Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-26
cAureA and Pastor.

Gently at the Dexter Congregational
church.
Four persons were baptized and mine
received into the Ellsworth Methods,
church recently.
| Rev. William Adams has been In
vfted to become pastor OF the Congre-
gational church, at Island Falls.
Rev. A. r. Macdougall has resigned
the passionate of the Baptist church IN
Washburi, to take effect Oct. 1.
Rev. A.. Fred Dunnels Of the Central
church, Bath, has received CALI to
the Central church. Orange. Mass.
Rev. c. T. Keene has resigned his
pastorate at Mexico and accepted a
call to the church at East Otisfield.
Fifteen persons were baptized and
received into the church at Berwick
branch recently, by Rev. ]. Knight.
Rev. Mr.. Coburn has resigned ras
pastorate OF the Otisield COngrega-
.onal church, to take effect in Noven,-
! !,er.
The Dexter Methodist society has APP
pointed committee to examine and
recommend plans for a new church ed
| ifice.
The first of October the Unitarian
Society at Castine will celebrate the
Tooth anniversary OF preaching in that
hurch.
Rev. John Mason has resigned the
rastorate OF the Free Baptist church,
Iioulton, to accept call to Georgia.
Vile, r. 1.
Work Will be begun, this fam. on an
Episcopal church on Perkins street,
Castine. 1t is to be built by the sum-
| mer residents.
Miss Walsh of Bangor, who has been
organist at st. Johns church for years,
has been engaged as organist ait st. Jo-
seph's church, Lewiston.
Rev. H. A. Markiey. pastor of the
Dridgton Universalist church. last
year, has been engaged for the ensuing
enc at am increased salary.
Rev. F. D. Tasker Of the Free Bap-
.Est church, Dexter. who recently con-
templated removal elsewhere has de-
t.ded to remaHn another year
Rev. F. Purvis has closed his labors
a pastor of the Baptist church at Pull
rit Harbor, but will make his home at
that place for sometime longer.
Rev. Father Gilbert of the Dominic
can Order. Lewiston, J is recovering
from a serious operation undergone at
Ike Hospital of the Sisters of Charity.
nv. Henry Nc Gilvray has resigned
the pastorate of the First Presbyterian
church, Portland. to accept cali TO
one of the large churches in New York
city.
Work has begun on the new aectory
I, the Episcopal church at Bar Haribor
ard the foundation is nearly COM
.eted. DeGrasse Fox has the con.
tract
Austin NJ. Foster of Ellsworth, has
ieen awarded the contract for erect.
i,'g the chapel at Hancock Poifrt The
r.cney for the chapel was raised by the
ladies Of the vicinity.
The semi annual conference of the
Hancock County Conference OF Con,
rregattonal churches will be held ar
North Ellsworth, Tuesday and Wedres
day, October 4 and 5.
Rev. David Coburn, pastor Of the
Union church, Spurs corner, and
Union church, Casco village, has ten
dered his resignation to take effect the
last Sunday in October.
The young women of the Camden
Walking Club" have deposited i'm the
Ecckland Savings Bank $161.25 as a
rsic.eus for the rectory fund for ST.
Thomas Episcopal church.
It has been proposed to erect
memorial window in honor of the Rev.
sy<.,,.
III Maehias in the building where the
Church founded by him. workshops
Rev.H. D. Bentley, recently pastor
OF the Baptist church in Bluehill. has
accepted a unanimous call to the pas
torate of the Baptist church in Bris-
toll, r. l.. and began his work Sept. l.
Rev.F. T. Nelson. pastor OF the UNI
versalist parishes at Morrilas and
Woodfords, recently read a letter from
the pulpit. resigning his Passionate, the
resignation to take effect on the first
Of December.
About $4,000 is to be laid out in
undermining Plymouth church, Port
land. In place of the old. straight
pews will be new chairs. The work of
reanpdeEing will be completed about
the middle of October.
Rev. w. p. TOwnsentI OF FreGclhtown.
N. j.. has been appointed pastor 1t
Columbia Falls, Columbia and Indian
River. Rev. Oscar Barnard. who has
preached there during the summer will
resume his studies at Drew.
The entire debt of st. Johns Univer-
salist parish, OronO. amounting to
5000 has been paid through the gener-
osity OF one of the members Of the par
ish. In addition to paying the church
debt sufficient amount has been
raised to pay for painting the church.
The Fairfield Catholic church, under
the careful management of Father
Bergeron. is in a very prosperous con-
ditiOn. The past week very hand
some black walnut pulpit Of the latest
style has been purchased, the altar
statuary has been cleaned and newly
tinted. and q vestment case bought for
the veEtry.
The I. s. Kimbal1 estate at SANFORD
tas been sold to the st. Ignhtaus Cath
Ole Society. The house on the prop
Arty Just purchased will be used as a
par0chial residence and either this fall
w in early spring a church will he
built there which will seat CO., The