Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-08
PULPIT AND PEW.
Items Of Religious Interest from All
Parts Of Maine.

Rev. \. w. Bailey has resigned the
pastorate of the church at Passadum-
kaag which he has held three years.
The Free Baptist Sunday school at
Gorham has purchased a set of maps.
five in number, for use in missionary
studies.
Rev. D. A. Boatright, pastor Of the
| First Christian church, Bangor. has
received call to the Congregational
church of Assonet Mass. which he
will probably accept.
| Rev. F. G. Mitchell has resigned the
Ipastorata of the South WATERFORD
church, his resignation to take effect
January :. He has received call to
the church in Beckett. Mass.
The town of Patten has the unique
distinction of being entirely pastOrless.
| There arc three churches in the town,
| Methodist, Congregational and Baptist,
but at the present time they are all
de tstitutc of ministers.
The Universalist society of Liver
| more Falls. at their Demonstration day
| exercises raised &1110. i'll about II min
utcs in support of the church. 1t is
| probable the society will put in a pipe
organ some time next year.
| The Groveviilc Congregational soci-
ETY. of Buxton. held its annual roll call.
| this week, under the direction OF it's
pastor Roy. William II. Mcbride. Off
| GERS were elected for the ensuing year
and much interest manifested in the
work of the church.
III rel ut Y l,.,,.
extended a call to Bro. G. T.. Lilicy to
take the pastoral oversight of the
II church for one year. This unites
Smyrna, Oakficld and Ludlow under
one pastor and is a return To tn,
grouping of former years.
1t is thought that Rev. Wilbur 4
Estes. Friends missionary preacher
who has preached in Fort Fairfield and
Easton more or less for tn" past few
months. may be the pastor ot the
Friends church, Fort Fairfield. vacated
by Rev. a. c. Goddard. at least until
other arrangements can be made.
the Baptist society, Monsoon, held It's
annual roll call at the church Thurs
DAY afternoon. Letters were read rro.r
the former pastor ana Wife. Rev anf
|
ley =. Bailey, Esq. formerly of Mon
son. but now of Everett, Mass. con-
taned gift of s25.
Rev. FIR. Really has Informed tn,
members of st. I'ridgct' CG;huli,
church. Vassalboro that he believes il
| inadyisabl" to remodel and enlarge tht
present church. as formerly intended
as the expense in so doing would bt
larger than the remodclcd building
would justify. 1t is probable that il
the near future the building of new
church. one adapted to the growing
requirements OF the growing parish
will be considered.
At the Convent of Mercy. Portland
on Tuesday. the following young ladic;
rec eived the white veil and took thoi,
preliminary vows for admission int,
q the order Of the Sisters OF Mercy: Miss
Sarah Brennan, Houlton. to be know
i'll religion as Sister Mary BAIL. Miss
Anna Langlois. Sanford. Sister Mary
/ Aliunciata: Miss Anna McDonOueh
Bangor. Sister Mary Paul: Miss Eliza
beth Doherty. Eastport, Sister Mary
liildcgarde: Miss Agnes Sullivan, Ban
-pr. sister Mary Thecla: Miss Anna
ii,;:htlH. Prince Edward Island, Sister
. Mary : uHcita. on Wednesday the fol-
lowing young ladies received the blac Il
i';l an: ring and took their final vows
.'nd "c:" enrolled in the order: Sister
.i,,ry Roberta Joseph. Miss Anna
Ragar. Portland: Sister Mary Clement
Miss Mary McGregor. Portland; Sister
Mary Rosalic Miss Rose Rcnean. San
foii; Sister Mary Claudia. Miss Erid-
get McHugs Dover n. H.; Sister Mary
Loretta Joseph. Miss Catherine Durkin
Dover. \. H.: Sister Mary Chrysoston,
Alovsius Miss Anna Durkin. Dover
\. H.: Sister Nary Cyril Francis, Miss
Cathfrin sullivan, Boston.