Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-03
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Items o. Interest il Maine Ecclesiastical
Circles.

Rev. John Higgins baptized thirteen
people Sunday, in LeVant
The Cniversalist church at Westbrook
is to be lighted by electricity.
The Friends quarterly meeting will oc-
cur at East EassalbOro on the 10th and
nth of November
The Congregational church OF Freedom
received recently IS by the will of the
late Mrs. Sarah Barlow.
The ladies' of ST. John Baptist church.
Thomaston, realized upward OF $50 from
their recent rummage sale
Rev. L. D. Evans will enter upon his
twelfth year as pastor Of the Elm street
Congres ational church. Camden, next
Sunday.
Al the reorganization of the Christian
t,ndeavor Society OF the congregational
church in Presnue Isle ten new men,
berS were admitted.
Rev. Father Hayes. assistant pastor at
St Joseph'S church. Ellsworth. during
he summer months. has returned TO nus
home in Quincy, Mass
II is expected that s.. Joseph Cath
Ole church. Biddeford. now undergoing
extensive repairs and alterations. will b.
equipped with 4 set Of chimes.
Rev. Minot Shaw Hartwell has accept d,
ed the cau to the First Congregational
church. Deer Isle. and will move his
family and furnishings about Nov. list.
The profits of the fair held recently by
amounted 70 sl7oo. This is the largest
sum ever made BY the church. L.ast
year 1890 was cleared.
Two persons were received into the Ad-
vent church in Bath and were given me
right hand Of fellowship by the pastor
at the morning service. Sunday. making
three this month, and eight during This,
conference year.
Rev w. S. Ayres of Newton Highlands.
Mass. who was pastor of a Baptist
t-stl, nrf In NJ a
has recently received call from the
Central Baptist church in Westield,
Mass, to become its pastor Rev. Mt.
Ayres came TO New England from the
South 10 attend the Newton Theological
Seminary, and was graduated at an early
Worthen street Baptist church, Lowell.
where. he was several years l he church
was burned during his pastorate. and an
other beautiful building erected. from
| Lowell he went to Portland.
No word has yet been received regard
ing. the appointment of d Catholic bishop
Tor the diocese of Maine to ill the va
cancy created by the death OF the late
Bishop Heaiey and il is said That no APP
pontment is apt 70 be made until after
th, new year. Meanwhile the diocese is
| in charge OF Vicar General O. Brion OF
| Bangor The priests council of this 40
ceSe sent 10 the New England bishops
the names of Rev. Fathers Wallace of
Lewiston, Walsh of Calais and Hurley of
! Portland for consideration in the APP
| pointment and the bishops added several
| other names in the list sent the Pope
| Rev Father William LonerGan. after
| fifteen years of faithful labor has retired
| from the passionate OF 81; Marys Cath
| o!ic church. Houlton. having been called
! to Washington. ID. G.. by the general OF
the orders of Franciscans of which he is
a member. When Father Lonergan first
came here his people had but A small
| church in which TO worship and no resi-
dence suitable for the priest to live in
| and at the present time by his earnest
! zeal and untiring efforts. his people have
| :. church that they may we'll feel proud
! of One evening recently committee
! representing the parish. called upon
| Father Loriergan and presented him Vii 4
| nearly five. hundred dollars
! 4 pipe organ. costing 1900 is soon 10 he
! pla ced in position in the Yves brook I-ri-
VerSaliSt church.