Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-15
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of Interest in Maine Re
Iiqious Circles.

Three persons were recently m. >ived
into the Congregational churrh at
Madison. .t
Rev. Mr.. Steer has concl,' I his
work as pastor of the Methods tA-rcn
at Rowland and West Enfield.
Rev. Samuel. Woodbury. his : de-
clined the call to the ST. George Bap-
fist church, deeming the requirements
of the field too great for his strength.
The Rev. Harry Minnick, pastor of
the Disciples church at Lubec for
some fourteen years, has rendered his
resignation on account Of failing
health.
Rev. w. W. Walsh has decided to
devote his time to evangelistic work
and has rendered his resignation to the
Baptist society at Rowland, to take eff
feet in November.
The church at Little Deer Isle has
recently received a new organ through
the kind assistance of Randall Morgan
| of Philadelphia, who spent three weeks
| here the past summer on his steam
yacht Waturus.
Special meetings are to be held in
! several III luc DdPlISl Niol NiiCo III Tie
| Cumberland Association under the d.
rection of the associational committee.
Dates and places already arranged are
Shapleigh. Oct. IS, 10; Westbrook,
Oct. 25-o7; f. Limington, Nov. rs; and
Lebanon soon after.
Chaplain Virgin, one of the Oldest
residents of Rumford Falls, has most
generously offered to donate $1,000 to
the Universalist church, for the i'm
provement and repair Of the church
and the grading of the church grounds
provided the church will raise an add
ditional $1,000. The offer will no doubt
be accepted.
The Cumberland Theological Circle
will hold it's first meeting of the sea-
son in the Free Street Baptist vestry
Portland, Wednesday, Oct. 10, from II
A. NJ. to 1 P. NJ. Essay by Rev. E. S
Cotton of Norway; practical topic by
Rev. w. T. Riggs of Kennebunkport;
devotional service, led by Rev. Her
bert Tilden of Sanford. All Baptist
ministers in Cumberland and neighbor-
ing counties are cordially invited to
attend. Travelling expenses are equal
lied by the pooling system.
The pastor of the New Sweden
Baptist church. Rev. J. D. Nylin, has
resigned the pastorate of said church
and accepted a call from the Swedish
church in Concord, N. H., to which
place he intends to move about Dec
LIST. The New Sweden church will
soon take steps to secure a new pas
tor. Mr.. Nylin has been pastor of the
n ty1nn let n,,,-i "a
the last summer II new members
have been added to the church, Is by
baptism and 2 by experience.
The outlook for the building of the
proposed Dunn Memorial church al
. Deering Center by the Central Square
Baptist Society is much more hopeful
since the recent action of the Baptist
convention. The convention desig-
mated Sunday the 23d Of October as a
day In which the various Baptist
churches throughout the State are tc
take up an offering for the Dunn Me.
mortal. Nearly all the Baptist min.
, listers in the State are interested ir
1 the movement and the contribution
will undoubtedly be a large one. A
substantial sum for the new church
will also be raised by the local So
ciety. who have already purchased {
d very slightly lot upon which to cree
the church edifice at Central Square.