Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
ate Items Of Interest in Maine re-
Icious Circles.

ri. Rev. Bishop OConnell Of Port
lana confirmed over enc hundred chill
dren at st. Mary's Catholic church
Bath sunday.
Rev. I. J. Merry has resigned MS
uastorat. of the Second Free Baptist
church at Five Islands to take effect
the nth Of the present month. He VIII
20 to New Hampshire.
Rev. A. f. Morris of Pittsfield, has
received a unanimous invitation from
the Methodist parish at Thomaston 10
take the pa5torate made vacant by the
death of Rev. :. L. Hanscom.
Rev. c. W. Forster who was lay
reader at the Episcopal church in Fort
Fairfield for two years. was ordained
cllrittr recently 10 the rector OF 81.
AIMS Cathedral Fredericton, n. b.
Rcy. DR.. r. l.. Whitman, formerly of
the Free street church. Portland. now
r;,.tor uf the Fifth Baptist church,
phfIs,,,lphia. has been elected modera-
for Of the Philadelphia Baptist As
sociation.
| Rev. I. Clark Hartley began his
nastorata uf the Houlton Free Baptist
| church. Oyt. /. NJ. Hartley comes
| from Fredericton, y. T., his first AMI
only pa-toratc, It paStorate that has eX-
tended over a period Of "A years.
Rev. y. r. Cook pastor of the Meth
oIist church in Old Town, will pass in
his resignation to take place very soon,
as h.. has decided 20 make a change,
and viii remove his family to Capan-
net. Mass. He has been in Old IOWA
about Il year and half.
Rev. =. F. Turner. who recently re-
signed the pastOrrte Of the Baptist
church at Rumford Falls was request
ed by the church 10 withdraw his res
ignation. but he could not see the way
clear 70 remain. H. has accordingly
accepted calls which ne had received to
the pHstOr;ltc of the Brunswick and
Topshoma churches and will inter up
on his work there November I.
The reorganization of the Piscataquis
Association Of Univcrsulists took place
recently at the Dover Cniversalist
| church. The parishes of Pittsfield
! Dexter, Guilford. Sangervillc. Green.
villc, Milo and Dover and FoXcrof
W,r.. represented by Sc delegates. The
| reorganization WAS effected and tn,
following officers elected: President
H. L. Williams Of Dover; vice-prcsi-
dent. r. '. I. +. Mcn1tire of Guilford
secretary. t"v. 4. Gertrude Earle o
Dover. treasurer. Miss Winnifred Alb
holt Of Dexter; executive committee
K.v. Harry T.. Roullard of Sanger
yillt Mrs. -. r. Sanders Of Greenville
| Rev. l.. w. Coons Of Pittsfield. TIL
| next meeting of the association viii
be hold With the Dexter parish.
The Liberal Minister'S Association o
Portland and vicinity held its frs
meeting for the sea son this week, a
Portland Rev. f. II. Lewis Of kenne
bunk presided and gave a very inter
estng Giccourse on. strengthening th'
Things that Remain" The paper wa:
) optimistic in character, being Il pie;
for looking on the bright side Of life
An animated discussion followed
, Those present We're Rev. +. L. Levi
OF Kcnnehunk. Rev. Herbert f. Mnul
n ton Of Riddeford. Rev. Miss Forbes o
Gray. E"v. Harry T.. Townsend 2
W"$thrnok. Rev. John Carroll Perkins
u. T., Rev. 6. +. I.und. Rev. Cheste
Gore Miller. the new pastor Of tn
Woodf ,rds UniverslliSt church, Rev
William T. Ph"lan and Rev. Joh'
Murray Atwood Of Portland. The mex
meeting Of the association will be tn
first Monday in December and tn
paper will he given by Rev. Mr.. Miller
: The annual meeting Of the Pnrtlnn
preachers Of the Methodist church &C
CURED Monday. oct. 3, in the Chestnu
street church vestry. Besides tn
- ,f ~,
WAS a large representation from tn
Portland district A number of tn
rrnachcrs' wives We're also prcScn
Rev. J. II. Irvine, pastor Of BerwiC
Methodist church, presented a peril
s ncnt and practical paper on "a sec
e ond Pont"cost. Is it Possible? An
" by What Means" A large PORTO
Of the session WAS given 70 devottona
z exercises Rev. =. &. Wentworth. tn
s president Of the association. gave
Y most earnest eXhortatiOn to- the pas
i tors Of mis- district to prepare for tn
supreme work Of the church. TT
following officers were elected to sorN
the coming year: Rev. r. c. Wenr
worth. president: Rev. John L. Gilt
j, ford. vi",-pr"siient: Rev. George !
. Nillvard. SECRETARY ari treasurer; eN
c,utive committee. REV. James ". M
grudor. Rev. Claud" II. Priddy an
Rev. ]. + Haley.
Eggenogrin Local Union will NEE
with the BAPTIST church in Brooklil
Tuesday afternoon and evening. Oc
II. EEGcmuggiu Union includes mo.
If the societies Of western Hancoc
county: SrdEwiCk. Sar-"ntville, We:
BruokSNillr. Castinc, South Pcnobsco
South Hlu"hill. North ScdgWick. TT
program for the afternoon Will he oper
I'd by praise service. conducted h
oscar Rnwl'n Of South Bluchill. scriI
ture reading ana prayer. Eugene .tIlcl
North S"i2-T Ick: address of WclrOm
Ethel NJ. Eaton. BROOKLYN; rcspons
Roy. ;. NJ. Thompson. North SEEDS
wick: seer, tary'S report. election of o.
fiCrrs. singing, roll call of the societies
followed at SIS by the question box b
Rev. l.. X. Drew of South PonobsCO
Topic: How can We Retain the Inter
st Of Delinquent Members" Singing
What the Church Has Done for II
A Society. What It May Do" Mrs. Ere,
Sargentvill'; "Out Of the Ruts," O. !
Tapley. West Rruoksville; Nor