Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-03
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of interest in Maine Re-
ligious Circles.

Rev. S. Fl. Sutton of Athol, Mass, has
accepted call from the Unitarian So
ciety of Ellsworth
Rev. B. Carradine, d. D., of st.
Louis, Missouri, is holding very sue
cessful revival services in Memorial
hall. Fort Fairfield.
Rev. Lewis Malvern has decided to
remain with the Free Baptist church,
Portland and has declined the call re-
ceived from Laconia. N. H.
Rev. H. H. Saunderson, pastor of the
Charming church, Dorchester, Mass.
and well known in Sullivan, Me-, has
accepted a call to Austin Street Uni
tartan church, Cambridge, Mass.
The Bar Harbor Congregational So
ciety has extended a call to Rev.
Angus M. Mcdonald OF Jacksonville,
Florida At parish meeting held re-
Gently it was voted to offer Mr. Me-
Donald the salary of $4,000 in additions
to the use of the parsonage.
St. Mary's Catholic church, Houlton,
has been in the hands of the painters
for the last two weeks and decided
change has been made in the interior.
The walls have been beautifully tinted
and the woodwork repainted; The altar
railing has been lowered. which gives
much finer view of the sanctuary
and the beautiful stained glass win
dows present much finer effect. Rev.
Father mccarthy, the pastor, was re-
mambered by his parishioners on
Christmas day with an Offering of $780,
The Norway Congregational church
viii observe it's fiftieth anniversary on
To o1e,f
ciscs will commence in the afternoon
at o'clock with an address by Rev. P.
F. Marston of Lewiston. Refreshments
viii be served at $50 P. nj. In the eve
ming the pastor will give an historical
talk which will be followed by an adj
dress by Rev. Smith Baker, D. D., of
Portland. A committee consisting of
Rev b S. Rideout, Herman L. Horne
Lewis I. Gilbert and Silas D. Andrews
have the arrangements in hand.
The Pressure Isle Congregational So
eiety will soon begin extensive i'm
proyements on it's church property.
The project is to finish the basement
into a commodious and modern lecture
ROOM replace the old tower by new
and modern one in one corner of the
building from which entrance into the
church will be made; convert the pres
ent lecture room and auditorium into
one room and sheathe the same with
steel tiling and make necessary repairs
and improvements for the placing of Il
pipe organ.
Rev. c. X. Flanders of Brunswick,
has issued a prayer list for the
seven months from December to June,
inclusive. for the Bowdoinham AS
ISOLATION. Each month has its special
topic; December, Foreign Missions:
January State Work; February, Home
Missions March, Publication Work;
April, Educational Work; May Fell
lowshir Work; June. Miscellaneous
Work. Each week is assigned its
special division of the work. and one OF
the churches of the association IS also
designated for special prayer in each OF
the weeks.
Rev. j. Romeyn Danforth OF Au-
burn, has been called to the First Con-
gregational church, New London,
Conn. This is a very old church, es-
tablished in 1912. and during this time
has had but eleven ministers. DIR. 5.
Leroy Blake was the last one. he hav-
ing died in September. Six years ago
when settled in Mystic, Conn.,, ten
miles from New London, Mr.. Danforth
exchanged with DIR. Blake and that
Sunday was SO pleasantly remembered
that when a Committee was appointed
to Select IL new pastor his name was
the only one considered and a member
of that committee visited Auburn and
heard him preach and invited him to
go to New London and look the field
over.
The Free Baptist Pressure Isle district
Sunday-school convention will be neic
at Mapleton on January 8. The pro
gram will be-as follows: Praise and oe'
votional service, conducted by Rev. Mr.
Thurlow. Mapleton: election OF officers
and business; address, Relation o.
Church to Sunday school," by Mrs
Thurlow. Mapleton; address rh'
Real Need of the Sunday-school ant
How to Meet It. Rev. I. g. Cheney
Washburn. Praise service
conducted by Rev. Donald Lee, Presqu'
Isle: business and offering; reports
secretary and treasurer; reports iron
schools. discussion. The Book ou
Study" opened by Rev. K. Mckay 0
Honlton. followed by volunteers; ad
dress, why Should Parents lnteres
Themselves in Sunday-school Work,
by Rev. Mr.. Palmer, Mapleton; devo
tional exercises, conducted by Rev
W. Lorimer. Pressure Isle; address
Teachers Work and Reward by Rev
X. Mckay, Houlton.
The past year has been one OF marKe
activity and growth for the diocese
Portland. Between June and DeceH
Der. Bishop O'Connell made an Amos
complete circuit of the State, nolan
canonical visitation in 80 parishes an
administering the sacrament OF cor
firmation in As places to 1858 peopi
Since last December important ne
parishes have been established at Al
burn and Rumford Falls nine chape
have been built or opened and dea
Gated. including beautiful seasie
chapel at Grindstone Neck, and ten
jporay summer mission has been esta'
lished at Long Island in casco pa
The working force of clergymeh III
been re-enforced by three young me
whom Bishop O'Connell has ORDAINED
the priesthood during the year.