Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-08
Church and Pastor.

Four persons We're baptized at the
Gently.
The South Paris Congregational So
ciety has extended a call to Rev. Or.
Brooks to- become pastor of that
church.
The Baptist church at Monsoon has
given a call TO Rev. II. c. Speed to be-
come their pastor for one year. and the
call has been accepted.
The dedication of the new Wesley
Methodist church, Bath. will take place
July IS. Dr. Roscoe l.. Green of Bos-
ton. will preach the dedication sermon.
The ordinance of baptism was adj
ministercd to several candidates ut the
river a little way below Guilford vii
lage last Sunday by Rev. ID. +. Dow
one by immersion.
Three persons were baptized by Rev
Asa Hathaway at the Witham brook
in South Atkinson. one Sunday recent
ly. They will unite with the Free Bap-
fist church at South Dover.
Rev. Charles S. Wilder, who has
preached at the Limington CongreGa-
tional church for the past five years
and who has recently resigned, has re-
| ceived a call to Turner.
Rev. I. w. Cate has accepted call
to the Machias Universalist church
and will commence his labors the lat
ter part of July. The church has had
no settled pastor since DR.. Selden Gil
bert, resigned.
Rev. T. =. Linehan of Biddeford
ofliciated at st. Margaret's church. Old
Orchard beach, Sunday morning, it be-
ing the first mass of the season. Here
after and until the close of the travel
ling season. two masses will be cele-
| brated every Sunday.
Rev O. W. Folsom of Winter Street
Congregationalist church, Bath, cele-
brated the fifteenth anniversary as
pastor in this city recently with ap-
propriate services. Three -ffths of the
present membership of the church
have joined since he commenced his
duties as pastor.
Four persons We're baptized Sunday
morning at the Essex Street church,
Bangor, by the pastor, Rev. c. G.
MOSher. and We're given the right hand
of fellowship at the evening service in
the presence of a large congregation.
DIR. Cover of Boston. gave an interest
ing and instructive address at the A.
c. +. meeting.
Thirty-One new members were
received in the Assumption sodality
for married women. at St Mary's
Catholic church, Biddeford, Sun
NJ Uh
ceived the postulants and adorned
them with the ribbon and medal of the
sOdality. Rev. FIR. Dugre delivered
powerful sermon. and the services
closed with benediction by Rev. FIR.
Flynn.
A Congregational church was organ
lied at Cranberry Isles on Sunday,
hume %, with q members. These men,
bers live on four islands of the group
The services to effect the organization
of the church We're held in the church
on the large island. The house was
beautifully decorated with potted
plants. cut flowers and ferns. and an
audience completely filling the house
was most deeply interested in the i'm
pressive exercises. The pastor, Rev.
- ~>' A|eiNAS' was eiSSiSttu Wy Tie Stdtt
missionary. Rev. Charles Whittier. A
gOodly number of friends came over
from Southwest HarbOr. The Organi-
cation Of this church marks an i'm
portant event Ill the history Of the
town. Although the islands have been
settled more than a hundred years.
there has never been a separate church
organization there until now. In the
past. those who wished to join a
church We're received into the neigh
boring churches on Mt. Desert.
The annual Spiritualists' campmeet-
ing at Verona park below Bucksport,
is announced for August 4th to 2Sth.
Indications point to a boom for the
beautiful resort and campgrOund this
year. Several new cottages will be
built and nearly every one on the
ground will be occupied. The new
Park hotel which was opened last
year and was such q success will be
more attractive than ever. 1t will be
managed by Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Hall.
For the campmeetings a large number
of speakers have been engaged, mann
new to Verona, and there will be some