Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-07
Maine Items OF Interest.
CHURCH AND PASTOR.

The Universalist society at North
Arson recently held a fair, the proceeds
of which We're $50.
Rev. r. w. Churchill, pastor of the
Acton Free Baptist church, has re-
Bridgewater.
Rev. A. w. Bradeen, who for the past
four years has been pastor of the Carl
bou Free Baptist church. has accepted
q call ~ the church at Milo.
George w. York has resigned the
presidency of Holmes Chapter Epw orth
League If the Hammond street Meth
cdist Episcopal church. Lewiston, and
is succeeded by Frank Small
Rev. George Graham of kenduskeag
has received a call to become pastor of
the Baptist church at Norway. to fill
the vacancy made by the recent resig-
nation OF Rev. F.. S. Cotton.
a cell has been issued by the South
Acton church for an ecclesiastical
council. to convene Thursday. Nov 19,
to consider the propriety of ordaining
to the work of the Gospel ministry its
pastor elect, Mr. W. z. Wells.
The Sunday school of the Free street
church, Portland, celebrated its seven
ty-seCond anniversary Sunday evening,
Nov. i. The total enrolment of the
school is 391. The cash receipts for the
year were s4S67o. of which $15S.2i was
given to various benevolent objects.
The Christian Endeavor Society at
The church at Outer Creek, Bar Harbor,
has been organized with the following
officers: President, Miss Ruth Davis:
vice president, Mrs. Linda Richardson; !;
secretary, George Smith; treasurer,
HlilarG Walls.
\ new steel ceiling has been put into
the Congregational church at Lincoln
and the painters are now at work put
ting on handsome coat of green,
white ana gold. The first service will
be held in the church Thanksgiving
Sunday. At the dedication the follow
ing well known speakers will be pre-
sent; Dr.. Beach, president of the Bail
gor Theological Seminary, Archdeacon
Geo. S Robinson, Elder Cranes. also
.Arthmus Weatherbee Esq. and G. W.
'rhombs. Esq, and others are expected
to address the meeting.
\ new move is to be made in He
brew circles in Portland in the direc-
ton of organizing a Sunday school
Such an organization has never eXis-
ted in that city, but through the in
strumentaiity of DR.. E. Caplar and
some others who are interested in ;he
/ionistic movement the plan is being
considered. The school is to be organ l.
| lied under the direction of the literary
branch Of the local Zionist society. The
sessions will be held in the Zionist ciut
rooms. Miss Edith Briggs, Portland
school teacher, will be the superinten-
dent and DIR. Caplan the supervisor
| The Zionist club now number 120 mem
| bers.
The Maine Historical society has
now offered to raise the sum of $500
t.. rel air the ancient Congregational
| parsonage at kittery Point, the society
| t. have the Use of the same for a chap-
| el and for other uses the ladies' society
| may see fit to put it to. This the his
| torical society is anxious to do. as The
| house is Of much value as a historical
landmark, and is one of the oldest in
the state. 1t is to be hoped that the
church members may decide to accept
this most generous proposal on The
part of the Maine Historical society
and that when the repairs are all made
and the building painted, the proposed
new parsonage will be erected on ar
adjacent lot formerly decided upon
Rev James A. Donahue, pastor of the
First Christian church. has been en-
gagged to supply the pulpit during the
winter.