Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-01
Church and Pastor.

\ movement has been started t."
build 4 church al East Blaine.
+. II. Pcnwardcn has assumed work
as stated supply al Casco ana Otis
field.
Rev. Mr. Harding will begin work as
pastor Of the Christian church ~ Mil
bridge on Easter sunday
Three persons We're baptized in st
Johns Episcopal church. Bangor. sun
day morning.
The Baptists of Dixhcld have pur-
chased a very fine lot for the purnnsr
of building a church this spring
Rev. Evelyn ]. Prescott Of Nassal-
borO. has begun work in the Congrega-
tional church at Grecnville
Rev. l.. II. Metcalf will close his
labors with the Free Baptist church at
East Dixiield in April.
The resignation Of Rev |. v Mayo
Of the Free Baptist church of LitCn-
field Plains will take effect June /.
Rev. +. Y. Bragdon. pastor Of the
Free Baptist church at Lisbon Falls.
has accepted call 10 East Rochester.
y. II.
At the last quarterly conference of
the Nj. T.. church unanimous call was
extended to Rev +. a. Hodgdon to re-
main in Dixmont another year
The Young Peoples Christian Union
of the Biddeford Universalist church
Will give a beautiful stained glass win
dow to the church for an Easter gift.
Rev Mr. Bolc. pastor of the Turner
Congregational church has resigned
greatly to the regret Of his people He
| has received call to Coventry Vt
The Brewer Methodist society has
! extended to Rev. J. T. Timing. pastor
Of the church, an invitation t. return
to Brewer for another year.
Rev. q. H. Bachelor Of Perry. recent
| " called by the Congregational church
of West Newfield. is graduate of Am
herst and Hartford. and has been three
years at Perry.
The interior Of the beautiful little
Catholic church in Dover is receiving
its furnishings. and will soon be corr
pleted. The dedication will proba bly,
occur in the early summer.
Several conversions in the Methodist
ported the past month. During the
year Il have been received on proba-
ton and seven to full membership.
Rev. G.. G. Haynes has resigned his
pastorate at the new Free Baptist
church. Mars Hill. and. owing to poor
health. has left town for treatment.
much to the regret of the people.
Major T.. j. Gilkey of Strong. is the
nossessor of an Old Testament that
was brought from Ireland by his great
grandfather. Mr.. Joseph Gilkey. \ No
settled in Gorham, Me. in 1874 The
book was published in l1i3 in London
and is printed in Old English
Rev. Mr.. Anderson Of the Methodist
church AT Southwest Harbor has closed
mis- labors in that community. He will
retire from the ministry for "A year to
work on a farm near Fort Fairfield i'm
order to recuperate and build up his
health.
The churches in Holden and Dedham
have granted to their pastor, Rev. III.
a. Freeman, a five weeks vacation.
that he may have a much needed rest.
The workers in the church will keen up
the regular Sunday morning sermons
and Sunday school as usual.
In the movement at Mechanic Falls
toward reducing or removing the debt
on the parsonage, there has come an
unexpected impetus, in the form of an
offer from a former member of the
church to give. 5000, on condition that
the other $500 is raised within a reason
able time. or 500 if but $500 is raised.
Rev. FIR. John O'Brien of Bath. who
is confined TO his home by serious ill
ness. has been in charge of St Mary's
church for 20 years. having been previ-
ously located at Portland and Man.
chester. n. Fl. He was born near Cork.
Ireland. 81 years ago: he studied in
Rome and came to this country when
a young man. He speaks seven lam
guages His church is in as good a
financial condition as any in the city.
having all its debts paid and money in
the treasury.