Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-08
IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES.
items Of Interest Concerning Maine
Churches and Pastors.

New hymn books have been purchased
for the Mexico Baptist chuch.
A new chapel organ was recently
put into the Baptist church at Birch
Harbor.
One young lady was baptized and re-
ceived into full membership at the
Hiram NJ. E. church Sunday.
Rev. Mir. Sheaff Of Gorham, N. H..
has accepted a call to become pastor OF
the Newcastle Congregational church.
Rev. p. J. Robinson has resigned his
pastorate Of the Pressure Isle Unitarian
church to take effect in about two
weeks.
The Catholic church at Fort Kent was
burned recently, entailing n loss Of 5000
At the Fort Fairfield NJ. E church the
rite OF baptism was recently administered
to + candidates.
the people of East Northport have
been made glad by the gift OF fine
toned bell fo- their chapel. from George
F. Hartman, ESQ, OF New York City.
It was used for rhe first time Easter Sun
day.
Rev. II. S. Baker who has occupied
church during the past year, has
closed his pastorate there and expects
to leave for the West in the near
future.
Rev. Martin A. Clary, rector of the
church at Millnccket, has been appoint
ed rector Of the Cathedral of the lmmac-
ulatc Conception in Portland to succeed
Rev. Father Drain, who will be trans
ferrej
Rev. RAYMOND A. Fowles, who mas
been pastor CT the Congregational church
at Greenville, for the past three years.
has received and accepted cal! TO the
Trinity Congregational church at North
.Attleboco, Mass.
The special feature in connection
with the observance of Easter by the
Bath church was the union service OF
the Raptists and Adventists in the
evening and the baptism Of thirteen
converts, nine by the Baptist pastor,
and four by the Adventist.
Mr.. s. Evans of Bates College, has
accepted the united call of the North
Paris and West Paris Baptist churches
TO preach for the coming year, with
the exception of July and August
when he expects to go to his home in
Belfast, Ireland.
At the organization of the Woman s
Home and Foreign Missionary Circle
Of the Rumford Falls Baptist church,
the following officers We're elected:
President, Mrs. NJ. S. Howes; vice.
president. Mrs. Florence Palmer; sec
rotary, Mrs. Nettie Harlow; treasurer,
Mrs. Lyman Haines.
Fr. James A. Farley curate at st.
Demands church. Rockland was
recently presented Monday evening
with o purse of 5000 from parishioners.
Members of the Sunday school and the
altar boys also presented FIR. Farley
with testimonials Of their esteem.
r. The repair and reconstruction Of the
North Waterford NJ T.. church is now
well in progress. Melville Monroe Is
master of the carpenter work and }. G.
Mead of North Bridgton will do the
Dainting and freSco work. 1t has beer
announced that the work on thf
church will be completed by th'
middle of May. and that public wor-
ship will be held i'll the new audi
torium about the first of June.
At the regular session Of the Bcac'r
Street Methodist Sunday school, Bath
the superintendent. Milton H. Doug'a-
was presented with fine solid Eolt
watch and chain and locl;"t. as an &ppr"
citation of the esteem in (which he is hcit
nv tho members of the school. Rev. G
j.. Stanley. the pastor. made the rrcscn
tation speech for the school Mr. Doug
las has been superintendent for the pas
eight years and during that time tn
attendance has nearly doubled.
Rev. Rufus Horton Jones has bee
given unanimous call to the pastor
ate Of Trinity church. Saco. He wa
recently rector Of the Episcopal Churc
at Rumford Falls resigning that pas
torate to go abroad. During the VIII,
ter he has been temporarily supplyin
in Bangor. Rev. Richard l.. Slogget
for five years rector of Trinity church
will terminate his Saco pastorate Apr
%, having accepted n call to the pas
torate of the Episcopal church
Calais.
The dedication and recital of tn
Albee memorial organ was hel
recently in connection with the un
yelling Of the Chase Memorial windoN
at the Machias First Baptist church
The new organ was presented to TN
church by l.. +. Olbee Of New York,
memory of his mother, Mrs. Armand
Croker Albee. The memorial windo'
is very beautiful 1t was presented
the church by Stephen Chase
California. in memory of his mothe
Mrs. Hannah G.. Chase.
Easter Sunday was red letter da
at the First Baptist church. Rockian
The pastor. Rev. w. j. Day. baptlzt
ten candidates. Seven of the nun
her we're adults. This number
.persons baptized at one time has Dee
only exceeded once during the pre-
ent pastorate. Five were heads
households. A mother and daught'
were in the baptistry together. /"
of those haptized We're members