Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-23
Church and pas.er.

day.
Rev. v. ID. Sweetland of Palmyra,
during the past Is years. has preached
3S7 funeral sermons.
Three persons were received into the
Camden Congregational church by pro-
fesson and two by letter. last Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Quint. pastor of the Baptist
church at Lagrange is taking vacation
Rev r. II. Freese will supply during ms
absence.
Rev. E. F. Morse has resigned the
pastorate of the Baptist church OF
Franklin and accepted a call at South
Penoscot.
Rev. G. M. Hamilton of Wakefield,
n. r.. is preaching at the Congrega-
tional church at Acton, Sundays, in the
afternoon.
The 18th annual session of the spiritual
isl campmeeting will be held at Temple
Heights NoI4hport. from the lith to the
I'D of August and the speakers are 30
follows: Mr.. Moses Hull MI r. A. Wig
gin Mrs. Matte e. Hull and Mrs. Ella I.
iieweS.
Rev. l.. T. Carter has accepted call
TO the churches i'm Hodgdon, Cary ana
Amity. He has been at work with
them for a few weeks and they nave
eiys.n him a unanimous call to become
their pastor.
Rev. S. Besse of Lincoln Center, now
in the George Nugent Home at Ger
mantown, Penn, and eghty-two years
of age. was very i'll in the spring ana
for three weeks was dangerously III,
but he is better, though his health is
still poor.
Rev. Frank c. Folsom, formerly of
lata nf
gone to Colorado. where he has ae-
cented the position of pastor of
church. with a good salary. His family
intend to move there some time during
the season.
Rev c. O'Sullivan of Madhias. who mas
heen pastor of the church of the holy
name for period of twelve years, IS one
of the FIRST priests that was ordained Tor
the diocese of Maine and will he twenty
five wears a priest on the Goth of July. In
difference to his wishes there will be no
public celebration of the event.
The Union Holiness Association will
conduct tent meeting Tor the promotion
of Bible holiness at the grove of Fred
Jones ipresque Isle, on the road leading
from Mars Hill to Easton Center Inc
meeting will begin on Friday afternoon,
July 90 and continue over two Sundays.
Workers from different localities wall be
present.
The 18th anniversary of the ordlna-
ton of Rev. n ID. Deceiles Of West
brook, will take place a st. Hyacinth $
Catholic church July 25th. 1t Will be
one of the most notable religious events
that has ever occurred in Maine. Be
sides two bishops, over 90 priests WEI
be present ON this occasion
Fort Fairfield has the most unique
ARRANGEMENT of Methodist church and
parsonage in the State. The church
is of the ordinary pattern with tall
steeple but has two stories. The
church auditorium is overhead and on
the first floor is the parsons home lie
can go directly up the back stairs to
his pulpit.
Rev. Albert J. Lord of Ellsworth, has
accepted a call to be pastor of the First
Congregational church of Hartford, Vt.
and win take up the duties Of his pas
torate on Sunday. He is the only
alumni of the Ellsworth high school
who has entered the ministry. it is said
Mr. Lord lis also graduate of the An
dover Theological Seminary.
improvements are being made on the
buildings at the campground, East
Nobleboro This will be the twenty
fifth anniversary of the association and
it is expected this will be one of the
best meetings ever held on the grounds.
1t is expected that Bishop Mallilieu will
be present as well as other prominent
preachers of the denomination.
The officers of the Life and Advent
Association. Carmel, met at the camp
ground, recently, and made arrange
ments for their annual campmeetng to
begin. August II, and continue over
August 22d A. Fl. Edgerly of Corinth
was reappointed. Presiding Elder l..
S. Ferren Of West Levant was again
chosen to run the boarding house.
The Knox. Lincoln and Sagadahoc
Sunday School Association has held a
Sunday school convention on Nobleboro
campground for IS years in succession
This year those having the work in
charge hope to make the convention
larger in numbers and fuller of interest
than any that have preceded it. The
executive committee met at Damaris-
Gotta on July 8. to complete arrange
ments for the coming season. Rev. II.
r. Wood of Bath, acted as chairman
and has been chosen to preside at the
convention. The various religious de-
nominations are represented on the
committee, as the work is entirely UNI
denominatonal. Among the speakers
invited this year will be Senator Will
liam p. Frye and Gov. Powers Mr.
Frye has already been seen by a MEM
Der of the committee and has given as
surance that he will be present If pos
Sible. \ hand of music viii be on the
ground. while singing will be under the
charge of one of the best leaders in the
three counties. Instead of one, as here
tofore. three prizes are to be given the
schools having the largest percentage
of membership on the grounds. The
committee on decoration will make the
speakers stand and surroundings very
attractive. Wednesday. Aug. 1lth, has
been fixed as the date of the conven-
sion
The item going the rounds of the press,
that Waldeboro was settled by the Dutch
is misleading. as this town was settled by
the Germans and no Dutch ever lived or
live here now. German descendants rep
resent larger proportion Of the present
inhabitants and the old German church
in good repair Is a place of much inter