Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-12
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of Interest in Maine ReiIgi'
Gus Circles.

Th,ee candidates were baptized at
tho l,lp;ist church Damariscotta, sun
day.
,i'he congregational church at Gray
Mil observe its centennial anniversary
n October.
Mrs. Hmelire Wood has presented the
Methodist church at Gouidsboro Win
n handsome bible.
Three candidates We're baptized re-
Gently in the Arocstook river at WASH
Lt.ln hy rev. w. b. Chase.
Tine PEOPLES church Of Lewiston mas
1n.Dd- arrangements to hold All meet
ines hereafter in the Elm street chapel
IN shat city. M
Churches similar in design have beer
built 1T MasalloWay Plantation aho
Wilson'S Nils this summer, ana potf
will be delicated in October.
rev. ". f. Skerrye, pastor of tbs
.Sarn. Second Parish Unitarian church
who was obliged to take severa
months vacation on account OF Ill
health has returned to his pastoral
5 duties fully restored in health.
me tNf ElI'flIi annual Vit'SiL|A''A ~
tho Ar5oetouk County Sunday school
association was held in the Methodist
church. at Monticello on Sept. 4. Inc
morning meeting was opened with
short devotional service; after when
words of welcome to the attending del
crates were spoken by the pastor o..
the church. Rev =. w. Russell; ant
responded to by the president of the
association, s. K. Crabtree. The sew
eral district secretaries gave favorable
reports of the work being dom
throughout the county. Mr.. Mason
general secretary of the Maine state
Surda y-echool association, gave an in
tercsting address on county Sunday
school work, The afternoon session wa!
ope1led with {, praise service; after
which Mrs. Martin gave a lesson to
piiiiiaTy class. The banner ~ wa:
awarded to the school ut Island Falls
,Th" ward was based on the larges
4 percentage Of gain in attendance, 'ant
1.-THE largest percentage Of gain il
amount contributed to home and for
ceE missions over the preceding year.
Next year the basis of contest for the
banner will be the, same as this year
with the additional percentages of gain
in The plumber added to the church
from the sunday school. A very pro-
litablc round table discourse on De-
ciaion day was given by Gen. Sec. Ma
son. After recess George l.. H2lyoke
gave Il normal lesson on, The hooks
OF the ga Testament" On the report
81 The dominating committee, the fol-
lowing uilIcers were elected for the en-
.';.ing year: President, George l.. Hol-
yoke. HoultOn: vice president Fl. NJ
Coodhue, Fort Fairfield; secretary'aEd
treasurer, Miss Anna Barnes, Houlton;
executive committee, the officers aTldtS
Il. trabtree Island Falls, Reva Is, Nc
Kay, IIoulton. and Mrs. :. f. IH6ggs,
,'aribcu; auditor, Frank Dunn. Houl-
ton. Department superintendent.
Normal. Mrs. r. II. kipr M&ple Grove;
primary. Mrs. II. Knight, Fort Fair
field Home, Miss Alice Thomas, Carl
bon: cradle Roll, to be appointed by
executive committee; Miss Anna
Barnes George l.. HolyOkc and Rev
NJ. J.. Gregg were appointed 4 com
litt"e to revise constitution. The time
and Place o. holding the next convnn-
ton was left With the executive COM
mittce. Miss BARNES. Rev. T.. l.. Will
con and 6. Il. Crabtrec were appoint ted
delegates TO the state convention.