Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-16
A PASTOR CALLED.
Invitation Of the Free Baptist Society Ac.
copied by Rev. Everett E. Lesher.

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! fist parish and church of this city.
! held on Wednesday evening. Feb. .,
| largely attended and representatives.
! Rev. Everett f. LeSher. a member of
the senior class of the cobb Divinity
/ School, Bates college. Lewiston. was
invited. without "A dissenting vote. It"
the pastorate Of the church.
Mr.. l-esher supplied the pulpit Of the
church, Sunday. Jan. 80. Though a
his appearance. the impression made
10y his sermon. and his method of con
Quoting the evening service. was such
that meeting of the parish was Al
once called to consider the question of
pastor. With the above result
Mr.. Lesher was at once notified of his
call To the pastorate. and has since no
titled the parish committee of his ac-
ceptance
A few words concerning Mir l-esher
Will he NOT only of interest to the many
friends of the church in this city. but
to our readers in general Mr. Lesher
was born in December. 1863. at La
Porte City. Iowa. His father was a
Free Baptist minister. who spent his
life in the frontier work Of his denom-
nation: travelling 90 GOO miles over the
praries of the Northwest in his work
among the scattered and needy
churches. to whom he faithfully min
istered. Mr.. Lesher. at the age of -
years professed conversion. was hap
tised by his father. and few years
later prepared for college. and entered
the ottoWa University. Kansas Dur
ing his sophomore year his studies
We're Interrupted by the sickness and
death of his father; and the care of
his home and mother deVulving upon
him. it was nearly two years later
before he was again able to resume his
studies. This he did Ivy entering
Parker college, Winnebago City. MINI. !
graduating in 1898 In 1895 he entered
the Cobb Divinity school. from which
he Will graduate on May 9, next
Mr.. Lesher was licensed to preach
during his junior year in Parker col !
leee. and regularly supplied church |
till his graduation. when he was Of
dained. His purpose to enter the Div |
tr7if coll. !, .ol /,
the action of the yearly meeting, Of
which he vas a member, placing him |
in charge Of an important church at
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, which |
through internal troubles needed Wisc |
administration. His success there |
was most remarkable. both in revival |
work and in uniting the opposing ele- |
ments. He was urged to remain, but |
his purpose to complete his studies, by /
4 full course in theological instruction |
remaincd and against the advice of /
friends and in the face of many diff |
cultes he came East and entered /
upon his studies in 1895. On entering
the ltlNlnltN ScnooI, ne was at oN'" I
called t" supply the Free Baptist |
church in Oakland. Me. where he has /
since regularly ministered on the Sab (
bath. II" is greatly beloved 10y til"
peopl" there. not only of his own I
church, but in the community. and it /
Will be With great deal of reluctance !
that he will be surrendered To the Au- /
gusta church.
Mr. Lesher was married in the sum /
mer of 1888, and his family. consisting |
now of Il wife and Two children. have /
made Oakland their home for nearly (
three Years
The endorsement of Mr.. Lesher by !
the faculty of the Divinity school. IS /
most emphatic and satisfactory. Dr. |
Howe, dean of the school. in letter
TO Dr. Penney. under date of Feb. :. !
says; Il should feel that the churcA |
had been rewarded for its long wait |
cured for the place" He characteriZ"s |
him as "a noble, earnest. cautious, de-
voted man. studious and growing. i
faithful. cOnsiderate gentleman. ono !
easily loved. and one easily loving |
others. one that cndears himself |
ardently to his flock, to young and old. |
Prof Anthony speaks of him as IN |
excellent scholar. With ideas of his |
own. and method of work already d. !
veloped, that will keep him fresh and |
bright" No arrangements have been |
made as to the time when Mr.. Leshrr |
will commence his work with the |
church. He will probably move his !
family to this city some time in April |
Certainly the Free Baptist church If
Augusta is to be congratulated.
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