Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-15
Church and Pastor.


The Union church at New Harbol
will be completed this summer.
| One person was baptized by Rev. Mr.
| Taylor at Monhegan.
w. =. Chase, Colby, SO will supply Z
pulpit at Windsor during the summer
| months.
The Allen campmeeting in Strong
| will commence Monday evening, Aug
| IA. 1899.
Four persons We're recently admitted
to the Unversalist church of Win
throp.
Repairs are to be made on the Con-
gregational church at Machias at an
estimated cost of $1,000.
Mr.. Milton f. Fish Of the middle
class of Newton Theological Institu-
ton, is supplying for the summer at
Northport.
has presented to the Universalist
church his resignation TO take effect
Oct. 1st.
Rev. c. S. Wilder. pastor Of the Lin
ington Congregational church for the
past five years, has rendered his resig-
nation to take effect September l.
The Methodist church at Andover, is
being served by Rev. J. f. Keith, To-
cal preacher. who adds to his work as
blacksmith the duties of pastor
George A. Martin, Colby '99, who will
have a pastorate at Greenville Junction
this summer, in September will go to
Boston where he Will take the divinity
course at Boston University.
Two persons We're admitted to the
School street NJ. +. church, Gorham
and one baptized by Rev. Mr.. Cash
more last Sunday.
Mr. Carl d. Hazleton Of the last class
Of Newton Theological Institution, has
been called to the pastorate of the
First Baptist church in st. George, and
has accepted.
Four persons We're admitted to the
Gorham Congregational church and
one child baptized by the pastor, Rev.
G. w. Reynolds. last Sunday.
Rev. j. O. Fisher has been engaged %
fill the position Of pastor Of the Con-
gregational church in Dexter, and at
the one in Garland.
one thousand dollars or Whereabouts,
has been raised to date on the fund for
the charging and rebuilding of the
Friends church on College street. Lew
iston.
Rev. T. p. Linehan. pastor Of st.
Margaret's Catholic church. Old Orch
ard. has recently placed three hand
Some nov affairs n no church and had
the sanctuary newly carpeted.
At the church Of St Mary's the Nir-
gin. erected by Gen. John NJ. Brown in
memory of a beloved daughter at Fall
mouth Foreside. the Rev. &. r. Bailey
divine service during the month Of
July.
The trustees Of the Maine Wesleyan
Grove Campground Association have
given notice that their grounds at
Northport will henceforth be closed to
all Sunday excursions Considerable
feeling is being worked up on the
grounds and in Belfast as a result.
Rev. J. X. Richardson, formerly Of
Searsport. but pastor Of the First Bap-
fist church, BrOckton, Mass. for the
past Is years. recently rendered his
resignation, but the society. by a vote
Of nearly two to one refused to accept
it.
Five hundred and fifty dollars We're
raised by volunteer subscriptions,
after an appeal from Rev. F. 5. Rice at
the Sunday morning service for the
purpose of accomplishing interior re-
pairs to Union church, Calais. ne"
hardwood floor will be placed in the
vestry and the frescoing of the audi
ence room of the church will be re
newed and beautified.
AT Enrol. n. H.. recently occurred
the dedication of a new chapel. Rev.
a. V. Hillman. secretary of the New
Hampshire Missionary Society. had
charge of the exercises. ably assisted
by Rev. Mr.. Butler. pastor in charge.
Other speakers We're Rev. Mr.. Gleason
Of Colebrook. the minister from Upton,
and Rev. s. s. York, who has labored
so long and faithfully in oxford coun-
ty. Maine.
Rev. DR.. j. C. Snow of the First Uni
versaist church of Haverhill has deci-
ded to decline the presidency of West
brook Seminary to which he was elect
ed last week. DR.. Snow served as
president of this institution for three
years. from 1869 to 1872. and in 1892 was
again called there. His election for a
third time is a decided complement to
the record he left in his previous ser
vice.
The Waterman says that one reason
why many ministers fail is that they
have never become skilled in the liter
airy forms of their age. They talk
seventeenth or eighteenth century
English. and not nineteenth. The
structure of their sentences is not in
accord with present literary canons,
and they have never mastered the con-
struction of paragraph made up of
sentences, but having an entirety of its
own. A good style is as important as a
good voice. The style is not the mess
age. but the message is heavily weight
ed without it.