Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-13
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of Interest in Maine Reilgi-
Gus Circles.

The Disciples church at South Lubec
will have {, fine new bell. 1t weighs
One-half a ton.
Ry the will of the late Mrs. Maria L.
Marble OF Portland. the Universai!st
society at Paris will receive $129O.59.
Rev. A. r. Ringold has decided not
to accept the call Of the church at Bar
Harbor and will remain at Passport.
Nine persons were united in member
ship with the Free Baptist church.
Caribou. January 81, seven by baptism
and two by letter.
Rev. John A. Harding has resigned
the pastorate OF the Baptist church
in Warner y. H., and has accepted a
call to the pastorate of the Baptist
church in Brewer.
At the Central Square Baptist
Church. Portland, seven received the
hand of church fellowship on Sunday
four coming into the church by bap-
tism and three by letter.
Rev. c. S. McLearn, whose health
compelled him to give up his work in
Bar Harbor about year ago, has been
restored sufficient to permit his ac-
cepting the call IF the Baptist church
in Guysborough, Nova Scotia.
Rev. w. 3. Dukeshire. pastor of the
Methodist church. OrOnO, has received
a call to Montpelier, VT, and the call is
receiving his favorable consideration.
Rev. Mr.. Dukeshira has been pastor of
the Orono church for five years.
Rev. Eugene NJ. Trafton, five years
pastor of the Free Baptist church,
Springvale has rendered his resiSna-
tion to take effect March l. He has
accepted n call to the pastOrate of the
Ere. Baptist church at Fort Fairfield.
Rev. IT. s. Pinkham preached his
farewell sermon in Norway, sunday
morning. to a very large congregation.
The text was II. Corinthians, xiii. II.
! Mr.. Pinkh"ln LETT early in the week
for his new passionate at Somervilie'
Mass.
! Rev. ]. A. Harding Of Warner. n. H..
has accepted the call to the pastorate
of the First Baptist church in Brewer,
and VIII begin nis work on Feb u.
Hev. A. H. Young of the Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary will occupy the pulpit
until the arrival If Mr.. Harding.
A. T.. L. Hanscom, pastor Of the
Pratt Memorial Methodist church,
Rockland. announced to his congre-
Cation, Sunday. that he would close
his labors with the church at the end
of the conference year, April .. Kew.
Mr. Hanscom has held two pastorates
with this church, one, of three years,
and the present which has covered four
years.
+ A regular meeting of the Penobscot
Baptist Theological circle was held at
Bangor, Tuesday, commencing at 10
o'clock. Owing to the extreme cold
; weather, the attendance was not large.
! Rev. J. B.sNhitmore of Lincoln read q
, paper on History Between Malachi
. and John the Baptist; Rev. a. W.
Bailey of Passadumkeag. one on The
} Conduct of Prayer. and Rev. 5. W.
; THOMPSON on Sermon Plan Exposition.
The West Penobscot Sunday-sehooi
. Association. will meet at the Baptist
church. East Corinth. Feb. I'D. The
program will include paper. Temper
ance Teaching in Sunday-schooi' Rev.
l.. E. Hall: Some Advantages Gained
by Attendance upon our Local Asso-
cations" Mr. VIM. Mason: paper,
Music in Sunday-school. Mrs. Evelyn
Harvey Afternoon Session.-Paper.
n
We Attempt it in Our schools" Rev.
Pangs. Paper. Junior Work." Mrs.
l.. F.. Hall: symposium, conducted by
Rev. w. II. S. Ventres, as follows:
Three essentials 1st. to good super
;ntendent. Mrs. a. b. Packard and Mrs.
Fannie Elliott: ID, to a good librarian.
Miss A. A. Cochrane, Mrs. ). Kings
hurry: Cd. to a good teacher. Mr.. Chas.
|
WAYS that Pupils Can Make School In
; terestiug." Miss Almeda Leathers.
. Rev. II. T. Mowrey: address, Rev. }.
; G. Fisher: evening address, bible
STUDY. Our Situation. Needs, Possibili-
ties" Rev. Walter ]. Yates. Bangor.
AS a memorial to the late Albert
Teele Dunn. u. D., of WaterVliie. 1oi
: | many years secretary of the Maine
3 BAPTIST Missionary convention ana one
J, of the best known ministers OF the ue-
nomination in New England. hand-
i some church is to be built this spring
: in Portland at stevens and Pleasant
5 avenue. to be known as the Dunn
. Memorial Baptist church. The churcn
:. Is to be of stone. with red granite TRIM
r mings and will be a modern ana mode
!. eoitce in every particular. The man
/. auditorium will have capacity OF 4e'
:; while the vestry, which IS TO nave az
/ entrance of it's own, will seat "oo. Ii
d the basement will be the heating ap-
paratus and kitchen, while IN the
!, vestry apartment will be dining
room. ladies' parlor, library. baptistry
= dressingroom, class room. choir room
and pastors study, thus making the
church combination of an editice and
parish house. Work on the structure
which will be notable addition to the
already long list of handsome churches
in the Forest City will be commenced