Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-01-06
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Items Of Interest in Maine Ecclesiastical
: Circles.

The Casco Union church has invited
Rev. r. H. Penwarden to remain with
them the coming year.
Four or five recent conversions are re
ported Al the Dover and Foxcroft Baptist
church. Rev. II. B. Tilden. pastor.
The parsonage. which is being built by
f. p. Burrill as gift to the Christian
society. Corinna. is nearly completed
Rev. Mr.. Morson. pastor of the Congre-
gational church at Winthrop has de
clined a call to a pastorate at Houlton.
The Christian Scientists at Camden
have secured a charter and are organized
under the name of First Church of Christ
Scientist, Camden.
Rev. y. NJ. Bradley. pastor of the Uni
versalist church at Winthrop. has been
invited to the Universalst pastorate at
Guiford.
Captain James Pendleton made the
Congregationalist parish at Searsport Il
Christmas present of the parsonage of
the Congregational church.
The Congregational church at North
AnsOn. which during its IL years has new
er had pastor Of its own. has now
called Rev. Joseph Kyle. who accepts,
reports the COngreSationalist.
The Congregational Society of San
ford has extended call to Rev. Mr..
Chase of Eliot to accept the pastorate
of their church.
Rev G. w. Colby. who has been
pastor Of the Baptist church at East
Dixfield for seven years, has accepted
call to East Auburn.
In connection with the Maine Christian
conference, and upon the request Of the
Christian church at West Winterpo IT.
devotion. services commencing Friday. !.
January 2G 1900. at 10 O'Clock, NJ, and
continuing over Sunday.
There has never been enough members
Ip,st sttrf ~,
to warrant building 4 church and hold
ing regular services there. but now III
lieu thereof the local residents are talk
ing of taking measures to engage Father
IIuOt of McSthropk to hold services once
Il month at their homes.
The Freewill Baptists at Salem have
voted to hire a pastor and have
preaching once in two weeks instead OF
once in four weeks as last year and to
commerce the preaching service, Jan.
= at go p. NJ. and to continue through
the year every two weeks at same
hour. The services Will be at the town
han that was fitted up for the several
religious societies.
Rev. II. +. Day of Franklin. went to
Lamoine Wednesday, to assist at the
recognition services of Rev. j. >. bar
who had been. two years ago. ordained
~ the Free Baptist denominations re
was examined by council ana passed
\ most satisfactory examination ana III
the evening the following exercises
were enjoyed: Singing by choir'
Scripture and prayer by Rev {. , NC
learn Of Ellsworth: sermon by KEY. X.
r. Olds Of Bluehill: charge to candl-
date bv Rev. c. Z. kittredge OF Mail
cot. charge to church by Rev. II. r.
Dav of Franklin: singing and benedic-
,i,n bv Rey. j. S Blair. who enters
unon his duties under favorable con-
ditions.
Al the recent annual meeting OF the
Machias Congregational church an"
n,rieb these officers We're elected to
serve during the present year: fuiPI'
n,,n1v committee. s. +. Hunter, r. l..
White. J. A. Coffin, w. F.. Hoyntoh' =.
q Getchell. ]. V. Chandler ana Mrs.
Mary w. Stone. Deacon warren Hil
| was continued as clerk. positioh ne
has held for % consecutive years, ana
" w. Bradbury as treasurer. olilceis
| az Sunday-school Leverett lhdNtei'
, srnarintendcnt: w. F.. Boyntoh' as
| .i.+ant sunerintendent; Miss Hattie w.
uaoton treasurer: Mrs. w. T. Boyn-
ton secretary; Ralph w. Aloee' regis
| trar. IA
the Good Citizenship class, ,of tnn ihe
E,Inn street J'niversalist churcn ~ AZ
KIM ,,., elected officers on Sunday ailer q .
't. u't to admit young ladies as methnnrS -, ol
t1' the class in f partePaton rba oeers St s' wers
hIson atsi. rs follows: President E.pen fiaa ir
,I,,s tirst vice-president, Alice oWen. So 80
iuM , uM,',lricalnrasident. Chandler Bearce' 81
ratary Julia Bearce; eXecutlNe oovt H;i;
rthan' Harlow Mr. Sawyer anu an ~ " III
Ernea,Ienf This class devotes US ;t;ae ai.er,
tom to the study Of all top66s had Pl the Snf PRIV
snip snip nf' Of hearing many addresses Dy wei.
i3oun men. Among them hdNt go,
ki.9mii 9ri - savage. Congressman LittIeiIelu
Juuse In wiliiam ID. Pennell; Hon MaiiaGe ,i;,e
n hon; Wbita " aa and others The class is UNIQUE
r. Waine ,i,,e and was modelled on sugses
III iia,,S W nf Or Edward Everett nalf & sooo
ti,inonsbin tiotls "i classes. which have oott 50
cit,]b"Sl,lI1 ,at Snn1 The average Sunday attend
m@uch @ stoo - his class which Is 9nder
an Az ~ Mrs. Alice Frye Brisss ~ ~,
rir,s ,Irn i Very large and ~ ~ interest re.
nr., l,unrs as the days and months come
and go. ,osad a sariaS
Evaneelist II. L. Gale closed series