Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-19
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of Interest in Maine ReiiSi
Gus Circles.

Gus SiTCiCSs
A 6ca organ has recently been pre-
scented to the. church at Otter Creek by
j. 4. Hodick.
The Strong Methodist church recent
Nv received three additions to it's MEM
bership.
Eight persons Hyere received into the
Methodist church at Norway, Dec. g.
on probation.
Rev. G. y. Hiscock Of Monson, has
been ged to preach at Abbot
Village every sunday.
Prof. H&tcn of Colby University is
acting as regular supply at the Baptist
cn:irch in Livermore Falls.
Several important Improvements have
been made on the Methodist church at
Rridgton. This church is now out OF
debt.
The winter meeting of the Windhanl
Sunday-school association will be held
at the Free Baptist church, White
Rock, Jan. 6.
Friends of Rev. C. S. McLAarn, for
n.erly pastor at Dexter and Bar Har-
boz, will he glad to learn that his
nealth continues to improve. lie is
now pastor of the Baptist church at
|Guysboro, y. s.
| The Baptist Ladies Aid of Livermore
Falls is considering the question Of en-
Ilarging the yestry accommodations to
meet the wants OF the Sabbath schoo!
land other requirements of the parish.
| There is Il movement on foot at Win
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| gational church or to enlarge and re-
model the chapel. If this is successful
the. old church on the hill will be solo
IS a preliminary. one reason for the
sale of the church is that the pew
lnWners are 50 scattered that it is diff
cult to keep the building in repair.
The Univ ersalist Leader: For the
minister? lie needs no more silk hand
.erchiefs and h is we'll supplied with
slippers Ii your minister has no type
| writer, he needs one. 1t Will save him
time and ne will wonder in a few
months how he ever did his work with
out one. They cost from fifty to one
hundred dollars. y mimeograph Or
other device for rapid copying Will be
IF great assistance to him, and Will en-
liable him often to send greetings and
| announcements to his parishlOneiS s,
.yhere now for lack Of time it is imp0s-
sihe 7 he cost will be about fifteen
dollars. Has your minister a tele-
phone? Have one put in for him the
lay before Christmas, then wish him 2
glad day on Christmas morning. He
viii! thank you many times for saving
aim from trudging scores Of weary
miles Your minister will appreciate q
gift Of book money. 1t will be a little
HARD for vou to know just what book
ne rnost needs, unless you get the ear
lOf his wife beforehand. You cannot
Know how many times your minister
looks fon1ly at some book. but because
Of the many demands upon his rattle!
slender purse, he must pass it by. y
single dollar will be enough II buy him
one of the good books he wants. II
| 1tll come back to you as a new inspira-
ton in one of the winters sermons. il
VII not be dry. it will have awakened
d now thought in his own mind
M2G1Zinc money will be suitable for
aim. But under no circumstance let
the day pass without remembering
your minister. If you cannot afford a
| loilar to buy him Il book: you can
| afford 20 write him a note OF Christine S
| greeting and put a holly Leaf in tn"
lenVelope and send it to him. 1t viii,
rhaer him. and he will start down the
New Year with the Christmas joy in
his heart: he will feel that serving the
Master does not mean the fo:getfulncss
IF those he cerVeS.