Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-07
MAINE News IN BRIEF
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items of Interest in Maine Relisi.
Gus circles.

ONO SsSOs
Services were held for the first time,
Sunday. in the new Catholic church at
Dexter.
Nine persons were received into the
Ellsworth Methodist church last Sun
Gay. One was baptized.
The Fort Fairfield Congregational
church has voted to increase it's pas
tors salary by 500.
In memory of the late Rev. w. T..
Chase, D. D., a memorial window will
be placed in the Bates street Baptist
church, Lewiston.
The First Universalist society of
Lewiston. has appointed a committee
to select lot for the new church to
be built this year.
The High street Christian church Of
Newport has extended call to Rev. J.
w. Webster to continue as it's pastor
for the 18th consecutive year.
Rev. E. S. Drew of Sedgwick is as
sisting Pastor Olds of Bluehill in a
series of meetings. More than twenty
responded to the calls the first week.
The Universalist society of Rumford
Falls, has extended a call to Rev. STAN
ford Mitchell of Caribou. Mr.. Mitchell
has preached three times before this
society and has made a favorable im-
preston. 1t is understood that should
he accept the call, he will also preach
regularly at Dixfield.
Rev. T. E. Chappelle of the Pressure
Isle Unitarian church, during a recent
visit in Boston, secured a sufficient sum
of money to warrant the building of a
new church at Fort Fairfield, work
upon which will be commenced in the
early spring. Mr.. Chappelle has a
large congregation in that town where
he breaches every Sunday evening.
A Missionary Conference under the
auspices of the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union will be held at the Be
rean Baptist church, Brunswick, Feb.
70 and 10. Among those who will par
ticipate in the services are DR.. Witter,
Rev. w. L. Ferguson of India, Rev.
DR.. Tilden of Livermore Falls, Mrs. H.
G. Stafford, of Boston, Miss Ella D.
MacLaurin, of Boston.
The construction of an Episcopal
chapel at Sound, Mt. Desert, in which
SO many people were interested, two
years ago, is being revived. At that
time a handsome building lot situated
on the road leading to Somesville, in an
oak tree grove, including over one-half
acre was given, and the cellar eXca-
vateG and foundation stones laid. Now
the summer visitors are sending checks
for the building fund, and subscriptions
are being solicited also, until it appears
that the necessary $4,000 may be raised
for it.
There was much rejoicing at the JEFF
ferson street Free Baptist church, Bid
deford. Sunday morning when the pas
| tor. Rev. H. A. Childs, announced that
| the last dollar had been pledged on the
church debt which amounted to 81, ZOO.
This debt was contracted seven years
ago when the church was repaired, and
with this paid the church will be free
from debt, making more than $1,000
that has been paid on the debt during
the last two years. This is one of the
i finest church edifices in the city, the
structure being practically new.
A new departure has recently been
made in the work of the Congregational
church at Koulton though essentially
| undenominational in all its features
which will take the place for the pres
ent of the regular evening service Of
| the church and will be conducted under
| it's auspices. The new plan is that of
meeting for men only every Sunday
| afternoon in the interest Of the young
men of the town to whom such SER
! vice especially appeals, and the church
was glad to relinquish it's evening SER
vice. All the pastors in the town are
| in hearty sympathy with this move
ment and are pledged to do all in their
power to make it a success. The hearty
cooperation, too, of many promi-
nent laymen in the different churches
| has already been secured. The aim
| will thus be to make these meetings
| entirely undenominational and intense
! ly Christian in spirit. At the meeting
/ last Sunday afternoon Justin o. Well
4 man, principal of the Kicker Classical
| Institute. spoke.
| The Caribou Baptist church which
has been undergoing thorough repairs
| for the last two months is now COM
pleted and ready for public services.
The church as now completed will seat
the largest audience of any building
|
been placed in the audience room and
| the walls replastered. The vestry is
large and spacious and opens off the
main room by three folding doors. AT
| times of large gatherings this will
| greatly increase the seating capacity
| The windows of the vestry are of an
| expensive colored glass pattern while
| those of the main part with the excep-
| ton of 10 beautiful memorial windows
| are of a dull loaded finish. The pews
| are of hard wood finish so arranged
| that they leave room for three wide
| aisles. The basement has been finish
| ed off into four rooms a cook room
| and dining hall in the front part and
also a ladies' parlor. Insthe rear room
| will be placed the furnaces, wood, etc
| The total expense of the repairs or
this church as placed at $500 of which
over two-thirds is now subscribed. The
/ ladies of the society are raising q fund