Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-06
MAINE NEWS IN BRIEF
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of Interest in Maine Relia /.
ious Circles.

LATE items of Interest In Maine Rel;n !.
ious Circles.
Inree persons were baptized at the
Peoples church, Bath. Sunday. s.
Rev. w. c. Curtis Of Brownvi,le. has
accepted a call to the Congregational
church at Wafdoboro. ana will be here
the first Of February to begin his la.
bOrs.
The work of remodeling the BAPTIST
house of worship in Caribou is making
satisfactory progress. 1t is hoped that
me house will be completed by the first
81 January. The church is worship
Ding at present with the Free Baptists.
who are without pastor
Rabbi Simon Sigal of Auburn and
lewiston has resigned mis- passionate of
tne jewish synagogue and accepted a
call to large town in Massachusetts.
The society is now left without a rabbi.
but the matter is to be taken in hand
It once and new pastor will be Sc
cured.
Rev. l. H. Lidstone, who had been
pastor of the Methodist church at East
corinth and Corinth for the past four
years, has been appointed by Bishop
Andrews to fill the vacancy caused by
he transfer of Rev. J. +. Haley, D. d..
rom the GuilfOrd Methodist church to
Pine street Methodist church of Port
land.
The Methodist church at Rumford
Falls Is to be enlarged and greatly inn
proved. Through the efforts of Rev.
George A. Martin, pastor Of the church
during the past fortnight, the entire
AMOUNT required to complete the paw
nent of the Indebtedness Of the church
las been paid in, amounting to $500. 20.
The mortgage was discharged in full
IN Nov. oath.
AT the Convent of Mercy, Calais, re-
emily. was celebrated the silver jubi-
ee Of Sister Mary Leo and Sister Plac-
dus. both of whom have for 25 years
abored zealously in the cause to which
heir lives are devoted. Among the
! fisitors in attendance at the anniver-
AIRY We're Sisters Rose, Vincent, Ag-
sisters Legoria and Ignatia, of Old
Town.
The new Central Congregational
! hurch on French street, Bangor, is APP
'rOaching completion and plans are be-
ng made for the dedicatory services
which will be held there some time
Turing the latter part of December.
rhe services will be conducted by Rev.
Iohn ;. Penman. the pastor, probably
assisted by others. and special music
will be arranged for the occasion.
! The annual meeting OF the West
Washington Christian Endeavor Union
vas held in the Christian Westinghouse
It Milbridge Friday, Nov. IS. The fol-
owing officers We're elected for the en-
;uing year: President, Mrs. Forest G.
coffin: president, Frank Hall;
;ecretary. Geneva A. Plummer; treas
irer. Horace G. Madden. The feature
If the evening service was the address
delivered by Rev. Fred A. Snow.
Rev. l. II, w. Wharf, pastor of the
VI. f. church at Machias. has been en-
ragged to deliver one of a series of lee
ures to be given i'm the Union church,
Vest Pembroke. for the purpose of
aising funds for repairing the parson-
,ge at that place. The lecture by Mr..
Vharff will be on Character Build
ng" and will be delivered on the even
ng of jan. 18th. The other lectures
hOsen for the course are Rev. Norman
.aMarsh, of Calais. Rev. F. d. Handy
# Eastport Presiding Elder F. l.. Hay
ward. of Bucksport and Rev. A. Il. Car
er of West Pembroke.
Rev. G. w. Colby has resigned his
POSITION as pastor of the Baptist church
It this place. Mr.. Colby takes this ac-
ion because he is getting well along
years and desires to spend the re-
nainder of his life without active SER
ice A meeting of the church officials
vas held Sunday and a unanimous vote
vas taken requesting Mr.. Colby to re-
main, throughout the winter at least.
Mr.. Colby has purchased a residence
n Augusta and it is his intention to
move there sometime during January.
de will be retired unless occasionally
supplying a pulpit. He has not yet
-ulIy decided whether to remain at
Cast Auburn as requested by the
.hurch.
Contributions for the memorial to be
erected to the late Bishop James Au-
,ustin Healy. d. D.. are coming in rap
idly In a letter which Bishop OCon-
! nell, his successor caused to be read IN
every Catholic church in the State it
vas suggested that every person whom
l the late bishop had administered the
| sacrament Of confirmation donate five
i cents towards a memorial. Since that
/ suggestion was made funds have been
contributed i'm much larger amounts
and the original plans for the memorial
l may be changed. and something more
elaborate be built. 1t may develop in
l to memorial church in the cemetery. or
a monument i'm front of the bishop $
residence or in some permanent work
| If art in the church. Not only have
he contributions come from Catholics
but from many citizens of other de-