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

a small printing press With which ne
prints weekly Il slip setting forth What
the church has accomplished in tha
week passed. and what il plans for th''
next week These slips passed To nj;
hearers Sunday morning are rousii@
much interest in the congregation.
The dates for the Baptist conferences
on systematic bcnc 6cence are as follows;
Kockland. beginning Tuesday. Feb. Is.
at 90. and closing with the evening
service of the l6; Portland. Thursday.
Fob. l.. sessions a 1000 y. NJ. 100 and
10 F. NJ. Watcrvillc Wednesday. Feb.
%. sessions morning. afternoon and
evening: Bangor. Thursday. February
y. first session AT 200 +. NJ, and clos
ing at noon Friday.
A prominent Portland business man
has offered to give onr-tcnth of III"
cost OF repairing the historic Wilistci
church in that city. OF of building a
new church. The society WorShppinz:
in the church, where the Christian En-
cravo., movement started. has GU
grown tn" old building and must m
large its quarters As much as pos
sibIe Of the old building will be saved.
hut ii will probably lac decided To rrac-
tically rebuild the editice.
The UniVelsalist society of Machias,
is erecting a fine church, which when
completed viii cost some $4,000. The
frescoing is to be in oil and the colors
chosen are rich and warm. The
peWs. pulpit furniture and furm-
turc FOR minister's room are OF SOLID
oak. The pcWS are circular III form ana
have rich uuartercd oak ends. 1t is eX-
pected that the memorial windows Will
l,e placed in position early in March
The arrangements tor dedication hay"
not VT been made.
4. j Wheeler Of Turner Street
| church. Lewiston, is To resume his
| pastorata the first of February and his
sermons are TO be printed and sent into
the rural districts To be read in school
| houses and other places where meet
{ ings are to he held This is the plan
| Mr.. Wheeler has in doing evangelistit
| work throughout the State. Mr..
/ Wheeler says in this way he eau
preach the gospel to many more people
| than by being there in person. and
| only being able to reach a few.
The seventh meeting Of the West
! Oxford Sunday School Association met
| Tuesday at the North Waterford
! church, although the attendance vas
! small on account Of the condition Of
! tbs. roads The. meeting was fun of III
terest. The following officers Wera
! chosen for the coming year: Presi-
dent. Nh Edwin +. Allen. East stone
ham, vice president. Mr.. John Fox,
! Lowell Center: secretary. Rev. y. +.
! Mcdonald, North Waterford; treasurer
| Mrs. isaac Wardwell, Albany. TIL.
| next meeting will be held at East
| Stoneham the last Tuesday in May
\ home department in connection
! With the regular work of the Knight :
willie sunday school has been organized
with Mrs Rachel Summing as supel1n-
| te:ndent and Mrs w: Il. Haggett and
4 Mrs. knight as visiting committee. y
house to house canvass has been COM
/ mcnced and whenever plactiCable. th''
j International Sunday school lessons
Will be introduced. and in this manner
all those who from various reasons are
:, unable to attend the regular services
ri school, will be enabled TO avail
/ themselves of the same privileges a.
| those who do. The committee thus IA!
have been very successful