Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-30
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
s,e Items Of Interest in Maine Religious
Circles.

..1a.rnd over $1,000 al its recent I"'''
t,.,.,.,. Locke has been engaged -
i,, or ,h,. Second Parish chot'H'
Portland.
pcv Gardner Hallowen has ISL
dered his resignation as pas'' -
BLAINE Baptist church.
,rra next session of the Sou,h
,,oosto,k quarterly meeting Will ne
bc,a with the BAPTIST church III HouH-
doI. Dec. 6-"-
rbn inivc. sliist y"c:ety "f Bruins
,,.,cl, cleared above expenses over F-"o
III tl,4i, recent fair out Of which = ne"
furnace wni y" purchased f"r the
church.
The church at Steuben has received
arother Gift from Henry d. Moore 81
philadelphia This time the slet con
sis:s of one hundred copies Of Sacred
Hyrnral and Psalms.
st. Mary's Catholic parish. orono'
7re to occupy the new church fhrist-
,n,s The church is not cumpietcd'
only the basement for the present. hut
that has been nicely finished
A new church is to be built on the
state Read. 4 few miles from Presque
Isle. IT,. foundation already having
beCn lail. 1t is expected 70 begin the
work ON the building in th'- early
spring.
After 4 long term Of service Deacon
WIN. Nash has rr,igned the deacon
shin Of me Harrington Baptist church
In connection with this duty he mas Tor
twenty years served tfe society as
clerk and treasurer.
The Baptist church in old Town is
lust beginning 4 series Of revival
meetings held four and five nights q
week. conducted by the pastor. Dur
ms the past summer 5000 was tN-
pended upon parsonage and church
improvements. siG0 being used on the
parsonage
The Univcrsalist parish Of DiNheld.
has voted to thoroughly repair the
church and grade In" grounds around
4. i Is proposed to put in a handsome
steel ceiling ana walls. The improve
m.uts to be made will cost between
$500 and $1,000. Besides this five me-
mortal windows have been promised.
Bishop O'Connell Of the catholic
diocese made his first visit To- Bath,
Sunday. ana Judging from the large
congregation which greeted him he
must have been pleased with his recep-
ton. The weather was very stormy.
but St. Mary's church was crowded at
each service ana in the afternoon oveI
100 wer, confirmed.
Re- r.. Wallace pastor of 81.
Il. D.
the conservation OF TT. Rey. Thomas
Conaty at Baltimore last Sunday. Fl.
Wallace and Rt. Rev. Bishop Conaty
were fellow students at Holy Cross
College and also at the Grand Semi
nary NJ St SulpiCe. Et Rev. Bishor
conaiy then Father Conaty of Nor-
ceSter preached the sermon at the '4y-
inc Of the corner ston" Of s.. Patr.ck's
church in Lewiston in 1887.
Tho Catholic young men Of Portland
are about 20 organize a literary anC
social society concerning which they
are enthusiastic. 1t is not yet fully de-
cidcl whether the proposed club vii
be purely literary" or both literar,
and Social-that is. having soCia
clement which is sure to prove con
Gu"ivc to good attendance and inter
estrd membership. The general line
upon which the society will be organ
ized are very similar 10 those of tn
foung Mems Catholic Association .
Boston. Rev. Father Carey is organ
I7ing II.
Rev. l.. y. Farnsworth was or
Jained pastor OF the Congregations
church at Steuben. recently Hev
Goo J. Bloomfield of Machias va
chosen moderator. Rev. II. f LON
bard Of Cherryfied. scribe. at a bust
ness meeting Of the council at > =. NJ
The examination being satistactor,
the ordination service was observed a
7-%0 o'clock in the evening. Sermon b,
Prof. John $. SewaM Of Bangor. an,
charge to pastor By Rev. Chas. G
McCully of Calais. a quartette from
The Congregational church at Cherry
"eli rendered several excellent an
thcms
Wesley church of Bath observe,
Decision Week in common with othe
raurt he, The interest was Very gnoC
Following that, n week of Pentecosta
meetings was held which proved Yer
helgful 10 thC religious life Of III
"lurch- Beginning With this wee
Il Fomewsat different plan of evangel
IStlr meetings was begun. which wi
probably continue through Tia mont
~ Decent er. Tuesday and Thursda
"Ienrgs there VIII he special revive
EieelihgS at III" church. Friday eve
ning there are to be held cottage meet
!flSs in various parts Of thn cit,
h"Se are under the direction of III
'.fW"rth League. By this system {
services it IS hoped to reach and inter
"st large number of De0ple and n.
N"lop and maintain a healthfu, ravivs
interest
The statistical summa for tn
minutes of the Maine BAPTIST ui>
N'onary Convention have recent
been completed for the year 1gO1 an
the following facts are of intaras,
INC number of Baptist churches
lame. the same as last wear o15 y,
more churches are supplied than
1907, NiZ., l6U. Number of ordaine
'AlhlSters. los. gain OF :. During ii
wear ministers have been ordaine,
IN" number Of haptisms for the W.
WAS "lo, number received by letter. IS
ne present membership of the cfurcl