Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-13

Miss Caroline Cochrane of Ellsworth
| s doing missionary work in the parts 81
our state where there are no regular pas
| tors. and assisting the pastors. She has
recently been in oxford county.
| The people Of the Jefferson street Free
| Baptist church, Biddeford. arr likely T.
| aXtend call TO Rev. Wills VI. Davis %;
Topsham TO become pastor OF the church
The Free church Of Morrilis. mas ex-
| tended call TO Rev. G. T.. Andrews 81
Walpole. Mass. to become its pastor, and
| a committee has been appointed TO visit
and confer with him.
| Rev. Mr. Nelson who closed hls labors
| the last Sunday In September. with the
| Universalist church AT Eddington. Will
| visit his people in New Hamp- hire before
| taking another pastorate.
Extensive Improvements are being made
| by the Methodist society of Mattawam-
keag upon their church and parsonage.
viii be new pews.
| Extensive repairs are now being made
| on the Methodist church. PASSPORT. inside
70 SlA" before the improvements are com
| pleted
| Rev. Howard =. Durham formerly pa
tor q the New Jerusalem church. Iigh
| street. Portland. lost his wIfe and three
| weston disaster.
The installation Of Rev. V NJ Morse as
| pastor Of the Free Baptist church AZ XII
terry Point took place last week. ana III
ediiice was filled. The exercises were very
! sting.
Rcv. Horace =. Haskell Of AHlinocke
has been appointed 10 supply the NJ Il
| church al Dexter the remainder of tn"
| year. the vacancy being caused 10y The
poor health 81 Or. .. II. Fernald
| II + expected tina; the contractors viii
| complete work OH the new CONGREGATION
| Al church Al Gray. this week The So
ciety Is very much pleased with the strur-
| ture, and Will soon commence 70 make an
| lies of the society Will give me carpe-
| for the church. about 30 square yards he
ing required.
At the morning service ~ The Wood
! fords Congregational church last sunday
| the pastor announced that during the past
! six months $500 OF the bonded debt of the
| parish has been paid leaving only Sl""'
| more to be paid 1t is confidently expect 4
| ed that this remaining SltsN VIII be paii
before the close OF the year
! Two young men were recently baptized
! by immersion at Mill Cove by Rev. \. i.
Moore. pastor Of the Methodist church oE
ernoon OF the same sunday. three young
ladies were baptized by sprinkling. in the
Methodist meeting house. The i've candi-
dates We're received into the fellowship ~
| Mr.. Moore's church.
Rev. y. II. Black. who has supplied the
pulpits of the Baptist churches in Grea
Works and Bradley for the past tw'
months. began 4 series Of revival meet
Oct. 3. Mr.. Black will be assisted by
Rev +. \. Davis of Old Town and Rev
4. q. Mosher OF Bangor. Al the close Of
! the services in Great Works a similar
series of meetings will be held at the
Bradley church.
The question Of adopting a kindergar-
| ten department is being considered TN
the officers and teachers Of the Wood
pGv CT dow 4l,.. h.
| society already has one kindergarten
class which is being successfully run. ami
If deemed advisable after due investiga-
ton a kindergarten department will be
inaugurated when the society moves into
its new church on Clinton street. which
will be about two months from now.
The Boston Transcript has a word Of
advice for the social settlement workers.
The writer says: People who are led
into the Social Settlement service by
shallow motives are menace 10 them
women with SUPPLEMENTARY inclinatione
ought therefore TO examine themselves
as before God. and they ought to be sure
| absolutely sure-of their own hearts de-
sire before entering discipline which
may leave them less normal than before .
At the recent annual meeting of the
| Baptist society OF Foxcroft the following
officers were elected: Trustees. A i.
| Roberts. w. NJ. Sherman: clerk Henry
c. Prentiss; treasurer, W. II. True. The
music committee Is composed Of Mrs.
Ada r. ODER. Mrs 0. H. Bragg W. NJ
Sherman and G. a. Meder. The finance
| committee was left with the trustees for
appointment. II was unanimously vot-
| ed to continue the present pastor Rev II
| b. Tilden who has now been with the
! church four years.
| At a regular meeting of the Official
| board of Congress street NJ. +. church
Portland. held Wednesday, unanimous
| invitation was extended the pastor. Rev
| W. ;. Bovard to return the next confer
ence year; Mr.. Bovard in responding to
| the invitation spoke at some length OF
the pleasant relations existing between
pastor and people. saying that he planned
TO remain with this church until the
membership reached 500. and outlining
for the fall and winter campaign a spe-
cial effort to win the boys and girls Of
the community. Following is list of
subjects for the Sunday evening services
during October and November: Subject.
| Normal Lives, or Salvation by Proven
Samuel: October Is. Daniel; November ii.
Timothy; November %, Jesus.
| The 115th meeting Of the Cumberland
! conference OF Congrega tional churches
will be held with the St Lawrence church
| Wednesday, October 3lst. The following
! is the order of exercises: Morning de-
votional service. led by The retiring mod
| iZation and business; topic. Are Our
| Present Methods of Church Work Ac-
complishing the Desired Ends" Rev. w
1 H. r enil, KEY. - rs 6odrulnan, general
discussion of the topic. Afternoon, devo-
! tional service, led by Rev +. H. New
combe: business and reports of commit
tees: topic. The Mid-week Service; its
importance and Improvement" Rev. r
p. Wilson: general discussion of the top
ic. THE Religious Culture of the Young
ta) Are new catechetical methods need
full? Rev. S. n Adams; tb) What agen-
cies are most valuable? Rev. Israel Jor-
don. Evening. praise service. led by
church choir prayer. followed by an
them; address. Hearers for Prea Cheers
Rev. j. l.. jenkins; closing anthem
church choir.