Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-09
PULPIT AND PEW.
Late Items of Interest In Maine Relig
ious Circles.

| church at GreenVille.
| Deacon F. A. Leavitt has presented
| the Pennington Baptist church with n
parsonage costing $500.
| Rev. L. w. Weber has resigned the
pastorate of the OldtOwn Universalist
| church. and will go to his old home in
| New Gloucester.
| The movement to place a pipe organ
in the Unitarian church at Farming
| ton, has resulted i'm the purchase of a
$l4O0 organ which will be set up during
the month of August.
Rev. A. A. Walsh of Enfield, baptized
eight candidates, Sunday, in Cold
| Stream lake. five young men and three
young ladies, ana several more are
| waiting for baptism.
Rev. Clifton X. Flanders of Bruns-
| wick, has accepted the call of the
Howard Avenue Baptist church, New
Haven, Conn, and entered upon his
| work there the first OF the month.
During the past few weeks revival
meetings have been in progress in the
| church in Limerick. and as a result
seven candidates We're baptized last
Sunday, and more will follow.
Rev. Harvey II. Bishop who recently
resigned his pastorate of the First Bap-
| list church. Paris Hill. has accepted
call from the IIodgdon, Amity and
Cary churches in AroostoOk county.
The plans are about completed for
the purchase of a rectory lot by the
parish of the Church of the Messiah.
Episcopal. Dexter. The lot is situated
| nearly opposite to the Episcopal church.
Rev. =. j. Stewart, formerly pastor
of the Unitarian church in this city,
has resigned his passionate of the Inde-
pendent Congregational church at Bat
| tie Creek, Mich, to take effect October
II.
Rev. ]. +. Schneider will begin his
duties rs pastor of the church ut VIM
| ternort, Sunday, July 10. Mr.. Schneider
| graduated from the Bangor Theological
Seminary in class of 1902 and from
Rowdon College this year.
The ordination of Donald p. Hurlburt
| will take place at the North Christian
| church. Passport, Tuesday evening,
| July f., ut 80. Rev. John w. Webster
| Of Newport, Maine, President of the
Maine Christian Conference, will
| preach the sermon.
Herbet Harris of Bangor, has accept
| ed the position of Organist of the state
| Street church, Portland, and will short
| Iy move to that city to enter upon his
duties. For n couple of years Mr.. Har-
rie was organist of the Central Congre-
eational church in Bangor.
Rev. Walter c. Stewart. rector Of
Grace Episcopal church, Bath. has ten
Il I, RI fnl q
first of November. the date of the eighth
anniversary of his passionate in that
city. Mr.. Stewart will leave for
Honolulu, having been called there by
i Bishop Rcstarick of the Hawaiian
Islands.
i At the meeting Of the Belfast Congre-
i gational church parish it was voted to
II extend to Rev. David Wilson of Fort
II Fairfield Il call to become pastor OF
II the church at Belfast in support of the
II action taken Il few days ago by the
II church itself Mr.. Wilson has filed the
II pulpit here several times and has
II pleased the large audiences before
II whom he spoke.
II The BAPTIST church in Sedgwick has
II called to its passionate Rev. Arthur
II Warren Smith of Marshfield. Mass.
II The call has been accepted and Mr..
Smith has already entered upon his
lahors in connection with this historic
church. Mr.. Smith is n graduate of
Brown University, class of $780, and has
had rastorates in Hartford, Conn.,. and
Minneapolis. MINI.
III G.. William Forster, who has for the
! past two years been lay reader of st.
ii paul's church, Fort Fairfield, and has
III carried on most of the services in thu
i Episcopal churches of Caribou AMI
i Limestone. has resigned his connection
Ii With these churches, and left for his
/ home in Nova Scotia. In September
/ he begins a three years course at the
General Theological Seminary, New
York -
The new CONGREGATIONAL church at
Portage Lake was recently dedicated.
Work on the church was begun last fail.
The church is nicely located and is
substantially built. a very large
audience was in attendance at the d@di-
catory services. After preliminary de-
votional exercises the report of the
building committee was given by the
chairman, Rev. Josiah Poeton, VINO
then officially handed over the keys TO
| Mr.. =. &. Stevens OF the DodIu vi
trustees. The address of congritula-
unn and sound advice of the church
WIS given by Rev. Chas. Mckinney of
Ashland. Rev j. H. Monres of Portage
led in the dedicatory prayer. IN"
sermon was preached 10y Rev. W. &.
Mann of Westbrook, congregational
State Missionary. Spo cial music was
furnished by chorus choir. In the
evening at 80 the exercises We're re-
! sumed, the service beirg conducted by
Mr. ]. G.. Phillips of Hartford, Conn,
who is to be the pastor of the church
during the summer. The sermon was
prea ched by Rev. Josiah Poeton. for
mer pastor of the church, this being
Mr.. Poeton's farewell sermon.
Rev. Omar w. Folsom preached his
twentieth anniversary sermon as pas
tor of Winter Street Congregational
church. Bath. last Sunday. At the
present time this church has MEM
bership Of 215, of which IS are absent.
giving a present membership of 22o,