Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-27
RELIGIOUS TOPICS.
A Glance at What Names Christian
Workers Are Doing.

Two candidates were baptized at
Easter in the Baptist church at Bel
fast
Rev. Arthur A. Blair has resigned
from the pastorate of the Old Town
Universalist church. He has not an
nOunced his future plans.
Rev. DR.. ]. Frank Haley Of the Pine
Street church, Portland. has closed his
laobrs with that church. DR.. Haley
has been pastor OF the church since
Nov. l, 1902.
Twenty persons were baptized at
Easter at the Baptist church. Dexter,
among them being the pastors daugh-
ter and five men Of the pastors Sun
day-school class.
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Partridge,
who have been engaged in missionary
work in Sias, Turkey. are visiting
friends in Monsoon. They expect to
stav about two months.
Rev v. F. Hendee. pastor Of the
Methodist church at Ellsworth, has
been appointed to the church at Bel
lows Falls, VT Mr.. Hendee has been
in Ellsworth for the past year.
Rev Montford S. Hill, pastor Of the
Newport Methodist church, has been
transferred to the pastorate at Thorn
aston. Rev. A. L. Nutter. who has
been pastor for several years of the
church a Old Town. will succeed Mr..
Hill.
"A Junior Endeavor society has been
organized at Seal Harbor. Capt. II.
E. White, who is now the acting pas
tor at Seal Harbor, is the superin-
tendent Capt. White was for some
time connected with the Sea Coast
Missionary Society.
Rev. w z. Emery. PHI. D., has been
appointed to the pastorate of the
Ellsworth Methodist church from the
West Wisconsin conference. This is
his first regular pastorate in Maine.
although he has been supplying the
chnrcn at Clinton for a short time.
Easter was day of more than or
binary interest at Turner. the services
being held in the audience room of the
Baptist church, instead of the large
vestry where they have been held dur
ing the winter. The pastor. with Il
beautiful large butterfly and the CO.
coon from which it had recently
emerged, delivered an address On the
Resurrection and the inspiration of
the day.
A Sunday school has been organized
in connection with the Freeport Uni
versalist church. with the following
officers. Rev. G. f. Angel, superin-
tendent: Miss Hattie Weston. secre-
tary and treasurer. The teachers
thus far assigned are. for ladies' Bible
class, Miss Angel; mems Bible class.
Willis SNOW; young ladies' Bible class,
Mrs. Frank Blake; young girls Bible
class, Mrs. +. S. Soule; children's
Bible class, Miss Mary Carson.
The March session of the Trinity
Union of the Christian Society was
held with the Razorville society. 1t
was q three days session, and among
the speakers were w. f. Overlook.
president, Rev. John Pettingill of East
Jefferson, Rev. C. II. 3. Seliger of
Union, Rev. j. 3. Howard. of Razor
vile, Rev A. A. Bennett of East JEFF
ferson, Rev. S. o.. Whiten of Union
Evangelist Eleanor r. Edwards con-
Quoted q social service, assisted by
Miss Minetta Kitchen, singing evan
gelist.
The new church auditorium Of the
Caribou Congregational society was
dedicated at Easter, Rev. David N.
Beach, d. D., OF the Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary. preaching the dedicatory
sermon. Rev. Charles Hurlburt of
Portland offered the dedicatory
prayer. The auditorium has been
made most attractive by the recent
changes. The ceiling has been raised.