Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-11
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Items of Interest in Maine Ecclesiasti.
cal Circles.
Many Revival Services Being Ee!d-M Methodist
Church al Bridgcwater Dedicated.

Rev. A. Il. Bradbury. formerly of Au
Durn, Tor many years free Baptlst MN
lister. died RECENTLY. In Providence, X. !.
The building committee of the Free Bap
fist church, Biddeford. has been author
lied to expend $4,000 on the repairs now u
progress on the church property.
Rev. w: II. Clark has resigned the pas
torate of the Baptist church in Charles
ton, and VIII close his labors by the mia
die of November, says lions Advocate.
movement is being made by the
young folks of Sandy Greek. Bridgton, to
raise funds for needful repairs on ana
about the church and cemetery IN tnat
place. for which purpose public entertain
ments are inaugurated.
One member was received into the Sec
ond Congregational church. Diddeford
Sunday. and an unusual number of com
municants were present at the sacramen
tai service where individual communion
cups were used for the first time.
Sixteen members of the Brewer Meth
odist cnurch have pledged themselves tt
earn SO. and thus far eleven have accom-
pnisdheT a. their purpose. 4 social wiii ,r o.
the money will be presented to their pas
tor. Rev. John Timing.
The sale of pews in the Church of our
Father. Sullivan Harbor. that was APP
pointed for last week has been indefinitely
postponed as it seemed to he the uniVer
sal desire that the church should be free
and all ews alike open to those who De
sired to come to the services.
The November session of the Cumber
land Theological Circle will be held I
The Sherwood. Portland, Wednesday
Nov To- The following program is eH
teal topic. Rev. H. A. Roberts; sermon
plan, Rev. w. A. Atchley.
The Baptist society of South Berwicl
having sold their old parsonage, hav,
nearly completed Il new one with moderf
improvements. on the site from which tn,
old one was removed. The pastor. Rev. !
Il. Mower. expects to occupy the new par
sonage about Thanksgiving.
The two churches In Southwest Harbni
are TO unite in a series of evangclistic ser
vices to be led by Charles II. Plummer o
Boston, beginning Sunday evening. Nov
II, and continuing for TWO weeks or more
Mr.. Plummer has recently been laborin-
in Bath. where over 100 were awakened
to the need of the Christian faith.
The ruins Of the Prcsque Isle Catholi,
church which was burned some time ago
have been torn down. The frame WORT
for the new editice Is now going up. 1t ),
not expected that the church will be lin
ished this fall, but it Will he put in shape
so that services may be held in the base
ment this winter.
Rev. w. w. Carver, who has supplied
the Canton church AT Canton since On.
year ago last April. has closed his labor.
in Canton and accepted a call from tn,
church at Northwood Ridge. y H.. at 4
salary of $500 per wear. During his labnrS
in Canton thirteen members have been
added to this church. which is in a nic-
church edifice and is free from debt.
The Orient Baptist Westinghouse was
dedicated, free of debt. on Nov. lst Thy
following program was carried out: In.
vocation. Rev. W. II. Whittier North
Oaktield: reading Of scripture. Rev. l.. +
Carter Hodgdon; prayer. Rev. Z. \. a.
kilam, Princeton; sermon. Rev. G. f.
owen. Houlton; dedcatory prayer, Rev.
G. +. Young. State missionary; benedic
tion, Rev. Robert Morris.
The new $500 Methodist church in
Bridgewater was dedicated recently.
Tuesday evening. Rev. j. w EaStnn
preached a sermon. Wednesday forenoon
a social service was held and in the after
noon and evening sermons were preache
by Rev. d. r. Phclan and Rev. q. II.
Hamilton Of Pattcu. Thursday morning
the speaker was Rev. w. a. MCGraw. ana
in the afternoon and evening Rev II. Z.
FosS Of Bangor, preached sermons.
During the morning service at the Elm
street tniVersalist church in Auburn.
Sunday. several ladies in one of the pewS
UP front removed their hats. The hint
was taken by others and the removal Of
the hats became general. Rev. Mr.
knickerbocker was pleased with the re
suit and said SO. You have probab bly,
heard of man talking through his hat "
said he, and perhaps YOU can ina Einc
the difficulty of mans talking through
900 hats. Lewiston Journal