Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-22
IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES.

kew. MT. Kinney or EaStOn mas Deen
engaged as pastor of the Washburn
NJ. f. church.
Three young ladies were recently
baptized and united with the Kingfield
Free Baptist church.
Rev. ]. D. Field of Bradford recent
ly baptized three candidates. Last
week there were five baptized.
Mr.. Whea ton, a graduate Of Bates. is
occupying the pulpit at the White
church at Weld for the summer.
Rev. w. w. Carver. pastor Of the
Littlefield Memorial church. ROckland,
has rendered his resignation of the
joint pastorate of that church and the
Baptist church of Rockport, to take
effect early in October.
The Advent church at Sabattus has
extended a call to Rev. NJ. A. Bates of
East Carver. Mass, to become pastor
of the church there and Mr.. Bates has
accepted the call. He is expected to
begin his pastorate about the first of
August.
w. d. Whan, student in Newton
Theological Institute, Newton Center.
hti'''., 10 ''ci tis' p"''t'i VI 'iiN A'oP
| fist church at Rogue Bluffs during his
| vacation. He has organized Bible
| class. and through his efforts the
Christian Endeavor Society has been
reorganiZed.
| The First Congregational church of
Pennington has received $4,000 from
the estate Of Mrs. Carrie F. Butler
Thwing. given by Charles r. Thwing.
executor of her estate. Mrs. ThwinS
I died nine years ago but the gift was
| not to take effect until after the death
of her mother. Mrs. Julia w. Butler.
Mrs. Thwing bequeathed this money in
| trust the same to be safely invested
| and kept as a permanent fund. The
| interest was to be used in defraying
| the annual expenses of the church.
Rev. Mr. Moore of ST. Saviour's
church. Bar Harbor. is hard at work
| forming a club which is to include the
| boys and men of ST. Saviour's parish,
and others who may care to join. The
club will be run much on the lines of
the Y. NJ c. A. and similar organiZa-
tions, and will have a gymnasium
reading room. and other attractive fea-
lures. Membership in it is to be free
| to boys Several of the summer resi-
| dent members of st. Saviour's have
subscribed to the idea. in which they
are Interested. and if enough is OBJ
tained, building will be built for the
purpose on the church lot. If sufficient
funds are not forthcoming. rooms in
some block will be obtained.
Rev. Dwight A. Ball. the new pastor
| of the I-niyerSaliSt church at Mechanic
Falls. was born at Athens. Vt. He
studied at Goddard Seminary. Barry
| VT, for three years and then attended
| Tufts College. where he was graduated
from the theological school in 1898. His
first pastorate was for three years at
| Williamsville, VT. which, in a way
! was a call to his "home town." for he
had lived there as a lad and had been
employed in one of the stores in the
town for five years. His next change
was to Bellows Falls. VT. where he
had his headquarters as state superin-
tendent of the Universalist churches in
Vermont and New Hampshire. Fol
two years he held that position. Then
he resumed preaching in a church of
his own. this time coming to Maine
He was located at Skowhegan for near
| ly two years. From Skowhegan Mr.
Ball went 10 Gorham as pastor of the
Universalist church up in the noun
| tains; and it was after years work
in that town that he went to Me-
chanic Falls. In connection with his
pastoral work in Mechanic Falls. Mr.
Ball will preach at Poland Corner
every other Sunday.