Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-08
church aid Pastor.

Dyer Brook, Aroostook county, people
are building church.
Rev. H. H. Churchill Of Bath, baptized
three men at Belfast recently.
A Christian Endeavor Society has
been organised at North Oakfield.
Four children were baptized at the
Methodist church, Phillips, recently.
An orchestra of seven pieces has been
added to the Methodist choir Milltown.
A Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor has been organized at Baldwin.
Mr.. Frank H. Jones, the evangelist, is
holding series of meetings at Indian
River.
The Sunday school Of the Machias
Congregational church has received a
library of 100 volumes from Boston
friends.
God will be held in the church at Knox
Station, beginning Nov. 11th, and con-
tinuing over Sunday.
Rev. George M. Little, pastor of the
Advent church at Bangor, has resigned
on account Of ill health. and will prob
ably spend the winter in Florida.
There has been some talk Of building
a parsonage for the Congregational
CAul CA VI ACW lolOAs OuI ~ LeAo cCCA
laid on the table for the present
The Rev. Charles w. Parsons, D. D.,
pastor of the Chestnut street church,
Portland. has been critically i'll for some
time, and has relinquished all work by
order of his physician.
Rev. S. E. Packard of Tenants Harbor
has accepted a call to the First Baptist
church in Rockport. the pulpit of which
has been vacant since Rev. H. B. Woods
went to Caribou. Rev. Mr.. Packard will
enter upon his labors in few weeks.
Rev Francis Purvis, who has been
pastor of the Baptist church at North
Haven for several years, has, at the
request of the society, decided to re-
main six months longer.
Rev. C. E. Andrews, who has for over
two years acted as pastor for the Free
church. Deering, and the Bethany church
at South Portland, has rendered his re-
signation to the committee of each
church. the same to take effect Novem-
ber 18TH
Evangelist NJ B. Linendoll, pastor OF
the Cherryfield Christian church, has re-
signed. as he Is SO busy in revival meet
ings that he will be unable to hold any
more meetings at the church this winter
Rev Mr.. Smith from Portsmouth, N. H..
is expected to take his place
The church at Amherst has. during the
and repaired until now it adds much tG
the appearance of the village. In this
work much credit is due the ladies 'aid
society which was the means of furnish
ing nearly all the required funds.
The Sunday schools of Hancock county
are uniting their forces. District associa.
tions auxiliary to the county association
of evangelical Sunday schools have beer
formed a. Deer Isle and on the Bagaduct
1t is understood that the county will be
divided into seven of these sub-districts.
E. T. Burrows. the wealthy screen
manufacturer in Portland, will, it is
understood, give the Chestnut street
NJ. E. church of that city a new par
sonage. He has purchased a house for
the purpose.
The Dover and Foxcroft Universal
lists have extended an unanimous call
to Rev. NJ. B. Townsend for another
year. This society is flourist,ing fine
ly. The congregations are larger than
ever and the Y. P. c. U. meetings are
well attended
The new church of the Danish Luther
an Society on Mayo street, Portland, ma,
be ready by Christmas. 1t will be 49x3
feet. and will consist of a brick basement
10 feet high, for vestry, with an audi
ence room above 20 feet in height O.
wood. surmounted by tower in front 6
feet high. The audience room will sea
about $50 persons. The edifice will cost
inclusive Of lot, $4,000.
The First Baptist church in Brewe
neld Its annual meeting Oct 90 Durin,
the year. twenty-five have been added t,
the church. sixteen by baptism, five b,
letter. and one by experience Presen
membership, sixty-five. The amount O.
'oney fasseo ior current expenses. In