Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-16
CHURCH AND PASTOR
Late Items of Interest in Maine ReI;,;
Gus Circles,

i"ehty-one persons We're baptized on
4 recent Sunday at the Madison Hantist
church.
Inc First Spiritualist society of Port
Ia 10 IS soliciting funds for the bui,ding
Of a church.
Inc Cniversalist church at North
Ahson mas engaged the services of Rev.
r. L. Crane as pastor until August.
a Ire organ has been presented to
me Bridgton Methodist church by
Misses Eva l.. and Mary C. Bacon in
memory Of their parents.
The members of Campbell Memorial
Methodist church, Sangerville. recently
subscribed $3.50, and the society was
able to close the conference wear free of
| debt.
Inc dedication of the Universalist
church on Weston avenue, Madison.
VIII be held May 18th The installa-
ton OF Rev. A. F. Blair as pastor will
take place at the same time.
| y new altar has lately been placed in
81. Joseph's Catholic church. Farming
ton. The altar is of beautiful design
ana adds much to the appearance of
| the church interior.
| Rev. Harry f. Townsend although he
has resigned from the Universalist
church at WOodfords will retain charge
of the church at South Portland Mr..
Townsend has accepted a call 10 the
| tnivcrsalist church at Westbrook and
so will be able to preach at both
churches.
Eev. w. L. Phillips has withdrawn
from the Methodist church at Wilton
and also resigned his position as super
intendent Of the Methodist Sunday
school. 1t is reported that he intends
TO unite with the Free Baptist church
land enter the ministry in that denomi-
nation. He was for several years q
minister in the Methodist denomination
but since the death of Mrs. Phillips
father, about three years ago, has been
upon the farm and not had any regular
charge.
Ten young ladies surprised all
| Auburn by raising one thousand dollars
in forty-cight hours and thus securing
the continued services of Rev. &. X.
| Tenney at the Elm street Universalist
church. These are Misses Julia i5earce,
Florence Lowell, Lizzie REGARDS, Julia
Lowell, Daisy Young, Della Young.
Alice Owen, Ethel Beals, Bertha Wood
| bury and Miss Morrison. 1t seems that
they accomplished with ease in two
days what the church authorities had
been unable to do in a year. These
young ladies recently met at the home
of Miss Florence Lowell and formed Il
permanent organization, which will
hereafter be known as the o. n. O..
Society. Miss Lowell was elected
president; Miss Daisy Young, secretary
and treasurer. Entertainments have
been planned for the coming year and
the first of these will be given in the
opening part of May. 1t is believed
that this society will become the most
vital force in that church in the future.
Rev. Albert G. Heyhoe has resigned
as pastor of the Fourth Congregational
church, Bangor, to take effect the last
of May. Mr.. HcyhOe, after his gradual
ton from bangor seminary i'll June, is
to pursue further studies which Will
prevent him continuing his pastorate.
Two years ago Heyhoe Instituted the
nlan of holding Sunday-SchOol classes
in a hall out on Forest avenue, Bangor.
on the first Sunday afternoon, there
We're two small boys present but the
next afternoon there was a good in
crease and since then the gain has been
continuous. SO successful was the
Sunday-school that Mr.. Heyhoe decided
to hold church services and from the
first he had good sized congregations.
a wear or so ago it was decided to build
| a chapel and the attractive little edi!ice
now in use was erected. Soon after the
, church WAS organized as the Fourth
congregational church. 1t is planned
to complete the interior decoration OF
the church Immediately in order that
it may be dedicated before Mr..
Heyhoc's departure. The building,
which was erected by subscriptions
raised by Mr.. Heyhoe, is entirely free
from debt.