Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-25

Church ana Pastor.

sangerville Universalists are talking o
n new church.
The Union chapel society have erecte,
tine new chapel at North Orrington.
pav G. A. Towne has resigned the pas
torate of the Court street Baptist church
Ten candidates were baptized recent,
,,nto the Thomaston Congregations
church.
Rev. G. b. Southwick of Kingfield. ha
been engaged to preach at East New
Portland.
Roy IL. NJ Haywood of Kennebunk
mort. has accepted a call from the Bap
aast church in Monsoon
Rev. L. d. Evans of Camden. Is prepar
TING new manual for the use of tn,
Congregational church.
The fourth annual convention of III,
plscataquis county G. T.. union will b,
held at Brownville. May 9th.
Rev. C. d. Crane of Machias, has beer
engaged to preach in Marshfield durins
the summer and fall months.
Work has been begun on the structure
Of the Catholic chapel South Paris. The
foundation was put in last fall.
II is expected that Rev. George Lake
from Bangor Seminary, will preach al
blanchard during the coming summer
A ladies' aid society has been organ
;vad in North Newport for the purpose
of raising funds to repair their church
The Congregational church and parish
of Waldoboro have extended Il call to
Rev. Hugh McCallum of Rhode Island
The bell for the meeting house at Berry
Mills. Carthage, purchased by the ladies
Of the Bell circle, has arrived and has
been put in place.
The plastering has been torn off and
the pews removed from the NJ. e. church
I'll hin nrpDIrltOrV ma xino
extensive repairs.
Four persons were recently received in
TO the Kennebunk Congregational
church, making II received on confession
since the year began.
The Old South church in Boston has
kindly remembered the Congrega tional
society in West Newtield by donating 10(
hymn books for its use
The trustees of the Methodist church
have voted to build parsonage at the
Harbor, Fryeburg, and have left it in the
hands OF a building committee.
The Baptist people of Lisbon Falls are
apidating larger church building. Their
pastor Rev w. ID. Plummer is giving
some interesting talks on the life of St
Paul
Rev. Father Koran of Rumford Falls
has the largest area in his parish of any
Roman Catholic priest in Maine, and has
ent churches.
Rev. Edwin r.. Smith of the Old South
Congregational church at Pennington
Is delivering a series of Sunday evening
lectures on lessons from the lives OF
eminent philanthropists scholars and
Christians.
Rev. William II. Ramsay of the North
church at Pennington is now preaching
at Temple and New Sharon in addition
to the regular work of his passionate. A
good interest has been aroused at both
these places.
Inc Baptist church in Kennebunk has
called to its pastorate Mr.. George +.
Rouillard, of the graduating class at
Newton theological institution. Mr..
Rouillard is graduate of Harvard Uni
versity. class of 1884.
The Seventh Day Adventists will hold
A district convention in South Norridge-
wock from June 18th to the 18th. Among
the speakers will be Rev. Mr.. Basney OF
Waterville Mr. Osborne of Palmyra and
Rev. NJ G. Huffum of Illinois.
Three young men will be ordained by
the Rt Rev. Bishop Healy of the Catho-
lie diocese during the month of June.
Two of them, Messrs. Flynn and Riley,
are completing their studies at the Grand
Seminary, Montreal. while Mr. Martin
CIeary will completes his theological
course at Paris.
BluueIOru lnlNeTsdlSt CHURCH HltiHDtis
have inaugurated a pleasant service. A
song rehearsal is held on weekday
night. the aim of this service being to
help both the young and old to become
familiar with the names. words and
tunes of some of the best hymns, chants,
and glorias OF the ages.
The diocesan convention of the Episco-
pal church in Maine will be held the sec
ond week in June in ST. Lukes Cathe-
dral Portland. There is a project on
foot to change the date of meeting from
June to December and it is probable that
no business will be done at the coming
meeting if the motion to change prevails,
A new feature in the work of the Wa
terville Y. NJ. C. A. is the formation OF
an "outing'' class. The objects of the or
ganization are to make a collection OF
grasses, flowers, geological specimens
birds, etc. for the new cabinets now be-
ing made for the rooms. Mr.. Hitchings.
the acting secretary, is skilful in the tax
idermist's art and whatever specimens
for the natural history collection are
brought in will be mounted by him.
The first Sunday school convention of
the Township Association of Yarmouth
and Freeport was held at the Congrega-
tl0nal church. Freeport, May I. The aft
ernoon programme included home de-
partment work, Rev. T. f. Millett. Cor
ham; primary work. Mrs. w. J. Knowl-
ton, Portland; chalk talk, Mr.. N. 3.
Greet OF the Golden Rule, oomeTvlhe'
Mass. In the evening an address by Rev.
7. S. Samson Portland; question box
The Next Sundays Lesson, Mr.. N. ).
Greet Somerville. Mass.
The following assignments of students
ar the Bangor Theological Seminary 10
preach during the summer have been
made through Rev. D. p. Hatch. secre-
tary of the Maine Missionary Society:
r. 7. Cullens, Amherst and Aurora; J.
r. Berry North and East Bangor; G. E.
Lake. Blanchard; w. c. Martyr. Bur
lington; c. p. Marshall, Dead River; X
+. Gleason. Essex street; G. A. French
Frenchboro: r. r. Morson. Isle au Haul;
d. F. Anterior, Little and North Deel
Isle; F. E. Grant. Midway: A. b. Hunt
Mortified; D. e. Putnam, Sunset; r. r.
Bolster. East Sangerville; r. Ii. Nc
Pherson. Upton; II. A. Beadle, VeaZie; !.
w. HARDWOOD. Garland w. 7. Sparhawk
Vanceboro; J. G. Fisher Sandy Point and
Frankfort; S. Goodwin, Freedom