Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-31
Church and Pastor.


leased Union chapel in that town for
two years.
Rev. \. p. Fox has resigned at Eden
on account Of continued poor health
caused by overwork.
Five candidates We're received iuio
the Bates Street Baptist church, Lev
iston. on sunday evening.
The Stapdish congregational Society
has voted to extend a call to Rev Nj.
Cleaves of Waterford. Me
Rev. Franklin Blake refuses to with
draw his resignation as pastor Of the
+. r. church at North Lebanon.
The western division Of the Bucks
port Ministerial Association viii hoii
its next session al Orland. Feb. ~.
The Free viii BAPTIST church 1t
Acton have given Rev. Edgar w.
churchill a call To become their pastor.
The February quarterly meeting OF
Lincoln Association will be held al the
Baptist church in Morrill,. February
and 9,
Two memorial windows. the Haipri
and the Brdgman, will be dedicated
versalist church.
Rev Henry c. Lowdcn OF North Ber-
wick. Me. has been given unanimous
call to the Peoples Free Baptist church.
of Auburn, K. ].
A series OF revival meetings. under
the charge Of Rev. W. s. Martin. tn:
Evangelist. were held in Union chapel,
Fairbanks, recently.
Five persons We're baptized by Rev.
w. f. Holmes and received into full
membership with the Methodist church
AT South Portland. recently.
Rev. II. w. Wood, Of the Bangor
Theological seminary. Will act as pas
Tor of the Congregational church ut
Dexter. for the next few months.
The Cumberland Congrcga tionAi
Conference held a profitable session *
Portland last week; The next meeting
win be held at Scbago lake in June.
\ feature of the sunday evening
meetings Of the Woman's Branch ALI
ance of Bucksport is a Bible story re-
written by a member in her own words.
At the Old Town Methodist church.
where special services have just been
had, the pastor reports that twenty
PERSONS went forward for conservation.
1t Is reported that Rev Henry Low
den will close his labors With the Free
Baptist church at North Berwick III
the spring. and will locate in Rhode
Island
The membership of the baptist sun
day school,, Thomaston, is 292, a net
gain for the past year Of 50, This
school has 4 fine library of f2l'
volumes. -.
A call extended to Rev. John VI. Pas
ofgCanton by the Richmond Free Ba3-
list Society. viii probably be accepted
and Nh, Page viii begin his lahors
about April LIST.
The public ordjna ton and recoSni-
ton Of j. Stanley Durkec as pastor OF
the Court Street Free Baptist church
in Auburn took place at the churcA
Wednesday evening. "a
Lemuel Nichols. proprietor OF Ia.
Grand Central stables in Bangor. ha:
sent his check Of SIS to the :Eaptist
Soci5 tv at East Corinth-at which II.
was FORMERLY an attendant
Rev. Frederick Newport has resigned
the pastorntt. of the Congregational
church at Mechanic Falls. to take. eff
feet April |. He has been at Mechanic
Falls more than eight years.
The Rockland District Association
viii meet with The Waldohoro NJ. r
church. February II. Il and Ii. The
F,pworth League convention viii b
held Wednesday afternoon and eve
ming.
Rev. Newton /. Jones. who has beer
abroad for the past year. will supply
for Rev. Mr.. Frey Of the Biddeford
CONGREGATIONAL church during MI
Frey's four months absence for his
health.
Thr Ambrose gGin County Christian
f.rdCavor l'nicr mas Eade arrange
iu.nts for Il series If evangelical meet
ings. commencing February and con-
fiuuirg two weeks. to be held in Lew
iston and Auburn.
Rev. II. \. Roberts has received Il
cali Ia the passionate of the Bapti5'
church at Norway, which it is Under
stood he viii accept. holding service II
Norway in the Afternoon and resiynin-
the North Paris passionate.
Gilbert Longfellow of Pasadena
cal. owns a plot Of land at Rogue
Bluffs, Maine. which he says is for the
Bluffs people when they decide to build
a church. Already Sl39 has been Sc
cured toward the building.
Oliver II. Perkins of West Kenne-
bunk, who is at present attending
Tufts College, has decided not to ar
cept call to the passionate OF tn
l'niversalist church. Richmond. H.
will continue his studies at Tufts
At The First Parish church at Fai-
mouth a room has been fitted UP a
quite an expense for kindergarten d.
partmcnt for the little folks of the sun
day school. and Miss Eta Knight, /;
trained teacher in this work, has beer
Engaged as instructor.
The Lewiston District Ministerial
Association of the Methodist Episcopal
church will hold its annual meeting al
The Methodist church, Bethel, Feb. IA
lG Connected with this meeting vii
he a centennial anniversary Of the frs
Methodist preaching in this town.
At St. Luke's Cathedral, Portland