Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-18
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of Interest in Maine Rel;
gious Circles.


Extensive improvements have been
made on the Union church at MIL
/ bridge.
me Congregational society of Rock
. land. has voted to purchase a new or
gan costing about $27OO.
The Free Baptist church at Milo has
, been thoroughly repaired. new pews
put in, and other improvements made.
Three persons were baptized at the
Methodist church at Fcxcroft, SUNDAY.
and seven were received into full
membership.
| The churches Of Camden are uniting
in gospel campaign" with the
Evangelists J. H. Hatch and Harry
Taylor to assist.
Rev. S. f. Leech. pastor of the
Madison Methodist church, recently
| baptized three persons. and received
two int D full membership.
Mrs. Benjamin Wood has presented
the Madison Congregational church
with an individual communion set in
, memory of her daughter Alma.
Rev. Fl. H. Hayes has resigned the
pastorate of the Free Baptist church,
IL u, Is.
Mr.. Hayes has been pastor OF the
church five years.
The Ladies' Circle of the Greenville
Methodist church. has paid the $500
which it pledged at the dedication of
the church, one year ago, and is now
working for bell.
The Madison Universalist parish has
decided to build a church on their lot
on Weston avenue and the matter Is
nov in the hands of the building COM
mittee. The edifice will seat over 300
people. 1t is undecided whether the
church will be built of wood or brick.
/ Rev. John P. Jones and family left
last week on the way to their far-off
home in India. They will leave the
children in Kittery, where they will
attend school while the parents will go
direct to their home in Madjura. Mr..
Jones has passed over 20 years in
India as missionary.
| The house which stood on the prop
erty bought by Mrs. John Harrison at
Bar Harbor has been generously given
by her to St. Saviour's Episcopal
I church in that town, as a parish house
/ in memory of her daughter. Mrs. Har-
rison is to have the house removed to
the church property. painted and
papered throughout and put in thor
ough order for use. When completed it
will harmonic with the rectory.
The annual meeting of the West
, Sunday school Association will be held
al the Methodist church, West Har
rington. on Wednesday. October %. The
address of welcome will be given by
Rev. T.. A. Carter; response by the
president of the association. V. c.
Plummer: then will follow the reports
of Sunday-schools and the election of
officers. Following this very inter-
esting program will be carried out.
Rev. S. l.. Hanscom, Rev. j. l.. Pinker-
| ton. Rev. Robert Sutcliffe, Rev. IN. s.
prebe. Rev. &. l.. Banghart. 8. The
| outlook for prohibition and the preach
er's duty toward it. Rev. w. II. Powles-
land Rev. S. A. Young. Rev. f. ".
Stanley. Rev. G. II. Hamilton and Rev.
| j. d. McGraw. 4. What should the
preacher study? Rev. J. w. Hatch,
Rev. A. b. Thompson, Rev. Harry Hill,
| Rev. n. B. Carthett. 5. Do the times in
dictate the triumph of the gospel? Revs.
n. LaMarsh. j. II. Irwin. 0. a. Good
win. c. A. Prickett. s. Exegesis. list
Peter: 3-5. Rev. Bion w. Russell, Rev.
j. w. Price. Z. Enthusiasm necessary
to ministerial success. Rev. F. d.
Handy. Rev. NJ. $. Bowles. Rev. Oscar
C. Barnard. Rev. J. P. Simonton, Rev.
Wallace Cutter. 5. How can every
minister secure a revival on his
charge? Rev. NJ. F. Brigham. Rev. NJ.
S. Hill. Rev. f. A. Carter, Rev. II. l.
Holt .. Sunday campmeetings. are
they in harmony with the spirit of
| Methodism? Rev. NJ. r. Anderson, Rev.
A. 3. Carter. Rev. C. II. Bryant, Rev
c. Garland, Rev. E. H. Boynton.
The Bucksport District Ministerial
| Association will meet at Milbridge, Oct.
| IS and %. The BuckspOrt district rs
| divided into two divisions. the eastern
| and the western and by what has now
become an established custom each
| division holds a ministerial associa-
ton during the month of June and
| another association is held during
| october where both divisions unite.
las Milbridge is centrally located ana
| this is to be the union association II is
| expected that nearly all of the Metho-
dist preachers IN the Bucksport dis
trict will be brought together. The TO-
lowing program of services has been
| arranged Monday, p. NJ. praise SER
vice. Rev. o. A. Goodwin. leader
Tuesday. $50 A. NJ, devotional ser
vice, Rev. J. w. Price. leader; +. NJ
praise service, Rev. NJ. F. Bridgham'
leader: p. NJ. revival service, Rev. j.
w. Hatch. leader: Wednesday. $50 A.
NJ, devotional service. Rev. c. r.
Petersen. leader: preaching Monday
! 7.30 p. NJ. Rev. N. LaMarsh: alter
lnate. Rev. S. o. Young: Tuesday, 23o
| p. NJ. Rev. J. H. Irwin. alternate. Rev.
B. w Russell: Tuesday. 1.3O r. NJ
Rev. NJ. S. Hill; alternate. Rev. Harry
Hill: topics and. essayists: l. Is the re-
moyal of the time limit success IN
the East Maine Conference? Rev. +. L.
Haywood. p. E., Rev. G. +. Edsett'
REV 4. H. W. Wharf and Rev. =. =,
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