Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-08
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of Interest in Maine Reli /.
Qious Circles.

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Rev. FIR. Magill Of Ashland, has been
appointed as priest of the Catholic
church in Caribou.
| The Baptist church at Pressure Isle
mas received ten additions to its menu
bership Of late. '
The Universalist society at South
Paris was presented recently with a
handsome silver communion service.
Rev. I. Is. Mower of South Berwick
has declined the call he recently re-
ceivec to become pastor of the Baptist
church in Sanford.
Bishop Andrews has been selected to
preside over the Maine Methodist con-
ference to be held in Bridgton, April Is,
1903: also over the East Maine con-
ference in Newport, April %.
On the festival Of All Saints Bishop
O'Connell at the Catholic cathedral.
Portland, raised to the priesthood the
Rev. Edward Henry, graduate of
the American College at Rome. In the
evening the newly ordained priest i'm
parted his blessing to the Cathedral
congregation.
Plans for a SEE, 900 brick church prom
Use to the Catholic parish of Rumford
Fails a more attractive house of wor-
Sship for another year. Rev. FIR. j. La
famine has already examined the plans
drawn by Mr.. Lawrence of Berlin, N.
H., and these are understood to have
met with considerable favor.
fist church in Old Town, expects to as
sist Rev. L. L. Small, in a series of
revival meetings at West Hampden on
the fourth and fifth Sabbaths Of No
vember and the week between. The
Evangelistic committee will provide a
substitute for Mr.. Davis at Old Town.
two Sabbaths.
Two prominent members of Grace NJ.
E. church Bangor. have offered to pay
$1,000 each toward lifting the mortgage
of $4,000 on the parochial residence, on
condition that the church shall pay the
remaining $4,000. The officials Of the
church will at once set to work to raise
the money, with assistance of the La
dies Aid and the young peoples So
cieties.
Miss !. l.. Fuller, a missionary of the
Bible Society of Maine, has just COM
Dleleu d CduNdo VI hotIOh6 "hu oi'>S
the following statistics concerning the
religious preferences of our people:
Advents /, Baptists 4, Congregational
lists AZ. Episcopalians 1, Free Baptists
Is, Methodists IS, Presbyterians l. Ro-
man Catholics 2, Universalists IA, no
preference 10, other denominations /.
Number of families visited, IT.; vol
umes of Bibles sold "a, volumes OF BIZ
bles donated 9. There are 81 non
church going families; So children are
i'm the Sunday-school. Three families
were found to be without the Bible.
At a meeting held in the parlors of
Bishop O'COnnells residence, Portland,
last Monday night, the organization OF
a Catholic Union was perfected and the
officers elected as follows: President,
Dennis a. Meaher; vice-president,
Charles Mccarthy, Jr.: secretary, Jo-
serh A. MCGOWAN. The charter menu
hers are as follows: d. A. Meaher,
Joseph A. MCGOWAN. Chas. Mccarthy,
Jr., VIM. H. Looney, James s. Cum
ningham. Frank N. Cunningham, Gen.
]. ]. Lynch. r. p. MCGOWAN, VIM. Gull
liver. Col. D. O'C. O'Donoghue. T. F.
Donahue. James A. Comedian. DR.. John
A. Comedian, DIR. Jas. l.. McAleny, DR..
Ed. j. McDonough. DR.. ]. E. Heating,
DIR. J. B. O'Neil, DIR. T. F. Conneen. DIR.
d. ]. O'Brien, B. F. McDonough. ]. E.
owens, Edward buddy. T. ]. Flaherty,
VIM. McAIeney and w. H. Kohling
The membership is at present limited
tn the charter members, and will short
Nv he extended to include those who
NAV wish to join Meetings will be
nd will include literary
exercises.