Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-09
CHURCH AND PASTOR
Matters Of Interest in Religious Circles
of Maine.

of Maine.
The West Penobscot Sunday School
Association held it's annual meeting at
Bradford. Tuesday. June &c.
Arthur s. BeaIe of the Yale Divinity
| school will occupy the pulpit for the
summer at the Congregational church,
Rumford Point.
| The Canton Universalist church has
extended a call to Rev. Mr.. DANIELS of
Freedom, which he has accepted and
| will at once begin his pastorate.
Rev. Cuthbert Fowler of Sanford,
pastor of st. Georges church, will have
charge of st. AIMS church at Kenne-
bunkport during the month of July.
Rev. Charles w. Hawkesworth, a
| graduate Of Bangor Seminary, '04, and
of Bowdoin 'O6, has accepted a call to
the passionate of church in Seattle,
| Wash.
Seven persons were baptized in the
Sabattus stream at Riverside, last
Sunday evening. by Rev. l.. d. Tibbetts
of the Free Baptist church of Lisbon
Falls.
| The trustees Of the Piscataquis VAL
/
made final arrangements for Campmeet
| ing 20 be held in FOxcroft, August
2O-2G.
Rev. Legion Richards. who has
occupied the Congregational church in
Richmond, for the past two summers.
was ordained on June q, at Peterhead,
Scotland.
| A large new cross. made by George
| s. Chandler, is soon to be placed on
the Catholic church at Bucksport. Only
pure gold leaf was used in the gliding
| of the cross.
| Rev Fl. X. Garnies, who graduated
from the General Theological Seminary
of New York, this spring, has returned
to Norwty to become pastor Of the
Episcopal church of that town.
Rev. c. F. McIntire. who has just
| resigned the pastorate of the Universal
list church at Guilford, will at once
begin duties of pastor of the Universal
list church at Woodville. n. H.
Rev. F. w. Brown of Topsham and
Rev Rufus l.. Bartlett of Hermon per-
formed the ordinance of baptism for
six young people at the, Christian
church, East Dixmont. on July l.
The new church at Oxbow. in the
construction of which the people of
that town have been much interested
for the past two years. was dedicated
July 1, with appropriate exercises.
The new Universalist church at West
Paris was dedicated recently, and Rev.
Isabella Stirling MacDuff was installed
as pastor of the church and society.
| oh a1 nj AZ al
| free from debt.
The nth annual convention of the
| Knox and Lincoln Christian Ernleavor
unions was held on June %. in the
| First Baptist church at Rocslland.
About 100 delegates. representing 26 so
cieties, were present.
The annual meeting of the Mt.
Carmel Sunday school assoc Htion.
comprising all the Sunday schools Of
all denominations in Bangor and
vicinity. held its annual meeting at
| East DiXmont on Tuesday.
During the months of July and
\ August. services will be held at the
Church of the Messiah Dexter, con-
Quoted by John w. BRIGHAM, who for
the past year has acted as lay reader
at the Mission church at Shirley, Mass.
Rev, X. 0. Storl. who for 10 years
was pastor of the First Lutheran
Church, Elm street, Portland and who
for the past six years has had a shaTge
in Hoople. Walsh County. North Oak
ota. has accepted call to return to his
old church.
Rev. John TiEgling. pastor Of the
Calais First NJ. f. church. has be en-
granted a leave of absence until thu
last Of August, and has sailed FROM
Quebec for England. where he will
make visit with a sister whom he has
not seen for thirty years.
| Rev. w. c. Wescott, pastor Of the
Shapleigh First Baptist church
preached his farewell sermon. June "a.
Mr.. Wescott declined to withdraw his
resignation. He has made arrange
ments to supply the pulpit of the South
Acton church until a pastor is settled.
The Episcopals of Biddeford have at
last acquired the Newcomb property.
and a new $4,000 church will soon be
erected on that site. 1t is the inten-
ton of the parish to first erect a
chapel, and then build the church as
soon as possible after the chapel is
) completed.
The Congregational church at Tur-
, ner has elected the following officers:
, President, A. S. Kicker; vice-presi-
dent, F. A. Kicker: clerk, II. F. Dres-
ser; treasurer, w. F. Cobb; parish
committee. H. F. Dresser, w. F. Cobb
!, F. F. A. Kicker, F. w. North; Choir
lister, Mrs. Elmer Harlow.
\ The First Baptist church Of Kenne-
bunk has received the sum of $50 to be
l used toward repairs. from Mrs. Walker