Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-12
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
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Congregational church, oxford.
Three persons were received recently
into the membership of the Advent
church at Bath.
That is the best sermon which makes
living easier Monday morning.-Lyman
Abbott, D. D.
The Maine State Sunday-school
Association will meet in Dexter, Oct.
IT, IS and 10.
Five members were admitted to the
Auburn Methodist church, Sunday, by
probation and two by letter.
At the Congregational church,
Gorham, Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Reynolds
admitted four new members.
At the Second Parish church, Port
land, Sunday, eight were received into
fellowship.
The Free Baptist church of Acton,
which has been thoroughly renovated
and repaired, was re-dedicated May 8.
Six persons were recently received
into the membership of the Bethany
Congregational church, South Port
land.
The right hand of fellowship was
given to four candidates, Sunday, at
the Bates Street Baptist church,
Lewiston.
All of the prelates of New England
are expected to be in attendance at the
Jubilee of Bishop Healy which will
occur in Portland, June I'd.
The annual convention of the
Kennebec County Sunday-school Asso-
citation will be held at the Methodist
church, Winthrop, Tuesday. May 10.
The society at Rogue Bluffs, which
proposes to build a meeting house, has
organized and is now ready for bust
ness. A lot near the schoolhouse has
been selected.
At a Sunday-school convention to be
held in the Methodist church in Old
Town, May q, the subject of how to
make the Sunday schools larger and
better will be discussed.
Two persons We're baptized in the
Advent Christian church, Bangor, on
Sunday night.
Rev. Thomas H. Kinney has resigned
the pastorate of the Baptist church at
West Hampden.
Rev. W. II. Rice has resigned the
pastorate of the Baptist church in
Larrabee, which he has served for the
past two years. He has also preached
at West Kennebec and Rogue Bluffs.
Rev. w. c. Hopkins of Veazie. who
has preached at the Congregational
church in that town for some time, is
to be ordained as pastor of the church
and society on May 16. Rev. Smith
Baker of Portland, will preach the or
dination sermon.
Rev. j. II. Higgins of Charleston
| who closed his pastoral work with the
Baptist church at -Kenduskeag. April
%. has accepted a call to the three
Levant churches, reports lions Advo-
cate.
Rev. G. c. Andrews of Kittery, has
returned to the ministry after follow
ing other pursuits for some time on
account Of poor health. His physical
condition is now 50 much improved as
to promise him many years in the
ministry and he is doing his work now
with as much ease as at any time for
| twenty years.
Rev. James a. Flynn. who has beer
the assistant at St. Mary's Catholic
church, Biddeford, was presented re-
Gently with a purse of $40 by the
| members of that parish. FIR. Flynn
was recently appointed to the parish
including South Paris and other Ok
ford county towns.
Three people were admitted to the
membership of the Congregational
church, Foxcroft, Sunday. Rev. Nor
man MckinnOn, the pastor. who is to
leave this church and so to Augusta.
May 9th, remarked that upwards of
one hundred new members had been
added to the church during his pastor
ate.
The Eliot Congregational church has
extended a call to Rev. John Edward
Newton. who has been preaching for
the past two years at Lyman. He is a
young man. a native of London, Eng
land, and has been in this country but
a few years. Mr.. Newton has accepted
the call and will begin his pastorate
about the middle Of May.
The Fairfield Journal quotes with
| app w al tile VI WI Ahdl TIA
Gerald of that town. Amos Gerald s
mother, in regard to her new pastor.
At the last Tuesday night meeting, she
said: I'VE are going to have a new
minister here. Some of you may not
like him; you did not all like the one
we have had. l may not like him as
well, but if l do not, l am going to
keep still about it. I am not going to
talk about him, but am going to pray
for him and with him and pray for
myself" Wouldn't this be good adj
vice for other church members to fol-
low?
The annual conference of the Con-
gregational churches of Franklin coun-
ty, will be held in New Sharon, June
5 and 6. The sermon is to be preached
by Rev. r. B. Mills of Strong, and the
general topic of the papers will be
"Undeveloped Sources of Power in the
Church" Sub-topics will be first,
Power through Communion with
Cod" second, Power through the
Fulfilment of Fraternal Obligations: =
third, THE Training of Children
Rev. Francis ]. Marsh of the Congre-
gational Sunday-school Publishing
Society. Boston, is expected to be pres
ent and deliver an address on the
Sunday work of the Congrega-
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