Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-25
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Iiems o. interest il Maine Ecclesiastical
Circles.

Fort Fairfield is agitating the ques-
ton of Y NJ. c. A. for that place.
Two members were received into the
NJ. E. church, East Hiram. Sunday.
Pastor W. H. Clark closed his Iabors
with the Charleston Baptist church on
Sunday, Nov. u.
The treasurer's report of the Bangor
Y. Nj. C. A. shows all bills paid and 20
cents on hand.
Evangelist Herbert L. Gale will open
a series Of union meetings. next week.
at Pittsfleld.
A movement to raise money for cleo
tric lights for Pleasant Street Chris
tian church is noted at Comma.
A. tfniversalist Society has been or
ganized in Mattawamkeag by Rev. MIR.
HOOPER. the Universalist missionary.
Rev Mr.. Foster of Greene. has ac-
cepted a call from the Free Baptist
church Of Canton.
Rev George T. Tufts. Baptist, has
been obliged by i'll health to leave the
work at Islesboro. He will rest in
Wolfville, n. S.
Rev. F. s. Dolliff of East jackson.
has accepted a call to the Congrega-
tional church at Island Falls and will
enter upon his pastorate Dec. /.
Rev. W. G. Wade has resigned the
passionate Of the Congregational church.
Pittston. Mr.. Wade expects to leave
Pittston in a few weeks and will go to
Scion.
Rev. Percy c. Weber, who has been
conducting missions in a number of
the Episcopal churches of the State, is
being brought forward as candidate
for the bishopric made vacant by the
death Of Bishop Nicely.
Last Sunday Rev. E. Judson Hatch.
pastor Of the F. 3. church at Grove
vile and Bar Mills. rendered his resig
nation. He has accepted call to the
pastprate OF the F. B. church in
Greene.
Rev. NJ. c. McDonough, recently APP
pointed pastor Of st. Mary's Catholic
church, Bath, was presented. Wednes-
day. with check for 5000 from the
cathedral parish, Portland, Of which he
was rector nine years.
Rev. p. A. A. Killam has resigned
the pastorate of the Princeton Baptist
church and has engaged as a mission
airy Of the Maine State convention. He
is to take up the new work in Decem-
Der.
An interesting series Of meetings have
been held at Southwest Harbor for the
past two weeks under the leadership of
Evangelist M. w. Plummer of Boston.
The meetings have alternated between
the Congregational and Methodist
churches.
Rev. Father Healey of St. Patrick s
parish of Lewiston. has been trans
ferred to the parish of St. Joseph's.
Lewiston. Father Healey is a well
known and greatly liked priest. and
has been an assistant to Very Rev.
Father Wallace for a number of years.
The Fort Fairfield Liberal League
has made arrangements with Mr.. ]. E
Remsburg. president of the American
Secular Union. to give course of lee
lures on the great religious questions
that are attracting the attention Of the
leading minds of the people of Europe
and America at the present time.
Rev. II. l. Holt, who has been at
tending the East Maine Seminary at
Bucksport. is now having a two weeks
vacation. and during that time will de-
vote himself to revival work at Lin
colnville. where he has been preaching
each Sunday during the summer, says
the Bangor News.
The Maine State Sunday-School As
ISOLATION has engaged Miss Clementina
S. Lucas. a graduate of the Bible Nor
NAL College, Springfield Mass. and a
trained primary worker, to fill the posi-
ton of State primary superintendent.
,t,o L.
liminary tour through AroOstook coun-
lin company with the Field Workers,
Mr.. 1. n. Halliday.
Three thousand dollars has already
been contributed to the pipe organ for
Trinity church. Lewiston. and $500
more has been virtually pledged. 1t
will take $500 more to cover the ex-
pense Of putting in the organ: as the
committee are inclined to favor the
building Of an addition to accommo-
date the organ and which will cost
about $500.
Rev. Frederick c. Rogers. formerly
pastor Of the Pine Street NJ. f. church,
10 Portland. and Grace church in Ban
gor. and now pastor of the First Meth
odist church of Lawrence. Mass. has
been i'll and was compelled to rest from
pulpit work through the month of
October. He is now recovered and is
able to do the full work Of his pulpit
and parish
The Gospel Mission chapel. at the
corner of Pearl and Lincoln streets,
Portland. was dedicated Sunday after
noon, Rev. Fl. Mains. Rev. w. H. H.
McAllister. Rev. Mr.. Wilson. mission
airy worker In Portland. Rev. Mr.. Ling
ton OF the Zion NJ. E. church. and Mr.
Hutchinson Of the Williston church
taking part in the dedicatory services
This is a strictly unsectarian work.
At the Yarmouth Methodist church,
the Epworth League has received sew
eral new members lately. The revival
interest continues: and new members
are being gathered into the church.
Several Of the young men have lately
organized themselves into a band of
Minute Men for Christ" which is be-
lieved will be helpful to the cause
The increase OF membership in the
Sunday-school has demanded a larger
library. and nearly 200 choice volumes
have been added.
Rev. S. G. Davis, pastor of All Souls
church. Deering, writes: I'VE will