Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-11
PULPIT AND PEW.

E.V. +. Fl. Prescott of Rangeley has
accepted q caI to the pa,torate If the
Free BAPTIST church. North Berwick
Rev. q. Howard Newton, uf West
Hampden. has received and accepted a
call to the Baptist church in Rockport
Rev. VIM. G. Mann. formerly of
MonS"n, has resigned as general mis-
s1onary for Eastern Maine to devote
himself to evangelstic work
Rev Andrew r McWhOrter "f Stand
ish. has accepted d call to become pas
tor of the South Paris congregational
list church. He will begin his pastoral,
Nov. II
The rites of baptism by immersion
were recently administered to four per-
sons in Wellington. DR.. |. Il. Mower Of
Watervillc and Rev. 3. F. Johnson
officiating.
The First Methodist Episcopal church.
Pin" street, Bangor. has improved its
auditorium by new steel ceiling.
Painting AMI decorating. calpcting. etc,
and was re-"pened Sunday morning.
Rev. Charles \. Gleason has resigned
as pastor of the Bethel congregational
church. Mr.. Gleason has held the pas
torate for five ears and his rcsigna-
| ton is regretted by all the members of
his church.
Ecv. G. +. Jenkins has closed his
latCrs with the East DXfield church.
| after having served there for fOur
years. He has accepted call to the
| church in LaEroino. and enters upon
the paStOratc there Zee. !.
Rev. G.. Mayo closed Il pastorate al
| over four years with the Winter Har-
| Dor Baptist church Sunday. Nov. 8.
One man was baptized on that Sunday
his wife having been baptized Just n
month before. Nine have been baptiz-
cd during the past year and one other
received int" membership by expo
rience.
The dedication: of the new Baptist
| church at North Berwick took place las
week III the presence of 500 visitors
The church is the fourth that the mem
bcrs have built. The church was frs;
organized June IS. 17GS. and VAS the
first Baptist church ever built in York
county. The former church WAS burn
ed May Is 1896. just after the people.
mad completed paying off the churt b
debt.
Rev. Henry =. Huntingdon who WAS
pastor Of the First Parish Church.
Go-hann. from 1877 to 1857 and who FOR
the past II wears has been pastor Of
the Congregational church of Milton
Mass. has resigned. his resignation to
take effect December first With hi,
wife aud dauchtci' he goes in January
t" ConStantinrple. fnr an extended visit,
TO his son. Prof. George n Huntington
of Robert College
The evtngcl,Stir meetings conducted
hv Miss +. l.. T,dv 'rdS and Miss NJ !
Kitchen in Wellington closed Sunday
night Nov 3 after an all day meeting
conducted by the pastor. Rev. Mr.
Johnson. assisted by Rev. Mr.. Moore
stat" secretary of tn" Baptist Associn-
ton of Maine. Directly after the morn
ing service -four candidates came for.
ward aud received the ordnance o.
baptism and were united with til"
church. Mr.. Moore conducted tho hap
tiSinal services
The CUTS Avenue Free Baptist
church of Saco WAS organized oct 3lSt i.
1872. and on oct. %1at this year the 18Th
anniversary of the church was cole
hrateh. with appropriate exercises
Non" Of the original members of tn"
church are alive. but several members
who have belonged to the church near
!y % years were present Two of tn"
oldest EemncrS. one of uhom has been
identified With the church over 50 years
Mrs Mary Sawyer billings. iied last
week. ana thus cast a gloom ever the
anniversary services. Tho anniversary
exercises, which were held in tn"
church. were attended hv the pastors
and many members Of the evangelical
churches Of Saco and RddcforG. The
ministers occupied seats on the plat
form. The sermon was preached by
Rev Thomas II. Stacy of Concord. n.
H.. a former pastor of the church.
Rev j0hn r. Jordan. the prCSe mt pas.
tor made few remarks.
The Semi-annual meeting of the
North Cumberland Local Christian En-
deavor Union was held in Free
port with a large attcndanc". tn" SFS-
sessions being held in the CongreSa-