Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-09

Berwick, after pastorate Of nint
years. On the last Sabbath in Augus
he baptized four candidates.
Eleven candidates were baptized il
the Sandy river at West Pennington
recently. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. +. $. Lnngley, pastor of tbs
Free Baptist church at West Farming
ton ami Temple.
Ecv. 4. I. nrllinap, formerly of San
ford, has resigned the passionate Of the
jefferson Street church, Providence, t.
accept The irofessorship of English in
| Franklin .'ullcge. Franklin, Iowa. Mr.
] l'elknlD'G first Dastorate was in San
ford.
| II is thought now that q county Sun
, dav school convention Will be held al
! Strong September Pa Mr.. II. f. Lufllin
J ard other able speakers plan to assist
| Mr.. Lufkin has recently attended the
Worlds Sunday school convention in
Rome
| Two persons were received into the
| DoTcr Congregational church Sunday.
| Sept. ]. on confession of faith and five
children were baptized. The Individual
communion service. the recent gift of
! Mrs. J. L. Mayo, was used for the first
time.
The 125th anniversary of the found
ing OF the Machias congregational
church vii! be observed oct Sth Rev.
Henry +. Harding of HallOwcll will he
one of the speakers. This church is
! one of The most noted in the State, and
the mother of six Maine churches
In letter from Mrs James Adams,
read by Rev. Carl y. Henry in the Ban
go" thiNerSaliSt church Sunday, Sept.
!. II WIS announced that gift of 900
iad been made to the church, the in
tercst Of which is to be applied at the
discretion o. the parish committee.
Mr.. William Partridge, a graduate
of brown University, has recently
closed 4 ten weeks supply at Orient on
Sunday, Augusta -. On alternate
Sunday afternoons he preached at
South Amity and Green Mountain, n.
T. An invitation has been extended
him 10 supply the church again next
summer.
Rev. c. II. Mckinney, of ScarsDort,
is the newly elected president of the
Waldo County G. T.. Union. At the
recent meeting of the Union at Belfast,
Mr.. McElhincY gave an address on
Reverence. The county banner was
awarded to the Congregational q. T.. of
Belfast. they having contributed til"
largest proportionutc amount for mis-
sionS.
Miss Elizabeth Perkins Of Foxcroft
has been appointed missionary to
China. The appointment was by the
American Board OF Commissioners for
Foreign Missions to be supported by
the Western Maine branch of the
women's board of missions. Miss Per
kins was born in Foxcroft and is u
graduate of Bates College. She sails;
for China from Seattle, Sept. 10.
Since the Baptist church at Holmes
BAY WAS dedicated money has been
sent to Chicago for an organ ara pulpit
chairs Thirty dollars are needed for
a belt Meetings are held in the now
buildings on Sundays and on VFcdncs-
day evenings The people feel that
ii was finished just in time, as the old
Schoollouse in which they had been
holding services was torn down last
week.
The 18TH anniversary of tho organ
ization of Centr" street ConGrC ga tional
church Of Machias, which is IL be OBJ
served ncXt month in connection with
tho fail session of Washington County
Conference of Congregational churches
promises to be one OF the greatest
events of the year in religious circles
in eastern Maine. Several committees
have been chosen and those having
the work in charge are already active
~ engaged in preparations.