Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-17
CHURCH AND PASTOR.
Late Items Of Interest in Maine Re.
liqious Circles.

The United Societies Of Christian
Endeavor Of York County will meet at
Saco. June 81,
-FOUR persons were received into the
FIRST Baptist church at Topsham, by
baptism. Sunday.
Rev. M. .. Baltzer of Bangor, has
accepted a call to the Congregational
church at Steuben.
The Congregational church at Green
vile has voted to extend a call to Rev.
Raymond A. Fowles.
class of so children will be con-
hrmed at st. Hyacinth's Catholic
church, Westbrook. In July.
The Quarterly Meeting of the Oxford
association has been postponed from
June IA to June % and % at Paris Hill.
AT the South Paris Universalist
church. last Sunday, five children were
haptised and four adults were received
INTO the church.
Rev. Arthur H. Black of Bangor has
accepted call to the Free Baptist
church of Island Falls. and will enter
upon his new pastorate July l.
Kew. DIR. wilkins Of Gloucester, Mass,
mas accepted the call extended him by
the Free Baptist church, Portland, and
VIII enter upon his duties, Oct l.
The Main Street Free Baptist church.
Lewiston, will undergo extensive re-
PAIRS. this summer. 1t is expected that
the proposed improvements will cost
several thousand dollars.
Rev. John A. Driscon of Portland,
has been appointed assistant pastor at
st. Mary's Catholic church, Biddeford,
to succeed Rev. A. ]. Barry who was
transferred to Augusta.
Rev. w. T. Pettingill has resigned his
pastorate of the Pentacostal church at
Cundy's Harbor. 1t is understood he
expects to enter evangelistic work in
the western states.
Rev. Harry Minnick preached his
farewell sermon at the Disciples
church, Lubec. Sunday. He has been
pastor of the church for 10 years. Ow-
ing to impaired health he will go to his
former home in Indiana for a long rest
The extensive repairs in progress on
the Washington street Baptist church,
Eastport, are nearing completion, and
it is expected that the church will be
ready for occupancy by the middle of
July. A fine new pipe organ will be
placed in the church.
The June session of the Aroostook
Christian Quarterly Meeting will con-
vene with the church at East Blaine
beginning June % and continuing over
the Sabbath. Rev. H. Arnold of Cor
lima is expected to be present as a del
h. No;
Herbert Harris who has been the or
ganist of the State Street Church,
Portland, for a year past. has resigned
and is to go abroad for study. DR.. Ia
than True, who has been OrganiSt at
the Chestnut Street church for five
years, has been elected to succeed Mr..
Harris and will begin his duties next
Sunday.
Rev. w. F. Skerrye, pastor Of the
Saco Unitarian church, who is at pres
ent in the West on account Of i'll health,
has asked for his release as he has de-
cided not to return to Maine. He has
been pastor of the church since 1901.
1t is understood that he has pastorate
awaiting him at Ann Arbor. Mich. The
Saco society has extended a call to Rev.
Lewis H. Stoughton who is supplying
at present. and he will begin his pas
torate of the church, Sept l.
A beautiful set of red silk hangings
in rich ecclesiastical embroidery have
been given to St. Johns Episcopal
church, Bangor, by Miss Elizabeth L.
Clark's Prayer Book class Of women.
The hangings consist of a superfrOntal
for the altar in design Of conventional
lied passion flower; chalice veil and
burse in similar pattern; pulpit fall
with large cross surmounted by
crown in crouchings Of gold; prayer
book and Bible markers with design Of
the Chi Rho; and stole with floriated
Greek cross in gold COUGHING and
French knots. They were executed by
the Altar society Of the cathedral, Port