Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-04-27
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Items Of Interest In Maine Ecclesiastical
Circles.

Four persons were baptized recently
at the Lincoln Methodist church.
Rev. Mr.. Penwarden has been en-
pared as pastor of the Congregational
church at Phippsburg Center.
Seven candidates were received into
the Princeton Congregational church
on Easter morning. five by profession
of faith and two by letter.
Rev, MIR. Green. pastor of the Con-
gregational church at Lyman will re-
tire from the field of labor May II, and
intends to devote himself to farming.
Rev. DR.. w. H. Spencer. pastor of
the Bethany Baptist church. Skow-
hegan, preached last Sunday at the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church, New
York.
Rev. ]. T. Crosby of the Bath Meth
odist church, when about to leave for
conference, was made happy by re-
ceiving from two friends beautiful
gold headed cane.
Father O'Connor. who for several
months has been assistant to Father
Harrington of St. Mary's Catholic
church, Orono. has been appointed
assistant at St. Mary's church, Bidde-
ford.
During the past year the First Parish
church. Yarmouth. has raised over
$500 for church expenses and $643 for
benevolence. There is a surplus of $4S
in the church treasury remaining after
the payment of all current expenses.
Rev Francis P. Bachelor of East
Hartford, Conn, has supplied the
congregational church at Southwest
Harbor and at Bass Harbor for the
past two weeks. giving such acceptable
service that he will undoubtedly re-
ceive a unanimous call to the pastor
ate.
George W. McCombe. formerly OF
Sanford. has been called by the people
of Dorchester Temple to become their
pastor. Mr.. McCombe graduated from
Hebron Academy, class of IS. with the
highest honors which the institution
could bestow on any student. After
taking special course at Colby Col
!ege he entered Newton Theological In
stitution.
The Congregational church in Me
chanic Falls has been presented with a
$1,000 church organ. The donor is
Deacon n. Valentine of New Glouces-
ter, a son of a former prominent MEM
Der of the Congregational church in
Mechanic Falls. An addition will be
built on the present church edfice to
accommodate the organ, which will be
built and in place by the middle of
the summer. if present plans are ear
ried out. The organ will be similar to
the one in the Universalist church il
Westbrook.
Rev. Franklin Blake. pastor of the
Free Baptist church, has been ex-
tended call from the Lyman and
East WATERFORD societies and has ac-
cepted a call. His labors for the new
year begins June /. Mr.. Blake has
raised about $1,000 already toward a
fund to build a church at East Water
boro. When the necessary fifteen hun
dred dollars has been raised a building
will be commenced at once. Mr.. Blake
contributed $50 toward the building
fund.
At a recent meeting of the church
and parish of the High Street Congre-
gational church. Auburn. which was
held in the vestry of the church. it was
voted to extend call to Rev. J. r.
Danforth of st. Adams, VT. to succeed
Rev. c. S. Patton as pastor of the
church. Mr.. Danforth is son of
Rev. DR.. Danforth of Philadelphia.
Not only his father. but his grand
father have been in the apostolic sue
cessiOn of the ministry. Mr.. Danforth
is graduate of Amherst College and
of Yale Divinity School. He has been
at St. Adams for several years. His
age is 90 years.