The Republican journal., 1903-04-09
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items of Interest in Maine Re
ligious Circles.

Late Items of Interest in Maine Re.
Iigious Circles.
| The Rev. A. G. Murry, pastor Of the
Martinsville Baptist church has ten
dered his resignation which takes effect
March 20.
Bethany Congregational church of
South Portland has voted to accept
the resignation Of the pastor, Rev. A.
T. June.
The young people of Holden Congre-
gationa1 society, assisted by the Ladies
Home Circle have purchased an organ
for the new vestry.
Rev. S. H. Emery, pastor of North
Berwick Baptist church, has notified
| his people that he will close his pas
torate with them March 20.
The Sheepscot Echo reports that the
Free Baptist church at Montsweag is
to have settled preacher, $500 having
been raised, Rev. Mr.. Merry will hold
services every Sunday.
| During the winter the Ladies' Aid of
| the Presbyterian church, Houlton, have
made the sum of $95 which they have
placed in the treasury for the general
expenses of the church.
| At the last quarterly conference of
the Bucksport Methodist church, 1t
was voted unanimously to urge the re-
turn of Rev. Robert Sutcliffe to this
charge for another year.
The organ which has been in use at
| the Congregational church in Rockland
46 years is being removed, and will be
| nf
about $4,000. The latter will be used
Easter Sunday for the first time.
Mrs. Anne Hager Ladd, formerly of
Union has given the Methodist society
of that town large number of copies
of her attractive book, "a Mediterra-
mean Cruise" to place on sale, the pro-
ceeds from which are to be used for
the purchase of memorial window
for the new church.
Rev. Washington Wells Hooper of
Portland, has res lgned his position as
State missionary of the Universalist
| denominati ton. His resignation will
| take effect at an early date as Mr..
Hooper has accepted a call to the pas
torate of the Uriversalist church at
Bellows Falls, Vermont. Mr.. Hooper
has held the position of State mission
ary for a number of years.
A lathing picnic was held by the new
Baptist church society in Hodgdon, re-
Gently. A change in pastors is soon to
take place in Hodgdon, both Rev. Mr..
Garter, who has been the pastor of the
Baptist church for nearly six years,
and Rev. Mr.. Wheeler, who has been
with the Free Baptist church for four
years, being about to leave.
Rev. Caroline e. Angel OF Norway,
will preach in Caribou as a candidate
for the pastorate for the next two Sun
days. Miss Angel who has been locat-
ed in Norway for the past 10 years,
was given a unanimous call to the Car
ibou church eight years ago. but did
not accept. Rev. S. Il. Davis of Port
land will preach in Norway as a can
didate during her absence.
Rev. Vim. o. Baker, rector of ST.
Saveur's church at Bar Harbor has
| been called to the vacant directorshlp
of an Episcopal church in Haverhill,
Mass, and it is said that he will ac-
cept. Rev. Mr.. Baker is one of the
| few clergymen who are wealthy and
who serves without salary beside de-
voting quite a portion of his private
fortune to the work Of the church
Rev. A. C. Furbush has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the First
Congregational church of Freeport and
accepted a call to become pastor over
the Congregational people of Wilton.
Mr.. Furbush is a graduate of Yale Col
| lege and Andover Theological Semi
| frn n a
ton in the class Of 1900 at the latter
named institution. Mr.. Furbush was
ordained a minister of the gospel, June
9Th, 1900, in the First Congregational
church of F'reeport and was that day
called to the pastorate of this church.
"The Boys Holy Name Club" has re-
Gently been instituted by Rev. FIR
Drain of the Catholic cathedral, Port
land, under the direction of Bishop
O'Connell. It already has 225 members
and members are daily being added.
This club is made up Of boys ranging
from twelve to eighteen years of age.
There are two divisions. The first
division, which Is composed of boys
from twelve to fifteen years old and
who have formed a cadet company and
drum corps; and the second division,
composed Of those from fifteen to
eighteen. The headquarters are in the
basement of the Sacred Heart school
where a first class gymnasium has
been fitted up containing a bowling al
ley, punching bags, card tables, etc. A
baseball team will be organized for
this summer, and games will be ar
ranged with the high school nine and
other mines.
The Mexico Congregational society
Is planning to build new church