ON Main street.
Lewiston will be dedicated about the first
| of April.
TIE confirmation class at Trinity
| church, Lewiston, this year will number
| about fifty.
| The Bates street Baptist church of Lew
| iston will celebrate its sem-centennial
| this coming June.
At the Columbia Street Baptist church.
Bangor. on Sunday, nine converts received
| the rite of baptism.
Eleven persons united with the Congre-
gational church at Bingham. recently,
and two were received by letter.
Rev. w. A. w. Hardy of Ross Corner
in Shapleigh has accepted the call to be-
come pastor of the Free Baptist church
at Springvale.
Rev. J. H. Parsley. pastor of the First
Baptist church. Rockland, has under con-
sideration call which he recently re-
ceived from Lawrence, Mass.
The Methodist parish at sheepsoot has
UNANIMOUSLY requested the conference
that Rev. w. A. Meservey be returned
TO this church for another year.
At the last regular monthly business
his resignation. to take effect May 1st.
I Rev. c. s. Holton. pastor of the Con-
gregational church. PASSPORT. closed his
iabors with that society last Sunday. and
has gone to his new field of labor at
Newbury, Mass.
Rev: Arthur May Knapp, former pas
tor of the Bangor Unitarian church has
RESIGNED as pastor of the Unitarian
church IN Fail River and will go, with
his family, to Japan.
4 pastorate in Cleveland Ohio has been
offered to Rev; Harry Hudson of ST.
James Episcopal church, Winn, and he
went to that place last week on business
connected with the Offer
| The Congregational church at South
Arson was organized n1S04 and has never
lost Its organization. There Is but one
older CONGREGATIONAL church in Somerset
county and that is the one at Norridge-
wock.
Rev. G. w. Foster, formerly pastor of
the +. B. church at Phillips. and for the
| past four years with the church at Cotu-
| il, Mass; closed his labors there last Sum
day. and will be located at Neponset.
| Mass, for the future.
| storm signal has been adopted at the
| CONGREGATIONAL church. Ellsworth. When
from being held, the bell will be rung in
| series of four successive strokes, about
one hour before the time of the service
| Mr.. Frank Jones and his friends during
their recent visit at Tunk pond took up a
| contribution of $50 for the Sorrento
| church.. which enabled the society to pay
small balance due on the new organ
I e'iiN hAdhC Tic AAIilSleT d lDeTdl uOnaIlOn,
Lay Missionary w. H. Rice, recently
organized at Prospect Ferry. a Y. P. S.
c. E. which now numbers thirty-four ac-
| i've members: >also a Junior c.. E. of
| twenty members. These are part of the
results of his labors there the past few
| weeks.
| The Central Congregational society,
| Bangor, will observe Its fiftieth anniver-
gramme includes an historical address in
the Central church in the afternoon by
Rev. Geo. W. Field, D. D.. and in the
evening a social reception of the church
and parish.
The Methodist society of Mars Hill, and
| Blaine are making preparations for the
! erection of church as soon as the win
| ter is past. The site selected for the
church is lovely spot on land donated to
| the society by and near the home of ]. H.
Lincoln. The present leader of the socie-
| ty here is Rev. III. e. Stetson.
Rev. s. w. Brown. pastor of the Lyman
Free Baptist church for two years, has re-
| signed, his resignation to take effect in
| May. The society voted unanimously to
give him another call and not accept his
resignation Voted also to unite with the
| East WATERFORD society for the support
Of pastor If they so desired to continue
| the union.
sc Mo9df SsSs = new uniyersalist Sunday
ternoon. although only five months old,
mas now membership of forty. They
n nave lO volumes II the library. and have
more. Among the preachers who have
ably assisted the movement, are Rev, DR..
| henry Blanchard of Portland. President
whitman Of Westbrook seminary. and
Rev. W. w. Hooper. State missionary.
An interesting baptismal service was
held at the Rockland Methodist church re-
Gently; when the ordinance was admin
istered by Rev. Mr.. Bradlee. the pastor.
to a mother and four little children, the
family. Of Mr.. Alonzo Day. Mr.. Day.who
was already a member Of the church,
assisted in the service. The children the
oldest of whom is about six years and the
Youngest a babe of some three or four
months. are remarkably pretty and the
/ scene was beautiful and impressivea