Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-11-18

society will hold its meetings in the
Baptist church for the present.
Carl Herrick of Newton Theological
Institution, preached on Sunday at the
Bates Street Baptist church, Lewiston.
He proposes taking a post graduate
course in Scotland after completing his
studies at Newton.
DR.. Mary Burnham Of Ellsworth a
missionary at Chinafoa, recently re-
ceived the gift Of $1,000 to be used for
the purpose of building a house in that
land in which to live. The work of
building has begun, superintended by
Miss Burnham herself.
The interior of the Methodist church
at Columbia Falls is undergoing ex-
tensive repairs at the present time.
Services are held In the Union church
on Sundays till the renovation is com
pleted. Under the labors of Rev. w.
p. Townsend the church is having a
season Of prosperity.
Few suburban churches have done
better than the Congregational church
of Veazie. The members have raised
nearly $500 to repair and refurnish the
they have employed a pastor regularly
and paid their debts as they have gone
along.
The brethren of the Franklin Raptist
church are alive to the interests of
their pastors family. Not long since
men canvassed the parish and made
known their desire to stock the cellar
and larder of the parsonage with yege-
tables and other necessities. The re-
suit was great donation of all the
things needed.
FIR. Larivierre expects to begin hold
ing services in the vestry of the new
Catholic church at Presque Isle about
the second Sunday of December. Now
that snow has come work will be sus-
pended on the upper part of the
structure until next spring. This new
church has a much better location
than the old one and will be great
Improvement to the looks of the town.
DR.. Smith Baker, pastor Of the Will
lston church. Portland. win give
series Of Sunday evening lectures to
young people on the following sub
jects: /, The Young Man as Som" ..
The Young Woman as Daughter" 5.
THE Young Man Away from Home"
4. THE Young Woman as Sister" ;.
The Friendship of Young People" 6,
The Young Man Learning" :, The
Cultured Young Woman" s. The
Honorable Young Man" 9. The Op-
portunities of Young Women" 10, The
Triumphant Young Man"
Rev. Fred f. Heath. who was born
and received his early education in
Auburn. has been meeting with much
success in his pastoral work in Massa-
chusetts. He took the First Baptist
church in Spencer, Mass, and did won
ders in his two years pastorate. or
ganizing several branches for social
and charitable work which are now
counted among the most helpful in the
town. He recently resigned from the
Spencer church, and has since then re
ceived informal calls from several
well-known churches in Boston and
vicinity.
The November meeting of the Par
sonsfield Quarterly Meeting was held
at North Parsonsfield. last week, with
this program: Devotional, Rev. a. {.
Brown; reading. Rev. l.. A. Jones: SER
mon, Rev. NJ. Holman; criticism Of
reading and sermon. led by y. c.
Clough. Wednesday morning, prayer
service, S. l.. Purinton; sermon, Rev.
n. c. Clough; afternoon. prayer ser
vice. Rev. +. Brown: Woman's Mis-
sion meeting. Mrs. f. D. Jordan, presi-
dent; evening, praise and testimony,
Charles Moulton: sermon, Rev. T. j.
NJ ,x-t, 1ny 90
Rev n c. Clough; our Mission as
Free Baptists in the State of Maine"
paper, Rev. NJ. Holman; discussion,
led by Rev. l.. A. Jones; Communion,
Rev. r. l.. Howard.
The annual meeting of the Buxton
and Hollis Sunday-School Association
was held a the Congregational church.
Groveville. Wednesday, Nov. Is. with
this program: Devotional exercises,
Deacon r. A. Bradbury: welcome, Rev.
F. H. Baker: response by president,
Rev. William Clements: Scripture
Exegesis. Rev. F. H. Baker; discus
sion. Responsibility in the Religious
Training of Children" ''Of the Home
Rev. William Bragg: THE Superin-
Rev. f. J. Hatch: The
Teachers Rev. Frank Wilcock: The
Pastors,'' Rev. William Clements;
The Church Members" Mrs. Asbury
Waterhouse: paper. Mrs. A. J. Berry:
Present Needs of the Sunday-School.'
Rev. Elbridge Gerry; What a Good
Sunday-School Is Like" I. N. Halli-
day. Portland: evening. praise service
led by r., j. c. Owen. How to Reach
Men for the Sunday-School." Mr..
c..
dress. Rev. Geo. NJ. Howe. Lewiston.