Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-03
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of Interest in Maine Re
ligious Circles.

The Rev. II. @, Hofsted. who recent
| " resigned from ;hc church in Madi-
son. has gone 70 New York
1t is now expected that the new
Episcopal church at Rumford Falls
will be ready for occupancy in Febru-
AIRY.
The ncyt session of Trinity Christian
EndeavOr Union VIII be held at Coon
cr's Mills. Dee. 10 and II. Rev. G. ID.
Crane. State field worker. will be
present
Evangelist \. a. Walsh has recent
ly closed Il two w, cks' series of revival
services With the Free Baptist church
at Hermon. \ good work WAS done.
there being about forty-iive converts.
The Union church at Milbridge has
extended a unanimous call to Rev. H.
4 \. Mcdonald of Pennington, to till the
Passionate for the coming year. Rev.
Mr.. Mcdonald is Il student at the Ban
sor The"l"eical Seminary.
Ecv. Il. T. Simon of Providence. has
accepted ii call from the Pine Street
I Methodist church Of Bangor. to fill the
vacancy caused by the recent reSigna-
! ton of Rev. Walter j. Yates. 1t is
cxuectcd that Mr.. Simon Will preach
his first sermon in Bangor. Dec. I.
! Some of the young men interested in
the work of the congregational church,
! Bri,!g' on. have ut the suggestion of
/ Rev. j. Is. Sacr organized themselves
| into an Improvement Society" and it
/ is their intention to hold several en-
! t"rtainm"nts during the present VIM
| ter. the present object being the repair
! of the church organ.
4 Pentecnstnl church, the seC1nd in
/ the State, is to be erected on Great
/ Cntbea que Island. The only other
one is the large rdiiice at South Port
4 land. The leaders i'll the movement
! are Henry W. Bowen. the postmaster
! of Great Chcbeaeuc. Hugh Bowen, r.
! H. ClnaVeS ana several others. There
are about i families Of the faith on
I the island.
Rev. Beverly C;rridime, ID. d..
preacher of the gospel of Bible holi-
ness. who has been in Fort Fairfield
for two conventions. will begin con-
y,ntion in Memorial hall. Fort Fair
field Dee. .. and will continue it for ten
. DAYS. He will be assisted by Rev.
/ Bud Robinson OF ltA'iS, 'o!lllllo'liS
I known as the "cou boy preacher. The
| singing will be III charge Of a special
! evangelist
/ Early in Tho spring. work will b~ be
| gun on the cnnStru, ton of i large ana
\ Thoroughly modern church for the It
Louis Catholic parish. Auburn III"
! chIlch viii f." built entirely of bri'k
and at Il cost estimated AZ about $1o.-
onr. The church will BE- 1870 feet
! long ana 81 feet wide, having Il
! frontaue of eichty-fnur feet. The
/ huilding will be located at the corner
/ of Third and Dunn streets. and will
have seating capacity OF at least
7 1000 people.
\ new bell has been installed Ill the
/ hclfry of the Free BAPTIST Clurch at
Torsham. It * the gift Of the chill
dren Of Il umbor Of the founders ana
early members Of the church. and the
donation is much appreciated by all
rh,. members \ dedication serve"
was held at the church recently. ~"
bclI was rung for the first time by
,l,rkson tinul,l. Il gentleman ~ years
of .,.r. and the only one of the elSht
original fn'Iud.rs now living Dr
SnlIcy nr Lewiston made snort az
Jr. & E.Ns. l:lnisdcl of the church
aud Turner of the BAPTIST church
nUi,.i It,.ti Remarks W'r" also i'd'i'
bv Dnnicl Hall, one of the Oldest heii-
hers nt the churt II.