Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-20
Church and Pastor.


Rev b. NJ Edwards of Brunswick. bap-
tized eight candidates on a recent Sunday
in HarpsWell.
Four candidates were baptized at Mon
son. and united with the Congregational
church Sunday.
another year at New Vineyard with the
Congregational church.
Sunday, six persons were baptized at
the Steep Falls Free Baptist church, Rev.
Mr.. Rogers officiating.
AT the Second church. Bangor. Sunday.
two persons were admitted to the church
by letter and two upon confession.
Rev. Gilbert II. Bachelor has accepted
an invitation ITO remain another year with
the Congregational church at Perry.
At the Congregational church. Dover.
Sunday, one candidate was received in
to membership by confession OF faith.
Several candidates were baptized
July 3, by Rev. j. Frank Jones. pastor
of the Baptist church. Bowdoinham.
Henry c. Speed of Newton Theo-
logical institution, class of SO, is
preaching for the summer at Canaan.
George T. Green Of Newton Theo-
logical Institution, is to supply the
church in Bethel during the summer
months.
Rev. Mr. Bradford baptized Il candi-
dates at Milo one Sunday recently and
in the evening Is persons We're taken in
to the Free VIII Baptist church.
An effort is being made to unite the
Free Baptist and congregational church
es at New Portland in supporting
preaching and other Christian work.
Six candidates were baptized in the
Kennebec river at Sidney, July B. by
Rev. Alexander Kennedy, recently or
dained pastor of the Baptist church.
Rev. John "A. Harding is preaching in
the baptist church at Gullford Center
through the summer months. A Sunday
school of 40 or 80 members has been or
ganized.
Rev. B. f. Frikett of Phillips organ
lied a Sunday school at West Phillips on
the 10th of July. He will preach at that
place every alternate sunday during the
summer.
Mrs. Bertha Boardman Elton of Bos-
ton, the distinguished cornetist, has been
engaged to play at Pratt Memorial Meth
odist church, Rockland, during the pres
ent summer
The furniture for the new Y. NJ c. A.
building, Portland, is arriving and is be-
ing placed in position as rapidly as pos
sible. The new structure will be formally
opened on the first of September.
Robert Morris of Lowell, Mass, a
student at Kicker Classical Institute,
Houlton, is officiating as pastor of the
Baptist church in Patten during the
summer.
Rev. c. NJ. Emery. who has held num-
her of pastorates in the State and was
successful In raising funds for Hebron
Academy, has returned to Maine after an
absence of nearly two years in North
Carolina.
At the West church, Portland, five
persons united upon confess on Of faith,
recently, making a total of - received
since the commencement of the present
paStorate.
Rev Randall T. Capen, of the last
graduating class at Newton. has ac-
ccpted the call of the Baptist church
at Belfast and began his duties as
pastor the first Sunday in July.
Twenty persons were baptized
by the pastor of the NJ. +. church at
Saco Ferry, June 26. Twenty-Five
We're immersed in the Saco river, July
3. Fifteen We're received into full
membership in the church.
Bishop Healy of Maine, and Rev. E
NJ OCallaghan of Portsmouth, called
on the priests with the Spanish prison
ers at Seaveys island on Monday
afternoon to see if there was anything
to be done for their comfort.
Rev. M - Townsend has resigned the
Passionate of the FoXcroft and Dover
Tniversalst churches. and will go to Cal
iforna for his health His resignation
will take effect August list and on sun
day August IA. he will preach his first
sermon in San Diego, California.
Rev. j. e. Clancy of North Arson
adm; Mustered the rite of baptism to
eight persons. last Sunday, four by
immersion and four by sprinkling. II
is expected that eight persons will
unite with the church. next Sunday.
Some of the members and friends of
the church in Princeton celebrated the
glorious Fourth by placing a bell in
the belfry of the new church. The
bell is a forty inch steel alloy and is
the gift of the society known as the
Busy Bees.
1t now seems assured that the Cath
olics of Dover and FoXcroft will 500.
have a place of worship which they
can call their own. When the will OF
the late John ONeil of Atkinson, left
$500 for this purpose the movement.
toward building received new i'm
petus and the work Of securing funds
has been Zealously carried on ever
since. The ground will probably de
broken. next week. and the founda-
lions for the editice, which may cost
$4,000, will soon be laid.
So far as can be learned there We're
only two representatives from Maine
to the Christian Endeavor Convention
at Nashville, Tenn. These two We're
c. H. Moseley of this city and c. c.
Coffin of Deerng. 1t was thought orig
inally that there would be between IS
and 80 take advantage of the excursion,
but, owing to the expense coupled with
the fear of Southern heat at this time
of year. many lacked the courage to
join. The 1900 convention goes to
London. and it is said many are wait
Ing to visit that city.
On the occasion Of the meeting of tn,
Episcopal council of the diocese D
Portland. with Bishop Healy in tina
city on Thursday, the announcement
was read of the appointment by tn,
bishop making Very Rev. NJ. C
O'Brien, '. G., permanent rector of s.
Mary's church. Bangor. This is thl
first permanent rectorate in Maine. an,
.