Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19
Church and Pastor.

The foundation for the new Metho-
dist church at Old Orchard is being put
in.
sunday at PASSPORT Rev. J. \. Ford
baptized six converts, giving them the
hand Of fellowship in the evening.
Sunday afternoon the ordinance of
baptism was administered at East
Friendship by Rev. F. Purvis.
The Seventh Day Adventist camp
meeting will be held in Brunswick
August a to September 1.
Rev Howard Gipatric, Andover
Seminary. 80. has accepted call to
the congregational church at East
Stoneham.
J. T. Fitzgerald Of Boston. recently
contributed 800 for one of the new
affairs in ST. Margaret's Catholic
church. Old Orchard.
The Universalists of Canton are con
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of forming Il
parish and calling minister to this
charge.
Messrs. Wells, Littlefield and Went
worth. proprietOrs of Maplewood Park.
North Deering. have presented 10 the
North Deering congregational parish a
fine lot of land for the erection of their
new church building.
Rev. Mr.. Davies who has been sup
plying the Methodists at East North
Yarmouth, has been engaged to supply
the Congregational church at East
Sumner for one year and has moved
with his family into the parsonage.
Rev. J. F. cobb. Stevens Plains
avenue, North Deering. has received
| a call to the Tniversalist passionate at
Norwich, Conn, and has accepted the
invitation. He will preach his first ser
mon on September 3.
Rev. a. c. LaRivere pastor Of st.
! Dennis church, Whitefield. has been
sent to Pressure Isle by the Catholic
| bishop for the purpose Of again setting
the Catholic society on its feet and
helping them to rebuild the church.
which was recently destroyed by fire.
Mr. H. G. Clark who has occupied
| the pulpit of the Baptist church in
Canton for the past three Sabbaths has
/ received and accepted a call to become
its pastor, and will enter upon his work
| at once.
The annual session of the Franklin
County Universalist Association. in
Guiding the societies of Livermore Falls
and Dixfield. will be entertained Au-
| gust % and "A by the East Wilton So
ciety at that place.
Rev. William f. Brooks. formerly of
| Lake View church. Chicago. who has
| accepted a call to the Congregational
| church at South Paris. will begin his
pastorate about September first. DR..
Brooks is native of Kingfield and has
| been in the West about 50 years.
Rev. S. p. Pendleton pastor of the
Baptist church at Lamoine for the past
| few years, has closed his pastorate and
! removed his family to Massachusetts.
! During the present month he is supply
ing, the Baptist church at Lexington.
Mass.
Rev. FIR. O'Brien of st. Mary's
church. Bath. has purchased the Har-
ward field in that city, containing
about 10 acres. and will present ii to
St. Marys church for its cemetery. He
will name it the Holy Cross Cemetery
| of st. Mary's church. FIR. OBren has
been pastor of st. Marys church for
nearly u years.
The Baptist church at Montague has
decided to make several changes and
| improvements upon their meeting
house, preparatory to the meeting of
| the Penobscot Association, which meets
! there this fall. The house is to be
| moved about ten feet from its present
| location and raised about three feet A
| stone foundation is to be put in.
/ ,inl !,
been placed in the Congregational
church at Lowell Center. one in MEM
DRY of Deacon and Mrs Benjamin
Stearns, by Mr.. John f. Stearns of
Saco, their son; one in memory Of Mrs.
Cordelia Cobb, by her husband Deacon
J. p. Cobb of Wilder. Vt; and one in
memory Of Rev. Valentine Little by
his daughter, Mrs. Eden Barker and
children, and Judge A. V. Barker of
Ebensburg, Ia. who is a grandson of
Mr.. Little. Mr. Little was the first set
| tied pastor of the church. Several
months ago a window was placed in
the church in memory of Gen. Solomon
Stearns.
The members of St. Mary's Catholic
parish, Bangor, are arranging for
| handsome testimonial to Rev. Thomas
j. Michigan, for some years curate of
st. Mary's who has been appointed to
| the pastorate of Whitefield and Dam
ariscotta. 1t is proposed to present FIR
Michigan with horse and carriage. FIR.
Michigan, who is one of the most bril-
| liant and best known priests of the
younger clergymen of the Portland
diocese, is a native Of Bangor After
attending the public schools he entered
Holy Cross College. where he was grad
uated. From there he went to Grand
Seminary. Montreal, for several years,
going to Paris to complete his theologi-
cal studies. He was ordained by Cardi-
nal Richard in Paris.