Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-15
PULPIT AND PEW.
Items of Interest Concerning the Mais6r
Religious World.

Rev. Geo. w. HdlterSOn mas sc0nds 81
menced his duties as pastor 6f the
Castine Congregational church.
Five people were recently baptized
by Rev. L. n Fogg Of the Pentacostal
church of Saco on Springs Island
Rev. Nellie Mann Opdale, pastor Of
the OrOno Universalist church has
rendered her resignation to accept a
call to the Universalist church at
Marlboro, Mass.
George w. Graham of Yarmouth,
who graduated from Cobb Divinity
School June &c, will supply the
churches at West StoningtOn and
Oceanville, on Deer Isle. during the
summer.
The members Of st. Joseph's church,
Biddeford have presented Rev. ZenOn
DeCary with a purse of 5000 in gold.
Father DeCary has been assistant at
that church for the past six years. and
has now been transferred to Presque
Isle.
A $4,000 pipe organ is being installed
in the Livermore Falls Universalist
church. 1t is tubular, pneumatic, two
manual and has concave, radiating
pedals. 1t has SGT speaking pipes and
35 front pipes, the latter being decOrat-
ed with gold. 1t was built in Brattle-
borO, VT, and is of golden oak.
At recent parish meeting of Corliss
Street Baptist church, Bath, j. W.
Coombs, f. E. French and G. G. Deer
ing were selected building committee
with power to make extensive inn
proyements and repairs upon the
church. A building fund Of $500 was
recently raised for this purpose.
Rev. Aubrey Caldwell Gilmour. form
erly of Portland has just ordained 10
the diaconate at the Bar Harbor st.
Lukes Cathedral, Bishop. Goldman
preaching the sermon and Canon
Ogden presenting the candidate. Rev.
Mr.. Gilmour will be stationed at Bar
Harbor as vicar of the Church of Our
Father, at Hulls Cove. The vicar was
at one time pastor of the North Com
gregational Church on Meeting House
Hill at South Portland.
Rev. Newell C. Maynard, who has
been assisting Rev. H. Grant Person..
pastor of the Eliot Congregational
Church at Newton, was recently
oTudIiltu u lIle III tIdI
Rev. Mr.. Maynard was born in Marsh
field. Me-, Nov. rs, 1880. He attended
Machias High School and completed
his preparatory course at Bucksport
Seminary. In 1904 he entered Bangor
Theological Seminary. from which he
was recently graduated. While i'm
Bangor he successfully carried on the
work of the boys department of the.
Y. M. c. A. This spring he went to-
Eliot Church. &
The report Of the Maine Sea Coast
Missionary society shows successful
year. Rev. A. p Macdonald and Capt.
H. f. White have been energetic in the
pursuance OF their duties. and it Is felt:
that the work of the year has placed
| the society upon solid foundaticg
whereas the first year was given oveN
| to experimental work During the
year gospel services have been held al
40 settlements which are wholly de-
pendent upon the society for religious
ministration. A coast Sunday school
| with a membership of $50 scholars has
| been organized. The public schools In
| isolated sections have been helped to
more privileges. Otherwise help has
been given to ten children toward
higher education, the sick have been
assisted and much good reading matter
| distributed. The estimated expenses
for the coming year are $500. To en-
large the work by securing the services
of nurse and music teacher, $1oVo
additional. The report of the treas
urer Of the mission, Thomas Searis
| cashier of the First National Bank OF
Bar Harbor, shows the total receipts
to June 1, 1907. including cash balance
from June l. 1906, to have been
$3360.67, and the total disbursements,
s271O.92, leaving a cash balance o.
| $649.75.