Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-30

Roy. M. G. PcndeXter :: former l'aS'"i
~, ~. p.,,.,n street Methodist chuith,
Bath. who is now located III Meme, ~
n has received a unanimous can !"
become the pastor of tn" firSt Me'''"-
dist church in Havefhlll, Ma"'.
Al the fourth quarterly conference ~
IN. Rumford Falls Methodist chnich
held by Presiding Elder Southland h'F'
j. L. Hoyie received a unahiii'""" ~
vitotion to return as pastor f"9 th'
fifth year.
Rev. George +. Wright who has peer
nre,ching in New Portland for three
years past, has accepted cal if"'h
the Congregational church AT hliiS
ham. a reception was given nm -
the home OF DR.. Stevens, Tuesday eve
ming.
The Saco Unitarian church has voted
to increase the salary Of its pastor
Rev. w. f. Skerrye by $500. making II
81 800. Rev. AR. Skcrrye recently r.
ceived a fattering call from the West
but the Saco church wishes him to re-
main.
Rev. T.. +. Mitchell, who, not long
ago closed his pastorate at Putney. ",
has accepted the call of the BdpllSt
church at Northeast Harbor. Mount
Desert Island. ana will begin his WORK
there April l.
The April number Of the Ladies'
Home Journal contains an article that
is likely to cause considerable com
ment, both among clergymcn and
churchgocrS. The article is from the
Zen of Edward Box. the editor. and re-
lates to secular notices. MIR. Box
says:
Edwin H. DENLY of New York. has
drawn plans for new church IT the
Sound, Me. which Will probably he
accepted with few changes 1t Will
be of Presbyterian denomination and
Rev. Joseph Il. Norwood of Northeast
Harbor is at the head Of the move
mcnt.
1t is said that Bishop Goldman con
templates the erection of memorial
chapel 10 be built connecting with the
ST. Luke'S cathedral on State street.
Portland. The chapel will be located
where the house now occupied by Dean
Sills is and viii be in keeping with the
cathedral 1t is understood that plans
for this building are now being pre-
pared.
BY the removal of Rev. H. f. Foss.
ID. d. of Bangor to Philadelphia.
where he VIII become pastor Of the
Arch st NJ. +. church. Maine will lose.
ore of its most able clergymen. Mr..
FoSs expects to remain with the Pine
street church until the end Of the con
ference year. which comes the last of
next month. Rev. Robert f. Smith Of
Spencer, Mass. has accepted the call
10 iill Mr. Foas's pulpit in Bangor
\ Methodist chapcl-Duilding society
has been organized nj North Brooks
Vile 70 raise funds to build n Mctho-
dist chapel. The officers Of the society
are Alonzo Snow, chairman. Brooks
GrinGle clerk Mark Grindlc. treas
ureT; William Perkins. collector. \
building committee was selected as fol-
lows: Brooks Grindlc, Charles SNOW.
Frank Perkins William Cain. Charles
II Perkins. a site for the chapel has
been presented by AlonZo SNOW.
Rev. J. :. Moody, formerly rector of
st. Peters church, RuckIand. rendered
his resignation ut u recent parish
meeting of Cavalry Episcopal church
Srdola, Miss, owing to the fact that
ther" was a debt of s., 600 ON the church
building. but promised To continue his
passionate if the debt could be wiped
out at once. The proposition was i'm
mcdidtcly submitted to parish rncrt<
ing and the work of raising tn, re-
CURED amount Will be begun at once
The Cumberland Theological Cir,l,.
met in the vestry OF the Free. street
Baptist church, Portland, "Wednesday.
March 20. There We're present Key.
McSSrS. Burragt, Caulkins. Clements
Do!dn, Flanders. Gould. Graham
Green. llsley. Preble. and Wilson. also.
as 4 guest. Mr.. Harold l.. Hanson. of
Newton Theological Institution. After
reports concerning the state of religion
IN the churches, Rev. j. ID. Graham.
OF Rumtord Falls. read q very interest
ing and helpful paper. on The Value
ana Use of Nature Studies" MIR
Graham gave his own experience in
ne prosecution of such studies and
mentioned the books which he had
found especially helpful.
Rev. f. NJ. Cousins of Biddeford. The
statistical secretary of the general con
ference OF the congregational churches
IN Maine, has completed the collection
OF statistics for 1906 with the following
results. Whole number OF churches.
go. the same as last year. These
churches are supplied by lS6 ministers
OF whom 81 are not in the regular pas
toral work. The church membership
Is Il, ~ of whom 4,0l2 are nonresident.
This is a loss OF 4o4 the largest loss for
many years. The additions We're 3Se
by confession and 2SS by letter. a total
or GA. The removals We're 42S b.
death, 305 by dismissal, 243 by disci-
pine or revision of roll. a total of .g16. |
Members of the Sunday school. 2O.9SS, |
loss of 90, with an average alten-
ance OF l2,l@S, slight gain. Young
Peoples societies $50. with 6,67S men, |
bers. Total benevolent contributions |
Sob,SSl, gain increase of $4S4S |
LeSacies $25,950. Home expenditures |
S2i6,59t, an increase of $25,6SS.
The reading of secular notices from |
the pulpit is jar to the services: is |
exceedingly Objectionable to 4 large !
number of people. These folk rightly |
reel that secular matters should be
Kept as far removed from the Sabbath
services as possible. And they are
perfectly justified in takinc tbat noe;