Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-05
NEWS IN BRIEF
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of Interest in Maine ReIi
gious Circles.


gious Circles.
Work will soon begin on the erection
of a chapel at Lowell Center.
The Methodist parsonage at Wells
is undergoing extensive repairs.
Extensive repairs are to be made at
once on the Searsport Congregational
church.
The Episcopal society of Sanford, is
anticipating a new place of worship, to
be built on Main street.
The Catholic parish Of Lisbon, has
purchased lot of land upon which a
new church will be erected.
Rev. George s. Chase of the Warren
Baptist church, has resigned his pas
torate to take effect at once.
The Deering Center Baptist society is
raising fund for the purchase Of lot
upon which to erect a chapel.
Rev. ]. G. Fisher, of Garland, pastor
of the Congregational church, is taking
his annual vacation of one month.
Arrangements are being made by
Rev. F. w. Barker, for the formation
of Il Congregational church in Brooks.
Rev. G. X. Goodwin of Limington,
has received a call from the Standish
and Sebago Lake Congregational
churches.
At Old Town on Sunday Rev. E. A.
Davis baptized seven at the evening
Easter service. two young men, one
young lady and four children.
The Faster Offering of Trinity Ep;s-
cOpal church. Lewiston, amounted to
$3.50. The parish has voted to make
some repairs soon on it's parsonage
Rev. FIR. McGrath. who has acted as
curate at ST. Hyacinthe's Catholic
church, Westbrook. for several months
past. has been recalled to the Spring.
field, (Mass.) diocese.
The Baptist society at Presque Isle,
has decided to call Rev. Mr.. Lorimer of
Arlington Heights, Mass, to the pas
torate if the necessary funds for his
SUPP ort can be obtained
ST. Mary's Temperance society. of
Biddeford, attended communion in a
body at st. Mary's Catholic church in
that city, Easter Sunday. There were
about 60 members Of the society pres
ent
A valuable oil painting representing
st. John the Divine, was presented by
Dr. and Mrs. A. c. Hamlin to st. Johns
Episcopal church, Bangor, on Sunday.
The picture has been in possession of
the Hamlins for many years.
New affairs are being erected in st.
Ignatius Catholic church, Sanford, the
main altar being IL feet wide and 16
feet high The side affairs were present.
ed to the church, one each by the chill
dren Of Mary and st. Anne societies.
Rev. F. R. Griffeths, who is pastor of
the West End Methodist church. Port
land. and of the Washington avenue
M. i. society at East Deering, has re-
ce;vcd a unanimous call from the men,
bers of the latter society for another
years service.
During the two weeks mission held,
recently, at st. Dominic's Catholic
church, Portland, by several Re-
Fathers. 5000 persons APP
preached the sacraments, there being
about 1900 women and 1900 men. At the
same time 16O girls and 14O boys re-
ceivcd their first Holy Communion.
Twelve members were received into
the Universalist church in Pittsfield.
on Easter Sunday, as follows: Mr.. G.
H. Hunter, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Vickery,
Miss Ethel Vickery, Earle Vickery, DIR.
Truman NJ. Griffin, Mrs. Mary Maxwell,
Mr.. Collins Morrill,, Mrs. Kate Nash,
Mr.. c. Russell Phinney, Miss Lizzie
White. .ls~., 4, ,Aso -.
Rev. c. L. Puffer, who has been pas
tor of the Methodist church at Bidde-
ford Pool, for the past three years,
also preaching at the Oak Ridge and
Pool road churches, preached his last
sermon in Biddeford, Sunday. Mr.
Puffer has accepted the position of
principal of the high school at Rich
mOnd.
Rev. w. c. BarrOws of Kennebunk-
port who preached at the First Baptist
church in Biddeford, Sunday morning,
will probably be given a call to become
pastor of that church. He has been
preaching in Kennebunkport for sew
eral years. During the past "a years he
achusetts cities and towns.
Rev. w. G. Hubbard has accepted a
call to the pastOrate of the Baptist
church in Oakland. He comes from
Wilton, N. H., where he closed his
pastorate March 80, having served the
Baptist church in that place since 1897.
For eight years Mr.. Hubbard has been
secretary and treasurer of the New
Baptist Sunday School Con-
Rev. A. T. June of Aetna, N. j., has
accepted the call extended to him to
become pastor ,of Bethany Congrega-
tional church at South Portland, and
will begin his duties on the 1st of May.
Mr.. June, who is rs years old. was born
in Brandon, Vermont. Before COM
his labors at South Portland,
Mr.. June, who is rs years old, was born
Sherman of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Bluehill Congregational church.
which has been closed for repairs for
six months, was opened, Sunday, for
Easter service. The walls and ceiling
have been handsomely decorated, the
wood work newly painted and the
whole interior has the appearance of a
new church The summer visitors have
been very much interested in these i'm
and aided materially in