Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-14
IN MAINE RELIGIOUS CIRCLES.

proceeds of which amounted to *4'.
The dedication of the new Free Bap-
fist church at Caribou will take place
on Sunday, Dec. Is.
Two beautiful memorial windows
have been placed in the Bath Uni
yersaIist church. One was in memory
of the late Elizabeth L. Shaw, the otn-
er Of Grace c. Larrabee.
Twenty-Five Milo young men recently
met to discuss the question of having
Y. NJ, c.. A. in that village. and it was
decided to organize an association IL
the state secretary would give his con-
sent.
On Sunday, Dec 1st, Rev. George E.
Tufts preached in the Belfast Baptist
church, it being the 18th anniversary OF
the first Sunday he had preached in
that church. At that time he was IN
yited to Belfast for two Sundays. but
was retained nine years
Rev. T F. Jones is making plans
for the organization of Temple Guild
with the object in view of building a
yestry to the Methodist Episcopal
church at Guilford, and also to make
various improvements to the interior Of
tile church.
1t is understood that teachers
training class is soon to be organized in
Old Town. The object is systematic
and thorough study Of the Bible. This
class is formed under the supervision
of the International Sunday-school
Association. Hurlbut's Normal Les
sons will be used as, a text book which
contains a regula- course of Bible
study and when the course has been
completed an examination can b"
passed and a diploma secured from
the International Sunday-school AS
ISOLATION. An effort will be made to
make tine class meetings interesting
and the lessons very plain by the use
OF the blackboard, maps, charts. etc.
Rev. George Croswell Cressey, D.
D., Bowdoin rs, who went to Eng
land in August to supply the pulpit
Of the Effra Road Unitarian church,
London, during September and Octo-
Der, received early in October a
unanimous and cordial invitation,
to become the minister Of the congre-
ton, and has accepted the invitation
with the understanding, however, that
personal considerations may perhaps
make it necessary for him to return to
American permanently next summer.
This church includes in its congrega-
ton some of the most prominent and
active Unitarians in England. DR..
Cressey is a native of Bath and was
graduated from the Bath High school.
Rev. Charles Poole Cleaves has ac-
t,aA n<l11 n 40 nf hp
Congregational church at Limerick.
Mr.. Cleaves is native of Yarmouth.
was educated in the common schools
and was graduated from Yarmouth
Academy, from Bangor Theological
Seminary in '93 and from Bowdoin in
'05. During Mr.. Cleaves' early school
days he was frequent contributor to
the iaily papers, and he has written
much for magazines and the leading
weekly papers, among which are The
Outlook. Century. Harper's. st. Nicho-
las. Christian Endeavor World. Con-
gregationalist and Youths Companion.
The st. Nicholas has accepted a
Christmas story from him for the De-
cember number. Mr.. Cleaves has also
contributed "a Case of Sardines." as a
serial in the Congregationalist.
The new st. Sylvias Catholic church
at the corner Of Mt Desert street and
Ledgelawn avenue is rapidly taking
shape. and the outside of the church,
with the exception of the roofing, is
practically done. Two big furnaces
are to be installed shortly, and then
work will go on inside in spite of cold
weather. AS soon as the inside lath-
ing is ready, the plasterers will begin
their work. The walls will be plas-
tered in a rough finish and then fres-
coed. The wood finish will be in nat
ural cypress. In the front and sides of
the main part Of the church temporary
windows of ripple glass will be placed,
semi-transparent. These will be re-
placed from time to time by appro-
pirate memorial windows of stained
glass as generous pariShionerS feel
able to donate them. Two, indeed
have already been given, and will be
installed in the southern end of the
church, high up over the three affairs.
These will be executed by r. A. Zetler
& Co. Of Munich, and will be the finest
product of the modern glass-makers
art. One window will be repro
of Christ, and the other will be a copy
Of a thirteenth century picture of the
Virgin and Child presenting ST. Domi-
mic with the rosary. These will be the
gift of Miss X. Lilly Of New York and
Bar Harbor. Beneath these windows
will be placed the three affairs already
donated to st. Sylvia's by we'll
known Bar Harbor and New York
parishioner. The principal or high
altar will be beautiful piece Of work,
costing something like $1,000. and the
two smaller affairs will cost 5000 each.
n total Of $500 for the three-a most
generous gift to the new church.
The rews have been given by Gen.
and Mrs. Edward Morrell Of Philadel-
phia and Bar Harbor and will be of
handsome quartered oak. The church
will be ready for use next summer, if
all goes well, and the utmost efforts Of
the contractor and the makers of the
interior fittings will be made to have
the new building ready for use at the
specified time.