Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-30
Church and Pastor.

/ Judge Remission Of Boothbay, has
presented the new chapel on Monhegan
with a fine large bell.
| Two new members were added to the
South Paris Baptist church on Sunday.
one by baptism and one by letter.
/ Rev. Stanford Mitchell Of Caribou, IL
occupying the Universalist pulpit at
Round Pond for the summer months.
Rev. f. c. Andrews, for seven years
4 pastor Of the sUniversalist church Of
Old Town, has rendered his resignation.
i Rev. A. Fl. Hathaway administered
the ordinances Of baptism to nine can
| didates at the Otis stream in Garland.
/ Three persons were received into the
| Congregational church by profession
and two by letter, last Sunday, at
Camden.
Six persons were baptized on the cas-.
shore of Pleasant pond, Gardiner, Sun
day afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Williams
officiating.
A Hebrew synagogue fund Is about to
he started in Lewiston. A branch OF
! the Hebrew Chautauqua will also be
organized.
The frame for the Norway Episcopal
church is up and nearly boarded in.
When completed it will be very
| pretty structure.
| Rev. Erwin bennett of the Taber-
nacle Baptist church Of Brooklyn, ~.
Y. will preach at the Baptist church at
Sabattus. Sunday, August /, at go r. NJ
Recently four candidates were bap-
| tized in the lake at Newport by Rev. J.
| w. Webster. They with four others
/ joined the church at the close Of the
morning session of the same day.
Rev l.. f. Carter has accepted call
| to the churches in Hodgdon, Cary ami
| Amity. lie has been at work with
| them for a few weeks and they have
1 given him a unanimous call to become
1 their pastor.
| AT a recent meeting of the Univer-
I salist parish at Mechanic Falls, an
unanimous call was extended TO Rev.
/ NJ. NJ. Seiman to become their pastor.
Miss Selman has been supplying the
pulpit for the past six weeks.
An active organization of all the
/ Dexter Sunday schools is being per
fected, looking To more successful work
{ in aid OF the Dexter churches A house,
! toulouse canvass is being arranged for
/ to bring all the children into the Sun
/ day schools.
The installation services of Rev. =.
I L. Llnd of Orono took place in the
Universalist church. Wednesday eve
ming. Rev. II. r. Forbes, d. D.. of St
Lawrence University. preached the ser
mon. Other clergymen of the town and
vicinity had parts in the services.
Rev. Freelon Starbird of the Free
Baptist church. Pennington, had a
baptismal service Sunday at the river
near the center bridge. Three candi-
dates We're immersed in the presence of
very large gathering of people. Mr.
Starbird's wife was one of the candi-
dates.
The corner stone of the new Metho-
dist church at Monticello, was laid
Thursday, July %. The dedication
services of the new church were we'll
attended. The church is much admired
for it's simplicity. and the good taste
displayed in its appointments. The
people are to be congratulated that
their church was dedicated free from
debt.
VII aug. -. the ttt- lseN. James Au-
gustus Healy. bishop of Portland, will
dedicate the new ST. Ignatius church
at Northeast Harbor. The building
has been erected by the generosity of
the Catholic summer visitors most of
those interested being young women
The most pleasing and gratifying fea-
ture is that the church is entirely free |
from debt.
TWO extremes-as to age-met Il tn ) |
Congregational pulpit at Fort Fairfield |
the ether morning. the oldest and the |
youngest preacher that ever spoke |
from that platform. They were Rev.
Mr.. Bridges, who is in his 93rd year.
and Mr.. Thomas Fessenden, not quite
20 years old, difference of 10 years
only. AS might be imagined, the ser
vice was full of interest.
The ordination services of Thomas Fl
Kinney was recently held at Yves.
Hampden. The council represented
eight churches with Rev G.. b. Ilsley.
ID. d., as moderator. The programme
OF the ordination services was: Ser
mon, Rev. A. E. Kingsley; prayer OF
cremation, Rev. f. A. Davis: hand of
fellowship. Rev w. +. Lombard.
charge to candidate Rev. G. b. Ilslev
d. r.; charge to church, Rev w. II. S.
Ventres; welcome to the community.
Dea. John Sawyer; benediction. Rev. =.
IL. Kinney. Mr.. Kinney is a graduate
of Colby University. and also of the
Bangor Theological Seminary.
At Pleasant pond, Litchfield Sunday
baptism took place. with Rev. Mr.
Williams of Bath, Me-, officiating.
large number of people were presen;
from Gardiner, Richmond. West Gar
diner. Randolph and other surrounding
towns. The following is a list of those
baptized: Mr. and Mrs. James
Walbridge, and Miss Annie NJ Wal
bridge of Richmond. Linwood Allen
Edna Batchelder and Mrs. frankie
wood, West Gardiner, and Mr.. Cyrus
Wifham of Litchfeld. The above with
tne exception of one, are converts of
Miss G. II. Kendall. the evangelist who
conducts the tent" meeting in Itch
field.
Inc corner stone of the new chanel
OF the First Parish Congregational
cnurch of Gorham was laid Sunday
with peftting ceremonies in the pras.
snce OF large number of people. Tbs
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