Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-28
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items of Interest in Maine ReiI-
aious Circles.

The annual reunion of the Congre-
gationaI church in Dexter, will be heie-
on the second of December.
BY the will of the late Capt. AlonZo
Snow, the Pratt Memorial Methodist
church of Rockland will receive $looo'
Matters in reference to the new
church in Southport are progressing
finely. 1t will be located on the ola
parsonage" lot, and plans for the
building have been selected
The men of the Central church,
Bath, have formed a class for ad-
vanced Bible study. They will stuGy
DR.. Washington GIedden's book, en-
titled who Wrote the Bible?'
Rev. William Williams, former pas
tor of the Congregational church, i'd
town, has accepted a call to the Con-
gregational church in Mount Carmel,
Pa. Mount Carmel is q city about
twice the size of Oldtown, in the coal
region.
The next session of the Upper Pc
nobscot Baptist Quarterly Meeting VIII
be held with the church in Montague,
Dec. l and 2, the opening service on
Tuesday go A. NJ. The monthly
meeting If the Upper Penobscot Local
Union of Christian Endeavorers will
precede the meetings. Monday evening,
Nov. 80.
Bishop O'Connell, d. D., has APP
pointed Rev. d. J. O'Brien pastor of
the Catholic church at South Berwick.
Father O'Brien has filed the office OF
rector of the Cathedral, at Portland,
during the past six years. He was
Just, impartial, courteous and jealous.
His successor will be the Rev. M. f..
Drain.
A practical and aggressive confer
ence will be held in the chapel of the
Bangor Thcological Seminary, Nov. 80.
It's theme will be foreign missions.
Secretary Barton of the American
board of commissioners for foreign
missions, Eostcn, and the Rev. Drs.
Rowland of Japan, Vaughn of India,
and Brown OF Turkey, will be .ne prin-
ciral s.elAcrs.
The latest addition to the Catholic
mission attached to Rockland is the
pretty little STIR of the Sea chapel
sopFr to be dedicated at Hurricane Is
ldffd. The Hurricane island chapel is
about 100 feet long by so feet wide,
making no professions to architecture!
bcauty.,. 1t is furnished handsomely.
however, and makes a comfortable
worshipping place for the members OF
the denomination who reside on the
island. At present the number Is
about so but the population OF Hurri-
cane varies, after the manner of gran
tie cefiters. and the parish in a mo-
ment might find its numerical strength
and Importance doubled, Or even treb-
led. =
The repairs that have been going or
in the Catholic cathedral at Portland
for two years will eliminate in a set OF
rich stained glass windows from Mu-
mich. The first of these has already
arrived and been placed in position.
1t is the gift of Bishop O'Connell and
represents the Immaculate Conception
in superb and charming coloring. The
window was made by Myers of Mu-
mich, tie most celebrated artist in his
line in the world. In the center is the
Immaculate Conception surrounded by
Seraphims and Cherubims. Above the
figure of the Immaculate Conception is
represented the Holy Ghost in the
form of Il dove. Beneath is the bish-
OPS coat of arms with the following
Inscription: I'm Honorem 3. V. NJ
immaculate Conceptions Gulilemus
O'Conneu Episcopis, Portlandensis,
DedicaIi it." Three more windows VIII
be placed in position in a few days.