Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-05-19
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Items Of Interest in Maine Ecclesiastical
Circles.

J Six members We're added to the South
Paris Baptist church by baptism on Sun
day.
| Hancock county conference of Congre-
gational churches will be held at Isles
ford, July and s.
The state convention of the Epworth
League will be held in Waterville on
June 10th and 1lth.
4 district Sunday-schooI convention
will be held with the CongregationaIists Is
at Newcastle in June.
| Three persons were baptized at the JEFF
| ferson street Free Baptist church, Bid
deford, Sunday evening.
The Mount kearsage sunday-school As
sociation will meet with the Congrega-
| tional society at Fryeburg, May 81.
| Rev +. l.. Sampson has resigned the
pastorate of the Baptist churches in
| Washburn and Perham, but will supply
| for them for a season.
Rev. John Higgins of Charleston, will
preach in the Union church, Levant the
lst and Sd Sundays of each month for the
| next year.
Rev. 7. w. Harwood of Loudon, ~ H.,
| late pastor Of the Garland Congregation
al church, has accepted a call from a
| church in Fairview, Kansas.
The New Vineyard Congregational
church has called Rev. II. II. Brown Of
| Union seminary, New York City, to be
| its pastor the coming year.
| There was an addition of three mem
| bers to the South Congregational church
| kcnnebunkport, last Sabbath and four
additions to the First Parish church.
Rev. Mr.. Paul Of Whitman, Mass. has
| accepted an unanimous call 10 the South
| Berwick Free Baptist church and will
| assume the pastorate on June 1st.
| The Phillips Union Meeting House So
| ciety met May 5th, and voted to raise
| $50 for repairs on church, to be raised by
! assessment on the pews, and chose 9. 4.
| French, j. Il. Toothaker ana T.. NJ Rob
inson committee to assess and collect.
At the Fairfield Catholic church last
| SiVe. TWenty-eight children made their
| first communion ana the altar was very
| handsomely decorated for the occasion in
! green and white.
tist church at Ellsworth for the past fcur
| years. mas presented his rcsigna ion,
| which has not yet been officially acted.
| upon by the society. Mr.. McLearn has
| received unanimous call from the
| church at Bar HarbOr.
| r. II. Kittredge Of Bar Harbor. has
presented 70 the Memorial church at
| father, the late benjamin Kittredge Of
| Bar Harbor. native and longtime res
| idcnt Of Trenton.
The West Washington quarterly meet
| ing will be held in the Union church,
| JonesborO. beginning May y, at ? +. NJ.
| and continuing through the evening of
the next day. Rev r. Mcdonald Is eX-
pected To preach the opening sermon.
| The Sebago Lake Sunday-school con-
vention was held at the Free Baptist
| church. Steep FAILS. on Thursday. where
| instruction was given in the work by
State Superintendent Halliday. Miss Lu-
cas- and Rev. {. NJ. Parker Of St4ndish.
| The following officers Were chosen to car
| ry on the work: President, Rev. c. NJ
| Parker: ice-preSident. Rev. e.. ". Rog-
| ers; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Carrie
| Bachelor: superintendent Of primary
work Miss Abby Bailey; Superintendent
| Of normal work. Mr.. Fred Hill: Sup"rin-
| tcndent OF home department. Mrs. Anna
! Norton.
\ large delegation attended the annual
| session OF Jameson local union Of Chris
| tian Endeavor, which was held IN the
Free Baptist church. South l-imington.
| saturday. and listened to addresses by
Rev. G. X. Goodwin, Rev. {. W. Ros
ers. Rev. NJ. Holman, ana paper by
| MIR. John Peise. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Pres
| idcut. Rev. G. X. Goodwin; ViCe-preSi-
dent Mr.. James +. Pillsbury; secretary,
| Mrs Lena Johansen; treasurer, Miss Al
ma MoultOn.
The Hebrews of Portland are holding
weekly meetings with the object Of fur
gOgue which will. in large measure. meet
| the growing demands Of the Hebrew
worshippcrs of Portland \ committee
Of nine has the matter in hand and has
received considerable encourage Cmont in
the work. Il is proposed to raise in the
neighborhOOd Of $4,000 which Is thought
| will cover the cost of i site and building.
Already $1,000 have been subscribed TO the
fund.
The Baptist church in Sanford held
its second annual r0ll-call last week. 1fe
average SundaY-schOOl attendance was
reported to be lSl, gain OF 81 over tht
prcviods year. The trcaSurer's report
showed more money raised than in any
! previous year in the history of the
met an Improvement in the parsonage
costing fifty dollars had been paid. and
4 small amount remained in the treas
ury. The fun amount OF money raised
for all purposes was $l,633i i0 Sixteen
have been baptized during the year and
two received by letter and experience.
Three more were baptized last sunday
More than one hundred responded in per
| son or by letter. one of the numbers on
the program that elected the greatest in
| tercst was the making up ot q purse for
| Rev Mr. Dairy the pastor. who has been
on the sick list ana laid aside from ser
vice nearly five months Members of the
congregation contributed SlO9.
The Waldo County sunday-schoo1 AS
sociation plans to hold its eighth annual
session in the Free Baptist church at
Monroe Center on Wednesday, June l3.
The provisional program is as follows:
FORENOON.
10. O.3O-Devotional service led by Willis
Hatch. North Belfast. -,
6ameT q iuNl9R M9Hr'T Waido kG5?9nIfi ?tatioh hrie""
| II OO-Rcading OF minutes. Report of
| treasurer.
I1l1C-Roll-call Of Sunday-schools With re-
ports from delegates.
II. .30-Report of county secretary. Ap-
| pOintmcnt of committees.
1200-Baskct lunch.
AFTERNOON.
1.3o-Devotional service, led by Rev.
| George Burton.
1.4O-Reports of committees. Election OF
155-Address, Great Points in Good
Teaching, l. n. Halliday, Port
2.3O-Address. The Teachers Conception
If Ultimate Purpose, Rev Q. r.
| Edgett, Belfast.
| 3.0O-Address. Sunday-School Co-0pera-
ton. Rev. r. G. Harbutt, Sears
| port
3.20-The Teacher as a Soul Winner. ].
| n. Halliday.
3.5o-CoIlection for association expenses
| 4.00--Adjournment.
The program for the meeting Of the