Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-26
cHUBcn AND PASTOR.
Items Of Interest in Maine Ecclesiastical
Circles.

Orty Hours Devotion was OpSerNeu a.
St. Joseph's Catholic church, lewiston
this week.
The next session of the Arson quarter,
ly meeting of Free Baptist churches VIII
be held in Kingfield, June 6-7.
Rev. Edward Moore of Yale CoIlege pc
gan his services as pastor OF PoWfaiooio
church for the summer, sunday.
The Waldo county Sunday-school con-
vention will be held At the Free bapliS'
church. Monroe, June l1th-
At the Baptist church. Mechanic falls,
Sunday, four women ana 81 Clorlxe
men were baptized by Rev. l.. II. oiai nc.
DIR William p. Chapman of Damaris-
Gotta is supplying the Baptist pulpit az
| Damariscotta Mills Sunday afternoons.
| sixty new books have just been added
| to the Sunday-school library at tne bd'es
street Universalist church, Lewiston.
A chorus choir of young people has
been organized in the Methodist sun
day-school at Lisbon.
| Rev. Mr. French of the Bangor Theo-
| logical Seminary has been engaged as
I pastor OF the Congregational church at
| Orland.
The campmeeting of the Wesleyan
Grove Campmeeting Association at
| Northport this season vii be held during
| the week of Aug. 2O-2I.
Work has begun remodeling the Houl-
| ton Congregational church. The seats
| will be removed and remodeled new
carpet put down and several other
changes made.
Rev. w. P. Merrill of the Beacon street
church. Bath, and also of the little
church at West Bath, baptized six peo-
Pile and received them into the church,
May 18th.
1t is probable that the jefferson Free
Baptist church. Biddeford, VIII extend a
tor of the Free Baptist church of Evans
Vile, Wis.
The midsummer convention of the
Franklin county Sunday-school con-
vention will be held in Phillips, June
30
Rev. f. V. Wheeler has started to
build a church at Dixfield. The building
will be 31xi0 and capable OF seating 2Ol
people Just by way Of setting good
the elder dons frock and overalls and
takes turn with the pick and shovel
with the rest.
At the convention of the Internation-
al Sunday school Association, held in
PASSPORT, recently. the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President Rev. p. \. \. Killam; vice
president, Rev. F. H. Gardner; secre-
tary. Miss a. H. Stevens; treasurer,
Mrs Howard W. Collins.
KEY. ri. Joseph y. l-tSltul. III dbbtt
| eight years one of the assistant priests
| in St. Joseph's Catholic church. Bidde-
| ford has concluded his labors IN that
| city. ana has gone to Three Rivers. I. q.
| 70 resume teaching in school connected
| with the college at that place. Before
| leaving he was presented with a purse of
| several hundred dollars by his parish
toner's.
At the Methodist church. Dover. last
Sunday morning. Rev. j. ii. Irvine adj
mnistered the ordinance Of baptism 70 10
candidates. Six candidates who had pre-
| ViouSly received this ordinance were au-
mtted to church membership. Key. Mt.
| Irvine is planning to hold a meeting at
| the campgrOund on Sunday afternoons
| throughout the summer months, Inc
| idea is t. have these services take the
| place of the meetings held at East lower
ana Bear Hill.
| At the First Baptist church, Rock
| land. three ladies' We're baptized on
Sunday, May IS, the result, in part, Of
| the recent special meetings held in the
| Highland district The pastor Of the
church. Rev +. ". Van Kirk, will at
| tend the May Baptist anniversaries. in
| Detroit, Mich. and spend his vacation
| in Michigan and Pennsylvania, return
| ing about the middle Of June.
Rev Z. II. Prescott. pastor Of the
jefferson Street Free Baptist church,
BidGcfOrd, was given a farewell recep-
ton, Monday evening. during which he
was presented with a handsome gold
watch and chain. as token of esteem
from his parishioners. The church was
prettfly decorated for the occasion and
there Were over two hundred people
present. Mr. Prescott has accepted a
call to the West.
The Cumberland Theological Circle met
in Portland, May l6. with President Bur
rage in the chair. Rev. Bowley Green Of
Portland. was elected to membership in
the circle. Bro. T. j. Rlmsdell read the
essay; subject. The Teachings Of Paul
Concerning the Last Things" II was q
carefully prepared paper showing the re-
suits of patient study. An earnest dis
ussion of the essay followed. After din
ncr. DR.. Wilson presented the practical
topic. The Minister'S Sabbath This
Bro f. l.. Dolan submitted sermon
plan on the text, Micah $50 Criticism
followed, after which the circle ad-
jOurncd.
y district Sunday-school Workers As
direction Of Field Worker l. \. Halliday
# the Maine State Sunday-schoo AsSo-
,iation The new district includes the
greenfield. Argyle. Alton and Old Town.
The speakers were Rev. Z. J. Robinson
If Orono, Rev. |. \. Halliday Of Port
and. Miss CIementine l.. Lucas. Rev. a.
f. Dunn Of Waterville w. b. DukeShirc
If Orono. Rev William Williams and
| Rev. f. l.. Hayford Of Old Town. At an
lection of officers the following were
.hosen: President r. l.. Richardson:
,ice- president II. b. Woods, OronO; sec
| tetary, Winnie l.. Wilson, Orono.
The annual district Sunday-school
| convention of BowdOin, Bowdoinham,
Perkins, Richmond and Topsham, was
| held. recently, in the First Baptist
| rhurch in Topsham. The following Of
| ficers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Rev. +. A. CranstOn,
| Topsham: vice-presdent, W. Q.
| Hutchins. Bowdoinham; secretary and
| treasurer. f. r. Starbird. Topsham;
| Superintendent Of primary department
Miss Alice NJ. Sprague, Bowdoinham;
| superintendent normal department,
| Mary T. White, Bowdoinham Ridge;
| superintendent home department. Rev.
| L. w. Muttart. Richmond.
Rev. Loren f. Berry. d. D., former
| ~ of Biddeford, died in Chicago, May
| :. He was educated in early youth in
| Biddeford schools and was graduated
| from the high school there in 1869 He
| received the degree of y. b. at Bow
| dom in 1873 For a while after grad
| ba acciGt n n