Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-27
PULPIT AND PEW.

Bethany church, South Portland. has
rendered his resignation to take effect
June lst.
Rev. Leroy Coons of brunswick, has
declined the call to become pastor of
the Elm Street Universalist church,
Auburn.
Rev F. S. Lesthers. who formerly
lived at Acton, but who has been at
Aver, Mass, for the past two years,
has accepted q call to Huntington
Mass.
Rev. W. S. Holland OF Philadelphia,
Pa, has accepted a call TO the Liver
more Falls Baptist church, and it is mis-
intention 10 occupy the pulpit the first
sunday III March.
Rev. \. II. Ericsson, former pastor
o1 tho Dover Advent Christian church,
has accented a call TO Whitman, Mass,
and Will leave for that place shortly.
He has been conducting revival services
in Jonesport recently
The sum Of $40 was raised from box
social held ut the Butterfie!d school
house at presque Isle recently. The
amount was given to the two Free
~
ices there.
Tha resignation of Rev. ]. \. Hard
ing. pastor Of the Brewer BaptlSt
church. has been accepted and he Will
sever his connection with that church
Jam 36 Mr. Harding has been called
to another field
The Ccngresa tional Sunday school at
Denmark has recently been reorsanized
with Mrs Freeman Sanborn, Supt.;
Mrs. Alice Colby. Asst. Supt.; Miss
Della Pingree in charge of the Home
department.
Mrs. Cornelia r. Crocby, Fly Rod. Of
PHILLIPS, recently received from Mon
teal 4 set of brasses for the altar OF
the new chapel. which she has been m
strumental in erecting at Rangelcy,
valued at 800. They are a gift to the
chapel.
The Dover Free Baptist Christian
Endeavorer Society has elected the toll
lowing officers to serve during the COM
ing year President, Eugene Pratt; vice
president, Harold Farnham; recording
secretary. Miss May Rowe; correspond
ing secro tary, Miss Sarah Sprague;
treasurer, Harley Williams; organists,
Miss Mabel Bartlett, Mrs. l.. 3. JUDD
kins.
Twenty-eisht ladies of the North
Street Baptist church Bath have or
ganized a Bible class to be known as
the Daughters of the Golden Circle.
The class will be under the instruction
of Mrs. o. J. Guptill and the following
officers were elected: Mrs. Jennie Nor
ton, president; Miss Lena Heal, vice
president; Miss Wright secretary and
Mrs Harry Washburn treasure.
A Ladies Benefit Association has just
been organized at Greenwood with the
object of raising funds to repaint the
church V hich is in much need of reno
walton if it is to be continued as place
of worship. Mrs w. o. EmmOns is
president of the association; Mrs.
Austin Hayes, vice president; Mrs.
Chas. Swan secretary, and Mrs. Geo.
Cole, treasurer.
Rev. Edwin A. Rumball. pastor OF the
Waterford United Church, has received
q cali from the Unitarian Church, at
Rochester, n Y, which he has accept
ed This is one of the most prominent
churches in that denomination, DIR.
William c. Cannett having long been
it's minister, DR.. Gannett retires from
active ministry and Mr. Rumball enters
Immediately upon his new pastoral
duties.
Rev. Paul Spcrry, pastor of the New
Jerusalem church at Bath, has ten
dered his resignation to accept call t.
ms Of a church in Brock ton
Mr. Spcrry has been pastor Of the Bath
church for about two years and a half
previous to which he occasionally occu-
pied the pulpit while a student at the
Thee logical School in Cambridge, Mass
He graduated from that institution in
1865 and Bath was his first paStorate
He is Il member of the Board of Direc-
! tors OF the y. NJ. c. A. and the Library
! association. He is also the popular and
efficient conductor Of the Mendessohn
! club and also leads the Waterville
| cl.oru.;.
/ 1,er. Brown T. Smith, Of Cher ryfield
assisted Rev. :. r. Belyea at East Ma
/ ciliaG in special meetings last week
! Upon returning to his home at the end
Of the week he found letter from Rev
!
! Maine State c. +. Union, in which was
a solid gold c. +. watch charm, which
! Father Endcavor" Clark gave Mr.
! Crane 10 present to the c. +. Union
/ President in the state who could show
the most points OF aggressive work in
! his Union along q. L. lines from Nov
| l. 1906 to Nov /, 1907. DR.. Clark
brought the C. +. charm from England
/ on his last trip, and the consideration
| of its presentation has been in mind for
several months. Mr. Crane presented
the charm to Mr. Smith as the most az
gressivc president Of a c. +. Union in
Maine. Mr.. Smith has been nearly
! four years president Of the West Wash
I irgton C. T.. Union and its meetings
are well known tor their originality in
photographed programs. unique ar
! rangement and spiritual fervor. In
additions alone to the churches in the
! Union from the young people the Con-
! gregational. Christian and Baptist
churches of Cherryfield, and the Con-
| gregational church of Jonesport report
ed for the year Il total of nearly Z;
| baptiSms.