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

bael, Joshua, Uriah, etc. The historian
thinks that if the men were as strong
rs their names they must nave been
indeed "A rugged race.
I'm 1913 uneasiness was manifested III |
religious circles through parochlal
changes. Some of the members OF the |
parish had become united with other
seCts and for this reason the finances
ran low. In 1876 General Sewall records
a fast on account of the extraordinary
dry and cold season and the decay OF
reliSiop.
II was in ISIS that the frs! millinery
establishment was opened in Augusta.
The first Sabbath school was organized
i'm 1878 1t was formed in two divisions.
one for the males and one Tor the fe-
males
1925 was the date that the Unitarian
Society held its first public service IN
| Augusta After the necessary formal
tiles of petitioning the Legislature mad
been completed, the church. located on
the east side Of the river. was formal
" dedicated. This church stood near
| the place now occupied by the ConE
| High school. This society did not faEe
| the name of UnitaiianS until 1883
| when a new church was built on the
west side of the river on the site
| where the present buildings are now
located.
November 80. 1877. note the date.
because from this date we claim our
right to celebrate our Centennial. ]
find the following preamble written in
a little book. called the records of the
| Wesleyan Methodist Society:
| The Methodist Episcopal church In
| Augusta having enlisted as religious
| body for some 20 years past without
| .vai!ing themselves of the privileges
| granted by law to every denomination
If Christians impartially. we have of
late taken the subject int" considera-
tinn. and viewing an Incorporation cs-
| @cutiaily necessary to the prosperity
If the church. petition was presented
| in behalf If the church to Daniel Will
| lianls. Esq. hv five of the church
| u;cnhcrs. Williams was on" of the
| Justice, Of tho peace.
| At the time Of the building Of the
| Methodist meeting house the Capitol
| at Augusta wa; in process of cnnstruc-
| ton and il is said that many from
| Portland objected to the building of
| III" capitol in Augusta through the
fact that tho city WAS not wei! pro-
| gi.ch with places of Worship. II was
| found that the sale of pewS was slow
| :nd in order to push the matter along
| Daniel Williams. Col. Lambert and
| others purchased ana assisted III the
| .al, If prwS to prnvde the necessary
| means for tho building of the meeting
| house. iui the saving Of the Capitol
| Eighty Years ag" ncs the lack of inns
| for the accommodation of the poor rep
| rcScntativeS but the lack of churches
for his moral and spiritual better
| mcnt and welfare was Il strong argu-
| mcnt The townsmcn of Augusta
were not long in supplying this great
lack and snroly the legislators of to-
clay can find ample accommodations
in this respect We are glad 70 no;c
the hotel question is likewise settled.
| Tho speaker then went on to tell of
the beautiful residence and estate of
| John Davis Of Burnt Hill. who could
| overlook his 800 acres from his front
dor. one Of the houses he could see
wa; the old court house. burned last
spring. that stood on state street.
called later concert hall. recently
described in the Journal.
| All sang together as the bells tOlled
the passing 100 years. What con-
tia&t to the spirit of some of the years
through which have been taking You.
Since then there has been progress in
state and Nation and church We shall
not be here ut the close of this CEN
trrr bat We arc making history. in
seven wears. tn" longest passionate tins
| church has cevcr known This church
has been once again beautifully re-
modelled and decorated | will not re
count III" details While this work is
largely the re!u1t4of the energetic work
Of Rev. Henry l.. Dunnack there are
those whose names will certainly be
+ corded ard if percfance this build
ing should furnish the needed place of
meeting tor twenty years until 1921 VIC
might ,,c I,Hing aside for the building
Of another beautiful stone memorial
such ;,,' others have built in this city.
| Charles Allen was for many years
president 1T the University of Maine
at Ornnu. Augusta and this church
arc nroud If the2e two men, and the
fact that they lived in this place. An
nt,r' stinf, fact mentioned during the
ministry of Howard E. Abbott. Il
preacher that came yet later. was that
The missionary collections for the two
| N''!.> ti HIS IdSltfHtr were more tii'H
double tn" years preceding and fol-
lowing his work in this church.
| In $40 81. Marks Episcopal church
was organized. Th" old court houS"
had been utilized by the society as its
meeting place for some time prior to
tins. 1t is interesting to note that on
May %. 1871 the NJ f. Society offered
the use OF its meeting house and Els
hop Griswold conferred the rite Of con
tirmIt;on on So people The first EpiS-
copaI church stood on state street. be
tween winthrop and oak streets and
the present beautiful building WIS con
Gtructed at i NOR" recent date.
| During the passionate Of a minister
by til" name "f King the church re-
IC,lVed severe surgical treatment. This
time il WaS divided again Half of it
was raised into the air and piece
WIS inserted all around the sides. In
1865 in Il Union THANKSGIVING sermon
in IT," city. reported in tho Kenncboc
Journal. Nj King called attention to
the prevalence of lntideIity and intern
pera nee. Another interesting fact re-
| lJirfl occurring about this time