Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-06-17
Church and Pastor.

tiH'u otNtitl ptoplt, pulludy
The Franklin Baptist church is
about to undergo extensive repairs.
Rev. w. e. Mann. formerly Of Dex-
ter. has accepted a call to South Royal
ton, VT.
G.. B. Hayward has presented a bell
to the Congregational church at Ash
land.
The Hancock County Unitarian con-
ference will be held at Lamoine. Au-
gust l and ,.
Six thousand dollars has been raised
for a new church at Vinalhaven to re-
place that recently burned.
The Mount Vernon Baptist church is
making arrangements to observe its
centennial August s.
Rev. and Mrs. Johnson are holding a
series Of revival meetings at the Young
schoolhouse in Monroe with good
success.
Rev. c. X. Flanders Of Biddeford. has
been engaged for the present year 10
supply the Baptist church at North
Kcnnebunk.
persons responded.
Rev. n. q. French again presented
his resignation of the pastorate of the
Baptist church in jay, to take effect
after the first Sunday in July.
At the Pratt memorial church, Rock
land. recently. five people We're bap-
tized and two received into full mem
bership. When Rev. Mr.. White called
for the converts to come forward 20
lions Advocate reports these recent
additions to Baptist churches: Four
at Damariscotta, five at Pennington,
six at Saco, four at South Berwick and
three at South Norridgewock.
At Rumford Centre an extensive re-
vival is in progress. Last Sunday, the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Purinton, received
over 20 into the church on probation.
and others are to follow soon.
Rev. George II. Hehlon Of the Con
gregational church at Southwest Har-
Dor, Mt. Desert, Me, has accepted the
call to remain a fourth year at this
church.
The Madison Methodist Society has
decided to build parsonage at once
for the new pastor, Rev. s. +. Leech,
and lot has been decided upon at a
convenient distance from the church.
Professor L. L.-Sampson of Foxcroft
who for the past month has been
preaching in Washburn has accepted 4
call to preach in the Baptist church
there and will probably move there
this week.
Rev. Charles p. kittredge who closed
his work with the Lincoln Baptist
church in April, has accepted a call to
the Manset and fremont Baptist
churches, and will commence his pas
toral lahors among them, June %.
All Souls church, Portland, has re-
ceived a bequest Of $500 from the estate
Of the late Mary c. Porter. recently de-
ceased. The money will be turned
over as soon as the estate can be set
tied
Student supplies have been engaged
for work in Maine Baptist churches as
follows: Bethel. w. Fl. r. Book; Eden,
+. G.. Herrick; Guilford and Sanger
vile. G. l.. Snow: Westbrook, w. Il.
Whitney; Nobleboro, H. T. NinaL
At a meeting Of the trustees Of the
Methodist church at Guilford, last
week. it was decided to allow the Help
ing Hand Society to procure a new
carpet and pews for the church and to
expcnd not to exceed $50 upon the
vcstry.
\ new Sunday-school library has
been started at the Embden Methodist
church through the efforts of Rev. j.
f. Clancy. the pastor and by the gen
crnsfty Of Professor George G. Puring
ton of the Pennington Normal school,
who has given 20 volumes toward it,
The Congress Street Methodist
church of Portland has won the CON
test involving technical error over
the $500 legacy Of Mrs. Mary j. Andcr-
son. the negress, who recently died at
the Greeley hospital, leaving her saw
ings to that church. She left no rcla-
tives
The 18th quarterly meeting Of the
Seaside local union Christian Endcavor
will be held at the Free Baptist church
at Ellsworth. Friday, June Goth. The
officers Of the union are as follows:
President, Louis d. Cook, Ellsworth;
vice president. Cora l.. Jones, North
Ellsworth: secretary, Mrs. T. I.
Grindle. BluehiU: treasurer. Mrs. L. 7.
Tinker, IllSNOIlI, wi 'IItSl''liblho N'N
retary. Mrs. Carrie 7. Webber, East
EIuchill
BY the will of the late Mrs. Rowena
Bryant. who died in Saco about year
ago. the residue Of her estate, after all
other requests had been paid and eN-
penscs settled for. was given to the
Saco Methodist Episcopal church. AZ
a recent meeting of the trustees for the
church. it was announced that the final
settlement of the estate had been ar
rived at ana that the legacy coming to
the church was $500. The board for
malIy accepted the gift and gratefully
acknowledged the generosity of the
donor.
The travelling men that have visited
Pttsficld during the past winter ana
spring have contributed a sum OF
money for the purchase of complete
outfit Of silver for the dining-rooms OF
tha new UnfvCrsalist church and the
same viii be used for the first time at
thc sumner on Wednesday evening.
J,lnr alst. 1t was through the chorts
of Mrs. Abbio Damon Of the Lancey
House. that this money was SUP
srribed. A fine set Of dishes has also
hco1 purchased by these same open
hearted gentlemen through the cffortso Of
Mrs. George H. Hunter and +. K.