Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-15
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
items o. Interest in N aine Religious Circle,

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a,,.is ,"e BAPTIST church i'm Atlantic
during the summer.
"e next session of the South
Hnoostook Baptist quarterly meetinr
VIII ne held in Amity. June 21-23.
a union circle has been organized :,
funds to h,i,i, thS PURPOSE of raising
10 puiid a Methodist church.
Isev. IL. l.. Wood. pastor of the Soc,
trinity church. sailed this week far tsn,.
bcr mann ui'''' o~ptem-
ON E.hinc children received their frs
.a.oiS communion on a recent SUNDAY a,
brook o'o church, west
The York County Sunday-schoo, AS
sociation will hold its next annual
convention in the Baptist church
| SprinSVale, June 49,
Rev. c. ii. Shurtlef, formerly OF
oorihna' but late of Tuftonboro. N.
H. mas accepted call to the First
Nhrlstlan church in Lynn. Mass.
icy Key. W A. Atchlcy. pastor of the FRS;
W Waptas, church, Bath. received Il cali
lark street Baptist church in SCUM
framingham. Mass. and will accept.
Key. J. a. Wcstin. who has been pasto~
ol tne BAPTIST church at New Sweden for
1 y
sorate The resignation VIII take effect
Sept. l. 1t is undcrst TODD he has accented
4 call to Michigan.
key. Charles w. Collins. assistant at
| me cathedral of the Immaculate Conccp.
ton in Portland. read a paper on ,hn
| Acadian settlement in Maine at n recent
meeting of the New England Catholic
Historical Society in Boston.
Nearly $500 was cleared from the first
reunion OF St. Josephs parish held IN
| Lewiston City hall recently. under tn +,
auspices Of the literary society. This
money will be used toward reducing the
debt on the parochial school.
| The Free church. Morrlls, and the
| North becring Congregational church.
| nave voted to grant their pastor. Rev. r.
comm 1arng1t: 1u, two months VACATION
health has not been of the best since a
severe fail he received just before enter
ing upon the Dcerins pastoratcs.
the North Deering congregational
parish held a meeting recently, at
which it was decided to complete their
new church building for occupancy as
soon as pos ,,lc.
| Two woT:ol were baptized into the
| fellowship OF Ire First Baptist church
| i'll Brewer, Jane I'd. The ordnance
| was administered at the md Bangor
| church in connection with Il baptism
! there.
| At the Maine Street Baptist church,
Saoo, Sunday night, three young wo-
men We're baptized by the pastor. Rev.
| G. T.. Nichols. The day was observed
| by the school and church as chidrcn's
day.
Rev. II. l.. Slog@ctt. pastor Of the
| church of the Good Shepherd, IIoul-
ton, and family. sill from Montreal,
"a
spend the summer months as the
| guests of Mr.. SloGTetts mother.
The proposed outing of the members
| of the Cumberland Theological Circle,
| at Ocean Park. l. abandoned, as it
| IS found impossible IL fix Il date that
will accommodate the greater number
| III account OF other engagements.
| 1t is believed that before another year
expires that ST. Joscph's Catholic church.
Eiddcfor,i. will he tittcd with q full set ui
| chime lclis six in number in the beIfrv
| of the sttcplc. Three bells are now usci.
| The idea is Ia havc them connected by
| electricity, So that Tire orSal!st of the
church may play them.
| At the close Of the childrcn's day ~
crciscs at the Woodforis congregational
| church on Sunday a beautiful mcmnritl
bard II. Ncvcns was presented TO tn" par
Ssh. The window WAS presented by " m
| 4; Johnson. who gave a brief sketch If
Mr. Ncvcnss work in the Slluday-sch"ol
| Thomas T.. Thompson accepted the win
dow on behalf of the parish.
| Rev. Sumner Bangs has resigned III
| naStoratc of the Tenants ilarb"r Baptist
| church. where he has been pastor Tor
| hr,r wears TIN, resignation takes effect
| The first of July. For some time MT
Bangs has felt the Imperative needs Of
| .E1nr, Of climate on account OF inc
| health of his wife. who is not able to en-
| iIlrc the severe winters ON the coast. MI
| Bangs is q graduate OF Newton III the
| class Of 30.
| Rev. W. y. Gaskin, VINO mas
| preached for several Sundays before
| the Univcrsalist society III Mechanic
| Falls. has been called to the pastorate-
| Mr.. GaSkin has recently been pastor oil
| 4 Universaist church in Methueh'
| Mass. He had previously held pas
| torate in Oakland, Ne.
| Hancock county conference OF CON
| IRE gational churches held their 'olh
| annual meeting with the church III
| p:ucksrort on Tuesday and Wednesday,
June II and l.. Among the speakers
Mcrc Rev. G.. a. Hood, Boston, Key.
A. T.. Cotton. Boston. Rev. G. ii. He'll
| on. Ellsworth Falls. Rev. NJ. :. Hart
we'll. Deer Isle and Rev. Henry con
ley, Stonington.
The quarterly meeting OF the BOW
doinham Association will be held WIN
the Baptist church in Wayne juno 10
| md 70. commencing ut 100 a. w.
| Wednesday. The recognition service
| # Rev. D. w. kimball. who has iatelE
been called to the Wayne Baptist
Ich,lrch. will be held "Wednesday eve
lining.
The Free Baptist society of Maria :
| vile. was rcorganiHed last week. ana
| ook the necessary steps toward the
huildinc of new church in place oil 'he
| me burned two years ago. Charles J..
rilsbv is president of the societs'
f. G.. trimmer. clerk and treasurer
Roy. : A. ThurloW and J. 6. Goro"h
executive committee. building coIi-
mittec. composed Of Rev. 5. a. ihur-
How. Augustus Jordan and }. [. ''oi-
|don. was appointed. Work on the ne"
church. for which an encouragihS sum
has already been raised, VIII bcsi''
soon.
Tho oxford Association of Universal
lists will meet at Paris Hill. WehheS-
lday and Thursday, June L? anu ~
: lTbe 18th will be Y. +. G. u. day. ne
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