Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-14
MAINE. NEWS IN BRIEF
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items os interest in Maine Re-
lioious Circles.


Rev. Eugene c. Webster of Boston
has accepted the call extended to him
by the Westbrook Congregational
church.
The winter session of Bangor Minis
terial Association will be held at the
Methodist church In Dover, Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 90, "a
and rs.
News has been received in Bangor of
the death at the House Of the Good
Joseph, formerly Miss Margaret Ryan
of Bangor.
The Congregational churches of Har-
rison and North Bridgton have extend
ed call to the Rev. Francis P. Bachel-
er of East Hartford, Conn. 1t is ex-
pected that he will accept the call, and
begin work the first of March,
Raymond Fowles of Bangor The
illogical Seminary has accepted call
from the Congregational church of
Mcnson to become it's pastor, and be-
gan his work Feb, l. He will continue
his studies at the Seminary until June,
occupying the pulpit each Sunday.
Rev. FIR. v. P. Charland, member
Of the order of Dominican brothers in
Lewiston, has gone to Fall River where
he will be stationed in the French
Catholic parish work. FIR. Charland
was the designer of the plans for the
Sisters Hospital, Lewiston.
The Baptist church in Dexter ex-
poets to commence making repairs on
the inside of it's meeting house during
the month of March. About $500 have
been spent during the past six months
on repairs inside the parsonage, and in
painting both the parsonage and meet
ing house. About $500 will be spent on
the repairs on the meeting house.
The Cumberland Theological Circle
will meet in the vestry of the Free
street church, Portland, Wednesday,
Feb. is, from 10 A. M. to P. M. The
program arranged for January is trans
ferred to this month; including an es-
say by Rev. Clifton K. Flanders, of
Brunswick, on Some Outside Hin
|drances to Church Attendance"
AT the annual roll call of the Island
Falls Congregational church eighteen
letters were read from absent members
and former pastors. During the past
year five members have died and six
have been added to the church roll
which now registers one hundred thirty
members. Church, Sunday-school and
Z. E. society are all out of debt. The
average Sunday-School attendance was
one hundred thirty.
ty Free Baptist churches was held with
|Springvale church Wednesday and
Thursday, Feb. 4th and 9Th, and was
largely attended by delegates from
every part of the county. The opening
session commenced with prayer serv-
ice conducted by Rev. G. E. Kneeland
of Lebanon, after which am hour was
devoted to business. The opening serv-
ice was delivered by Rev. James Boyd
wednesday afternoon a prayer service
was conducted by Mrs Henry Cole of
the Womans Foreign Missionary So
ciety. followed by paper by Mrs. e.
w. Churchill; duet, Mrs. Frank Low
|pnd Miss Mildred Low, and an address
by Rev. J. B. Jordan. The remainder
|of the afternoon was taken up by a
N'iAANi'iANt VI TIC DOctIQ VI IiiSSlOIlS.
The evening service was under the
auspices of the young peoples league,
and included an eloquent sermon by
Rev. ]. 3. Jordan. Thursday morning
"a devotional service was held and then
an hour was devoted to discussion of
the question of resubmission. A SER
mon was preached by Rev. A. H.
.Childs. Thursday afternoon the clos
Eng sermon was by Rev. e. w. Church
ill.